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New Japan continued the G1 CLIMAX 35 today in Osaka with Block B.

Today’s event was held at Intex Osaka Building 5 in Osaka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1142.

Match 1: Jacob Austin Young & Callum Newman beat Masatora Yasuda & Taichi. Young pinned Yasuda after Jacobs Ladder.

Match 2: Yota Tsuji & Boltin Oleg beat Dick Togo & EVIL. Yano pinned Togo.

Match 3: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SANADA beat Katsuya Murashima & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Kanemaru beat Murashima with a Figure 4.

Match 4: Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa beat Shoma Kato & Yuya Uemura. Jackson pinned Kato after Death Valley Bomb.

Match 5: Gedo & David Finlay beat Daiki Nagai & Yota Tsuji. Finlay pinned Nagai after Into Oblivion.

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 6: Konosuke Takeshita beat YOSHI-HASHI.
Match 7: Ren Narita beat Great-O-Khan.
Match 8: El Phantasmo beat Drilla Moloney.
Main Event: Zack Sabre Jr. beat Shingo Takagi.
Shota Umino beat Gabriel Kidd by forfeit.
Standings-wise, with 2 days left it’s Sabre, Narita & Takeshita tied for the lead at 5-2, 10 pts. 4 are tied at 4-4, 8 pts. with Takagi & Phantasmo at 3-5, 6 pts. Phantasmo is OUT, Takagi still has a chance but must win his last 2 (Moloney, Narita) and get a lot of help with tiebreakers. The top 3 advance.

The next event is Thursday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo with Block A. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will also be a live Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

New Japan continued the G1 CLIMAX 35 today in Fukuoka with Day 7 of Block A.

Today’s event was held at Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 2534.

Match 1: Rocky Romero & Konosuke Takeshita beat Shoma Kato & YOSHI-HASHI. Romero pinned Kato after Slice Rocky.

Match 2: Yosjinobu Kanemaru & Ren Narita beat Jacob Austin Young & Great-O-Khan. Kanemaru beat Young with a figure 4.

Match 3: Taiji Ishimori & Drilla Moloney beat Jado & El Phantasmo. Ishimori pinned Jado.

Match 4: Hartley Jackson & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Daiki Nagai & Shingo Takagi. Jackson pinned Nagai after Death Valley Bomb.

G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 5: Boltin Oleg beat Callum Newman.
Match 6: Ryohei Oiwa beat Taichi.
Match 7: SANADA beat Yuya Uemura.
Match 8: David Finlay beat EVIL.
Main Event: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Yota Tsuji.
Standings-wise, 5 are still tied for the lead at 4-3, 8 points and the other 5 are 3-4, 6 points meaning absolute chaos and everyone is still in it with 2 matches to go. The top 3 advance.

The next event is Tuesday at Intex Osaka Building 5 in Osaka with Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan continues the G1 CLIMAX 35 today in Hiroshima with Block B.

Today’s event was held at Hitoshima Sun Plaza Hall in Hiroshima and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 2002.

Match 1: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg beat Jacob Austin Young & Callum Newman. Yano pinned Young.

Match 2: Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa beat Masatora Yasuda & Taichi. Jackson pinned Yasuda after Death Valley Bomb.

Match 3: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SANADA beat Shoma Kato & Yuya Uemura. Kanemaru pinned Kato.

Match 4: Katsuya Murashima & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Daiki Nagai & Yota Tsuji. Murashima pinned Nagai.

Matxh 5: Dick Togo & EVIL beat Gedo & David Finlay. EVIL beat Gedo with a scorpion deathlock

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 6: Shota Umino beat YOSHI-HASHI.
Match 7: Shingo Takagi beat El Phantasmo.
Match 8: Konosuke Takeshita beat Drilla Moloney.
Main Event: Zack Sabre Jr. beat Great-O-Khan.
Ren Narita beat Gabriel Kidd by forfeit
Standings-wise, it’s a logjam with 7 tied for the lead at 8 points, but 5 of them (YOSHI-HASHI, Sabre, Moloney, Takeshita, Narita) have an extra match left due to Kidd forfeits while the other 2 (Umino & Khan) do not. Takagi is 3-3, 6 points whule Phantasmo is 2-5, 4 points and is now OUT due to tiebreakers (not counting the Kidd forfeit he only beat Takeshita so far). The top 3 advance.

The next event is tomorrow at Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka with Block A. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

New Japan continued the G1 CLIMAX 35 today with Day 6 of Block A.

Today’s event was held at Sun Messe Kagawa in Kagawa and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1244.

Match 1: Katsuya Murashima & Shota Umino beat Shoma Kato & YOSHI-HASHI. Umino pinned Kato after a lariat.

Match 2: Taiji Ishimori & Drilla Moloney beat Rocky Romero & Konosuke Takeshita. Ishimori beat Romero with Bone Lock.

Match 3: Jado & El Phantasmo beat Daiki Nagai & Shingo Takagi. Phantasmo pinned Nagai after a spinning neckbreaker.

Match 4: Hartley Jackson & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Jacob Austin Young & Great-O-Khan. Jackson pinned Young after Death Valley Bomb.

G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 5: Callum Newman beat SANADA.
Match 6: EVIL beat Ryohei Oiwa by submission.
Match 7: David Finlay beat Boltin Oleg.
Match 8: Taichi beat Yota Tsuji.
Main Event: Yuya Uemura beat Hiroshi Tanahashi.
Standings-wise, Uemura, Tsuji & EVIL are now tied for the lead with 4-2, 8 points. 4 are at 3-3, 6 points with Tanahashi, SANADA & Finlay at 2-4, 4 points and on the verge of elimination. The top 3 advance.

The next event is tomorrow at Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Hiroshima with Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

New Japan continued the G1 CLIMAX 35 today with the halfway point day of Block B.

Today’s event was held at Yamato Arena in Osaka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was also a live Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1390.

Match 1: Daiki Nagai & Yota Tsuji beat Masatora Yasuda & Taichi. Nagai pinned Yasuda.

Match 2: Shoma Kato & Yuya Uemura beat Katsuya Murashima & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Uemura pinned Murashima.

Match 3: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SANADA beat Jacob Austin Young & Callum Newman. Kanemaru pinned Young with Samson Clutch.

Match 4: Hartley Jackson & RyoheI Oiwa beat Dick Togo & EVIL. Oiwa pinned Togo with Arc Clutch.

Match 5: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg beat Gedo & David Finlay. Yano pinned Gedo.

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 6: Great-O-Khan beat El Phantasmo.
Match 7: Drilla Moloney beat Ren Narita.
Match 8: Shingo Takagi beat Shota Umino.
Main Event: Zack Sabre Jr. beat Konosuke Takeshita by submission.
YOSHI-HASHI beat Gabriel Kidd by forfeit.
Standings-wise, 4 are tied for the lead at 8 points but YOSHI-HASHI & Moloney have the advantage of an extra match left that Khan & Narita do not have. The top 3 advance.

The next event is Friday at Sun Messe Kagawa in Kagawa with Block A. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan continued the G1 CLIMAX 35 today in Nagoya with Block A.

Today’s event was held at Port Messe Nagoya Exhibition Hall 1 in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 2162.

Match 1: Jado & El Phantasmo beat Jacob Austin Young & Great-O-Khan. Phantasmo pinned Young after CR2.

Match 2: Katsuya Murashima & Shota Umino beat Daiki Nagai & Shingo Takagi. Murashima pinned Nagai.

Match 3: Taiji Ishimori & Drilla Moloney beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Ren Narita. Ishimori pinned Kanemaru with Gedo Clutch.

Match 4: Hartley Jackson & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Rocky Romero & Konosuke Takeshita. Jackson pinned Romero after Death Valley Bomb,

G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 5: Yota Tsuji beat Boltin Oleg.
Match 6: Callum Newman beat David Finlay.
Match 7: SANADA beat Taichi.
Match 8: Yuya Uemura beat EVIL.
Main Event: Ryohei Oiwa beat Hiroshi Tanahashi.
At the halfway point, Tsuji now leads the block at 4-1, 8 points. 4 are tied for 2nd at 3-2, 6 points. 4 are at 2-3, 4 points and Finlay is last at 1-4, 2 points. The top 3 advance.

The next event is Wednesday at Yamato Arena in Osaka with Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will also be a live Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

New Japan continued the G1 CLIMAX 35 today in Tokyo with Block B.

Today’s event was held at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 2250.

Before the event, a memorial ceremony was held for wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, who died yesterday at 71.

Match 1: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg beat Daiki Nagai & Yota Tsuji. Yano pinned Nagai after Demon Slayer.

Match 2: Jacob Austin Young & Callum Newman beat Gedo & David Finlay. Young pinned Gedo after Jacobs Ladder.

Match 3: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SANADA beat Masatora Yasuda & Taichi. Kanemaru pinned Yasuda.

Match 4: Dick Togo & EVIL beat Tomoaki Honma & Yuya Uemura. EVIL pinned Honma after Magic Killer.

Match 5: Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa beat Katsuya Murashima & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Jackson pinned Murashima after Death Valley Bomb.

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 6; Great-O-Khan beat YOSHI-HASHI.
Match 7: Zack Sabre Jr. beat El Phantasmo.
Match 8: Ren Narita beat Shota Umino.
Main Event: Konosuke Takeshita beat Shingo Takagi by ref stoppage (technical submission).
Drilla Moloney beat Gabriel Kidd by forfeit. Kidd is now out of the tournament.
Standings-wise at the halfway point, YOSHI-HASHI & Narita now lead at 4-1, 8 points, with Takeshita 3rd at 3-1, 6 points. Because he was the only one to face-and beat-Kidd before his injury, Takeshita has the advantage of one extra match left. The top 3 will advance.

The next event is tomorrow at Port Messe Nagoya Exhibition Hall 1 in Nagoya with Block A. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 4 of the G1 CLIMAX 35 today, the first solo day for Block B.

Today’s event was held at Aore Nagaoka in Niigata and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1547.

There was a late change to the card due to Gabriel Kidd still being out with injury. He was to have faced Shingo Takagi in a Block B match. Takagi gets a free win instead. At this time Kidd is still on the card for his next scheduled match, which is Saturday against Drilla Moloney.

Match 1: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SANADA. Yano pinned Kanemaru.

Match 2: Jacob Austin Young & Callum Newman beat Shoma Kato & Yuya Uemura. Young pinned Kato after Jacobs Ladder.

Match 3: Dick Togo & EVIL beat Masatora Yasuda & Taichi. EVIL beat Yasuda with a scorpion deathlock.

Match 4: Hartley Jackson & Reohei Oiwa beat Daiki Nagai & Yota Tsuji. Jackson pinned Nagai after Death Valley Bomb.

Match 5: Katsuya Murashima & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Gedo & David Finlay. Tanahashi beat Gedo with a Texas Cloverleaf.

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 6: YOSHI-HASHI beat Drilla Moloney.
Match 7: Ren Narita beat El Phantasmo.
Match 8: Konosuke Takeshita beat Great-O-Khan.
Main Event: Shota Umino beat Zack Sabre Jr.
Shingo Takagi beat Gabriel Kidd by forfeit.

Standings-wise, YOSHI-HASHI now leads Block B at 3-0, 6 points with 4 at 2-1, 4 points. The top 3 advance to the Semifinals.

The next event is Friday at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo with Block A. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 3 of the G1 CLIMAX 35 today, with only Block A matches today.

Today’s event was held at Sendai Sun Plaza in Sendai and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was also a live Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1714.

There was a last-minute change to the event as one non-tournament match was cancelled due to Gabriel Kidd being out with injury (hyperextended knee). For now it looks like he’s off the next event as well meaning he’ll miss another G1 match.

Match 1: Taiji Ishimori & Drilla Moloney beat Shoma Kato & YOSHI-HASHI. Ishimori beat Kato with Bone Lock.

Match 2: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Ren Narita beat Jado & El Phantasmo. Kanemaru beat Jado with a figure 4.

Match 3: Rocky Romero & Konosuke Takeshita beat Jacob Austin Young & Great-O-Khan. Romero pinned Young.

Match 4: Hartley Jackson & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Shota Umino & Katsuya Murashima. Jackson pinned Murashima after Death Valley Bomb.

G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 5: Ryohei Oiwa beat Callum Newman.
Match 6: Boltin Oleg beat Hiroshi Tanahashi.
Match 7: SANADA beat EVIL.
Match 8: Taichi beat David Finlay.
Main Event: Yota Tsuji beat Yuya Uemura.
Standings-wise, there are now 5 tied for the lead at 2-1, 4 points, everyone else is 1-2, 2 points. The top 3 will advance to the Semifnals.

The next event is tomorrow at Aore Nagaoka in Niigata with Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

UPDATE: Kidd is now off tomorrow’s event. He was to have faced Shingo Takagi in a Block B match. Takagi wins by forfeit as a result.