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New Japan ran Day 12 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, Day 7 of Block B.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1504, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan beat TAKA Michinoku & SANADA. Newman pinned TAKA after Male Cutter.

Match 2: Jake Lee & Gabriel Kidd beat Tomoaki Honma & Shota Umino. Kidd pinned Honma after a lariat.

Match 3: Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi beat Dick Togo & EVIL. Naito pinned Togo after Pluma Blanca.

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 4: Jeff Conb beat Boltin Oleg.
Match 5: Konosuke Takeshita beat El Phantasmo.
Match 6: Yota Tsuji beat HENARE.
Match 7: Ren Narita beat Yuya Uemura.
Main Event: Hirooki Goto beat David Finlay.

Standings (Block B):
1-Cobb, 5-2, 10 pts
2-Takeshita, 4-3, 8 pts
3-Narita, 4-3, 8 pts
4-Goto, 4-3, 8 pts
5-Finlay, 4-3, 8 pts
6-Tsuji, 4-3, 8 pts
7-HENARE, 3-4, 6 pts
8-Uemura, 3-4, 6 pts
9-Oleg, 2-5, 4 pts
10-Phantasmo, 2-5, 4 pts
The top 2 advance to the Semifinals. Everyone mathematically is still in it but Oleg & Phantasmo are down to only tiebreakers to have any chance.

Day 13 is tomorrow at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama with Day 8 of Block A. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 11 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, the 7th day of Block A.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1503, a legit sellout.

Match 1: BUSHI & Yota Tauji beat Katsuya Murashima & Shoma Kato. BUSHI pinned Kato.

Match 2; Francisco Akira, HENARE, Konosuke Takeshita & Jeff Cobb beat Jado, El Phantasmo, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg. HENARE beat Jado with Ultima.

Match 3: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Ren Narita beat TAKA Michinoku & Yuya Uemura. Kanemaru pinned TAKA with Samson Clutch.

Match 4: Tomoki Honma & Hirooki Goto beat Gedo & David Finlay. Goto pinned Gedo after GTR.

G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 5: Great-O-Khan beat Callum Newman.
Match 6: Jake Lee beat Gabriel Kidd by countout.
Match 7: Zack Sabre Jr. beat EVIL in 19 seconds. Flash pin.
Match 8: Tetsuya Naito beat Shota Umino.
Main Event: SANADA beat Shingo Takagi.

Standings (Block A):
1-Sabre, 5-2, 10 pts
2-EVIL, 5-2, 10 pts
3-Naito, 4-3, 8 pts
4-SANADA, 4-3, 8 pts
5-Khan, 3-4, 6 pts
6-Lee, 3-4, 6 pts
7-Kidd, 3-4, 6 pts
8-Takagi, 3-4, 6 pts
9-Umino, 3-4, 6 pts
10-Newman. 2-5, 4 pts (OUT)
The top 2 advance to the Semifjnals. Mathematically only Newman is now out, but realistically it’s down to 4 as the only hope for everyone else it tiebreakers.

Day 12 is tomorrow with the 7th day of Block B. The event is a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will also be a Samurai! TV broadcast.

New Japan ran Day 10 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, beginning the second half of Block B.

Today’s event was held at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 3205.

Match 1: Francesco Akira, Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan beat Shoma Kato, Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Akira pinned Kato after Fireball.

Match 2; Jake Lee & Gabriel Kidd beat Tomoaki Honma & SHota Umino by ref stoppage. Lee beat Honma with a front neck lock.

Match 3; Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi beat TAKA Michinoku & SANADA. Takagi pinned TAKA after Pumping Bomber.

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 4; David Finlay beat Boltin Oleg.
Match 5: El Phantasmo beat Yuya Uemura.
Match 6: Jeff Cobb beat HENARE.
Match 7: Hirooki Goto beat Konosuke Takeshita.
Main Event: Yota Tsuji beat Ren Narita.

Standings (Block B):
1-Finlay, 4-2, 8 pts
2-Cobb, 4-2, 8 pts
3-Tsuji, 3-3, 6 pts
4-Goto, 3-3, 6 pts
5-Uemura, 3-3, 6 pts
6-HENARE, 3-3, 6 pts
7-Takeshita, 3-3, 6 pts
8-Narita, 3-3, 6 pts
9-Phantasmo, 2-4, 4 pts
10-Oleg, 2-4, 4 pts
The top 2 advances to the Semifinals. The block remains wide open as everyone still has a chance.

Day 11 is Tuesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

New Japan ran Day 9 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, beginning the second half of Block A.

Today’s event was held at Yamato Arena in Osaka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1711.

Match 1: Francisco Akira, Jeff Cobb, HENARE & Konosuke Takeshita beat Katsuya Murashima, Shoma Kato, Tomoaki Honma & Hirooki Goto. Akira pinned Murashima after Fireball.

Match 2: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg beat Gedo & David Finlay. Yano pinned Gedo.

Match 3: TAKA Michinoku & Yuya Uemura beat Jado & El Phantasmo. Uemura beat Jado with a reverse armbar.

Match 4: BUSHI & Yota Tsuji beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Ren Narita. Tsuji pinned Kanemaru after Gene Blaster.

G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 5: Jake Lee beat Callum Newman.
Match 6: Great-O-Khan beat EVIL.
Match 7: Tetsuya Naito beat Gabriel Kidd.
Match 8: SANADA beat Shota Umino.
Main Event: Shingo Takagi beat Zack Sabre Jr.

Standings (Block A):
1-EVIL, 5-1, 10 pts
2-Sabre, 4-2, 8 pts
3-Naito, 3-3, 6 pts
4-Takagi, 3-3, 6 pts
5-SANADA, 3-3, 6 pts
6-Kidd, 3-3, 6 pts
7-Umino, 3-3, 6 pts
8-Khan, 2-4, 4 pts
9-Lee, 2-4, 4 pts
10-Newman, 2-4, 4 pts
The top 2 advance to the Semifinals. At this point, the bottom 3 are all but out and Khan would have been out with a loss. That loss kept EVIL from all but clinching a top 2 spot.

Day 10 is tomorrow at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya with Day 6 of Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 8 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, the halfway point for Block B.

Today’s event was held at KDDI Ishin Hall in Yamaguchi and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1021.

Match 1: Jake Lee & Gabriel Kidd beat Katsuya Murashima & Shoma Kato. Lee pinned Kato after a chokeslam.

Match 2: Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan beat Dick Togo & EVIL. Newman pinned Togo after Male Cutter.

Match 3: Tomoaki Honma & Shota Umino beat TAKA Michinoku & SANADA. Umino pinned TAKA after Death Rider.

Match 4: Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi beat Kosei Fujita & Zack Sabre Jr. Takagi pinned Fujita after MADE IN JAPAN.

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 5: Yota Tsuji beat Boltin Oleg.
Match 6: HENARE beat Yuya Uemura.
Match 7: Jeff Cobb beat El Phantasmo.
Match 8: Ren Narita beat Hirooki Goto.
Main Event: David Finlay beat Konosuke Takeshita.

Standings (Block B):
1-Finlay, 3-2, 6 pts
2-Narita, 3-2, 6 pts
3-Cobb, 3-2, 6 pts
4-HENARE, 3-2, 6 pts
5-Takeshita, 3-2, 6 pts
6-Uemura, 3-2, 6 pts
7-Tsuji, 2-3, 4 pts
8-Oleg, 2-3, 4 pts
9-Goto, 1-4, 2 pts
10-Phantasmo, 1-4, 2 pts
Block B is about as wide open as it can be. With a 6-way tie for the lead and everyone still in it, there could be quite the tiebreakers needed. The top 2 advance to the Semifinals.

Day 9 is Saturday at Yamato Arena in Osaka. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin Friday at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 7 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, the first part of the halfway point of the tournament starting with 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 1757.

Match 1: Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat TAKA Michinoku & Yuya Uemura. Yano pinned TAKA.

Match 2: BUSHI & Yota Tsuji beat Katsuya Murashima & Boltin Oleg. BUSHI pinned Murashima.

Match 3; HENARE & Jeff Cobb beat Jado & El Phantasmo. HENARE beat Jado with Ultima.

Match 4: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Ren Narita beat Tomoaki Honma & Hirooki Goto. Narita pinned Honma after Double Cross.

Match 5: Francesco Akira & Konosuke Takeshita beat Gedo & David Finlay. Akira pinned Gedo after Fireball.

G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 6: EVIL beat Callum Newman.
Match 7: Great-O-Khan beat Jake Lee.
Match 8: Shota Umino beat Zack Sabre Jr.
Match 9: Gabriel Kidd beat Shingo Takagi.
Main Event: Tetsuya Naito beat SANADA.

Standings (Block A):
1-EVIL, 5-0, 10 pts
2-Sabre, 4-1, 8 pts
3-Umino, 3-2, 6 pts
4-Kidd, 3-2, 6 pts
5-Naito, 2-3, 4 pts
6-SANADA, 2-3, 4 pts
7-Takagi, 2-3, 4 pts
8-Newman, 2-3, 4 pts
9-Khan, 1-4, 2 pts
10-Lee, 1-4, 2 pts
The top 2 advance to the Semifinals. At this point Khan & Lee are all but out of it.

Day 8 is Wednesday at KDDI Ishin Hall in Yamaguchi with the halfway point of Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 6 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, Day 4 of Block B.

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 1780.

Match 1: Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat TAKA Michinoku & SANADA. Tanahashi beat TAKA with a Texas cloverleaf.

Match 2: Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman beat Dick Togo & EVIL. Khan pinned Togo after Eliminator.

Match 3: Kosei Fujita & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Tomoaki Honma & Shota Umino. Sabre pinned Honma after Zack Driver.

Match 4: BUSHI, Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi beat Gedo, Jake Lee & Gabriel Kidd. BUSHI pinned Gedo.

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 5: Boltin Oleg beat El Phantasmo.
Match 6: Jeff Cobb beat Yuya Uemura.
Match 7: Konosuke Takeshita beat HENARE.
Match 8: David Finlay beat Ren Narita.
Main Event: Hirooki Goto beat Yota Tsuji.
After today, Uemura & Takeshita are tied for the lead at 3-1, 6 points. Everyone else except Phantasmo & Tsuji are at 2-2, 4 points, those other two are 1-3, 2 points.

Day 7 is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 5 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, the fourth day of Block A.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1616.

Match 1: Konosuke Takeshita & HENARE beat Katsuya Murashima & Shoma Kato. Takeshita pinned Murashima.

Match 2: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg beat Jado & El Phantasmo. Yano pinned Jado.

Match 3: Francesco Akira & Jeff Cobb beat TAKA Michinoku & Yuya Uemura. Akira pinned TAKA after Fireball.

Match 4; Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Ren Narita beat Gedo & David Finlay. Kanemaru pinned Gedo with Samson Clutch.

Match 5: BUSHI & Yota Tsuji beat Tomoaki Honma & Hirooki Goto. Tsuji pinned Honma after Gene Blaster.

G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 6: Callum Newman beat Shingo Takagi.
Match 7: SANADA beat Gabriel Kidd.
Match 8: Shota Umino beat Great-O-Khan.
Match 9: Zack Sabre Jr. beat Jake Lee.
Main Event: EVIL beat Tetsuya Naito.
After 4 days EVIL & Sabre are tied for the lead at 4-0, 8 points, 4 points ahead of everyone else.

Day 6 is tomorrow at Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 4 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today.

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 1219.

Match 1: TAKA Michinoku & SANADA beat Katsuya Murashima & Toru Yano. TAKA beat Murashima with Just Face Lock.

Match 2: Francesco Akira, Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan beat Shoma Kato, Tomoaki Honma & Shota Umino. Akira pinned Kato after Fireball.

Match 3: Gabriel Kidd & Jake Lee beat Kosei Fujita & Zack Sabre Jr. Kidd pinned Fujita after a leg trap piledriver.

Match 4: Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito beat Dick Togo & EVIL. Takagi pinned Togo after a sliding Pumping Bomber.

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 5: Hirooki Goto beat Boltin Oleg.
Match 6: Ren Narita beat Jeff Cobb.
Match 7: El Phantasmo beat Yota Tsuji.
Match 8: David Finlay beat HENARE.
Main Event: Yuya Uemura beat Konosuke Takeshita.

After 4 days Uemura is the block leader at 3-0, 6 points. 3 are tied for 2nd at 2-1, 4 points.

Day 5 is Saturday at Dejima Messe Nagasaki in Nagasaki. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.