NJPW G1 Climax 36 night one live results: Opening night in Chicago
The G1 Climax 36 kicks off tonight in Chicago.
Every match scheduled for tonight’s show will be a tournament bout, with five singles matches set for A Block and four for B Block.
The show is set for the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Earlier this week, it was reported that 4,520 tickets had been distributed.
Some of the more notable matches scheduled include Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yota Tsuji, Hirooki Goto vs. SANADA, Shingo Takagi vs. Jake Lee, Aaron Wolf vs. HENARE, and Shota Umino vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
The full lineup is available below.
- A Block: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yota Tsuji
- A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. SANADA
- A Block: Shingo Takagi vs. Jake Lee
- A Block: Yuto-Ice vs. Great-O-Khan
- A Block: Oleg Boltin vs. Ryohei Oiwa
- B Block: Shota Umino vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
- B Block: Yuya Uemura vs. Callum Newman
- B Block: Aaron Wolf defeated HENARE
- B Block: Ren Narita vs. OSKAR
Our live coverage kicks off at 7 p.m. Central time.
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Aaron Wolf defeated HENARE in the B Block
HENARE initially struggled against the equally powerful Wolf, but found better standing by striking and tossing his young opponent into the ring post. Wolf fought back, blocking lariats and countering with a uranage. A Spinning Heel Kick returned sway of the match to HENARE’s favor. Utilizing his judo prowess, Wolf flung HENARE over his shoulder again and again. HENARE, incensed, rampaged directly into Wolf’s powerslam.
Wolf boldly headbutted HENARE and ate a lariat for his troubles. He recovered immediately, unleashing multiple Angle Slams to put away the Maori wrestler.
To think Wolf could have been having matches like this when he was instead embroiled in a prolonged House of Torture feud. These boys were big, they were beefy, and they were ready to die. Wolf showed his guts by headbutting HENARE, and that gamble paid off. NJPW set the stage for the show well, here.
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