Finals set for NJPW G1 Climax 35

  • Ian Carey
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Just one more match is left in the G1 Climax tournament this year.

The semifinals took place today at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. Konosuke Takeshita defeated Zack Sabre Jr. in the main event to book his spot in the finals. EVIL defeated Yota Tsuji in the other semifinal match to advance as well. Takeshita vs. EVIL takes place tomorrow at Ariake Arena.

Takeshita fought through an injured knee and numerous ZSJ submission attempts for the win. The finishing sequence saw him hit a top rope Raging Fire, a Powerdrive Knee, and then another Raging Fire to get the pin.

Yota Tsuji was also favoring his knee throughout his semifinal bout with EVIL, who attacked him before the bell. Don Fale and Dick Togo interfered, although the odds were eventually evened up by Shingo Takagi and Daiki Nagai. After Don Fale hit the Bad Luck Fall on Tsuji, EVIL swooped in and locked up the Darkness Scorpion. Tsuji didn’t tap out but went unconscious, leading the referee to call for the bell.

Our own Corey Michaels has a detailed report on today’s show available here.

NJPW G1 Climax Semifinals results from August 16, 2025

  • El Desperado, Ryusuke Taguchi, Shota Umino, YOSHI-HASHI & Yuya Uemura defeated Master Wato, Satoshi Kojima, Taichi, Toru Yano & YOH
  • House of Torture (Don Fale & Yujiro Takahashi) defeated Oleg Boltin & Tomoaki Honma 
  • United Empire (Callum Newman, Great-O-Khan & Jakob Austin Young) defeated El Phantasmo, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Katsuya Murashima
  • Daiki Nagai & Shingo Takagi defeated War Dogs (David Finlay & Gedo)
  • House of Torture (SANADA & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) defeated War Dogs (Drilla Moloney & Taiji Ishimori)
  • House of Torture (DOUKI, Ren Narita & SHO) defeated TMDK (Hartley Jackson, Kosei Fujita & Ryohei Oiwa)
  • G1 Climax semifinal #1: EVIL defeated Yota Tsuji
  • G1 Climax semifinal #2: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Zack Sabre Jr.
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