NJPW G1 Climax 35 update: 3 wrestlers advance from B Block
The final night of G1 Climax 35 B Block round-robin action took place today in Hamamatsu.
IWGP World Champion Zack Sabre Jr. topped the block with 14 points and a 7-2 record after defeating YOSHI-HASHI on today’s show. His only losses came against Shota Umino and Ren Narita. ZSJ advances to the semifinals on August 16, where he will face the winner of tomorrow’s quarterfinal match between David Finlay and Konosuke Takeshita.
Takeshita secured his place in the knockout round with a win over Ren Narita in today’s main event, finishing third in the block with 12 points. He tied with Umino, who defeated Great-O-Khan today, but Umino placed ahead based on his head-to-head victory over Takeshita.
Our own Corey Michaels has a detailed report of today’s show available here. The updated schedule and final standings are available below.
Wednesday, August 13 in Hamamatsu results
- B Block: Konosuke Takeshita (12 points) vs. Ren Narita (10 points)
- B Block: Shota Umino (12 points) defeated Great-O-Khan (8 points)
- B Block: Zack Sabre Jr. (14 points) defeated YOSHI-HASHI (8 points)
- B Block: Shingo Takagi (10 points) defeated Drilla Moloney (8 points)
- House Of Torture (Dick Togo & EVIL) defeated War Dogs (David Finlay & Gedo)
- Daiki Nagai & Yota Tsuji defeated Shoma Kato & Yuya Uemura
- Oleg Boltin & Toru Yano defeated House Of Torture (SANADA & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
- TMDK (Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa) defeated United Empire (Callum Newman & Jakob Austin Young)
- Hiroshi Tanahashi & Katsuya Murashima defeated Masatora Yasuda & Taichi
Upcoming Schedule
Thursday, August 14 in Tokyo (Korakuen Hall)
- David Finlay (2nd Place A Block) vs. Konosuke Takeshita (3rd Place B Block)
- Shota Umino (2nd Place B Block) vs. Yota Tsuji (3rd Place A Block)
Saturday, August 16 in Tokyo (Ariake Arena)
- EVIL (A Block Winner) vs. Winner of: Shota Umino vs. Yota Tsuji
- Zack Sabre Jr. (B Block Winner) vs. Winner of: David Finlay vs. Konosuke Takeshita
Sunday, August 17 in Tokyo (Ariake Arena)
- Tournament Finals
Final Round Robin Standings
A Block Standings
- EVIL – 12 points
- David Finlay – 10 points
- Yota Tsuji – 10 points
- Yuya Uemura – 10 points
- Boltin Oleg – 10 points
- Ryohei Oiwa – 8 points
- Hiroshi Tanahashi – 8 points
- SANADA – 8 points
- Callum Newman – 8 points
- Taichi – 6 points
B Block Standings
- Zack Sabre Jr. – 14 points
- Konosuke Takeshita – 12 points
- Shota Umino – 12 points
- Ren Narita – 10 points
- Great-O-Khan – 8 points
- Drilla Maloney – 8 points
- YOSHI-HASHI – 8 points
- Shingo Takagi – 8 points
- El Phantasmo – 8 points
- Gabe Kidd – 0 points
Ian Carey is a writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, whose work has been featured in NOW Magazine, The Huffington Post, and more. A lifelong wrestling aficionado born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he has covered the industry for a decade and a half. He joined the f4wonline.com team in 2019.