NJPW G1 Climax 36 night two results, updated standings
The G1 Climax 36 continued in Sapporo on Saturday, July 18.
The show featured matches from the A Block and was headlined by Hirooki Goto scoring a victory over IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji.
Goto picked up the win by countering a Fire Blaster with a heel kick before hitting the GTR and GTR Kai for the victory.
After the match, Goto had the following to say:
“Thank you for coming today! I can become the oldest ever winner of the G1 this year. Only I can! You know why? That’s right- the G in G1 stands for Goto!”
The semi-main event saw Shingo Takagi pin Ryohei Oiwa with the Burning Dragon. Boltin Oleg defeated Yuto-Ice via referee stoppage after delivering a series of powerbombs. Yuto’s tag partner OSKAR carried him to the back after.
Konosuke Takeshita defeated Jake Lee with Raging Fire, while Great-O-Khan defeated SANADA via countout after pile driving him on a chair outside the ring.
The show also featured one B Block tournament match, with Drilla Moloney defeating Gabe Kidd with the Drilla Killa.
NJPW G1 Climax 36 night two results:
- A Block: Hirooki Goto defeated Yota Tsuji
- A Block: Shingo Takagi defeated Ryohei Oiwa
- A Block: Boltin Oleg defeated Yuto-Ice via referee stoppage
- A Block: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Jake Lee
- A Block: Great-O-Khan defeated SANADA via countout
- B Block: Drilla Moloney defeated Gabe Kidd
- Aaron Wolf and Tatsuya Matsumoto defeated Taisei Nakahara and Toru Yano
- Ren Narita and Dick Togo defeated Zane Jay and Callum Newman
- Hartley Jackson and Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Masatora Yasuda and Yuya Uemura
NJPW G1 Climax 36 standings after night two:
A Block:
- Hirooki Goto: 4 points
- Konosuke Takeshita: 2 points
- Boltin Oleg: 2 points
- Yota Tsuji: 2 points
- Shingo Takagi: 2 points
- Jake Lee: 2 points
- Great-O-Khan: 2 points
- Yuto-Ice: 2 points
- Ryohei Oiwa: 2 points
- SANADA: 0 points
B Block:
- Drilla Moloney: 4 points
- Callum Newman: 4 points
- Aaron Wolf: 4 points
- OSKAR: 4 points
- Yuya Uemura: 2 points
- Zack Sabre Jr.: 2 points
- Ren Narita: 2 points
- Gabe Kidd: 2 points
- HENARE: 2 points
- Shota Umino: 0 points
NJPW G1 Climax 36 Night 3 lineup for Sunday, July 19, 2026:
- B Block: Drilla Moloney vs. HENARE
- B Block: OSKAR vs. Gabe Kidd
- B Block: Callum Newman vs. Ren Narita
- B Block: Yuya Uemura vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
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