NJPW G1 Climax 31 final standings
The G1 Climax 31 tournament continued today in the Nippon Budokan.
The winner of B Block was decided, as Kazuchika Okada defeated Jeff Cobb in the main event to win B Block. Okada will be making his third appearance in a G1 finals and his first since 2014.
Kota Ibushi defeated KENTA on Monday to advance to his record fourth consecutive G1 finals.
Here are the final Block standings:
Standings —
A Block
*Point totals and records include forfeit wins*
- Kota Ibushi 14 points (7-2) *A Block winner*
- Shingo Takagi 13 points (6-2-1) *eliminated*
- KENTA 12 points (6-3) *eliminated*
- Zack Sabre Jr. 12 points (6-3) *eliminated*
- Toru Yano 10 points (5-4) *eliminated*
- Tomohiro Ishii 10 points (5-4) *eliminated*
- Great-O-Khan 8 points (4-5) *eliminated*
- Tanga Loa 6 points (3-6) *eliminated*
- Yujiro Takahashi 5 points (2-6-1) *eliminated*
- Tetsuya Naito 0 points (0-9) *withdrew with knee injury, forfeited eight matches*
B Block
- Kazuchika Okada 16 points (8-1) *B Block winner*
- Jeff Cobb 16 points (8-1) *eliminated*
- EVIL 14 points (7-2) *eliminated*
- Hiroshi Tanahashi 8 points (4-5) *eliminated*
- SANADA 8 points (4-5) *eliminated*
- Tama Tonga 6 points (3-6) *eliminated*
- Hirooki Goto 6 points (3-6) *eliminated*
- YOSHI-HASHI 6 points (3-6) *eliminated*
- Taichi 6 points (3-6) *eliminated*
- Chase Owens 4 points (2-7) *eliminated*
Schedule —
G1 Climax 31 Finals, Thursday, October 21, 5 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World —
- A Block winner Kota Ibushi vs. B Block winner Kazuchika Okada
- Full card TBA
An F4WOnline Editor since 2019, Ethan has been covering wrestling and MMA since 2011. He has hosted The Wrestling Life Podcast since 2014, and is a former Baltimore Sun TV/Tribune Media contributor. He is also a Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles fan.