NJPW G1 Climax 35 update: Three wrestlers advance from A Block
Three wrestlers have advanced to the knockout round in G1 Climax 35.
The final night of round-robin action in A Block took place Sunday in Gunma. EVIL finished with 12 points and the top record in the block, earning a bye to the semifinals on August 16. He defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi on the show in what may have been Tanahashi’s final G1 match. In honor of the occasion, EVIL promised to fight clean. It appeared as though he would keep that promise until he threw powder in Tanahashi’s eyes and got help from Don Fale and Dick Togo. He picked up the win with Darkness Falls.
A four-way tie at 10 points followed EVIL in the standings, with David Finlay and Yota Tsuji advancing on tie-breakers (head-to-head record among all tied competitors). Finlay will face the third-place wrestler from B Block in the quarterfinals on August 14, while Tsuji will face the second-place finisher from the group. Finlay booked his spot in the knockout stage with a win over Yuya Uemura in the main event, and Tsuji defeated Callum Newman. A detailed report of today’s show via Corey Michaels is available here.
Night 15 results from Sunday, August 10 in Gunma:
- War Dogs defeated Daiki Nagai & Shingo Takagi
- TMDK defeated Shoma Kato & YOSHI-HASHI
- United Empire defeated Katsuya Murashima & Shota Umino
- House of Torture defeated The Don Callis Family
- Oleg Boltin defeated Taichi
- SANADA defeated Ryohei Oiwa
- Yota Tsuji defeated Callum Newman
- EVIL defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi
- David Finlay defeated Yuya Uemura
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. – 12 points
- Konosuke Takeshita – 10 points
- Ren Narita – 10 points
- Shota Umino – 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
Remaining Schedule
The tournament continues on Wednesday with the final night of round-robin for B Block in Shizuoka.
Wednesday, August 13 in Shizuoka
- B Block: Shota Umino (10 points) vs. Great-O-Khan (8 points)
- B Block: YOSHI-HASHI (8 points) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (12 points)
- B Block: Konosuke Takeshita (10 points) vs. Ren Narita (10 points)
- B Block: Shingo Takagi (8 points) vs. Drilla Moloney (8 points)
Thursday, August 14 in Tokyo (Korakuen Hall)
- 2nd Place A Block vs. 3rd Place B Block
- 2nd Place B Block vs. 3rd Place A Block
Saturday, August 16 in Tokyo (Ariake Arena)
- A Block Winner vs. Winner of 2nd Place B Block vs. 3rd Place A Block
- B Block Winner vs. Winner of 2nd Place A Block vs. 3rd Place B Block
Sunday, August 17 in Tokyo (Ariake Arena)
- Tournament Finals
