Standings following first night of NJPW G1 Climax 36
First results for this year’s G1 Climax tournament are in.
The first night of action began Saturday night in Chicago, with nine matches taking place across both blocks. In the main event, the IWGP Champion stood tall as Yota Tsuji defeated former champion Konosuke Takeshita with his new finishing move the fire blaster.
Other winners from Saturday include Jake Lee, Yuto-Ice, Hirooki Goto, and Ryohei Oiwa earning 2 points in the A Block. Aaron Wolf, OSKAR, Zack Sabre Jr., and Callum Newman meanwhile scored 2 points in the B Block.
Notably, Gabe Kidd did not compete in Chicago due to ongoing visa issues. His first scheduled match will be on July 18 in Hokkaido when he takes on Drilla Moloney, who also didn’t compete on Saturday.
Current standings:
A Block:
- Yota Tsuji – 2 points
- Jake Lee – 2 points
- Yuto-Ice – 2 points
- Hirooki Goto – 2 points
- Ryohei Oiwa – 2 points
- Boltin Oleg – 0 points
- Konosuke Takeshita – 0 points
- SANADA – 0 points
- Shingo Takagi – 0 points
- Great-O-Khan – 0 points
B Block:
- Aaron Wolf – 2 points
- OSKAR – 2 points
- Zack Sabre Jr. – 2 points
- Callum Newman – 2 points
- Yuya Uemura – 0 points
- Shota Umino – 0 points
- Ren Narita – 0 points
- Henare – 0 points
- Gabe Kidd – 0 points
- Drilla Moloney – 0 points
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