NJPW G1 Climax 35 rolled on to its eighth day at Osaka, with four B Block matches bannering the show. Here’s what went down in the B Block after an action-packed show:
G1 Climax 35 Day 8 Results:
- Main event: B Block – Zack Sabre Jr. def. Konosuke Takeshita
- 8th match: B Block – Shingo Takagi def. Shota Umino
- 7th match: B Block – Drilla Moloney def. Ren Narita
- 6th match: B Block – Great O-Khan def. El Phantasmo
- 5th match: Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano def. Gedo & David Finlay
- 4th match: Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa def. Dick Togo & EVIL
- 3rd match: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Sanada def. Jakob Austin Young & Callum Newman
- 2nd match: Yuya Uemura & Shoma Kato def. Katsuya Murashima & Hiroshi Tanahashi
- 1st match: Yota Tsuji & Daiki Nagai def. Taichi & Masatora Yasuda
ZSJ Gets One Over Takeshita
IWGP World Heavyweight champion Zack Sabre Jr. picked up a big win over Konosuke Takeshita in the main event. Also the defending G1 winner, ZSJ won his second straight match and went up to six points.
Although he lost, The Alpha still looked great during the match, proving once again that he can go toe-to-toe against one of the best in the world. It was only his second loss in the tournament in five matches and he’s currently tied with Sabre at six points.
Drilla Foil Narita’s Plans, O-Khan Sinks ELP
Drilla Moloney eked out a hard-fought victory over Ren Narita, who needed a win to sit atop the B Block. Great O-Khan beat El Phantasmo for the fourth time in five singles matches. These wins by both competitors caused a four-way jam at eight points with Narita and YOSHI-HASHI.
Breaking it down, Moloney’s win means he is the block leader because he has the tiebreaker over O-Khan, and O-Khan has the tiebreaker over YOSHI-HASHI, and YOSHI-HASHI over Narita. Competing in the G1 for the first time, he’s having a much better showing so far than their leader in the A Block.
Meanwhile, NJPW World TV champ El Phantasmo is still at four points, having lost four matches.
Takagi Tastes First Decisive Win Against Umino
Shingo Takagi finally has a decision win in this year’s G1 after beating Shota Umino in the semi-main event. His only points prior came by Gabe Kidd’s forfeiture.
Takagi now has four points while Umino stays at six in a three-way tie with ZSJ and Takeshita. Takagi has also beaten Umino three times in five matches, twice in three encounters this year alone.
Tournament action continues on August 1, with the A Block bannering the show main evented by Hiroshi Tanahashi and Yuya Uemura.
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