Day 12 of the NJPW G1 Climax 35 will be in Osaka, where the B Block will compete once again in the race to the top three spots. Bell time is at 6:30 p.m. JST/5:30 a.m. ET. See where everyone currently stands and who will face whom on day 12:
B Block Standings:
NJPW G1 Climax 35 Day 12 Card:
- Main event: B Block – Shingo Takagi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
- 8th match: B Block – El Phantasmo vs. Drilla Moloney
- 7th match: B Block – Great O-Khan vs. Ren Narita
- 6th match: B Block – YOSHI-HASHI vs. Konosuke Takeshita
- 5th match: Daiki Nagai & Yota Tsuji vs. Gedo & David Finlay
- 4th match: Shoma Kato & Yuya Uemura vs. Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa
- 3rd match: Katsuya Murashima & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Sanada
- 2nd match: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg vs. Dick Togo & EVIL
- 1st match: Masatora Yasuda & Taichi vs. Jakob Austin Young & Callum Newman
Race to 10 Points Commence
The battle for the three playoff spots in the B Block is airtight, as seven out of the nine wrestlers in it have eight points. Day 12 sees six of those seven in action, and only four of them will end with 10 points by the end of the show.
In the main event, it will be the eighth time Shingo Takagi will face reigning IWGP World Heavyweight champion and tournament winner Zack Sabre Jr. one-on-one. Sabre only has a one-win advantage, which he got at last year’s tournament semifinal, eliminating Takagi.
This match is a must-win for Takagi, as he seeks to keep his playoff hopes alive. Currently with six points, he has to beat the World champ to have a chance to end the tournament in double figures and to be in the playoff picture. Meanwhile, Sabre is looking to keep his position at the top of the block by reaching the 10-point mark.
In the semifinal, Drilla Moloney aims to keep himself in the top three by beating the NJPW World TV champion El Phantasmo, who has had an abysmal showing in this year’s tournament. With a record of two wins and five losses and only four points, ELP is mathematically eliminated.
Although that is the case, the Headbanger will not quietly go into the night. With an opponent who’s a reigning champion and has nothing to lose, can Moloney secure the win and bounce back from his previous loss against Konosuke Takeshita?
Speaking of The Alpha, he will face YOSHI-HASHI to open the show’s tournament action. Takeshita will try to score another two-match win streak and stay in the top three against The Headhunter, who started off the tournament well but has now lost back-to-back.
Following that match will be the battle between Great O-Khan and Ren Narita. This will be their first time squaring off, which could not have happened in a more crucial time, with playoff contention hanging in the balance.
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