Day 18 saw the final four wrestlers duke it out to determine the finalists of NJPW G1 Climax 35. Read on to find out who moved on to tomorrow’s final:
NJPW G1 Climax 35 Day 18 Results:
- Main event: G1 Climax 35 Semifinals – Konosuke Takeshita def. Zack Sabre Jr.
- 7th match: G1 Climax 35 Semifinals – EVIL def. Yota Tsuji
- 6th match: Ren Narita, SHO & DOUKI def. Ryohei Oiwa, Kosei Fujita, & Hartley Jackson
- 5th match: Sanada & Yoshinobu Kanemaru def. Drilla Moloney & Taiji Ishimori
- 4th match: Shingo Takagi & Daiki Nagai def. David Finlay & Gedo
- 3rd match: Great O-Khan, Callum Newman, & Jakob Austin Young def. Hiroshi Tanahashi, El Phantasmo, & Katsuya Murashima
- 2nd match: Don Fale & Yujiro Takahashi def. Boltin Oleg & Tomoaki Honma
- 1st match: Shota Umino, Yuya Uemura, YOSHI-HASHI, El Desperado, & Ryusuke Taguchi def. Taichi, Satoshi Kojima, Toru Yano, YOH, & Master Wato
- Kick-off match: Togi Makabe, Tiger Mask, & Tatsuya Matsumoto def. Shoma Kato, Masatora Yasuda, & Zane Jay
EVIL Versus Takeshita in Tomorrow’s Final
It will be House of Torture’s EVIL and Konosuke Takeshita of the Don Callis Family who will duel for all the marbles in the G1 Climax 35 final tomorrow. EVIL defeated Yota Tsuji, and Takeshita eliminated reigning tournament winner Zack Sabre Jr. to advance.
House of Torture’s head honcho used the same tactic he had for all his tournament matches to beat Tsuji: the number’s game. While Tsuji did have help in the form of Daiki Nagai and Shingo Takagi, EVIL still managed to pull out the victory, eliminating last year’s finalist. On the other hand, EVIL is wrestling in the G1 final for the first time in his 10th consecutive participation.
In the main event, Takeshita avenged his previous loss against Sabre on day eight to guarantee a new winner for this year’s tournament. He was able to fight through, even with a beat-up arm and knee, to march on to his first G1 final in only his second campaign. Meanwhile, ZSJ suffered only his third loss of his tournament run after securing a bye to the semis by topping the B Block.
King of Darkness and The Alpha: G1 Climax 35 Final Preview
Tomorrow will be the conclusion of the G1’s 35th edition, and we will see two first-time finalists duking it out for the first time as well. One is a tournament veteran, while the other is in his second consecutive entry.
One is a full-time New Japan roster member, but is considered a “terrorist” by most fans due to his underhanded tactics, and the other is considered an “outsider” by the roster, having signed contracts to two other promotions.
It certainly is an interesting dynamic between the finalists, having different backgrounds but closely similar in-ring styles.
Both are decorated as well, with EVIL being a multi-time IWGP Tag Team champion and NEVER Openweight champion in his days with Los Ingobernables de Japon, while Takeshita is a multi-time KO-D Openweight champion in DDT, and a former AEW International champion.
Will it be the summer of EVIL or will it be the beginning of The Alpha’s ascent to the top of the pro-wrestling world? Tomorrow’s final will be held at Ariake Arena, streaming live on NJPW World at 2:00 p.m. JST/1:00 a.m. ET
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