Day seven of the NJPW G1 Climax 35 happened in Nagoya with the A Block competitors heating up the tournament action. See how each of them fared on the nine-match show:
NJPW G1 Climax 35 Day 7 Results:
- Main event: A Block – Ryohei Oiwa def. Hiroshi Tanahashi
- 8th match: A Block – Yuya Uemura def. EVIL
- 7th match: A Block – Sanada def. Taichi
- 6th match: A Block – Callum Newman def. David Finlay
- 5th match: A Block – Yota Tsuji def. Boltin Oleg
- 4th match: Hartley Jackson & Zack Sabre Jr. def. Rocky Romero & Konosuke Takeshita
- 3rd match: Taiji Ishimori & Drilla Moloney def. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Ren Narita
- 2nd match: Katsuya Murashima & Shota Umino def. Shingo Takagi & Daiki Nagai
- 1st match: Jado & El Phantasmo def. Jakob Austin Young & Great O-Khan
Oiwa Prevails Over Tanahashi
TMDK’s Ryohei Oiwa scored his biggest win of his maiden G1 run in the main event over Hiroshi Tanahashi. He now has six points to his name after beating the three-time G1 winner.
Both men engaged in a technically sound match, with Oiwa getting the upper hand just at the right time to win. Due to this loss, Tanahashi failed to start a winning streak and is still at four points.
Uemura Beats EVIL, Tsuji Now Lead A Block
Yuya Uemura now has six points after a hard-fought match against House of Torture’s leader, EVIL. He’s now on a two-match streak following his previous win over Callum Newman.
Even with the help of Dick Togo and Don Fale, EVIL failed to build another winning streak for himself. The loss leaves the King of Darkness still with six points.
In a previous match, Yota Tsuji scored a win over NEVER Openweight champion Boltin Oleg to go up to eight points. By virtue of his and Uemura’s victory, Tsuji now has the solo lead in the A Block. On the other hand, Oleg absorbed his second loss in five matches and is now tied with EVIL, Uemura, and Oiwa at six points.
Newman Shocks Finlay
It’s safe to say that Bullet Club War Dogs leader David Finlay is not having the best of G1s so far. He lost his third straight match against Callum Newman and is now alone at the bottom of the standings with only two points.
Newman shocked the world by catching the former IWGP Global Heavyweight champion by surprise to get the pinfall victory and go up to four points. This loss left Finlay visibly frustrated, throwing a fit after the match.
In another A Block face-off, Sanada defeated Taichi to win his second match of the tournament. Both men are now tied at four points with Tanahashi and Newman.
Tournament action will resume on July 30 in Osaka, headlined by Zack Sabre Jr. vs Konosuke Takeshita.
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