New Japan Pro Wrestling continued the 31st G1 Climax on Sunday. The show was headlined by Zack Sabre Jr. continuing his undefeated streak against Kota Ibushi. Three wins have made the British star a favorite to win A Block, and now that he’s beaten the 2x G1 Climax winner that status is seemingly cemented.
Another A Block participant with a case for making the finals in Great-O-Khan. The former-Tomoyuki Oka has won his first three matches of the tournament, as well as getting bonus points due to Tetsuya Naito’s injury.
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Naito’s injury also meant that Yuji Nagata stepped in to face the IWGP World Champion Shingo Takagi in a blistering contest. It will be interesting to see who claims A Block over the coming weeks. Here are the full results:
9/26
G1 Climax 31- Night 5
Available on NJPWWorld.com
- Non-Tournament Match: Master Wato def. Kosei Fujita by submission via Boston Crab. (6:21)
- Non-Tournament Match: Shingo Takagi def. Yuji Nagata by pinfall via Last of the Dragon. (16:51)
- B Block: Great-O-Khan (8) def. Yujiro Takahashi (4) by pinfall via Eliminator. (14:15)
- B Block: Toru Yano (6) def. Tanga Loa (2) by pinfall via Schoolboy. (10:46)
- B Block: KENTA (6) def. Tomohiro Ishii (2) by pinfall via Schoolboy. (21:08)
- B Block: Zack Sabre Jr. (6) def. Kota Ibushi (4) by submission via Clarky Cat. (19:55)
The G1 Climax continues on Sept. 29th at 5:30am ET on NJPWWorld.com
