Following Monday’s event, NJPW’s on-going G1 Climax 2018 tournament entered its first break period and will resume on July 19th in Tokyo, Japan. This year’s tournament runs from July 14th to August 12th and comprises of two blocks with ten competitors each. The winner of each block advances to the finals on August 12th with the grand prize being a non-guaranteed shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at next year’s Wrestle Kingdom event. Should Kenny Omega emerge as the tournament’s victor, he will get to hand-pick his challenger for next year’s Wrestle Kingdom.
G1 Climax 28 Block Standings (as of July 17):
A Block:
1) Jay White – 4 points (2-0-0)
2) Togi Makabe – 4 points (2-0-0)
3) Michael Elgin – 4 points (2-0-0)
4) Hangman Page – 2 points (1-1-0)
5) EVIL – 2 points (1-1-0)
6) Bad Luck Fale – 2 points (1-1-0)
7) Hiroshi Tanahashi – 2 points (1-1-0)
8) YOSHI-HASHI – 0 points (0-2-0)
9) Minoru Suzuki – 0 points (0-2-0)
10) Kazuchika Okada – 0 points (0-2-0)
B Block:
1) Tomohiro Ishii – 2 points (1-0-0)
2) Tama Tonga – 2 points (1-0-0)
3) Hirooki Goto – 2 points (1-0-0)
4) Kota Ibushi – 2 points (1-0-0)
5) Kenny Omega – 2 points (1-0-0)
6) Toru Yano – 0 points (0-1-0)
7) Juice Robinson – 0 points (0-1-0)
8) SANADA – 0 points (0-1-0)
9) Zack Sabre Jr. – 0 points (0-1-0)
10) Tetsuya Naito – 0 points (0-1-0)
Quick G1 Block Match Results:
July 14 (A Block):
* Togi Makabe defeated YOSHI-HASHI.
* Hangman Page defeated Bad Luck Fale.
* Michael Elgin defeated EVIL.
* Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Minoru Suzuki.
* Jay White defeated Kazuchika Okada.
July 15 (B Block):
* Tomohiro Ishii defeated Toru Yano.
* Tama Tonga defeated Juice Robinson.
* Hirooki Goto defeated SANADA.
* Kota Ibushi defeated Zack Sabre Jr.
* Kenny Omega defeated Tetsuya Naito.
July 16 (A Block):
* Michael Elgin defeated Hangman Page.
* EVIL defeated YOSHI-HASHI.
* Togi Makabe defeated Minoru Suzuki.
* Bad Luck Fale defeated Kazuchika Okada.
* Jay White defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi.
Remaining G1 Block Schedule:
July 19 (B Block):
* Kenny Omega versus Hirooki Goto.
* Tetsuya Naito versus Tomohiro Ishii.
* Kota Ibushi versus Juice Robinson.
* Zack Sabre Jr. versus Toru Yano.
* SANADA versus Tama Tonga.
July 20 (A Block):
* Kazuchika Okada versus Hangman Page.
* Hiroshi Tanahashi versus Bad Luck Fale.
* Togi Makabe versus EVIL.
* Minoru Suzuki versus YOSHI-HASHI.
* Michael Elgin versus Jay White.
July 21 (B Block):
* Tomohiro Ishii versus Hirooki Goto.
* Kenny Omega versus Tama Tonga.
* Tetsuya Naito versus Juice Robinson.
* Zack Sabre Jr. versus SANADA.
* Kota Ibushi versus Toru Yano.
July 22 (A Block):
* Kazuchika Okada versus Togi Makabe.
* Hiroshi Tanahashi versus Hangman Page.
* Minoru Suzuki versus Jay White.
* EVIL versus Bad Luck Fale.
* Michael Elgin versus YOSHI-HASHI.
July 26 (B Block):
* Kota Ibushi versus SANADA.
* Kenny Omega versus Juice Robinson.
* Tomohiro Ishii versus Zack Sabre Jr.
* Tetsuya Naito versus Tama Tonga.
* Hirooki Goto versus Toru Yano.
July 27 (A Block):
* Kazuchika Okada versus YOSHI-HASHI.
* Hiroshi Tanahashi versus Togi Makabe.
* Jay White versus Bad Luck Fale.
* EVIL versus Hangman Page.
* Minoru Suzuki versus Michael Elgin.
July 28 (B Block):
* Kenny Omega versus SANADA.
* Tetsuya Naito versus Hirooki Goto.
* Kota Ibushi versus Tomohiro Ishii.
* Juice Robinson versus Toru Yano.
* Zack Sabre Jr. versus Tama Tonga.
July 30 (A Block):
* Kazuchika Okada versus Michael Elgin.
* Hiroshi Tanahashi versus YOSHI-HASHI.
* Minoru Suzuki versus EVIL.
* Jay White versus Hangman Page.
* Togi Makabe versus Bad Luck Fale.
August 1 (B Block):
* Kota Ibushi versus Hirooki Goto.
* Kenny Omega versus Zack Sabre Jr.
* Tetsuya Naito versus Toru Yano.
* Juice Robinson versus SANADA.
* Tomohiro Ishii versus Tama Tonga.
August 2 (A Block):
* Kazuchika Okada versus Minoru Suzuki.
* Hiroshi Tanahashi versus EVIL.
* Jay White versus YOSHI-HASHI.
* Togi Makabe versus Hangman Page.
* Michael Elgin versus Bad Luck Fale.
August 4 (B Block):
* Tetsuya Naito versus Kota Ibushi.
* Kenny Omega versus Tomohiro Ishii.
* Zack Sabre Jr. versus Juice Robinson.
* Hirooki Goto versus Tama Tonga.
* SANADA versus Toru Yano.
August 5 (A Block):
* Kazuchika Okada versus EVIL.
* Hiroshi Tanahashi versus Michael Elgin.
* Jay White versus Togi Makabe.
* Minoru Suzuki versus Hangman Page.
* YOSHI-HASHI versus Bad Luck Fale.
August 8 (B Block):
* Tetsuya Naito versus SANADA.
* Kenny Omega versus Toru Yano.
* Kota Ibushi versus Tama Tonga.
* Hirooki Goto versus Zack Sabre Jr.
* Tomohiro Ishii versus Juice Robinson.
August 10 (A Block):
* Kazuchika Okada versus Hiroshi Tanahashi.
* Jay White versus EVIL.
* Minoru Suzuki versus Bad Luck Fale.
* Michael Elgin versus Togi Makabe.
* Hangman Page versus YOSHI-HASHI.
August 11 (B Block):
* Kenny Omega versus Kota Ibushi.
* Tetsuya Naito versus Zack Sabre Jr.
* Hirooki Goto versus Juice Robinson.
* Tomohiro Ishii versus SANADA.
* Toru Yano versus Tama Tonga.
August 12 (G1 Climax Finals):
* A Block winner versus B Block winner.