Following last Sunday’s event, NJPW’s on-going G1 Climax 2018 tournament entered another break period and will resume on July 26th in Niigata, Japan. This year’s tournament runs from July 14th to August 12th with the winner of each block advancing to the finals on August 12th.
The winner of this year’s tournament will receive a non-guaranteed shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at next year’s Wrestle Kingdom event. Should Kenny Omega emerge as the victor, he will get to hand-pick his challenger for next year’s Wrestle Kingdom.
G1 Climax 28 Block Standings (as of July 24):
A Block:
1) “Switchblade” Jay White – 6 points (3-1-0)
2) EVIL – 6 points (3-1-0)
3) Hiroshi Tanahashi – 6 points (3-1-0)
4) Togi Makabe – 4 points (2-2-0)
5) Michael Elgin – 4 points (2-2-0)
6) Minoru Suzuki – 4 points (2-2-0)
7) Kazuchika Okada – 4 points (2-2-0)
8) Hangman Page – 2 points (1-3-0)
9) Bad Luck Fale – 2 points (1-3-0)
10) YOSHI-HASHI – 2 points (1-3-0)
B Block:
1) Kenny Omega – 6 points (3-0-0)
2) Kota Ibushi – 4 points (2-1-0)
3) SANADA – 4 points (2-1-0)
4) Tetsuya Naito – 4 points (2-1-0)
5) Tomohiro Ishii – 4 points (2-1-0)
6) Tama Tonga – 2 points (1-2-0)
7) Hirooki Goto – 2 points (1-2-0)
8) Zack Sabre Jr. – 2 points (1-2-0)
9) Toru Yano – 2 points (1-2-0)
10) Juice Robinson – 0 points (0-3-0)
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.
July 19 (B Block):
* Kenny Omega defeated Hirooki Goto.
* Tetsuya Naito defeated Tomohiro Ishii.
* Kota Ibushi defeated Juice Robinson.
* Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Toru Yano.
* SANADA defeated Tama Tonga.
July 20 (A Block):
* Kazuchika Okada defeated Hangman Page.
* Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Bad Luck Fale.
* EVIL defeated Togi Makabe.
* Minoru Suzuki defeated YOSHI-HASHI.
* Jay White defeated Michael Elgin.
July 21 (B Block):
* Tomohiro Ishii defeated Hirooki Goto.
* Kenny Omega defeated Tama Tonga.
* Tetsuya Naito defeated Juice Robinson.
* SANADA defeated Zack Sabre Jr.
* Toru Yano defeated Kota Ibushi.
July 22 (A Block):
* Kazuchika Okada defeated Togi Makabe.
* Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Hangman Page.
* Minoru Suzuki defeated Jay White.
* EVIL defeated Bad Luck Fale.
* YOSHI-HASHI defeated Michael Elgin.
Remaining G1 Block Schedule:
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.