Kota Ibushi will face Jay White in the finals of this year’s NJPW G1 Climax tournament. The match will air tonight at 2 AM ET on New Japan World, coming from Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Kota Ibushi defeated Kazuchika Okada to win the A Block yesterday, and Jay White defeated Tetsuya Naito to win the B Block earlier today.
G1 Climax Block Standings
A Block:
- Kota Ibushi – 14 points (7-2)
- Kazuchika Okada – 14 points (7-2)
- Bad Luck Fale – 8 points (4-5)
- EVIL – 8 points (4-5)
- Hiroshi Tanahashi – 8 points (4-5)
- KENTA – 8 points (4-5)
- SANADA – 8 points (4-5)
- Zack Sabre Jr. – 8 points (4-5)
- Will Ospreay – 8 points (4-5)
- Lance Archer – 6 points (3-6)
B Block:
- Jay White – 12 points (6-3)
- Hirooki Goto – 10 points (5-4)
- Jon Moxley – 10 points (5-4)
- Tetsuya Naito – 10 points (5-4)
- Tomohiro Ishii – 8 points (4-5)
- Toru Yano – 8 points (4-5)
- Juice Robinson – 8 points (4-5)
- Jeff Cobb – 8 points (4-5)
- Taichi – 8 points (4-5)
- Shingo Takagi – 8 points (4-5)
A & B Block Results
July 6 (A Block) – Dallas, Texas
* Lance Archer defeated Will Ospreay
* Bad Luck Fale defeated EVIL
* SANADA defeated Zack Sabre Jr.
* KENTA defeated Kota Ibushi
* Kazuchika Okada defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi
July 13 (B Block) – Tokyo, Japan
* Juice Robinson defeated Shingo Takagi
* Jon Moxley defeated Taichi
* Toru Yano defeated Tetsuya Naito
* Tomohiro Ishii defeated Jeff Cobb
* Hirooki Goto defeated Jay White
July 14 (A Block) – Tokyo, Japan
* Lance Archer defeated Bad Luck Fale
* Will Ospreay defeated SANADA
* Kazuchika Okada defeated Zack Sabre Jr.
* EVIL defeated Kota Ibushi
* KENTA defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi
July 15 (B Block) – Hokkaido, Japan
* Shingo Takagi defeated Toru Yano
* Juice Robinson defeated Hirooki Goto
* Jon Moxley defeated Jeff Cobb
* Tomohiro Ishii defeated Jay White
* Taichi defeated Tetsuya Naito
July 18 (A Block) – Tokyo, Japan
* KENTA defeated Lance Archer
* EVIL defeated SANADA
* Kazuchika Okada defeated Bad Luck Fale
* Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Zack Sabre Jr.
* Kota Ibushi defeated Will Ospreay
July 19 (B Block) – Tokyo, Japan
* Shingo Takagi defeated Taichi
* Jeff Cobb defeated Juice Robinson
* Toru Yano defeated Jay White
* Tetsuya Naito defeated Hirooki Goto
* Jon Moxley defeated Tomohiro Ishii
July 20 (A Block) – Tokyo, Japan
* Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Bad Luck Fale
* Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Lance Archer
* KENTA defeated EVIL
* Kota Ibushi defeated SANADA
* Kazuchika Okada defeated Will Ospreay
July 24 (B Block) – Hiroshima, Japan
* Juice Robinson defeated Toru Yano
* Taichi defeated Hirooki Goto
* Jon Moxley defeated Shingo Takagi
* Jay White defeated Jeff Cobb
* Tetsuya Naito defeated Tomohiro Ishii
July 27 (A Block) – Aichi, Japan
* Kota Ibushi defeated Lance Archer
* Will Ospreay defeated Bad Luck Fale
* EVIL defeated Zack Sabre Jr.
* Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated SANADA
* Kazuchika Okada defeated KENTA
July 28 (B Block) – Aichi, Japan
* Hirooki Goto defeated Toru Yano
* Tomohiro Ishii defeated Juice Robinson
* Jeff Cobb defeated Taichi
* Jay White defeated Shingo Takagi
* Jon Moxley defeated Tetsuya Naito
July 30 (A Block) – Kagawa, Japan
* Kota Ibushi defeated Bad Luck Fale
* Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Will Ospreay
* Kazuchika Okada defeated Lance Archer
* SANADA defeated KENTA
* Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated EVIL
August 1 (B Block) – Fukuoka, Japan
* Jeff Cobb defeated Shingo Takagi
* Toru Yano defeated Jon Moxley
* Tetsuya Naito defeated Juice Robinson
* Jay White defeated Taichi
* Hirooki Goto defeated Tomohiro Ishii
August 3 (A Block) – Osaka, Japan
* Bad Luck Fale defeated KENTA
* Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Lance Archer
* EVIL defeated Will Ospreay
* Kota Ibushi defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi
* SANADA defeated Kazuchika Okada
August 4 (B Block) – Osaka, Japan
* Tomohiro Ishii defeated Toru Yano
* Taichi defeated Juice Robinson
* Hirooki Goto defeated Jeff Cobb
* Jay White defeated Jon Moxley
* Tetsuya Naito defeated Shingo Takagi
August 7 (A Block) – Shizuoka, Japan
* SANADA defeated Lance Archer
* Bad Luck Fale defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi
* Will Ospreay defeated KENTA
* Kota Ibushi defeated Zack Sabre Jr.
* Kazuchika Okada defeated EVIL
August 8 (B Block) – Kanagawa, Japan
* Yano defeated Taichi
* Tetsuya Naito defeated Jeff Cobb
* Hirooki Goto defeated Jon Moxley
* Jay White defeated Juice Robinson
* Shingo Takagi defeated Tomohiro Ishii
August 10 (A Block) – Tokyo, Japan
* Lance Archer defeated EVIL
* Bad Luck Fale defeated SANADA
* Zack Sabre Jr. defeated KENTA
* Will Ospreay defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi
* Kota Ibushi defeated Kazuchika Okada
August 11 (B Block) – Tokyo, Japan
* Jeff Cobb defeated Toru Yano
* Taichi defeated Tomohiro Ishii
* Juice Robinson defeated Jon Moxley
* Shingo Takagi defeated Hirooki Goto
* Jay White defeated Tetsuya Naito
August 12 (G1 Climax Finals) – Tokyo, Japan
* Kota Ibushi vs. Jay White