NJPW G1 Climax 2024 Tournament Night 18 Results
August 17, 2024
Tokyo, Japan – Ryogoku Sumo Hall
NJPW G1 Climax 2024 Night 18 Quick Match Results:
- TMDK (Robbie Eagles & Mikey Nicholls) defeated Shoma Kato & YOSHI-HASHI via Turbo Backpack (pinfall 9:26)
- Eagles pinned Kato after hitting the Turbo Backpack to give TMDK the victory.
- Bullet Club War Dogs (Jake Lee & Gabe Kidd) defeated Tomoaki Honma & Hirooki Goto via Face Break Shot (pinfall 7:41)
- Lee pinned Honma after hitting the FBS for War Dogs victory.
- United Empire (Callum Newman & Jeff Cobb) & Konosuke Takeshita defeated Jado, El Phantasmo, & Shota Umino via Forearm Strike (pinfall 8:33)
- Near the end of the match, Jado and El Phantasmo kicked Takeshita and followed it with a double shoulder tackle. Jado then attempted to hit a Green Killer to Takeshita only for Cobb to shove ELP into Jado to stop it. This led to Jado confronting ELP and the two bickered a bit before Takeshita shoved Jado into ELP sending ELP crashing to the mat. Takeshita then hit a forearm strike to Jado for the pinfall victory.
- Following the match, an upset ELP gave some words to Jado as Umino stood in between them to defuse the situation.
- House of Torture (Yoshinobu Kanemaru, SHO, Yujiro Takahashi, Ren Narita, & EVIL) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask, Boltin Oleg, Toru Yano, & Hiroshi Tanahashi via Everything Is Evil (pinfall 9:37)
- Near the end of the match, House of Torture did their usual cheating shenanigans causing the referee to get taken out. Takahashi grabbed his cane and attempted to strike Takahashi with it only for Tanahashi to counter with a slap laying him out. This led to EVIL grabbed Tanahashi and Kanemaru setting up a whisky mist attack that Tanahashi ducked down at first only for Kanemaru to hold up on the spray. Once Tanahashi went back up, Kanemaru sprayed him leading to EVIL hitting a double low blow while the referee was still out. EVIL then hit the Everything Is Evil to Yano for the pinfall victory after Togo woke up the referee.
- Following the match, EVIL grabbed a Young Lion who went to attend to Tanahashi and tossed him out of the ring. EVIL and the rest of House of Torture proceeded to attack Tanahashi and his teammates leading to Shota Umino & El Phantasmo running out and chased HoT out of the ring. Before he left, EVIL gave a smirk and told Umino if he could trust ELP sowing doubt between the two and teasing ELP potentially joining HoT soon.
- Bullet Club War Dogs (Drilla Moloney, Clark Connors, & Taiji Ishimori) defeated Just Five Guys (TAKA Michinoku, Taichi, & DOUKI) via Bone Lock (submission 8:02)
- Ishimori submitted Michinoku after locking in the Bone Lock for the tap out victory for War Dogs.
- Following the match, DOUKI and Ishimori exchanged some words ahead of their upcoming IWGP Jr. Heavyweight title match.
- United Empire (Francesco Akira, Great-O-Khan, & Henare) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, & Tetsuya Naito) via Ultima (submission 9:07)
- HENARE submitted BUSHI after locking in the Ultima for the tap out victory for United Empire.
- Following the match, Great-O-Khan held Naito in a leg lock hold as HENARE taunted him. United Empire stood over Naito and Great-O-Khan held up Naito’s IWGP World Heavyweight title and then held up his own Provisional KoPW title afterwards.
- G1 Climax 2024 Semifinal Round – Yota Tsuji defeated David Finlay via Gene Blaster (pinfall 28:05)
- Near the end of the match, Finlay attempted to hit a discus lariat to Tsuji who countered by catching Finlay’s arm and hooking it. Finlay attempted to fight out of Tsuji’s hold leading to his other arm getting hooked by Tsuji. Tsuji then hit a Deadbolt Suplex to Finlay and followed it with a Gene Blaster for the pinfall victory.
- G1 Climax 2024 Semifinal Round – Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Shingo Takagi via Knee Bar (submission 27:38)
NJPW G1 Climax 2024 Finals Partial Card
Here is the partial card for the Finals of NJPW’s G1 Climax 2024 tournament, which takes place on Sunday, August 18th at the Ryogoku Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan. G1 Climax 2024 Finals airs live on New Japan World starting at 2:00 AM EST.
- G1 Climax 2024 Finals – Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Yota Tsuji
Updated NJPW G1 Climax 2024 Tournament Standings and Results
Following Wednesday’s G1 Climax event, here are the final standings for NJPW’s G1 Climax 2024 tournament.
G1 Climax 2024 Block Standings (as of August 14th):
A Block:
- Zack Sabre Jr. – 14 points (7-2)
- Shingo Takagi – 10 points (5-4)
- Great-O-Khan – 10 points (5-4)
- Tetsuya Naito – 10 points (5-4)
- EVIL – 10 points (5-4)
- Jake Lee – 8 points (4-5)
- SANADA – 8 points (4-5)
- Gabe Kidd – 8 points (4-5)
- Shota Umino – 8 points (4-5)
- Callum Newman – 4 points (2-7)
B Block:
- David Finlay – 12 points (6-3)
- Konosuke Takeshita – 10 points (5-4)
- Yota Tsuji – 10 points (5-4)
- Ren Narita – 10 points (5-4)
- Jeff Cobb – 10 points (5-4)
- HENARE – 8 points (4-5)
- Hirooki Goto – 8 points (4-5)
- Boltin Oleg – 8 points (4-5)
- Yuya Uemura – 8 points (4-5)
- El Phantasmo – 6 points (3-6)
Blocks Results & Remaining Schedule:
July 20 – Osaka, Japan:
- B Block – Boltin Oleg defeated Ren Narita
- A Block – Callum Newman defeated Shota Umino
- B Block – HENARE defeated El Phantasmo
- A Block – Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Great-O-Khan
- B Block – Jeff Cobb defeated Hirooki Goto
- A Block – Jake Lee defeated SANADA
- B Block – Yuya Uemura defeated David Finlay
- A Block – EVIL defeated Gabe Kidd
- B Block – Konosuke Takeshita defeated Yota Tsuji
- A Block – Shingo Takagi defeated Tetsuya Naito
July 21 – Osaka:
- A Block – SANADA defeated Callum Newman
- B Block – HENARE defeated Boltin Oleg
- A Block – Gabe Kidd defeated Great-O-Khan
- B Block – Ren Narita defeated El Phantasmo
- A Block – EVIL defeated Jake Lee
- B Block – Yuya Uemura defeated Hirooki Goto
- A Block – Shota Umino defeated Shingo Takagi
- A Block – Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Tetsuya Naito
- B Block – Yota Tsuji defeated David Finlay
July 23 – Hiroshima:
- B Block – Konosuke Takeshita defeated Jeff Cobb
- A Block – Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Callum Newman
- A Block – Shingo Takagi defeated Great-O-Khan
- A Block – Gabe Kidd defeated Shota Umino
- A Block – EVIL defeated SANADA
- A Block – Tetsuya Naito defeated Jake Lee
July 25 – Kagawa:
- B Block – Hirooki Goto defeated Boltin Oleg
- B Block – Ren Narita defeated Jeff Cobb
- B Block – El Phantasmo defeated Yota Tsuji
- B Block – David Finlay defeated HENARE
- B Block – Yuya Uemura defeated Konosuke Takeshita
July 27 – Nagasaki:
- A Block – Callum Newman defeated Shingo Takagi
- A Block – SANADA defeated Gabe Kidd
- A Block – Shota Umino defeated Great-O-Khan
- A Block – Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Jake Lee
- A Block – EVIL defeated Tetsuya Naito
July 28 – Fukuoka:
- B Block – Boltin Oleg defeated El Phantasmo
- B Block – Jeff Cobb defeated Yuya Uemura
- B Block – Konosuke Takeshita defeated HENARE
- B Block – David Finlay defeated Ren Narita
- B Block – Hirooki Goto defeated Yota Tsuji
July 29 – Fukuoka:
- A Block – EVIL defeated Callum Newman
- A Block – Great-O-Khan defeated Jake Lee
- A Block – Shota Umino defeated Zack Sabre Jr.
- A Block – Gabe Kidd defeated Shingo Takagi
- A Block – Tetsuya Naito defeated SANADA
July 31 – Yamaguchi:
- B Block – Yota Tsuji defeated Boltin Oleg
- B Block – HENARE defeated Yuya Uemura
- B Block – Jeff Cobb defeated El Phantasmo
- B Block – Ren Narita defeated Hirooki Goto
- B Block – David Finlay defeated Konosuke Takeshita
August 3 – Osaka:
- A Block – Jake Lee defeated Callum Newman
- A Block – Great-O-Khan defeated EVIL
- A Block – Tetsuya Naito defeated Gabe Kidd
- A Block – SANADA defeated Shota Umino
- A Block – Shingo Takagi defeated Zack Sabre Jr.
August 4 – Aichi:
- B Block – David Finlay defeated Boltin Oleg
- B Block – El Phantasmo defeated Yuya Uemura
- B Block – Jeff Cobb defeated HENARE
- B Block – Hirooki Goto defeated Konosuke Takeshita
- B Block – Yota Tsuji defeated Ren Narita
August 6 – Tokyo:
- A Block – Great-O-Khan defeated Callum Newman
- A Block – Jake Lee defeated Gabe Kidd
- A Block – Zack Sabre Jr. defeated EVIL
- A Block – Tetsuya Naito defeated Shota Umino
- A Block – SANADA defeated Shingo Takagi
August 7 – Tokyo:
- B Block – Jeff Cobb defeated Boltin Oleg
- B Block – Konosuke Takeshita defeated El Phantasmo
- B Block – Yota Tsuji defeated HENARE
- B Block – Ren Narita defeated Yuya Uemura
- B Block – Hirooki Goto defeated David Finlay
August 8 – Yokohama:
- A Block – Tetsuya Naito defeated Callum Newman
- A Block – Great-O-Khan defeated SANADA
- A Block – Jake Lee defeated Shota Umino
- A Block – Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Gabe Kidd
- A Block – Shingo Takagi defeated EVIL
August 10 – Sendai:
- B Block – Boltin Oleg defeated Konosuke Takeshita
- B Block – Ren Narita defeated HENARE
- B Block – El Phantasmo defeated Hirooki Goto
- B Block – David Finlay defeated Jeff Cobb
- B Block – Yuya Uemura defeated Yota Tsuji
August 12 – Nagaoka:
- A Block – Gabe Kidd defeated Callum Newman
- A Block – Zack Sabre Jr. defeated SANADA
- A Block – Shingo Takagi defeated Jake Lee
- A Block – Shota Umino defeated EVIL
- A Block – Great-O-Khan defeated Tetsuya Naito
August 14 – Hamamatsu:
- B Block – Boltin Oleg defeated Yuya Uemura (Forfeit)
- B Block – HENARE defeated Hirooki Goto
- B Block – David Finlay defeated El Phantasmo
- B Block – Konosuke Takeshita defeated Ren Narita
- B Block – Yota Tsuji defeated Jeff Cobb
August 15 – Chiba:
- G1 Climax 2024 First Round Playoffs – Shingo Takagi defeated Great-O-Khan
- G1 Climax 2024 First Round Playoffs – Yota Tsuji defeated Konosuke Takeshita
August 17 – Tokyo:
- G1 Climax 2024 Semifinal Round – Yota Tsuji defeated David Finlay
- G1 Climax 2024 Semifinal Round – Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Shingo Takagi
August 18 – Tokyo:
- G1 Climax 2024 Finals – Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Yota Tsuji