Various: Playoffs Round Set for NJPW G1 Climax 2024, Scott D’Amore on TNA’s Working Partnership with WWE, Indies

Playoffs Round Set for NJPW G1 Climax 2024

Wednesday’s G1 Climax 2024 event for New Japan Pro Wrestling in Hamamatsu, Japan featured David Finlay winning this year’s B Block and the Playoffs round for this year’s tournament being set.

In regards to B Block, Finlay won the group with a record of 6-3 and scored a total of 12 points while Konosuke Takeshita and Yota Tsuji advanced to the playoffs.

Current bracket and schedule for G1 Climax 2024 Playoffs:

August 15 – Chiba:

• G1 Climax 2024 First Round Playoffs – Shingo Takagi vs. Great-O-Khan
• G1 Climax 2024 First Round Playoffs – Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yota Tsuji

August 17 – Tokyo:

• G1 Climax 2024 Semifinal Round – Zack Sabre Jr. vs. winner of A Block 2nd/3rd Place
• G1 Climax 2024 Semifinal Round – David Finlay vs. winner of B Block 2nd/3rd Place

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Scott D’Amore Comments on TNA’s Current Working Partnership with WWE

A recent episode of the Busted Open Radio podcast featured former TNA Wrestling President Scott D’Amore as the guest. One of the topics discussed included D’Amore’s thoughts about TNA’s current working partnership with WWE.

“I always felt that TNA and WWE should have a working relationship. I’m proud and honored to have been at the forefront of making that happen. I reached out and said, ‘Hey, why aren’t we doing this?’ I want to be clear. Everything that TNA is doing now is them. They are the ones having those conversations. Everything going in now is them. I’m happy that as part of my last few acts in the company, we sold out an amazing venue in Vegas. We set a pay-per-view buy record. If I had to walk out and have the reigns ripped out of my hands and for a little bit my heart ripped out of my chest, I walked out saying I completed the mission. Completed even after I was told I wasn’t going to be there much longer.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

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Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Netflix recently released a new trailer for their upcoming The Queen of Villains series based on legendary Joshi wrestler Dump Matsumoto.

The National Wrestling Alliance announced that they have recently signed Ella Envy to an exclusive contract with the company.

As noted before, TNA Wrestling recently confirmed that this year’s Bound For Glory event will be taking place on October 26th in Detroit, Michigan. PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that TNA officials originally had planned for this year’s event to take place in London, England but decided in the end to remain in the United States instead.

AML Wrestling announced that Jeff Hardy will be making an appearance for the company at their Talk Is Cheap event on August 25th in Salisbury, North Carolina.

Major League Wrestling recently announced one new match for the card of their Summer of the Beasts event on August 29th in New York City, New York:

• 2024 MLW Opera Cup Quarterfinal Round match – Alex Kane vs. Bad Dude Tito

DDT Pro Wrestling recently announced one new match for the card of their September 8th event in Nagoya, Japan:

• Danshoku Dieno, Shuji Ishikawa, & Kota Ibushi vs. Yasu Urano, Michael Nakazawa, & HARASHIMA

Revolution Pro Wrestling recently announced one new match for the card of their 12th Anniversary Show on August 24th in London, England:

• Donovan Dijak vs. Gabe Kidd