New Japan Pro Wrestling’s annual G1 Climax is widely regarded as the greatest tournament in pro wrestling today. Two blocks of competitors are competing in a round robin format to determine the number 1 contender to Kenny Omega’s IWGP Heavyweight Championship at January 4th’s Wrestle Kingdom. The tournament is nearing the later stages and here are the results from Night 16:
Tomohiro Ishii b. Juice Robinson – Ishii took the pinfall win after hitting an Enziguri followed by a Brainbuster
Zack Sabre, Jr. b. Hirooki Goto – ZSJ took the pinfall win with the European Clutch
Tama Tonga b. Kota Ibushi – Tonga took the pinfall win after hitting a modified ‘pop-up’ Gun Stun
Toru Yano b. Kenny Omega – Yano took the pinfall win after Tama Tonga hit a Gun Stun on Omega and put Yano on top of the IWGP Heavyweight Champion
Tetsuya Naito b. SANADA – Naito took the pinfall win after hitting the Destino on his Los Ingobernables De Japon stablemate
Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega and Tetsuya Naito are now all capable of winning B Block. Ibushi and Omega HAVE to win to make it to the final as they both have a tiebreaker win over Naito. If Omega vs Ibushi ends in a draw and Naito wins against Zack Sabre Jr then he wins B Block
Here’s the updated standings:
| Tanahashi | 14 | Kenny Omega | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay White | 12 | Tetsuya Naito | 12 |
| Kazuchika Okada | 12 | Kota Ibushi | 10 |
| Evil | 8 | Zack Sabre Jr. | 10 |
| Minoru Suzuki | 8 | Sanada | 8 |
| Michael Elgin | 6 | Tomohiro Ishii | 8 |
| Hangman Page | 6 | Hirooki Goto | 6 |
| Bad Luck Fale | 6 | Tama Tonga | 6 |
| Togi Makabe | 4 | Juice Robinson | 4 |
| Yoshi-Hashi | 4 | Toru Yano | 4 |
You can find the results for Night 1 here, Night 2 here, Night 3 here, Night 4 here, Night 5 here, Night 6 here, Night 7 here, Night 8 here, Night 9 here, Night 10 here, Night 11 here, Night 12 here, Night 13 here, Night 14 here and Night 15 here.
