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 has now begun and here are the results from Night 6:
Toru Yano b. Kota Ibushi – Yano took the win by pinfall using a Schoolboy. This followed a low blow and a chop block whilst Ibushi’s wrists were taped together
SANADA b. Zack Sabre, Jr. – SANADA took the pinfall win with a bridging prawn hold
Tetsuya Naito b. Juice Robinson – Naito took the win over the US Champion using the Destino
Kenny Omega b. Tama Tonga by – Omega took the win via DQ after Tonga hit a Gun Stun on referee Red Shoes
Tomohiro Ishii b. Hirooki Goto – Ishii took the pinfall win with the Vertical Drop Brainbuster
Here are the updated standings:
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay White | 6 | Kenny Omega | 6 |
| Michael Elgin | 4 | Kota Ibushi | 4 |
| Evil | 4 | Tomohiro Ishii | 4 |
| Togi Makabe | 4 | Tetsuya Naito | 4 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | 4 | Sanada | 4 |
| Bad Luck Fale | 2 | Hirooki Goto | 2 |
| Kazuchika Okada | 2 | Zack Sabre Jr. | 2 |
| Hangman Page | 2 | Tama Tonga | 2 |
| Minoru Suzuki | 2 | Toru Yano | 2 |
| Yoshi-Hashi | 0 | Juice Robinson | 0 |
You can find the results for Night 1 here, Night 2 here, Night 3 here, Night 4 here and Night 5 here. Don’t forget that SEScoops staff writers Ian Carey and Jake Jeremy are posting their predictions for the tournament and you can check out how they fared with Night 6’s predictions right here.
