The G1 Climax 28 tournament will go down in history as one of the most unique in the history of the event.

Hiroshi Tanahashi would walk away from the G1 with the briefcase this year. Leading up to his victory, however, there were several big moments in the tournament. NJPW counts down the top-5 in the video below:

Top 5 Heated Moments From the G1 Climax 28

5. Sanada defeats Toru Yano

Sanada found a unique way to defeat Toru Yano. The two wrestlers frequently like to tie their opponents up in knots but it would be Sanada who would gain the upper hand this year. He wrapped Yano’s hands around the guardrail with athletic tape and left Yano there to be counted out.

4. Kota Ibushi defeated Kenny Omega

Tomohiro Ishii was the first to defeat Kenny Omega in the G1 Climax this year. It was Omega’s loss to Kota Ibushi on the final night of the round-robin which cost him the block, however.

The two Golden Lovers teammates hadn’t found since they were back in DDT.

3. Tomohiro Ishii defeats Kenny Omega

Ishii and Omega have met 4 times in single’s action. They’ve each beaten the other twice. Ishii defeated Omega in the 1st round of the New Japan Cup in 2017 but then lost a single’s match to him 2 months later at Wrestling Dontaku.

Omega then defeated Ishii in the finals of the inaugural IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship tournament in Long Beach last year. Ishii then even the series between the two on August 4th when he defeated Omega in B Block action.

2. The Firing Squad Ejected

The Firing Squad spent the entire tournament interfering in matches, getting disqualified, and abusing referees. They were finally ejected from the building on the final night of the round-robin tournament.

NJPW President Harold Meij assured fans the Kota Ibushi vs Kenny Omega match would go on without interference and it did.

1. Kazuchika Okada vs Hiroshi Tanahashi – Time Limit Draw

In the final match of the A Block, Tanahashi and Okada went to a time limit draw. Tanahashi only needed a draw to advance but Okada needed a win. Tanahashi will put his briefcase on the line against Okada at Destruction in Kobe on September 23rd.

Hiroshi Tanahashi is now a 3x G1 tournament winner. He defeated Kota Ibushi today in the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan in the finals of G1 Climax 28.

With the victory, Tanahashi earns the right to challenge the champion at WrestleKingdom 13. The G1 winner has had to defend that right before moving onto the Tokyo Dome in recent years, however. As Jay White was the only person to defeat Tanahashi in the tournament, he’s a likely candidate for Tanahashi to defend the G1 briefcase against.

How magnificent is pro-wrestling?? Congrats @tanahashi1_100 #g128
Thanks @njpw1972 @njpwglobal @njpwworld pic.twitter.com/gyF0nlOZNn

— ROCKY ROMERO?? ?? ?? ??“Chico El Luchador” (@azucarRoc) August 12, 2018

Hiroshi Tanahashi G1 Climax 28

G1 Tournament Winner Statistics

The win moves Tanahashi into a tie with Hiroyoshi Tenzan for the 3rd most tournament victories in the G1 lineage. Tenzan and Tanahashi are tied for 2nd most in the modern G1 era beginning in 1991.

• Antonio Inoki
  MSG League tournament victories: 6
  1974, 75, 78, 79, 80, 81
  International Wrestling Grand Prix victorious: 4
  1984, 86, 87, 88
• Masahiro Chono
  G1 Climax victories: 5
  1991, 92, 94, 2002, 2005
• Hiroyoshi Tenzan
  G1 Climax victories: 3
  2003, 2004, 2006
• Hiroshi Tanahashi
  G1 Climax victories: 3
  2007, 2015, 2018

Hiroshi Tanahashi Championship Statistics

Up until they were surpassed by Kazuchika Okada, Tanahashi’s IWGP Heavyweight Championship statistics were the greatest of all-time. He won the title for the first time over 12 years ago. He defeated Giant Bernard (Matt Bloom) in the finals of a tournament to crown a new champion.

• Hiroshi Tanahashi
  • Combined Title Defences: 28 (1st all-time- Okada trails by 3)
  • Combined Days as Champion: 1,358 (2nd most all-time behind Okada)
  • # of reigns: 7 (1st all-time)

Kota Ibushi defeated Kenny Omega in the main event of today’s G1 Climax 28 show in Tokyo, Japan. In front of a sold-out Nippon Budokan, Ibushi pinned Omega after delivering his second Kamigoye.

With the win, Kota Ibushi will advance to tomorrow’s finals against Hiroshi Tanahashi. The winner of the tournament will earn the right to challenge the IWGP Heavyweight Champion in the Tokyo Dome on January 4th, 2019.

The winner of the G1 has earned the Tokyo Dome title shot dating back to 2012. As of yet, no wrestler in that time has dethroned the champion after winning the G1.

Guts, strength and spirit: the duel of the Golden Lovers ?G128?https://t.co/zTmECtL14M#njpw #g128 pic.twitter.com/Ynuvuqs14Q

— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) August 11, 2018

Kenny Omega vs Kota Ibushi III

Tonight’s match was the third all-time between the Golden Lovers and Golden Elite teammates. Ibushi has won all three matches between them.

1. DDT, August 6th, 2008 – Kota Ibushi defeated Kenny Omega (2:1 best 2-of-3 falls hardcore match)
2. DDT, August 18th, 2012 – Kota Ibushi (c) defeated Kenny Omega (KO-D Openweight Title)
3. NJPW G1 Climax 28 B-Block. August 11th, 2018 – Kota Ibushi defeated Kenny Omega

Kota Ibushi vs Hiroshi Tanahashi

Tomorrow’s final between Ibushi and Tanahashi will be the 4th time the two wrestlers have met. Tanahashi leads their all-time series 2-1.

1. G1 Climax 2015 Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Kota Ibushi
2. G1 Climax 2017 Block A: Kota Ibushi defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi
3. NJPW Power Struggle 2017: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Kota Ibushi (IWGP Intercontinental Championship)

The rest of the lineup for tomorrow’s finals has yet to be announced. Rey Mysterio is also scheduled to be on the card but his match has yet to be announced as well.

G1 Climax 28 Night 18 (B-Block) Results

• David Finlay and Michael Elgin defeated Shota Umino and Toa Henare
• Bad Luck Fale and Tanga Loa defeated Chase Owens and Hangman Page
• Marty Scurll and the Young Bucks defeated Jay White and Roppongi 3K
• Bushi and Evil defeated El Desperado and Minoru Suzuki
• Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, and Tomoaki Honma defeated Gedo, Kazuchika Okada, and Yoshi-Hashi
• B-Block
  Toru Yano (10) defeated Tama Tonga (6) via DQ
• B-Block
  Juice Robinson (6) defeated Hirooki Goto
• B-Block
  Tomohiro Ishii (10) defeated Sanada (8)
• B-Block
  Zack Sabre Jr (12) defeated Tetsuya Naito (12)
• B-Block
  Kota Ibushi (12) defeated Kenny Omega (12)

Kota Ibushi advances based on having the best record of all 4 wrestlers tied with 12 points in the block.

The G1 Climax 28 tournament is down to its final 3 nights.

The final night of the round-robin tournaments for Block A and Block B will run on Friday and Saturday respectively. Then, the tournament finals will take place on Sunday in Tokyo.

Below are the updated standings, schedule, and winning scenarios for those still with a chance to win their block.

G1 Climax tie-breaker rules: 

• A tie between two wrestlers is broken based on the result in their 1-on-1 match.
• If 2 or more wrestlers are tied at the end of round-robin the winner is determined based on which wrestler has the most points in only the matches against the other wrestlers they are tied with.

A-Block Standings

1. Hiroshi Tanahashi – 14pts
2. Jay White – 12pts
3. Kazuchika Okada – 12pts
4. EVIL – 8pts
5. Minoru Suzuki – 8pts
6. Michael Elgin – 6ptts
7. Hangman Page – 6pts
8. Bad Luck Fale – 6pts
9. Togi Makabe – 4pts
10. Yoshi-Hashi 4pts

A-Block Remaining Matches:

Friday, August 10th, 2018:

• Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kazuchika Okada
• Togi Makabe vs Michael Elgin
• Jay White vs EVIL
• YOSHI-HASHI vs Hangman Page
• Bad Luck Fale vs Minoru Suzuki

A-Block Winning Scenarios

In the A-Block only Tanahashi, Jay White, and Okada can advance.

Hiroshi Tanahashi winning scenarios and tie-breakers:

• A win or a draw vs Okada is all Tanahashi needs.
• Tanahashi lost to Jay White and will face Okada on the final night.

Jay White winning scenarios and tie-breakers:

• White defeats Evil and Okada defeats Tanahashi.
• White holds the tie-breaker over both Okada and Tanahashi due to beating both of them. Any 3-way tie between them goes to White.

Kazuchika Okada winning scenarios and tie-breakers:

• Okada needs to defeat Tanahashi and EVIL needs to defeat Jay White or White vs EVIL goes to a draw.
• Okada lost to White and will face Tanahashi on the final night of the round-robin.

B-Block Standings

1. Kenny Omega – 12pts
2. Tetsuya Naito – 12pts
3. Kota Ibushi – 10pts
4. Zack Sabre Jr – 10pts
5. Sanada – 8pts
6. Tomohiro Ishii – 8pts
7. Hirooki Goto – 6pts
8. Tama Tonga – 6pts
9. Juice Robinson – 4pts
10. Toru Yano – 4pts

B-Block Upcoming Matches

Saturday, August 11th, 2018

• Juice Robinson vs Hirooki Goto
• Tomohiro Ishii vs SANADA
• Toru Yano vs Tama Tonga
• Kenny Omega vs Kota Ibushi
• Tetsuya Naito vs Zack Sabre Jr

B-Block Winning Scenarios

Kenny Omega winning scenarios and tie-breakers:

• If Omega defeats Ibushi he wins B-Block.
• A draw and a Tetsuya Naito loss or draw to Zack Sabre Jr. also wins the Block for Omega.
• Omega holds the tie-breakers over Naito and ZSJ and will face Ibushi on the final night of the tournament.

Tetsuya Naito winning scenarios and tie-breakers:

• Naito needs a win over Zack Sabre Jr. and an Omega loss or draw with Kota Ibushi.
• Naito can moveon with a draw and a draw between Omega and Ibushi as well.

Kota Ibushi Winning Scenarios and tie-breakers

• Ibushi needs to beat Omega and ZSJ needs to beat Naito.
• Ibushi holds the tie-breaker over ZSJ and Naito so he takes a 3-way tie between the three. He will face Omega on the final night.

If Zack Sabre Jr defeats Naito and Ibushi defeats Omega there will be a 4-way tie for first place in the block with 12 points. In that scenario, Kota Ibushi would move on as he would have the tie-breaker over all 3. Based on this, Zack Sabre Jr is mathematically eliminated.

Juice Robinson has two matches remaining in the round-robin portion of this year’s G1 Climax tournament. So far, Juice has only managed a 2W-5L record. Last year in his first-ever G1, he finished with 8pts and a 4W-5L record.

He still has a chance to tie his record from last year. He’ll have to defeat Tomohiro Ishii and Hirooki Goto for that to happen, however. Juice commented on his performance in the tournament thus far and his upcoming matches recently backstage.

Juice Robinson G1 Climax 28

“What am I dead last? Do I even deserve to have this on my shoulder?” Robinson asked in regard to his IWGP United States Championship. “Well, we’re about to find out.”

Robinson is referring to the potential he will have to defend his championship against any and possibly all of the competitors who have defeated him in the G1 tournament thus far.

He has lost round-robin matches to Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega, Tama Tonga, Tetsuya Naito, and Zack Sabre Jr. It’s unlikely Omega would choose to challenge for the US title as he is already the IWGP Heavyweight Champion. Naito has already said NJPW has too many titles and probably won’t challenge Juice for the title either. Ibushi will likely be involved in another angle as well. Either Tama Tonga or Zack Sabre Jr could challenge Juice in the near future, however.

The G1 Climax 28 has completed 13 shows so far. There are still another 6 to go. With the A-Block only having two matches left and the B-Block just 3, we can start to see who could realistically win this thing.

G1 Climax tie-breaker rules: 

• A tie between two wrestlers is broken based on the result in their 1-on-1 match.
• If 2 or more wrestlers are tied at the end of round-robin the winner is determined based on which wrestler has the most points in only the matches against the other wrestlers they are tied with.

G1 Climax 28 A-Block (2 nights remaining)

The A-Block is likely coming down to the Kazuchika Okada vs Hiroshi Tanahashi match on the final night of the round-robin on August 10th.

Jay White holds the tie-breaker over both Okada and Tanahashi, however, so if he wins his remaining two matches and Okada beats Tanahashi on the final night, then he’d move on to the finals. White would move on to the finals with most multi-person tie situations as a result of his victories over both Okada and Tanahashi early in the tournament. Suzuki lost to both Okada and Tanahashi (although he did beat Evil and Jay White), so I believe he is mathematically eliminated at this point (there is a lot of math here and I’m no Scott Steiner)

If Evil wins his remaining two matches against Jay White and Okada and Okada beats Tanahashi on the final night, then he’d move on.

• Hiroshi Tanahashi (12pts)
• Jay White (10pts)
• Kazuchika Okada (10pts)
• Evil (8pts)
• Minoru Suzuki (8pts) – eliminated (I’m pretty sure)
• Michael Elgin (6pts) – eliminated
• Bad Luck Fale (6pts) – eliminated
• Hangman Page (4pts) – eliminated
• Togi Makabe (4pts) – eliminated
• Yoshi-Hashi (2pts) – eliminated

Remaining Matches:

Night 15 (A Block)
August 5th, 2018

• Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Michael Elgin
• Togi Makabe vs Jay White
• Kazuchika Okada vs EVIL
• YOSHI-HASHI vs Bad Luck Fale
• Hangman Page vs Minoru Suzuki

Night 17 (A Block)
August 10th, 2018

• Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kazuchika Okada
• Togi Makabe vs Michael Elgin
• Jay White vs EVIL
• YOSHI-HASHI vs Hangman Page
• Bad Luck Fale vs Minoru Suzuki

G1 Climax 28 B-Block (3 matches remaining)

With a record of 5 wins and 0 losses, Kenny Omega is just 2 wins away from clinching the B-Block. He’s only got 3 matches left, however, meaning he could clinch the block before the final night of the round-robin.

If Omega defeats Tomohiro Ishii tomorrow, he’d only need to defeat Toru Yano on August 8th to win the group. Naito would need Omega to lose 2 of his final 3 matches due to Omega having the tie-breaker over him. Ibushi needs Omega to lose to either Ishii or Yano otherwise he would be mathematically eliminated by the time he faces Omega on the final night.

• Kenny Omega (12pts)
• Tetsuya Naito (10pts)
• Kota Ibushi (8pts)
• Sanada (6pts) – eliminated
• Zack Sabre Jr (6pts) – eliminated
• Hirooki Goto (4pts) – eliminated
• Tomohiro Ishii (4pts) – eliminated
• Juice Robinson (4pts) – eliminated
• Tama Tonga (4pts) – elminated
• Toru Yano (2pts) – eliminated

Night 14 (B Block)
August 4th, 2018

• Juice Robinson vs Zack Sabre Jr
• Hirooki Goto vs Tama Tonga
• Tomohiro Ishii vs Kenny Omega **
• Toru Yano vs SANADA
• Tetsuya Naito vs Kota Ibushi ***

** If Omega wins he only needs to win his next match (against Yano) to clinch the block

*** If Naito loses and Omega beats Ishii, Naito is eliminated.

Night 16 (B Block)
August 8th, 2018

• Juice Robinson vs Tomohiro Ishii
• Hirooki Goto vs Zack Sabre Jr
• Toru Yano vs Kenny Omega **
• Kota Ibushi vs Tama Tonga ***
• Tetsuya Naito vs SANADA

** If Omega beats Ishii on Night 14 and defeats Yano here, he clinches the block.

Night 18 (B Block)
August 11th, 2018

• Juice Robinson vs Hirooki Goto
• Tomohiro Ishii vs SANADA
• Toru Yano vs Tama Tonga
• Kenny Omega vs Kota Ibushi
• Tetsuya Naito vs Zack Sabre Jr

The G1 Climax 28 tournament is 3 shows into their 19 show tour. To keep everyone up-to-date with the tournament thus far we’ve put together a list of the most recommended matches thus far in the tournament. Below that we have the upcoming scheduled with key matches highlighted and the updated standings.

All matches and events air with english commentary on NJPWWorld.com 

Recommended Matches G1 Climax 28 (Nights 1 – 3) (Non-Spoiler)

1. Zack Sabre Jr. vs Kota Ibushi (night 2) (B Block)

2018 has been a breakthrough year for Zack Sabre Jr in NJPW. Winning the New Japan Cup solidified him as someone who will have IWGP-endorsed titles around his waist at some point.

At a recent NJPW Strong Style Evolved UK show, ZSJ pinned Kazuchika Okada. ZSJ has defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (NJ Cup Finals), Tetsuya Naito (NJ Cup opening round), and Okada this year. He’ll get a chance to wrestle Omega later in the tournament, which is pretty much the only big name he has left to beat.

This match from night 2 in the B block is also a rematch from the quarter-finals of the New Japan Cup when the referee stopped the match after Ibushi passed out in a submission. Ibushi is the only of ZSJ’s 4 opponents in the tournament not to actually submit.

2. Kenny Omega vs Tetsuya Naito (night 2) (B Block)

If you’re an NJPW fan this match doesn’t require any selling. They are the two most popular stars in the company, including Kazuchika Okada.

Here are just a few other statistics as to why this match was important:

• It’s a rematch of the finals last year when Naito defeated Omega.
• In 2016, Omega defeated Naito in the round-robin en route to winning the tournament.
• It’s just the 3rd time they’ve faced each other in a single’s match.
• Omega’s recent comments about how the Japanese wrestlers don’t go to the gym as much as the international wrestlers do seems to have hit a nerve with Naito. Omega frequently makes statements about not liking LIJ. At some point, an LIJ vs Bullet Club rivalry is coming.
• Since Omega is the IWGP Heavyweight Champion, a win here would put him in line for a future shot against Omega.
• They are also the last two men to win the G1.
• This match is currently the highest-rated by users of the statistics-based website, Cagematch, with a 9.53 rating as of this writing.

3. Hangman Page vs Bad Luck Fale (night 1) (A Block)

This is the first match of the Bullet Club OG vs The Elite angle. It’s not recommended viewing so much for its athleticism as it is for its spectacle and storyline development.

Also, Bad Luck Fale keeps shouting “F*** em” and that’s pretty funny.

4. Hangman Page vs Michael Elgin (night 3)  (A Block)

Kevin Kelly pointed out on commentary that these two met three times in Ring of Honor. This would have been when Page was just developing. He really shows just how much he’s developed in this match. His style meshes with Elgin’s strongman style well. Elgin is all slimmed down and looks to be in great shape too.

5. EVIL vs Michael Elgin (night 2) (B Block)

Speaking of Michael Elgin being in good shape, he demonstrated this in a different way during this match. Elgin and EVIL do some reversals and sequences in this match which are pretty impressive to see.

6. Jay White vs Kazuchika Okada (night 1) (A Block)

The story behind this match is White has said ever since he joined CHAOS that one day he’d face Okada. White is sort of the black sheep of the stable and Rocky Romero has frequently mentioned this on commentary.

Romero would grow further frustrated with White as this match wore on. White and CHAOS is a storyline which could take time to develop or it could combust quickly, we’ll just have to see.

Other recommended matches

• Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Minoru Suzuki (night 1)
• Jay White Hiroshi Tanahashi (night 3)
• Bad Luck Fale vs Kazuchika Okada (for storyline purposes…) (night 3)

Upcoming Schedule

Single’s champions are highlighted

“Night 4 (B Block)
July 19th, 2018

• Juice Robinson vs Kota Ibushi
• Hirooki Goto vs Kenny Omega
• Tomohiro Ishii vs Tetsuya Naito
• Toru Yano vs Zack Sabre Jr
• SANADA vs Tama Tonga

Night 5 (A Block)
July 20th, 2018

• Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Bad Luck Fale
• Togi Makabe vs EVIL
• Michael Elgin vs Jay White
• Kazuchika Okada vs Hangman Page
• YOSHI-HASHI vs Minoru Suzuki

Night 6 (B Block)
July 21st, 2018

• Juice Robinson vs Tetsuya Naito
• Hirooki Goto vs Tomohiro Ishii
• Toru Yano vs Kota Ibushi
• Kenny Omega vs Tama Tonga
  • Every Kenny Omega match is important because it can lead to a future title match. This match, however, is also important for storyline purposes. If Tonga wins this match it could set up a Tama Tonga vs Kenny Omega IWGP Heavyweight title match at the September 30th show in Long Beach. That is just speculation, however.
  • This is a big match in the career of Tama Tonga.
• SANADA vs Zack Sabre Jr

Night 7 (A Block)
July 22nd, 2018

• Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Hangman Page
• Togi Makabe vs Kazuchika Okada
• Michael Elgin vs YOSHI-HASHI
• Jay White vs Minoru Suzuki
• EVIL vs Bad Luck Fale

Night 8 (B Block)
July 26th, 2018

• Juice Robinson vs Kenny Omega
• Hirooki Goto vs Tou Yano
• Tomohiro Ishii vs Zack Sabre Jr
• Tetsuya Naito vs Tama Tonga
• SANADA vs Kota Ibushi

Night 9 (A Block)
July 27th, 2018

• Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Togi Makabe
• Michael Elgin vs Minoru Suzuki
• Kazuchika Okada vs YOSHI-HASHI
• Jay White vs Bad Luck Fale
• EVIL vs Hangman Page

Night 10 (B Block)
July 28th, 2018

• Juice Robinson vs Toru Yano
• Hirooki Goto vs Tetsuya Naito
• Tomohiro Ishii vs Kota Ibushi
• Kenny Omega vs SANADA
• Tama Tonga vs Zack Sabre Jr.

Night 11 (A Block)
July 30th, 2018

• Hiroshi Tanahashi vs YOSHI-HASHI
• Togi Makabe vs Bad Luck Fale
• Michael Elgin vs Kazuchika Okada
• Jay White vs Hangman Page
• EVIL vs Minoru Suzuki

Night 12 (B Block)
August 1st, 2018

• Juice Robinson vs SANADA
• Hirooki Goto vs Kota Ibushi
• Tomohiro Ishii vs Tama Tonga
• Toru Yano vs Tetsuya Naito
• Kenny Omega vs Zack Sabre Jr

Night 13 (A Block)
August 2nd, 2018

• Hiroshi Tanahashi vs EVIL
• Togi Makabe vs Hangman Page
• Michael Elgin vs Bad Luck Fale
• Kazuchika Okada vs Minoru Suzuki
  • The first time these two met was in 2013. Suzuki defeated Okada that night. Okada has won the last 4 NJPW matches between them, however. His victories include 2 IWGP Heavyweight title defenses and 2 matches in G1 round-robin matches.
  • The last time they faced each other was actually outside NJPW, however. They met in the main event of Minoru Suzuki’s 30th Anniversary “Great Pirates Festival”. In the pouring rain, the two went to a time limit draw.
• Jay White vs YOSHI-HASHI

Night 14 (B Block)
August 4th, 2018

• Juice Robinson vs Zack Sabre Jr
  • A Zack Sabre Junior victory here would put him in line for a shot at the IWGP United States Championship. ZSJ is one of the big names NJPW has to showcase to their European audience and Juice is becoming that for their American audience.
  • This seems like it could be an important match for NJPW’s international markets but it could also just be a good wrestling match.
• Hirooki Goto vs Tama Tonga
• Tomohiro Ishii vs Kenny Omega
• Toru Yano vs SANADA
• Tetsuya Naito vs Kota Ibushi

Night 15 (A Block)
August 5th, 2018

• Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Michael Elgin
• Togi Makabe vs Jay White
• Kazuchika Okada vs EVIL
• YOSHI-HASHI vs Bad Luck Fale
• Hangman Page vs Minoru Suzuki

Night 16 (B Block)
August 8th, 2018

• Juice Robinson vs Tomohiro Ishii
• Hirooki Goto vs Zack Sabre Jr
• Toru Yano vs Kenny Omega
  • Yano’s inclusion in the G1 seems to really upset some people. His comedy is also seen as a way of breaking up the monotony of serious single’s matches but some feel the G1 should be a straight-up serious tournament.
  • Omega and Yano matches in this tournament before have been both hilarious and controversial. This one will likely be as well. Yano is saying he is trying not to cheat this tournament but somehow I don’t see that holding up…
• Kota Ibushi vs Tama Tonga
• Tetsuya Naito vs SANADA

Night 17 (A Block)
August 10th, 2018

• Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kazuchika Okada
  • This will be the main event of the night and is arguably the biggest rivalry in NJPW history.
  • We won’t know exactly what is on the line until match time, however.
• Togi Makabe vs Michael Elgin
• Jay White vs EVIL
• YOSHI-HASHI vs Hangman Page
• Bad Luck Fale vs Minoru Suzuki

Night 18 (B Block)
August 11th, 2018

• Juice Robinson vs Hirooki Goto
• Tomohiro Ishii vs SANADA
• Toru Yano vs Tama Tonga
• Kenny Omega vs Kota Ibushi
  • The Golden Lovers collide!
  • They’ve met each other twice before, each time in DDT in 2008. Ibushi won both matches.
  • By the time this match comes about, we’ll no more about how it could impact the standings.
• Tetsuya Naito vs Zack Sabre Jr

Night 19 (Finals)
August 12th, 2018

• A Block Winner vs B Block Winner”

G1 Climax 28 Results (Nights 1-3)

Night 1 (A Block)
July 14th, 2018

• Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Minoru Suzuki
• Togi Makabe defeated YOSHI-HASHI
• Michael Elgin defeated EVIL
• Jay White defeated Kazuchika Okada
• Hangman Page defeated Bad Luck Fale via DQ

Night 2 (B-Block)
July 15th, 2018

• Tama Tonga defeated Juice Robinson
• Hirooki Goto defeated SANADA
• Tomohiro Ishii defeated Toru Yano
• Kenny Omega defeated Tetsuya Naito
• Kota Ibushi defeated Zack Sabre Jr

Night 3 (A Block)
July 16th, 2018

• Jay White defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi
• Togi Makabe defeated Minoru Suzuki
• Michael Elgin defeated Hangman Page
• Bad Luck Fale defeated Kazuchika Okada
• EVIL defeated YOSHI-HASHI

Standings:

Block A

• Michael Elgin – 4pts
• Togi Makabe – 4pts
• Jay White – 4pts
• EVIL – 2pts
• Bad Luck Fale – 2pts
• Hangman Page – 2pts
• Hiroshi Tanahashi – 2pts
• Minoru Suzuki – 2pts
• Kazuchika Okada – 0pts
• YOSHI-HASHI – 0pts

Block B

• Hirooki Goto 2pts
• Kota Ibushi 2pts
• Tomohiro Ishii 2pts
• Kenny Omega 2pts
• Tama Tonga 2pts
• Tetsuya Naito 0pts
• Juice Robinson 0pts
• Zack Sabre Jr 0pts
• SANADA 0pts
• Toru Yano 0pts