NJPW G1 Climax 34 night 9 results and latest standings: Shingo Takagi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

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The 2024 G1 Climax resumed on Saturday with a return to Osaka for A Block action.

The main event featured Shingo Takagi and Zack Sabre Jr.

Takagi got the better of the Brit after a 16-minute match with the Last of the Dragon.

ZSJ remains on 8 points, while Takagi joins a crowded 6-point club.

Earlier, EVIL was handed his first defeat of the tournament by Great-O-Khan in a match filled with House of Torture shenanigans courtesy of Dick Togo. Despite this, O-Khan was eventually able to hit The Eliminator for the win. O-Khan advances to 4 points, while EVIL remains atop the block on 10 points.

SANADA defeated Shota Umino in a competitive 16-minute match with an eventual counter of the Death Rider into an O’Connor Bridge. SANADA joins Umino in the 6-point field.

IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Naito got the better of Gabe Kidd with a small package to join Kidd on 6 points.

The opening tournament match saw Jake Lee defeat Callum Newman for his second win of the competition. Lee advances to 4 points, the same total as Newman.

The tournament resumes on Sunday with B Block action at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.

2024 G1 Climax, night 9 results – Yamato Arena, Osaka

  • Konosuke Takeshita, Jeff Cobb, HENARE & Francesco Akira def. Hirooki Goto, Tomoaki Honma, Shoma Kato & Katsuya Murahsima
  • Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin def. David Finlay & Gedo
  • Yuya Uemura & TAKA Michinoku def. El Phantasmo & Jado
  • Yota Tsuji & BUSHI def. Ren Narita & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • A Block: Jake Lee (4) def. Callum Newman (4)
  • A Block: Great-O-Khan (4) def. EVIL (10)
  • A Block: Tetsuya Naito (6) def. Gabe Kidd (6)
  • A Block: SANADA (6) def. Shota Umino (6)
  • A Block: Shingo Takagi (6) def. Zack Sabre Jr. (8)

Latest standings

A Block

Wrestler Win/Loss Points
EVIL 5-1 10
Zack Sabre Jr. 4-2 8
Gabe Kidd 3-3 6
Shota Umino 3-3 6
Shingo Takagi 3-3 6
Tetsuya Naito 3-3 6
SANADA 3-3 6
Callum Newman 2-4 4
Great-O-Khan 2-4 4
Jake Lee 2-4 4

 

B Block

Wrestler Win/Loss Points
David Finlay 3-2 6
Yuya Uemura 3-2 6
Konosuke Takeshita 3-2 6
Jeff Cobb 3-2 6
HENARE 3-2 6
Ren Narita 3-2 6
Oleg Boltin 2-3 4
Hirooki Goto 2-3 4
Yota Tsuji 2-3 4
El Phantasmo 1-4 2

WH Park and Eric Marcotte will host a full review of nights 9 & 10 of the 2024 G1 Climax on Sunday exclusively for POST Wrestling Café members.

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