NJPW G1 Climax 28 Results (7/26) Day 8: SANADA vs. Ibushi
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) held on Tuesday, July 26, its 8th date of the G1 Climax 28, the most prestigious tournament of the company. The show took place from Ao-re Nagaoka, Niigata. The event could be seen live through the official platform of the company New Japan World with comments in English by Kevin Kelly, Don Callis, and Rocky Romero.
It should be remembered that the competition will be developed under the Round Robin format. All the fighters, within their respective block, will face each other throughout the tournament. For each bout won, two points are scored, for a draw due to time limit one, while a loss gives 0 points. In the final of August 12 at the Nippon Budokan, the two leaders of each group will meet to determine the winner of the tournament and the next challenger to the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in the biggest event of the year, Wrestle Kingdom 13, the 4 January 2019.
Below are the full results:
Tag Team Matches:
El Desperado and Minoru Suzuki def. Ren Narita and Michael Elgin via pinfall.
BUSHI and EVIL def. Chase Owens and Hangman Page via pinfall.
Tanga Loa and Bad Luck Fale def. YOH and Jay White via pinfall.
David Finlay and Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Toa Henare and Togi Makabe via pinfall.
SHO and YOSHI-HASHI def. Gedo and Kazuchika Okada via pinfall.
G1 Climax 28 Block B Matches:
Hirooki Goto def. Toru Yano via pinfall.
Tetsuya Naito def. Tama Tonga via pinfall.
Zack Saber Jr. def. Tomohiro Ishii via submission.
Kenny Omega def. Juice Robinson via pinfall.
SANADA def. Kota Ibushi via pinfall.
Block B Classification:
Kenny Omega: 8 points
Tetsuya Naito: 6 points
SANADA: 6 points
Kota Ibushi: 4 points
Tomohiro Ishii: 4 points
Hirooki Goto: 4 points
Zack Saber Jr .: 4 points
Tama Tonga: 2 points
Toru Yano: 2 points
Juice Robinson: 0 point
Below are some shots from tonight’s segment:
GTR!!! @510njpw WINS!!! #G128 #NJPW pic.twitter.com/0iohlwOE9x
— Italo Santana ?? (@BulletClubItal) July 26, 2018
DESTINOOOOOOOO!!!! @s_d_naito WINS!!!#G128 #NJPW pic.twitter.com/WuTSjwTlWS
— Italo Santana ?? (@BulletClubItal) July 26, 2018
ISHII TAPS OUT!!!!! @zacksabrejr WINS!!! #G128 #NJPW pic.twitter.com/Q7naHKtmRk
— Italo Santana ?? (@BulletClubItal) July 26, 2018
ONE WINGED ANGEL!!!! @KennyOmegamanX WINS!!! #G128 #NJPW pic.twitter.com/B9Y00V4FvN
— Italo Santana ?? (@BulletClubItal) July 26, 2018
MOONSAULT!!!!!! @seiyasanada WINS!!! #G128 #NJPW pic.twitter.com/6C5FOjvFsV
— Italo Santana ?? (@BulletClubItal) July 26, 2018
