[Spoilers] G1 Climax 35 Night Seventeen (8/14) Results – Quarterfinals

Satoshi Kojima, Taichi def Shoma Kato, YOSHI-HASHI — (7:02, Lariat)

• YH was slightly in the camera shot during Taichi’s entrance performance, and Taichi literally waved him out of the way which made YH sulk in the corner for a minute.

• Post-entrances, Shoma Kato steps up and starts yelling at Taichi; eventually he agrees to start.

• Pretty fun, largely due to the interactions between the old Kojimagun members.

• Post match, Taichi paces around the outside until finally coming back in. Kojima offers a handshake. Taichi considers itfor a bit, but then turns around and leaves.

Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi, Ren Narita, SANADA def Jado, El Phantasmo, Toru Yano, Boltin Oleg — (6:45, Knee Bar)

• ELP puts his glasses on Boltin during his entrance announcement, and seconds later HoT pounce; surely jealous of the premium color-changing LED shades that you can purchase if you’re attending any of the remaining G1 shows.

• Yuj keeps ELP in the ring while everyone else goes to the outside.

• Hot Shenanigans level: moderate, but all within the ring.

• There were a couple of minutes of Boltin and SANADA in the middle of this that were really good.

• Post match, HoT just kind of stood around awkwardly while the faces left. Like I was legit wondering if maybe the face team all forgot there was supposed to be a post-match angle; though I don’t think that’s what actually happened.

Jakob Austin Young, Callum Newman, Great-O-Khan def Katsuya Murashima, Yuya Uemura, Hiroshi Tanahashi — (8:37, Diving Foot Stomp)

• Callum has altered his nickname and is just “The Prince.” Maybe a little too on the nose considering he’s obviously taken a lot of inspiration from Prince Devitt lately.

• If you missed the AEW Dynamite news, Tanahashi’s last UK match is as part of Team Ospreay in a Lights Out Cage Match; along with Darby Allin, Kenny, and Ibushi vs Mox, Claudio, Gabe, and the Bucks.

• Callum plays around with Yuya during his entrance, mocking how he thinks Yuya’s Sun pose looks like he’s asking for a hug.

• Post-entrances everyone stands off. GOK and Tana are the ones who end up indicating to their teammates that they want to start.

• Yeah, let’s just let UE lean heel again. Or split them up so those who’ll thrive as heels can do so elsewhere.

• Post match, there’s a little staredown between the teams as Yuya and Tana help Mutashima out of the ring. Once he’s out, Callum chucks an ice pack right onto him.

Taiji Ishimori, Drilla Moloney def Daiki Nagai, Shingo Takagi — (7:40, Bone Lock)

• Nagai starts a pec popping contest with Ishimori and Drilla, the calls Ishimori out to start.

• Worth watching. Drilla and Shingo basically picked up where they left off last night. Towards the end Drilla legit had to check to see if he lost/was in the process of losing a tooth (did not appear to be).

• Ishimori felt he had to cheat (low blow) to beat Nagai.

• Post match, Shingo and Drilla taunted each other in Japanese.

• In his Backstage Comments, Shingo calls out Gabe Kidd for being healthy enough to be announced for Forbidden Door but not to be on these shows as an NJPW Champion.

DOUKI, Don Fale, EVIL^{[w/Dick Togo]} def Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa, Zack Sabre Jr. — (7:05, Elbow Drop)

• During his entrance announcement, Zack holds up the title and gets right in EVIL’s face.

• The House wait until TMDK are just about ready to start to jump them. DOUKI and Oiwa are left in the ring.

• Hot Shenanigans level: high. Lots of pipe.

• Towards the end of the match, EVIL takes Zack into the stands and they exchange submissions. EVIL ends the exchange with a low blow and then assaults a YL. (Speaking of, I don’t think I’ve seen Aaron Wolf at ringside tonight?). EVIL then goes to the ring and holds up the WHC.

• Zack grabs/dons a bunch of chairs and runs after the House.

G1 Quarterfinal: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA^{[w/Rocky Romero]} (B3) def David Finlay^[w/Gedo] (A2) — (17:12, Raging Fire)

• Pre-lockup crowd poll is started by a TAKE fan, but the Finlays overtake them.

• Finlay starts with the dirty tactics early, bringing TAKE to the outside and setting up some tables.

• Pretty fucking excellent.

• Who do I have to speak to about committing to face Finlay/War Dogs? I’m not saying abandon what got them the love, just make them like 20% more respectful and we’re printing even more money.

• Post match, TAKE is visibly emotional as he stares down Finlay while he rolls out of the ring. Finlay then sits against the ringside railing for a minute, looking up at TAKE as he celebrates, before leaving.

• TAKE faces ZSJ in the semis.

G1 Quarterfinal: Yota Tsuji^{[w/Daiki Nagai]} (A3) def Shota Umino (B2) — (28:18, Gene Blaster)

• Tsuji disrobes before reaching the ring to reveal his big match trunks, last seen during the draw with Gabe Kidd.

• Shota is focused enough to skip all fanservice. After his entrance, Tsuji gestures him to the middle of the ring for a very brief staredown.

• Pre-lockup crowd poll between “Yota” and “Shota” is always really hard to discern; I think the Yotas were louder.

• Yeah, the kids are alright. Shota worked the STF a lot in the beginning and I think segments of that were maybe just a tad slow, but that’s a nitpick. Tsuji used excursion mentor Ultimo Guerrero’s Guerrero Special in the finishing sequence.

• Tsuji promo. He doesn’t quite know what Umino’s Second Chapter is all about. But he knows that Shota needs believe in himself and keep moving forwards. It isn’t about choosing the right path, it’s about finding Shota’s unique path. And if you keep your individuality, you’ll be among the best. I know you have to be up at the top with me, and I know we’ll have to do this again. (Shota leaves.) I have chosen my own path, forged my own way, and I believe in myself and in NJPW. I have chosen this life, and I put myself on the line every time I step into the cerulean blue, and when I say “Are you ready?” I’m also talking to myself. New Japan has seemingly entered a new era, but true change hasn’t come yet. So now, I’ll say it again; are you ready? I will carry New Japan Pro Wrestling.

• As he’s leaving, Tsuji steps over the railing to stand right in front of Tanahashi (on Japanese comms).

• Tsuji faces EVIL in the semis.

——G1 35 Semifinals——

KONOSUKE TAKESHITA (B3) vs Zack Sabre Jr.. (B1)

Yota Tsuji (A3) vs EVIL (A1)

——G1 35 Quarterfinals——

Shota Umino (B2) vs Yota Tsuji (A3) — winner faces EVIL (A1) in semis

David Finlay (A2) vs KONOSUKE TAKESHITA (B3) — winner faces Zack Sabre Jr. (B1) in semis

——Block Standings——

A Block

1st) EVIL — 12 points (6-3) — wins: Callum, Tsuji, Taichi, Oiwa, Oleg, Tana – losses: SANADA, Yuya, Finlay

2nd) David Finlay — 10 points (5-4) — wins: SANADA, Oleg, EVIL, Tsuji, Yuya – losses: Oiwa, Taichi, Tana, Callum

3rd) Yota Tsuji — 10 points (5-4) — wins: SANADA, Yuya, Oiwa, Oleg, Callum – losses: EVIL, Taichi, Tana, Finlay

——Eliminated (in order of Elim)——

Yuya Uemura — 10 points (5-4) — wins: Oleg, Callum, EVIL, Tana, Oiwa – losses: Taichi, Tsuji, SANADA, Finlay

Hiroshi Tanahashi — 8 points (4-5)

Boltin Oleg — 10 points (5-4) — wins: Oiwa, Tana, SANADA, Callum, Taichi – losses: Yuya, Tsuji, Finlay, EVIL

Callum Newman — 8 points (4-5)

Ryohei Oiwa — 8 points (4-5)

SANADA — 8 points (4-5)

Taichi — 6 points (3-6)

B Block

——Qualified——

1st) Zack Sabre Jr. — 14 points (7-2) — wins: Gabe (ff), ELP, TAKE, GOK, Shingo, Drilla, YH – losses: Ren, Shota

2nd) Shota Umino — 12 points (6-3) — wins: ELP, ZSJ, Gabe (ff), YH, TAKE, GOK – losses: Drilla, Ren, Shingo

3rd) TAKESHITA — 12 points (6-3) — wins: Gabe, GOK, Shingo, Drilla, YH, Ren – losses: ELP, ZSJ, Shota

——Eliminated (in order of Elim)——

Ren Narita — 10 points (5-4) — wins: ZSJ, ELP, Gabe (ff), Shota, GOK – losses: YH, Drilla, Shingo, TAKE

Shingo Takagi — 10 points (5-4) — wins: Gabe (ff), Shota, ELP, Ren, Drilla – losses: YH, GOK, TAKE, ZSJ

GOK — 8 points (4-5)

Drilla Moloney — 8 points (4-5)

YOSHI-HASHI — 8 points (4-5)

El Phantasmo — 8 points (4-5)

Gabe Kidd — 0 points (0-1) (matches actually wrestled) — Withdrawn due to injury

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