Konosuke Takeshita held onto his A Block lead by defeating Hirooki Goto in Saturday’s G1 Climax 36 main event.
Takeshita moved to 10 points at Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall, two ahead of Yota Tsuji and Boltin Oleg.
Tsuji defeated Ryohei Oiwa in the semi-main event, while Oleg needed only 90 seconds to beat SANADA.
NJPW announced an attendance of 2,255.
Full results
- Callum Newman & Zane Jay def. Toru Yano & Tatsuya Matsumoto (4:56)
- Drilla Moloney & Daiki Nagai def. Aaron Wolf & Taisei Nakahara (7:56)
- Ren Narita & Dick Togo def. Yuya Uemura & Masatora Yasuda (4:45)
- Zack Sabre Jr. & Hartley Jackson def. OSKAR & Gedo (5:13)
- A Block: Boltin Oleg [8] def. SANADA [4] (1:30)
- A Block: Yuto-Ice [6] def. Jake Lee [4] (10:37)
- A Block: Shingo Takagi [6] def. Great-O-Khan [4] (9:56)
- A Block: Yota Tsuji [8] def. Ryohei Oiwa [6] (19:37)
- A Block: Konosuke Takeshita [10] def. Hirooki Goto [4] (18:04)
Konosuke Takeshita vs. Hirooki Goto
Takeshita defeated Goto to record his fifth victory in six block matches.
Goto focused on Takeshita’s neck but Takeshita created separation with an exploder suplex followed with a dive to the floor, although the damage to his neck continued to affect him.
An Akiyama Knee connected, but Goto responded with an Ushigoroshi and a reverse GTR. Takeshita survived a lariat before Goto took him out from the top rope for a near fall.
Takeshita landed a rolling elbow and the Wagamama Knee, but Goto countered a Raging Fire attempt. The former G1 winner followed with a kick and the GTW.
Goto could not complete the GTR. Takeshita instead delivered his version of the move for two, only for Goto to stop another Wagamama Knee with a lariat.
A Murder Elbow put Takeshita back in control, and the Raging Fire secured the pin at 18:04.
Yota Tsuji vs. Ryohei Oiwa
Tsuji moved into a tie for second place by defeating Oiwa in a match between wrestlers who entered on six points.
The IWGP Heavyweight Champion targeted Oiwa’s ribs and abdomen with body shots and knees. He continued the strategy with a top-rope Frankensteiner and a Boston crab.
Oiwa endured the punishment and attacked Tsuji’s right arm, which had been damaged during his match against Yuto-Ice. He also worked over the champion’s head and neck with a DDT and Doctor Bomb.
Three German suplexes brought Oiwa near victory. Tsuji later escaped an attempted Grip lariat and sent Oiwa over the top rope with a suplex before following with a suicide dive.
Oiwa applied a sleeper and headlock but gave up the position to attempt the Grip again. Tsuji countered with a short Gene Blaster and hit the Silver Lining.
Oiwa avoided both the Fire Blaster and the pinning combination that Tsuji had used to defeat him during the 2025 tournament. Tsuji escaped another headlock with a modified Fire Blaster, then landed the full version for the victory.
Shingo Takagi vs. Great-O-Khan
O-Khan attacked Takagi during his entrance and dragged him to the arena restrooms, responding to Takagi’s previous claim that his matches had become bathroom breaks.
The match officially began after they returned to ringside. O-Khan later suplexed Takagi on the floor and attempted to use two chairs before the referee intervened.
Takagi tried to deliver Made in Japan outside the ring, but O-Khan countered with a TTD. The United Empire member then sent Takagi into an exposed turnbuckle.
Takagi reversed a third attempt with a drop toe hold into the exposed steel. Last of the Dragon followed, bringing Takagi to six points.
Yuto-Ice vs. Jake Lee
Lee attacked Yuto-Ice during his entrance, starting a fight around the arena before the bell.
Lee attempted to handcuff Yuto-Ice after the referee was knocked down. Yuto-Ice instead cuffed himself to Lee and struck him repeatedly before Lee escaped and restrained his opponent.
With Yuto-Ice unable to defend himself, Lee attacked and bit his injured pectoral muscle. Yuto-Ice responded with a low blow after freeing himself and hit Cruella for the pin.
The result moved Yuto-Ice to 3-3 and left Lee among four wrestlers on four points.
Boltin Oleg vs. SANADA
Oleg defeated SANADA in 90 seconds to collect his fourth tournament win.
SANADA opened with a Shining Wizard and moonsault across Oleg’s knees for a two count. He then attempted the Deadfall, but Oleg escaped and delivered the Boltin Shake.
Two powerbombs followed before Oleg hit the Kamikaze for the pin.
Standings
A Block
- Konosuke Takeshita — 10 points (5-1)
- Boltin Oleg — 8 points (4-2)
- Yota Tsuji — 8 points (4-2)
- Ryohei Oiwa — 6 points (3-3)
- Shingo Takagi — 6 points (3-3)
- Yuto-Ice — 6 points (3-3)
- Great-O-Khan — 4 points (2-4)
- Hirooki Goto — 4 points (2-4)
- Jake Lee — 4 points (2-4)
- SANADA — 4 points (2-4)
B Block
- Callum Newman — 8 points (4-2)
- Drilla Moloney — 8 points (4-2)
- Gabe Kidd — 8 points (4-2)
- HENARE — 8 points (4-2)
- OSKAR — 8 points (4-2)
- Ren Narita — 6 points (3-3)
- Yuya Uemura — 6 points (3-3)
- Aaron Wolf — 4 points (2-4)
- Zack Sabre Jr. — 2 points (1-5)
- Shota Umino* — 0 points (0-9)
* Withdrawn due to a concussion; remaining matches recorded as forfeits.
Night 11 takes place on Sunday at the Fukuoka Convention Center.
The B Block lineup includes Gabe Kidd against HENARE, Zack Sabre Jr. against OSKAR, Yuya Uemura against Ren Narita and Aaron Wolf against Drilla Moloney.
