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Excitement continues to grow for one of the most thrilling events on the pro wrestling calendar, New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 Climax.
This year's version, the 25th annual, will feature a 20 men competing across 19 dates - the most in history - for a spot in the finals on August 16. Each show will be broadcast worldwide on New Japan's streaming service, NJPW World. Here at Cageside, we'll have open threads & results for each show, so you can watch along with the best pro wrestling community on the internet.
A primer for the event can be found here; a full schedule, more information on how to watch and some predictions here.
The eighth day of action takes place at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, and it's back to A Block, one of two groupings whose winner will go on to a spot in the finals.
Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Kota Ibushi
Katsuyori Shibata vs. Bad Luck Fale
A.J. Styles vs. Doc Gallows
Togi Makabe vs. Tetsuya Naito
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Toru Yano
Enjoy the show!
Day 9 Results:
Kota Ibushi defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan via pinfall following a Phoenix Splash
Mountain Bomb! #NJPW #G125 pic.twitter.com/i01M0Jyfh6
— LARIATOOOOO!!! (@SenorLARIATO) August 2, 2015
Ibushi flips out of the Anaconda Buster and hits a standing corkscrew moonsault! #NJPW #G125 pic.twitter.com/rEZ850KCFg
— LARIATOOOOO!!! (@SenorLARIATO) August 2, 2015
Phoenix Splash #NJPW #G125 pic.twitter.com/k638fsWzBw
— LARIATOOOOO!!! (@SenorLARIATO) August 2, 2015
Katsuyori Shibata defeated Bad Luck Fale via submission following a Sleeper Hold
Fale drops Tenzan neck-first on the guardrail #NJPW #G125 pic.twitter.com/NnVGlVm0Rs
— LARIATOOOOO!!! (@SenorLARIATO) August 2, 2015
Amazing! Shibata counters the Bad Luck Fall into a sleeper! #NJPW #G125 pic.twitter.com/WF06iLwyDk
— LARIATOOOOO!!! (@SenorLARIATO) August 2, 2015
A.J. Styles defeated Doc Gallows via pinfall following a Bloody Sunday
Jackhammer from @ImpactDOC #NJPW #G125 pic.twitter.com/eKTWYMIQPW
— LARIATOOOOO!!! (@SenorLARIATO) August 2, 2015
AJ Styles defeats Gallows with the Bloody Sunday! #NJPW #G125 pic.twitter.com/jnuMKw2kzF
— LARIATOOOOO!!! (@SenorLARIATO) August 2, 2015
Togi Makabe defeated Tetsuya Naito via pinfall following the King-Kong Knee Drop
LOS INGOBERNABLES #NJPW #G125 #トランキーロ pic.twitter.com/1AbpHbDO79
— LARIATOOOOO!!! (@SenorLARIATO) August 2, 2015
Makabe wins with a King Kong Kneedrop! #NJPW #G125 pic.twitter.com/8jxVVrAK85
— LARIATOOOOO!!! (@SenorLARIATO) August 2, 2015
Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Toru Yano via pinfall following High-Fly Flow
LOL #NJPW #G125 pic.twitter.com/EjIaWBqWZb
— LARIATOOOOO!!! (@SenorLARIATO) August 2, 2015
#NJPW #G125 pic.twitter.com/Ynv2qiqJVV
— LARIATOOOOO!!! (@SenorLARIATO) August 2, 2015
Tanahashi hits the Twelve Six! #NJPW #G125 pic.twitter.com/OiylbBw4fi
— LARIATOOOOO!!! (@SenorLARIATO) August 2, 2015
Tanahashi hits the Twelve Six! #NJPW #G125 pic.twitter.com/OiylbBw4fi
— LARIATOOOOO!!! (@SenorLARIATO) August 2, 2015
Current standings in Block A:
Katsuyori Shibata 8
Tetsuya Naito 6
Bad Luck Fale 6
Kota Ibushi 6
Togi Makabe 6
A.J. Styles 6
Hiroshi Tanahashi 6
Doc Gallows 2
Hiroyoshi Tenzan 2
Toru Yano 2
Current standings in Block B:
Tomohiro Ishii 6
Kazuchika Okada 6
Karl Anderson 6
Hirooki Goto 6
Michael Elgin 4
Shinsuke Nakamura 4
Yujiro Takahashi 4
Satoshi Kojima 2
Yuji Nagata 2
Tomoaki Honma 0