New Japan G1 Climax results for Saturday, July 30: Naito vs. Shibata, Elgin vs. Omega & more!

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The eighth show in this year’s G1 Climax tourney took place in the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, and centered on B Block, one of two groupings whose winner will go on to a spot in the finals.

Toru Yano def. Tomoaki Honma via pinfall

YOSHI-HASHI def. EVIL via pinfall

Katsuhiko Nakajima def. Yuji Nagata via pinfall

Michael Elgin def. Kenny Omega via pinfall

Katsuyori Shibata def. Tetsuya Naito via submission

Here are the standings coming out of these bouts:

A Block:

Togi Makabe - 8 Points (4 - 0)
Kazuchika Okada - 6 Points (3 - 1)
Hiroyoshi Tenzan - 4 Points (2 - 2)
Hirooki Goto - 4 Points (2 - 2)
Naomichi Marufuji - 4 Points (2 - 2)
SANADA - 4 Points (2 - 2)
Tomohiro Ishii - 4 Points (2 - 2)
Bad Luck Fale - 2 Points (1 - 3)
Tama Tonga - 2 Points (1 - 3)
Hiroshi Tanahashi - 2 Points (1 - 3)

B Block:

Yuji Nagata - 6 points (3 - 1)
Katsuhiko Nakajima - 6 points (6 - 1)
Tomoaki Honma - 4 points (2 - 2)
Kenny Omega - 4 points (2 - 2)
Tetsuya Naito - 4 points (2 - 2)
YOSHI-HASHI - 4 points (2 - 2)
Katsuyori Shibata- 4 points (4 - 2)
Michael Elgin - 4 points (2 - 2)
EVIL - 2 points (1 - 3)
Toru Yano - 2 points (1 - 3)

Hope you enjoyed the show!