New Japan G1 Climax 29 results for Sunday, July 14: Tanahashi vs. KENTA, Ibushi vs. EVIL, and more

It’s that time of year again, and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)'s G1 Climax tournament is back to ruin sleep schedules all over the globe!

This year's version, the 29th annual, will feature 20 men competing across 19 dates for a spot in the finals on August 12. Each show will be broadcast worldwide on New Japan's streaming service, NJPW World, except for opening night, which was live exclusively on AXS here in the States and uploaded to NJPW World at a later date.

We'll have open threads & results for each show as well as the standard match recommendation posts at regular intervals throughout the tournament, so why not watch along with the best pro wrestling community on the internet?

Current Standings

A Block

2 Points

• Bad Luck Fale (1-0)
• Kazuchika Okada (1-0)
• KENTA (1-0)
• Lance Archer (1-0)
• SANADA (1-0)

0 Points

• EVIL (0-1)
• Hiroshi Tanahashi (0-1)
• Kota Ibushi (0-1)
• Will Ospreay (0-1)
• Zack Sabre, Jr. (0-1)

B Block

2 Points

• Hirooki Goto (1-0)
• Jon Moxley (1-0)
• Juice Robinson (1-0)
• Tomohiro Ishii (1-0)
• Toru Yano (1-0)

0 Points

• “Switchblade” Jay White (0-1)
• Jeff Cobb (0-1)
• Shingo Takagi (0-1)
• Taichi (0-1)
• Tetsuya Naito (0-1)

Opening day action takes place in Tokyo’s Ota City General Gymnasium, kicking off at a brisk 5AM Eastern / 2AM Pacific, and it's all about A Block, one of two groupings whose winner will go on to a spot in the finals.

Lance Archer over Bad Luck Fale by pinfall with the EBD Claw.

Will Ospreay over SANADA by pinfall with Storm Breaker.

Kazuchika Okada over Zack Sabre, Jr. by pinfall with the Rainmaker.

EVIL over Kota Ibushi by pinfall with EVIL.

KENTA over Hiroshi Tanahashi by pinfall with the Go 2 Sleep.

Enjoy the show!