New Japan G1 Climax 29 results for Monday, July 15: Naito vs. Taichi, Ishii vs. White, 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

4 Points

• Kazuchika Okada (2-0)
• KENTA (2-0)
• Lance Archer (2-0)

2 Points

• Bad Luck Fale (1-1)
• EVIL (1-1)
• SANADA (1-1)
• Will Ospreay (1-1)

0 Points

• Hiroshi Tanahashi (0-2)
• Kota Ibushi (0-2)
• Zack Sabre, Jr. (0-2)

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 Hokkaido’s Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayell, kicking off at a brisk 5AM Eastern / 2AM Pacific, and it's all about B Block, one of two groupings whose winner will go on to a spot in the finals.

Shingo Takagi over Toru Yano by pinfall with the Pumping Bomber

Juice Robinson over Hirooki Goto by pinfall with Pulp Friction

Jon Moxley over Jeff Cobb by pinfall with a hanging DDT

Tomohiro Ishii over “Switchblade” Jay White by pinfall with the vertical drop brainbuster

Taichi over Tetsuya Naito by pinfall with his Last Ride.

Enjoy the show!