New Japan G1 Climax 29 results for Saturday, July 20: Okada vs. Ospreay, Ibushi vs. SANADA, 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

6 Points

• Kazuchika Okada (3-0)
• KENTA (3-0)

4 Points

• EVIL (2-1)
• Lance Archer (2-1)

2 Points

• Bad Luck Fale (1-2)
• Hiroshi Tanahashi (1-2)
• Kota Ibushi (1-2)
• SANADA (1-2)
• Will Ospreay (1-2)

0 Points

• Zack Sabre, Jr. (0-3)

B Block

6 Points

• Jon Moxley (3-0)

4 Points

• Juice Robinson (2-1)
• Shingo Takagi (2-1)
• Tomohiro Ishii (2-1)
• Toru Yano (2-1)

2 Points

• Hirooki Goto (1-2)
• Jeff Cobb (1-2)
• Taichi (1-2)
• Tetsuya Naito (1-2)

0 Points

• “Switchblade” Jay White (0-3)

Today’s action takes place in Tokyo’s legendary Korakuen Hall, kicking off at a brisk 5:30AM Eastern / 2:30AM Pacific, and it's all about A Block, one of two groupings whose winner will go on to a spot in the finals.

Zack Sabre, Jr. over Bad Luck Fale by count-out.

Hiroshi Tanahashi over Lance Archer by pinfall with a victory roll.

KENTA over EVIL by pinfall with the Go 2 Sleep.

Kota Ibushi over SANADA by pinfall with Kamigoye.

Kazuchika Okada over Will Ospreay by pinfall with the Rainmaker.

Enjoy the show!