8/1 NJPW G1 Climax Day 1 Results: Shizouka, Japan
1. B Block: Kota Ibushi def. Toru Yano
2. A Block: Lance Archer def. Tomohiro Ishii
3. B Block: Shelton “X” Benjamin def. IWGP Tag Team Champion Hiroyoshi Tenzan
4. A Block: Katsuyori Shibata def. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
5. B Block: Yujiro Takahashi def. Tetsuya Naito
6. B Block: Yuji Nagata def. Minoru Suzuki
7. A Block: “The Unchained Gorilla” Togi Makabe def. Hirooki Goto
8. B Block: “Machine Gun” Karl Anderson def. IWGP Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura
9. A Block: IWGP Tag Team Champion Satoshi Kojima def. Hiroshi Tanahashi
10. A Block: IWGP Jr. Champion “The Real Rock & Rolla” Prince Devitt w/Bad Luck Fale def. IWGP World Champion “The Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada w/Gedo
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A Block Current Standings
2 points: Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima, Lance Archer, Katsuyori Shibata, Prince Devitt
0 points: Tomohiro Ishii, Davey Boy Smith Jr, Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto
B Block Current Standings
2 points: Yuji Nagata, Karl Anderson, Yujiro Takahashi, Kota Ibushi, Shelton Benjamin
0 points: Minoru Suzuki, Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Tetsuya Naito, Hiroyoshi Tenzan
Source: Puroresu Spirit