Aug 16, 3:00 PM
New Japan’s G1 Climax final honored the past to build a new star (or two)
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After weeks of grueling round-robin Block matches, New Japan Pro-Wrestling held the single-elimination semi-finals and finals of its famous G1 Climax tournament this weekend. As he always doesn, Mr. Ares got us ready for it on ahead of time… while saying goodbye to a legend, as NJPW did on Saturday (Aug. 15) along with the semi-finals. Before Tenzan said goodbye, Ryohei Oiwa defeated Callum Newman with his The Grip lariat to deny the youngest every IWGP Heavyweight champ a shot at another accolade. In the other semi, Yuya Uemura won a finisher battle with Tsuji to keep the champ from the briefcase, and a contract that would allow him to handpick a future challenger. 🏆G1 CLIMAX 36🏆両国大会‼️ 『G1 CLIMAX 36』準決勝戦‼️ 予選から勝ち上がってきた大岩が勝ち進むか、 最年少覇者となるためカラムが勝ち上がるか、 果たして勝つのは⁉️ 🆚 @njpw_ryoheioiwa × @PrinceofpaceCN 視聴＆登録⏩「NJPW WORLD」で検索#njpwworld #G1CLIMAX36 #天山引退 pic.twitter.com/vVRJ3TE2jx — NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) August 15, 2026 .@Im_YuyaUemura "Shining Elbow Drop → Lions Shiner" Streaming no