New Japan Pro Wrestling will continue the G1 Climax on Thursday. The second round of A Block competition will take center stage with one notable exception. Tetsuya Naito suffered a knee injury in a match against Zack Sabre Jr. on Sept. 18th, and has been pulled from the tournament. His scheduled opponent, Tanga Loa, will face Yuji Nagata in a special non-tournament match.
All of Naito’s future opponents have received two points, due to his forfeiture. Here are the current A Block standings:
- Shingo Takagi, 4 points
- Great-O-Khan, 4 points
- Yujiro Takahashi, 4 points
- Toru Yano, 4 points
- Zack Sabre Jr., 2 points
- Tanga Loa, 2 points
- KENTA, 2 points
- Kota Ibushi, 2 points
- Tomohiro Ishii, 2 points
- Tetsuya Naito, 0 points (WITHDRAWN)
SEE ALSO: G1 Climax Results (NIGHT 1) (NIGHT 2)
Here is the full card for Night 3 of the G1 Climax:
9/23
G1 Climax 31- Night 3
5:30am ET on NJPWWorld.com
- Non-Tournament Match: Tanga Loa vs. Yuji Nagata
- A Block: Toru Yano (4) vs. Great-O-Khan (4)
- A Block: KENTA (2) vs. Yujiro Takahashi (4)
- A Block: Kota Ibushi (2) vs. Tomohiro Ishii (2)
- A Block: Shingo Takagi (4) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (2)
Thursday!#G131 continues in Ota!
?Shingo (1-0) vs ZSJ (1-0)!
?Ibushi (0-1) vs Ishii (0-1)!
?KENTA (0-1) vs Yujiro (1-0)!
?Yano (1-0) vs O-Khan (1-0)!Plus Tanga Loa vs Yuji Nagata in non-tournament action!
LIVE in ENGLISH on @njpwworld!https://t.co/4tbI7lwpfn#njpw pic.twitter.com/QOcuYOi68G
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) September 21, 2021