New Japan Pro Wrestling returns to Nippon Budokan for the first time since 2011 for the closing stretch of the G1 Climax. The A Block Finals will kick off the three night stay at Budokan. The show will be headlined by Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi battling for a slot in the finals, unless Jay White wins his match against EVIL. White, Okada & Tanahashi all have a way to get to the finals. The show will air LIVE at 5:30am EDT on NJPWWorld.com
8/10 5:30am EDT
- Shota Umino & Toa Henare vs. CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii & SHO)
- CHAOS (Toru Yano & Gedo) vs. Guerrillas Of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa)
- Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. CHAOS (Hirooki Goto & YOH)
- Los Ingobernables de Japon (SANADA & Tetsuya Naito) vs. Suzuki-gun (Zack Sabre Jr. & TAKA Michinoku)
- The Elite (Kenny Omega, Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson) vs. Kota Ibushi, Marty Scurll & Chase Owens
- A Block Match: Togi Makabe (4 pts) vs. Michael Elgin (6 pts)
- A Block Match: YOSHI-HASHI (4 pts) vs. Hangman Page (6 pts)
- A Block Match: Bad Luck Fale (6 pts) vs. Minoru Suzuki (8 pts)
- A Block Match: EVIL (8 pts) vs. Jay White (12 pts) *If Jay White wins, Okada is mathematically eliminated from the tournament
- A Block Match: Kazuchika Okada (12 pts) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi (14 pts)
Coming up August 10 Friday, G1 CLIMAX 28 Night17 will take place at Nippon Budokan【G128】https://t.co/toLytvARHw#njpw #g128 pic.twitter.com/9G2UxfBy6G
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) August 9, 2018
