NJPW G1 Climax 35 – Night 1

Date: July 19, 2025

Venue: Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel

Time: 5:00 PM JST

G1 Climax 35 – A Block Match

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Taichi

Sport Of Pro Wrestling G1 Climax 35 Pick ‘Em

  • Tanahashi: 46.12%
  • Taichi: 53.68%

G1 Climax 35 – Tournament To Date

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches

  • Hiroshi Tanahashi is 10-12 in his G1 Climax opening matches, and he has started 0-1 in his last five appearances
  • Taichi is 4-1 in his G1 opening matches, and he has started 1-0 in his last four appearances.
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi’s 97 G1 Climax tournament match wins are the most of all time, just three wins away from becoming the first wrestler ever to win 100 G1 Climax matches, and 17 more than the second-most successful wrestler in G1 history (Kazuchika Okada).
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi’s 67 G1 Climax tournament match losses are the third most of all time, only behind Hirooki Goto (70) and Toru Yano (81).

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – Main Events

  • Hiroshi Tanahashi’s 43 G1 Climax tournament main event victories are the most of all time.

2025 Year To Date – NJPW Singles Matches

  • Assuming he stays in good health, by the end of the G1 Climax tournament, Hiroshi Tanahashi will have wrestled in at least 28 NJPW singles matches. Tanahashi last wrestled 27 or more NJPW singles matches in 2006, when he wrestled in 30.

Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles Matches

  • Taichi last won a one-on-one NJPW singles match by pinfall or submission on August 18, 2024 when he defeated Katsuya Murashima.

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches

  • 339 of Hiroshi Tanahashi’s 351 NJPW singles victories have happened since the turn of the century. Tanahashi has 98 more singles victories in that time than the next highest in NJPW, Hirooki Goto (241).

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – Main Events

  • Hiroshi Tanahashi has lost seven straight NJPW main event singles matches. Tanahashi last won a main event during the 2023 G1 Climax tournament when he defeated Hirooki Goto.
  • Taichi last won an NJPW main event singles match on November 17, 2023 when he defeated SHO to retain the provisional KOPW title.

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel

  • After starting his career with two straight victories in Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel, Hiroshi Tanahashi has lost nine straight matches here, dating back to the 2015 G1 Climax tournament when he defeated Kota Ibushi.

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel – Main Events

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel

  • Taichi is 4-0 in G1 Climax matches in Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel. He holds victories here over Tetsuya Naito, Minoru Suzuki, Tomohiro Ishii, and Will Ospreay.

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel – Main Events

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Hokkaido (Prefecture)

  • On July 18, 2016, when Hiroshi Tanahashi was entering his G1 Climax 26 match in Hokkaido against SANADA, he held a career record of 14-3 in NJPW singles matches in the prefecture of Hokkaido, and he was on a thirteen-match winning streak. After nine straight losses, Tanahashi is now 14-12 in Hokkaido.

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Hokkaido (Prefecture) – Main Events

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Hokkaido (Prefecture)

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Hokkaido (Prefecture) – Main Events

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Statistics

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Match List

G1 Climax 35 – B Block Match

Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ren Narita

Sport Of Pro Wrestling G1 Climax 35 Pick ‘Em

  • ZSJ: 91.67%
  • Narita: 8.14%

G1 Climax 35 – Tournament To Date

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches

  • Zack Sabre Jr.’s 44 G1 Climax tournament match victories are the third most among active competitors.
  • Zack Sabre Jr. is 6-2 in his career in G1 Climax opening matches, and he has won five in a row, dating all the way back to 2019.
  • Ren Narita is 0-1-1 in his career in G1 Climax opening matches.

2025 Year To Date – NJPW Singles Matches

Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles Matches

  • Zack Sabre Jr.’s 21 singles match victories in the last 365 days are the most in NJPW.

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel

  • Zack Sabre Jr. has won four straight NJPW singles matches in Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel, including two G1 Climax matches. Zack Sabre Jr. last lost here during the 2020 G1 Climax when he lost to Tetsuya Naito.

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel

  • Ren Narita went to a time limit draw with Shota Umino in Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel on night one of the 2023 G1 Climax.

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Hokkaido (Prefecture)

  • Zack Sabre Jr. enters his match with Ren Narita with a four match winning streak in Hokkaido. During this streak he has defeated KENTA, Tomohiro Ishii, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Yuji Nagata.

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Hokkaido (Prefecture)

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Statistics

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Match List

G1 Climax 35 – A Block Match

Yota Tsuji vs. SANADA

Sport Of Pro Wrestling G1 Climax 35 Pick ‘Em

  • Tsuji: 74.03%
  • SANADA: 25.58%

G1 Climax 35 – Tournament To Date

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches

  • SANADA’s 40 G1 Climax tournament match victories are the fourth-most among active G1 Climax participants.
  • Yota Tsuji is 0-2 in his career in G1 Climax opening matches.
  • SANADA is 5-4 i his career in G1 Climax opening matches.

2025 Year To Date – NJPW Singles Matches

Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles Matches

  • In the last 365 days, only David Finlay and Zack Sabre Jr. have more NJPW singles victories than Yota Tsuji’s 14.

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel

  • Yota Tsuji opened his G1 Climax career in Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel with a loss to Kaito Kiyomiya in 2023.
  • SANADA is 2-2 in G1 Climax matches in Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel. He holds wins here over Hiroshi Tanahashi and Hikuleo, and losses against Jay White and Hirooki Goto.

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Hokkaido (Prefecture)

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Hokkaido (Prefecture)

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Statistics

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Match List

  • Yota Tsuji returned from excursion to unsuccessfully challenge SANADA for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Dominion in 2023.
  • Less than two months after SANADA defeated Tsuji to retain his IWGP World Heavyweight Title in 2023, he defeated Tsuji again during G1 Climax 33. Tsuji is still looking for his first singles win over SANADA.

G1 Climax 35 – B Block Match

Gabe Kidd vs. Konosuke Takeshita

Sport Of Pro Wrestling G1 Climax 35 Pick ‘Em

  • Kidd: 28.54%
  • Takeshita: 63.88%

G1 Climax 35 – Tournament To Date

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches

  • With losses to Chase Owens and EVIL, Gabe Kidd is 0-2 in his career in G1 Climax opening matches.
  • Konosuke Takeshita is 1-0 in his career in G1 Climax opening matches. He defeated Yota Tsuji in his first G1 Climax match last year.

2025 Year To Date – NJPW Singles Matches

  • Konosuke Takeshita’s seven NJPW Singles match wins are the fourth-most in NJPW this year.
  • Takeshita’s .778 singles match winning percentage is the highest in NJPW this year.
  • When we add in AEW and DDT, Konosuke Takeshita is already 13-2-2 this year.

Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles Matches

  • Konosuke Takeshita’s 13 NJPW singles victories in the last 365 days are the fourth most in NJPW in that time. If we add in AEW and DDT, Takeshita’s win total jumps to 25, which surpasses anyone else on the NJPW roster.

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel

  • Gabe Kidd lost to Chase Owens in Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel in his first G1 Climax match of 2023.

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Hokkaido (Prefecture)

  • In DDT, Konosuke Takeshita is 4-1-1 in singles matches in Hokkaido, and he enters his match with Gabe Kidd with a four-match winning streak.

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Hokkaido (Prefecture)

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Statistics

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Match List

G1 Climax 35 – A Block Match

Ryohei Oiwa vs. David Finlay

Sport Of Pro Wrestling G1 Climax 35 Pick ‘Em

  • Oiwa: 16.89%
  • Finlay: 83.11%

G1 Climax 35 – Tournament To Date

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches

  • Ryohei Oiwa is making his tournament debut.
  • David Finlay is 1-2 in G1 Climax opening matches with his only tournament opener victory occuring in 2023 when he defeated Tomohiro Ishii.

2025 Year To Date – NJPW Singles Matches

  • David Finlay enters G1 Climax 35 with a three-match losing streak in NJPW singles matches. Since winning the New Japan Cup in March, David Finlay has lost to Hirooki Goto, Zack Sabre Jr., and EVIL.

Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles Matches

  • David Finlay’s 16 singles wins in the last 365 days are the second-most in NJPW in that time, only behind Zack Sabre Jr.
  • Since returning from his excursion to NOAH, Ryohei Oiwa has only lost singles matches to Shingo Takagi, Zack Sabre Jr., Konosuke Takeshita, and Gabe Kidd.

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel

  • David Finlay Lost (Nic Nemeth) and retained (SANADA) the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship in 2024 in Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel.

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Hokkaido (Prefecture)

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Hokkaido (Prefecture)

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Statistics

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Match List

G1 Climax 35 – B Block Match

Shota Umino vs. El Phantasmo

Sport Of Pro Wrestling G1 Climax 35 Pick ‘Em

  • Umino: 68.68%
  • ELP: 30.35%

G1 Climax 35 – Tournament To Date

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches

  • Shota Umino is 0-1-1 in G1 Climax opening matches. He went to a time limit draw with Ren Narita in 2023, and he lost to Callum Newman last year.
  • El Phantasmo is 0-3 in G1 Climax opening matches. He has lost to Will Ospreay, YOSHI-HASHI, and HENARE to open each of his G1 Climax efforts.

2025 Year To Date – NJPW Singles Matches

  • Shota Umino last won a singles match in NJPW in April when he defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi at Sakura Genesis.

Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles Matches

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel

  • Umino and Phantasmo both enter their match with two-match losing streaks in the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center, Hokkai Kitayel.

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Hokkaido (Prefecture)

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Hokkaido (Prefecture)

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Statistics

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Match List

G1 Climax 35 – A Block Match

Yuya Uemura vs. Oleg Boltin

Sport Of Pro Wrestling G1 Climax 35 Pick ‘Em

  • Uemura: 44.47%
  • Boltin: 54.56%

G1 Climax 35 – Tournament To Date

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches

  • Yuya Uemura and Boltin Oleg were set to face off at the end of last year’s G1 Climax, but Yuya Uemura was forced to withdraw and forfeit due to injury.
  • Yuya Uemura and Boltin Oleg are both 1-0 in G1 Climax opening matches.

2025 Year To Date – NJPW Singles Matches

  • With wins over Konosuke Takeshita and Yuji Nagata, Boltin Oleg enters the G1 with a two match winning streak.
  • Yuya Uemura last won an NJPW singles match at Sakura Genesis in April when he defeated SANADA. Since then, he has lost to Yota Tsuji and Hiroshi Tanahashi.

Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles Matches

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel

  • Yuya Uemura is 0-4 in NJPW singles matches in Hokkaido Prefectural Sprots Center Hokkai Kitayel. Most notably, Uemura lost his hair vs. hair match with Yota Tsuji here in early 2024.

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Hokkaido (Prefecture)

  • Yuya Uemura has never won an NJPW singles match in Hokkaido.

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Hokkaido (Prefecture)

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Statistics

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Match List

G1 Climax 35 – B Block Match

Great-O-Khan vs. Drilla Moloney

Sport Of Pro Wrestling G1 Climax 35 Pick ‘Em

  • O-Khan: 39.69%
  • Molonoey: 59.92%

G1 Climax 35 – Tournament To Date

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches

  • Before getting eliminated by Shingo Takagi last year, Great-O-Khan had won a career high five straight G1 Climax matches.
  • Great-O-Khan is 1-3 in G1 Climax opening matches, and he enters the 2025 tournament with a three-match losing streak. During his streak he has lost G1 opening matches to Chase Owens, Kazuchika Okada, and Zack Sabre Jr.
  • Drilla Moloney is making his G1 Climax debut.

2025 Year To Date – NJPW Singles Matches

Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles Matches

  • Great-O-Khan is one of eleven wrestlers with ten or more NJPW singles wins in the last 365 days.

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel

  • After a three-match winning streak to start his singles career in Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel, Great-O-Khan’s most recent singles result here was a loss to Kazuchika Okada during G1 Climax 33.

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Hokkaido (Prefecture)

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Hokkaido (Prefecture)

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Statistics

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Match List

G1 Climax 35 – A Block Match

Callum Newman vs. EVIL

Sport Of Pro Wrestling G1 Climax 35 Pick ‘Em

  • Newman: 15.37%
  • EVIL: 84.44%

G1 Climax 35 – Tournament To Date

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches

  • After starting his career 1-4 in G1 Climax opening matches, EVIL has won four G1 Climax openers in a row between 2021 and 2024, and he is now 5-4 in G1 Climax opening matches.
  • Callum Newman is 1-0 in G1 Climax opening matches. He defeated Shota Umino to open last year’s tournament.
  • EVIL’s 45 G1 Climax tournament match wins are the second-most among active G1 competitors.

2025 Year To Date – NJPW Singles Matches

Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles Matches

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel

  • EVIL is 5-1 all-time in Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel and he enters his match with Callum Newman with a three-match winning streak. EVIL has not lost here since forming House Of Torture and his only loss here occurred during the New Beginning in Sapporo in 2020 when he lost to Tomohiro Ishii.

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Hokkaido (Prefecture)

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Hokkaido (Prefecture)

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Statistics

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Match List

G1 Climax 35 – B Block Match

YOSHI-HASHI vs. Shingo Takagi

Sport Of Pro Wrestling G1 Climax 35 Pick ‘Em

  • YOSHI-HASHI: 13.42%
  • Shingo: 85.99%

G1 Climax 35 – Tournament To Date

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches

  • YOSHI-HASHI is 3-4 in G1 Climax opening matches in his career. He is 1-4 in his last 5 with his only victory in that stretch occuring against El Phantasmo to open the 2023 tournamnet.
  • Shingo Takagi is 2-4 to open his G1 Climax tournaments in his career.

2025 Year To Date – NJPW Singles Matches

Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles Matches

  • Shingo Takagi’s 12 NJPW singles wins in the last 365 days tie him with Hirooki Goto for the sixth-most in NJPW during that time.

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches

  • Shingo Takagi has been the most active singles wrestler in NJPW since making his singles debut on December 14, 2018. Since then, Takagi has wrestled in 141 NJPW singles matches, and he has won 92 NJPW singles matches. Both are the most in that timeframe.
  • In the last 20 years, YOSHI-HASHI’s 141 NJPW singles losses are the sixth-most in NJPW, and his .288 winning percentage is, by far, the lowest in the company during that time.

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel

  • Shingo Takagi has lost five straight NJPW singles matches in Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel. His last win here occurred in February of 2020.

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel

  • Shingo Takagi’s five match losing streak in Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayel includes three straight G1 Climax tournament match losses.

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Hokkaido (Prefecture)

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Hokkaido (Prefecture)

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Statistics

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Match List

G1 Climax 35 – A Block Box Score

A Block Statistics – G1 Climax 35

G1 Climax 35 – B Block Box Score

B Block Statistics – G1 Climax 35

A Block Group Statistics

Head To Head Totals – NJPW Singles Matches Against A Block

G1 Climax Totals

B Block Group Statistics

Head To Head Totals – NJPW Singles Matches Against B Block

G1 Climax Totals