NJPW G1 Climax 35 – Night 18 – Semi Final Matches
Date: August 16, 2025
Venue: Ariake Arena
Time: 5:00 PM JST

G1 Climax 35 – Semi Final Match
Zack Sabre Jr. [B1] vs. Konosuke Takeshita [B3]

G1 Climax 35 – Tournament To Date

  • Konosuke Takeshita spent 3 hours, 4 minutes, and 57 seconds wrestling in this year’s G1 Climax. That is the longest in the tournament. Takeshita is the 18th wrestler to ever wrestle for over three hours in a single G1 Climax tournament.
  • Despite his three losses, it was nearly impossible to beat Konosuke Takeshita during this year’s G1 Climax. Konosuke Takeshita’s 21-minute and 8-second average losing match length is the longest in G1 Climax 35, and one of the longest averages in G1 Climax history.
  • Zack Sabre Jr.’s average G1 Climax 35 loss was 19 minutes and 12 seconds, which is the second longest in G1 Climax 35, only behind Takeshita.
  • Zack Sabre Jr.’s six match winning streak to end the B block of G1 CLimax 35 is the longest active winning streak in the tournament.

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches

  • Zack Sabre Jr.’s 51 G1 Climax tournament match wins are tied with Masahiro Chono for the eleventh most G1 tournament wins of all time.

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – Main Events

  • Konosuke Takeshita is just 2-5 in G1 Climax tournament match main events. Both of his main event victories occurred during this year’s tournament.
  • Zack Sabre Jr. has won three consecutive G1 Climax tournament match main events and five of his last six G1 main event matches.

2025 Year To Date – NJPW Singles Matches

  • Zack Sabre Jr.’s 15 NJPW singles wins are tied with Hiroshi Tanahashi for the most in NJPW this year.
  • Konosuke Takeshita’s 14 NJPW singles match wins are the second-most in NJPW this year.

Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles Matches

  • Konosuke Takeshita’s 15 NJPW singles wins in the last 365 days are tied with Hiroshi Tanahashi for the second-most in NJPW during that time.
  • Zack Sabre Jr.’s 21 singles wins are the most in NJPW in the last 365 days.

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – Main Events

  • Konosuke Takeshita is 3-5 in NJPW singles main events. When we add in DDT, Konosuke Takeshita is 52-23-5 in singles main events. When we add AEW on top of that, Takeshita is 66-26-6 in main events.
  • In the last three years, Zack Sabre Jr. is 12-10 in NJPW singles main events. His 12 wins are the fourth-most in NJPW during that time.

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Tokyo

  • Zack Sabre Jr. has not lost an NJPW singles match in Tokyo since January 4, 2024 when he lost an NJPW World TV Title match against Hiroshi Tanahashi. Since then, ZSJ has a nine match winning streak in Tokyo.
  • Konosuke Takeshita is 6-0 in NJPW singles matches in Tokyo. When we add in DDT, Konosuke Takeshita matches Zack Sabre Jr with a nine match winning streak in Tokyo.
  • Including DDT, Konosuke Takeshita is 92-36-8 in singles matches in Tokyo.

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Tokyo – Main Events

  • Zack Sabre Jr. is 10-3 in NJPW singles main events in Tokyo and he enters his match against Konosuke Takeshita with a five match winning streak.
  • Including DDT, Konosuke Takeshita is 32-10-4 in singles main events in Tokyo.

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Tokyo

  • Konosuke Takeshita’s 6-0 record in Tokyo includes three G1 Climax victories.
  • Zack Sabre Jr. has won four straight G1 Climax tournament matches in Tokyo.

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Tokyo – Main Events

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Statistics

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Match List

G1 Climax 35 – Semi Final Match
EVIL [A1] vs. Yota Tsuji [A3]

G1 Climax 35 – Tournament To Date

  • Yota Tsuji has wrestled nearly 51 minutes more than EVIL during this year’s G1 Climax tournament.
  • Both wrestlers enter with a two match winning streak.

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches

  • EVIL’s 52 G1 Climax tournament wins are tied with Togi Makabe for the ninth most of all time.

2025 Year To Date – NJPW Singles Matches

  • Yota Tsuji’s 12 singles wins are the fifth-most in NJPW this year.
  • Only Hiroshi Tanahashi has wrestled in more NJPW singles matches than Yota Tsuji this year. This will be Tsuji’s 20th NJPW singles match of 2025.

Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles Matches

  • Yota Tsuji’s 14 NJPW singles wins in the last 365 days are the sixth most in NJPW in that time.

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches

  • In the last six years, Yota Tsuji has wrestled in 121 NJPW singles matches. Only Shingo Takagi (128) has wrestled in more singles matches in that time.

All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Tokyo

  • EVIL enters his match against Yota Tsuji with a three-match winning streak in NJPW singles matches in Tokyo.
  • EVIL’s last singles loss in Tokyo was at this year’s Sakura Genesis event on April 5th, when he lost an IWGP Global Heavyweight Title challenge against Yota Tsuji.

All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Tokyo

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Statistics

  • In their five matches, Yota Tsuji and EVIL are 2-2-1. Matches going long works in Tsuji’s favor. Tsuji’s wins in the series have averaged 19 minutes and 7 seconds, while EVIL’s wins have averaged 7 minutes and 57 seconds.

Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Match List

G1 Climax 35 – A Block Box Score
A Block Statistics – G1 Climax 35

  • EVIL wins the block with 12 points.
  • David Finlay finishes the block in second place with 10 points and a 3-0 record against Tsuji, Uemura, and Oleg
  • Yota Tsuji finishes the block in third place with 10 points and a 2-1 record against Finlay, Uemura, and Oleg
  • Yuya Uemura finishes the block in fourth place with 10 points and a win over Oleg
  • Boltin Oleg finishes the block in fifth place with 10 points and an 0-3 record against Finlay, Tsuji, and Uemura
  • Ryohei Oiwa finishes the block in sixth place with a 2-1 record against SANADA, Newman, and Tanahashi; and a head to head win over Newman
  • Callum Newman finishes the block in seventh place with a 2-1 record against SANADA, Oiwa, and Tanahashi; and a head to head loss to Oiwa
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi finishes the block in eighth place with a 1-2 record against SANADA, Oiwa, and Newman; and a head to head win over SANADA
  • SANADA finishes the block in ninth place with a 1-2 record against Oiwa, Newman, and Tanahashi and a head to head loss to Tanahashi.
  • Taichi finishes the block in tenth place with six points

G1 Climax 35 – B Block Box Score
B Block Statistics – G1 Climax 35

  • Zack Sabre Jr. wins the block with 14 points
  • Shota Umino finishes the block in second place with 12 points and a head to head win over Takeshita
  • Konosuke Takeshita finishes the block in third place with 12 points and a head to head loss to Umino
  • Shingo Takagi finishes the block in fourth place with 10 points and a head to head win over Narita
  • Ren Narita finishes the block in fifth place with 10 points and head to head loss to Narita
  • Great-O-Khan finishes the block in sixth place with 8 points; a 2-1 record against El Phantasmo, YOSHI-HASHI, and Moloney; and a head to head win over ELP
  • El Phantasmo finishes the block in seventh place with 8 points; a 2-1 record against Great-O-Khan, YOSHI-HASHI, and Moloney; and a head to head loss to Great-O-Khan
  • YOSHI-HASHI finishes the block in eighth place with 8 points; a 1-2 record against Great-O-Khan, El Phantasmo, and Moloney; and a head to head win over Moloney.
  • Drilla Moloney finishes the block in ninth place with 8 points; a 1-2 record against Great-O-Khan, El Phantasmo, and YOSHI-HASHI; and a head to head loss to YOSHI-HASHI
  • Gabe Kidd finishes the block in tenth place with 0 points.