G1 Climax 35 – Final Match
EVIL [A1] vs. Konosuke Takeshita [B3]
G1 Climax 35 – Tournament To Date
- The 2024 and 2025 G1 Climax tournaments mark the first time in history that consecutive G1 Climax Final Matches feature two first-time finalists. Prior to 2024, the last time the tournament final featured two first-time finalists was 2012 when Kazuchika Okada defeated Karl Anderson.
- Konosuke Takeshita is 26:16 away from history. If the G1 Climax 35 Final lasts longer than 26:16, he’ll hold the record for the longest total match time in a single G1 tournament. For comparison: All-time Final avg: 24:07, Last 10 Finals avg: 31:57.
- EVIL’s 2025 average match length (11:11) is the second-shortest ever for a wrestler reaching the G1 Climax Final in a round-robin G1 tournament. The only shorter: Kazuyuki Fujita in 2005 (6:50).
- Konosuke Takeshita spent 3 hours, 31 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.
- EVIL has averaged just 11 minutes and 11 seconds per match during this year’s G1 Climax. The all-time average G1 Climax Final match has lasted 24 minutes and 7 seconds. The average of the last 10 G1 Climax final matches has been 31 minutes and 57 seconds. EVIL has only wrestled six matches in his career over 30 minutes.
- 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.
- Four participants (0.57%) of the over 700 entries in the Sport of Pro Wrestling G1 Climax 35 Pick ‘Em Contest correctly predicted this year’s G1 Climax final match. Just one of those entries picked EVIL to win.
All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches
- EVIL’s 53 G1 Climax tournament wins are the ninth most of all time.
All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – Main Events
- Konosuke Takeshita is 3-5 in G1 Climax tournament match main events and he enters the G1 Climax 35 final match with a three-match winning streak.
2025 Year To Date – NJPW Singles Matches
- Konosuke Takeshita’s 15 NJPW singles wins are tied with Hiroshi Tanahashi for the most in NJPW this year.
- Both wrestlers enter the G1 Climax 35 Final Match with a three-match winning streak.
Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles Matches
- Konosuke Takeshita’s 16 NJPW singles wins in the last 365 days are the second-most in NJPW during that time.
All Time – NJPW Singles Matches
All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – Main Events
- Konosuke Takeshita is 4-5 in NJPW singles main events. When we add in DDT, Konosuke Takeshita is 53-23-5 in singles main events. When we add AEW on top of that, Takeshita is 67-26-6 in main events.
All Time – NJPW Singles Matches – In Tokyo
- Konosuke Takeshita is 7-0 in NJPW singles matches in Tokyo. When we add in DDT, Konosuke Takeshita has a ten match winning streak in singles matches in Tokyo.
- Including DDT, Konosuke Takeshita is 93-36-8 in singles matches in Tokyo.
- EVIL enters his match against Konosuke Takeshita with a four-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 – NJPW Singles Matches – In Tokyo – Main Events
- Including DDT, Konosuke Takeshita is 33-10-4 in singles main events in Tokyo.
- Before last night’s victory over Yota Tsuji, EVIL had lost five straight singles main events in Tokyo.
All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Tokyo
- Konosuke Takeshita’s 7-0 NJPW record in Tokyo includes four G1 Climax match victories.
All Time – G1 Climax Tournament Matches – In Tokyo – Main Events
- EVIL has never won a G1 Climax tournament main event match in Tokyo. He is 0-2 in two changes (2020 & 2021)
- Konosuke Takeshita has never lost a G1 Climax tournament main event in Tokyo. He is 2-0, with both wins coming this year.
Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Statistics
Head To Head History – Singles Matches – Match List
Block Stage Results
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.
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