New Japan Pro Wrestling G1 Climax Tournament Day 1 Results (7/20): AJ Styles, Tanahashi, Standings
New Japan Pro Wrestling's annual G1 Climax tournament kicked off early this morning, with several "Block A" matches taking place. The G1 Climax tourney is a round robin tourney held over the course of several weeks. There are two blocks, "A" and "B," and winners are provided 2 points, losers 0 points, and draws call for one point each. We'll provide you with tournament results throughout the next month, with updated standings.
The next show happens Thursday, and will feature Block B matches including Shinsuke Nakamura, Okada, Karl Anderson, Yuji Nagata, Tomohiro Ishii, and more.
You can see last night's results below:
* Hirotoshi Tenzan defeated Doc Gallows via submission
* Togi Makabe defeated Toru Yano via pinfall
* Tetsuya Naito defeated Bad Luck Fale via pinfall
* AJ Styles defeated Katsuyori Shibata via pinfall
* Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Kota Ibushi via pinfall
Current "Block A" standings:
* AJ Styles ? 2 points (1-0)
* Hiroshi Tanahashi ? 2 points (1-0)
* Hirotoshi Tenzan ? 2 points (1-0)
* Togi Makabe ? 2 points (1-0)
* Tetsuya Naito ? 2 points (1-0)
* Katsuyori Shibata ? 0 points (0-1)
* Kota Ibushi ? 0 points (0-1)
* Doc Gallows ? 0 points (0-1)
* Toru Yano ? 0 points (0-1)
* Bad Luck Fale ? 0 points (0-1)