On Saturday, New Japan's Pro Wrestling organized night 1 of G1 Climax 35. The tournament kicked off at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center, Sapporo, Hokkaido. The night witnessed 10 matches for both A and B blocks.
Moreover, the night witnessed many unexpected upsets; for example, the victory of Ren Narita over the IWGP Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr.
The full results of the night are as follows:
Single Match for B Block G1 Climax Tournament: YOSHI-HASHI defeated Shingo Takagi
Single Match for A Block G1 Climax Tournament: EVIL defeated Callum Newman
Single Match for B Block G1 Climax Tournament: Drilla Moloney defeated Great-O-Khan
Single Match for A Block G1 Climax Tournament: Yuya Uemura defeated Oleg Boltin
Single Match for B Block G1 Climax Tournament: Shota Umino defeated El Phantasmo
Single Match for A Block G1 Climax Tournament: Ryohei Oiwa defeated David Finlay
Single Match for B Block G1 Climax Tournament: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Gabe Kidd
Single Match for A Block G1 Climax Tournament: Yota Tsuji defeated SANADA
Single Match for B Block G1 Climax Tournament: Ren Narita defeated Zack Sabre Jr.
Single Match for A Block G1 Climax Tournament: Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Taichi