On Saturday, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) held Night 1 of the G1 Climax 36 tournament at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, officially kicking off this year's prestigious competition with matches from both the A Block and B Block.
【7.11シカゴ大会・第3試合】
『G1 CLIMAX 36』Bブロック公式戦
渾身のスリーパーで締め落とす！
OSKARが成田に勝利し白星スタート!!
★新日本プロレス・スマホサイトで詳報中！https://t.co/Izj0JjZbjP#G1CLIMAX36 pic.twitter.com/a1nUyvAD0K
— 新日本プロレスリング株式会社 (@njpw1972) July 12, 2026
🏆G1 CLIMAX 36🏆開幕戦‼️
Bブロック公式戦‼️
G1初出場のOSKARがHoTの悪魔将軍・成田と激突💥
🆚 @pw_oskar × 成田蓮
視聴＆登録⏩「NJPW WORLD」で検索#njpwworld #G1CLIMAX36 pic.twitter.com/CJEWvxBfbh
— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) July 12, 2026
The opening night featured a number of impressive performances and several notable results, including Yota Tsuji's statement victory over Konosuke Takeshita in the main event and Zack Sabre Jr. defeating Shota Umino in one of the night's standout contests.
Zack Sabre Jr. beats Shota Umino in the opening night of G1 Climax 36 to get his first 2 points!
AWESOME MATCH BETWEEN THEM.
— Drainmaker (@TheDrainmaker) July 12, 2026
【7.11シカゴ大会・第1試合】
『G1 CLIMAX 36』Bブロック公式戦
ウルフが新コスチュームで登場！
HENAREとの真っ向勝負を
リバースアングルスラムで制す!!
★新日本プロレス・スマホサイトで詳報中！https://t.co/Izj0JjZbjP#G1CLIMAX36 pic.twitter.com/uLiVHxWC4y
— 新日本プロレスリング株式会社 (@njpw1972) July 12, 2026
The full results are as follows:
B Block Match: Aaron Wolf defeated Henare
A Block Match: Jake Lee defeated Shingo Takagi
B Block Match: Oskar defeated Ren Narita
A Block Match: Yuto-Ice defeated The Great-O-Khan
B Block Match: Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Shota Umino
A Block Match: Hirooki Goto defeated SANADA
B Block Match: Callum Newman defeated Yuya Uemura
A Block Match: Ryohei Oiwa defeated Boltin Oleg
A Block Match (Main Event): Yota Tsuji defeated Konosuke Takeshita
新日本プロレス『G1 CLIMAX 36』開幕戦・シカゴ大会、前年度覇者のKONOSUKE TAKESHITAが2連覇に向け公式戦初戦に臨む！ 相手は現IWGPヘビー級王者、辻陽太！
🔽NJPW WORLDで生配信中！https://t.co/DSqHpG8etF#G1CLIMAX36 #ddtpro pic.twitter.com/ryF0JZvWUt
— DDT ProWrestling (@ddtpro) July 12, 2026
Night 1 delivered several highly competitive encounters, with the main event between Yota Tsuji and Konosuke Takeshita receiving widespread praise after Tsuji secured an impressive victory to earn his first two points in the tournament. Meanwhile, Zack Sabre Jr. opened his campaign with a hard-fought win over Shota Umino, while rising stars Aaron Wolf, Callum Newman and Ryohei Oiwa also began the tournament on a winning note.
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