{"id":202694,"date":"2025-08-13T14:50:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T19:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=202694"},"modified":"2025-08-13T14:50:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T19:50:57","slug":"njpw-g1-climax-35-results-night-16-8-13-pomaress-results-analysis-of-takeshita-vs-narita-umino-vs-o-khan-zsj-vs-yoshi-takagi-vs-moloney-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/08\/13\/njpw-g1-climax-35-results-night-16-8-13-pomaress-results-analysis-of-takeshita-vs-narita-umino-vs-o-khan-zsj-vs-yoshi-takagi-vs-moloney-more\/","title":{"rendered":"NJPW G1 CLIMAX 35 RESULTS \u2013 NIGHT 16 (8\/13): Pomares\u2019s results &#038; analysis of Takeshita vs. Narita, Umino vs. O-Khan, ZSJ vs. Yoshi, Takagi vs. Moloney, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1528739320\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>NJPW G1 CLIMAX 35: NIGHT 16 REPORT<br \/>\nAUGUST 13, 2025<br \/>\nHAMAMATSU, SHIZUOKA, JAPAN AT ACT CITY HAMAMATSU<br \/>\nAIRED LIVE ON NJPW WORLD<br \/>\nREPORT BY MAURICIO POMARES, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><i>Commentator: Walker Stewart<\/i><\/p>\n<h3><b>UNDERCARD TAGS<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>(1) HIROSHI TANAHASHI &amp; KATSUYA MURASHIMA vs. TAICHI &amp; MASATORA YASUDA<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tanahashi took Yasuda down with a sling blade, allowing Murashima to beat him with a powerslam and a Boston Crab.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINNERS: Hiroshi Tanahashi &amp; Katsuya Murashima at 8:18<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>(2) TMDK (Ryohei Oiwa &amp; Hartley Jackson) vs. UNITED EMPIRE (Callum Newman &amp; Jakob Austin Young)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Young caught Jakcson with a Tornado DDT and a trust kick, only for Jackson to shut him down with a running elbow and the Jagged Edge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINNERS: TMDK at 6:22<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>(3) BOLTIN OLEG &amp; TORU YANO vs. HOUSE OF TORTURE (SANADA &amp; Yoshinobu Kanemaru)<\/b><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1458696724\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oleg dropped Kanemaru on top of Yano\u2019s knees and Yano scored the pinfall with an inside cradle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINNERS: Boltin Oleg &amp; Toru Yano at 5:30<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>(4) YUYA UEMURA &amp; SHOMA KATO vs. YOTA TSUJI &amp; DAIKI NAGAI<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tsuji trapped Kato in a Boston Crab, transitioning it into a Pendulum swing for the submission win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINNERS: Yota Tsuji &amp; Daiki Nagai at 6:38<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>(5) BULLET CLUB (David Finlay &amp; Gedo) vs. HOUSE OF TORTURE (EVIL &amp; Dick Togo)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finlay choked Evil out, but it distracted the referee, allowing Don Fale to knock Gedo out and Togo to take the win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINNERS: House of Torture at 4:31<\/span><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3175729353\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h3><b>B BLOCK MATCHES<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>(6) SHINGO TAKAGI (8) vs. DRILLA MOLONEY (8) &#8211; B Block Match<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They immediately attacked each other with numerous shoulder tackles and forearm strikes. Moloney blasted Takagi with a chop and Takagi responded with a corner clothesline. Moloney beat Takagi down with a barrage of chops and clotheslines, followed by a dropkick. They drove each other into the guardrail and Moloney smashed Takagi\u2019s head into a seat. Takagi drove Moloney head-first into the ring post, but Moloney was able to retaliate with a suplex on the floor. Back in the ring, Moloney clocked Takagi with an enzuigiri, only for Takagi to shut him down with a back body drop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moloney caught Takagi with a boot to the face before receiving a series of jabs. Takagi crushed Moloney with a corner clothesline and put him down with a superplex, followed by a swinging neckbreaker for a two count. Moloney blocked Made in Japan, but Takagi nailed him with a lariat and a bunch of forearms to the head. Moloney caught Takagi with a thrust kick and floored him with a spinebuster for a nearfall. Before Takagi could react, Moloney fired up and nailed him with a diving elbow drop. Moloney slapped Takagi\u2019s back, only for Takagi to lay him out with a Death Valley Driver.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Takagi pummeled Moloney with a series of elbows and countered the Last of the Dragon with Made in Japan for a nearfall. Takagi avoided an enzuigiri and blasted Moloney with a sliding lariat to the back. Moloney tried to go for the Drilla Killa, but Takagi landed on his feet. Moloney quickly spiked Takagi with a piledriver for a close two count. Takagi blocked Gore once, but Moloney connected it the second time for a nearfall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Takagi blocked the Drilla Killa and started exchanging forearms and jabs with Moloney. Moloney withstood a sliding Pumping Bomber and kicked out at one, only to immediately collapse off his feet. Takagi flattened Moloney with a Death Valley Driver and turned him inside out with a Pumping Bomber for a close nearfall. Takagi immediately dropped Moloney with the Last of the Dragon to eliminate him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINNER: Shingo Takagi (10 pts) at 12:06 (***3\/4)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Pomares\u2019 Analysis: Very hard-hitting and very fun match to end both these men\u2019s campaigns. Not much else to say, this was more or less on the same level to their two previous matches and a fun start to the tournament matches.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>(7) YOSHI-HASHI (8) vs. ZACK SABRE JR (12) &#8211; B Block Match<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YOSHI nailed ZSJ with several chops to the chest, only for ZSJ to respond with a Pele kick to the arm and a neck twist. ZSJ tied up YOSHI\u2019s arm around his head and put him in a headscissors lock. ZSJ maintained the hold and picked YOSHI\u2019s foot, but YOSHI was able to fall into the ropes. YOSHI withstood a kick to the chest and hit ZSJ with a chop, but ZSJ immediately swept him off his feet and stomped him down. ZSJ targeted YOSHI\u2019s hand with joint manipulation before stomping it. YOSHI caught ZSJ with a dropkick to the knee and hit him with a corner elbow strike.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ZSJ blocked a neckbreaker, only for YOSHI to take him down with a running blockbuster. YOSHI hung ZSJ on the top rope and clocked him with a dropkick to the back for a two count. YOSHI knocked ZSJ off his feet with a chop, until ZSJ caught him with an armbar using the top rope. ZSJ Irish-whipped YOSHI into the guardrail, but YOSHI was able to counter a suplex into a neckbreaker on the floor. Back in the ring, YOSHI dropped ZSJ with a diving blockbuster. ZSJ tied YOSHI\u2019s arms into the Rings of Saturn, but YOSHI was able to reach the ropes. ZSJ knocked YOSHI off his feet with an uppercut and a Penalty kick, only for YOSHI to counter the Zack Driver with a reverse DDT.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YOSHI hit ZSJ with a chop and turned him inside out with a lariat. ZSJ missed a clothesline, allowing YOSHI to drop him with a backbreaker. ZSJ shocked YOSHI with the Zack Driver, but couldn\u2019t go for the pinfall. YOSHI blocked a pump kick and turned ZSJ inside out with another lariat. YOSHI nailed ZSJ with a thrust kick and dropped him with Kumagoroshi for a nearfall. ZSJ avoided the Loose Explosion and trapped YOSHI in a Triangle Choke and hyper-extended his arm, until he was able to reach the ropes. ZSJ stomped YOSHI\u2019s elbow\u00a0 and clocked him with a Penalty kick for a two count.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YOSHI kicked out a roll-through and planted ZSJ with Ushigoroshi, followed by a thrust kick. YOSHI crushed ZSJ with the Loose Explosion for a close nearfall. ZSJ avoided Karma and put YOSHI in a sleeper hold before knocking him down with an uppercut. ZSJ slapped YOSHI numerous times, until YOSHI caught him with an armbar takeover. YOSHI countered an armbar with a roll-up, only for ZSJ to trap both of his arms into the Rings of Saturn. ZSJ tied both of YOSHI\u2019s arms with his legs, until the referee called for the match to end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINNER: Zack Sabre Jr (14 pts) at 17:36 (****1\/4)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Pomares\u2019 Analysis: Zack Sabre Jr\u2019s performance in this G1 has been phenomenal and this was the latest example of it. Some great sequences and nearfalls that really made me think Yoshi had an actual shot at avenging his fallen partner. While I really hoped Yoshi would shock the world and earn himself a title shot, I can\u2019t complain when seeing him look this strong against the world champion.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>(8) SHOTA UMINO (10) vs. THE GREAT-O-KHAN (8) &#8211; B Block Match<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Umino surprised O-Khan with a sunset flip before they started exchanging quick pinning combinations. O-Khan turned Umino inside out with a clothesline and dropped him with a modified flatliner. Umino avoided the Eliminator, only for O-Khan to ram him into the guardrail. O-Khan Irish-whipped Umino into the guardrail and laid him out with a hip toss. O-Khan dropped Umino with a back suplex onto the edge of a guardrail and threw him into several rows of chairs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O-Khan planted Umino with a fireman\u2019s carry takeover and put him in a head-and-arm triangle. Umino managed to reach the ropes, but O-Khan immediately shut him down with a Xploder. O-Khan hit Umino with a backbreaker and put him in a Claw Cobra Twist. O-Khan laid Umino out with the Rolling Derby, but he kicked out at two. Umino caught O-Khan with a Tornado DDT and nailed him with a jumping knee to the back. Umino dropped O-Khan with a superplex, but he kicked out at two. O-Khan blocked a power move with a back body drop and managed to shut him down with TTD. They blasted each other with clotheslines at the same time before O-Khan nailed Umino with an uppercut.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Umino clocked O-Khan with an enzuigiri, only for O-Khan to take him out with a straight punch. Umino nailed O-Khan with a lariat, but O-Khan blocked a second one with a Superman Punch for a nearfall. O-Khan tried to go for the Eliminator, only for Umino to shut him down with a pair of knee strikes and plant him with a powerbomb for a two count. Umino clobbered O-Khan with a lariat before O-Khan countered his fisherman suplex with one of his own. O-Khan shocked Umino with a pop up Eliminator for a nearfall. Umino countered the Eliminator with the Second Chapter to pick up the win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINNER: Shota Umino (12 pts) at 12:05 (***)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Pomares\u2019 Analysis: Not a bad match, but quite unremarkable for the last night of block action. Maybe the crowd wasn\u2019t into it or maybe these two just don\u2019t have the greatest in-ring chemistry, but this felt like a foregone conclusion and a flat ending to O-Khan\u2019s complain.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>(9) KONOSUKE TAKESHITA (10) (w\/Rocky Romero) vs. REN NARITA (10) (w\/Don Fale &amp; Dick Togo) &#8211; B Block Match<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don Fale and Dick Togo attacked Takeshita and Romero during their entrance and drove him into the guardrail. Once the match started, Narita caught Takeshita with a boot to the face. Takeshita caught Narita with a forearm to the knee and laid him out with a DDT on the floor. Back in the ring, Takeshita cracked Narita with a big boot and pummeled him with a bunch of forearm strikes and knees to the face. Narita drove Takeshita into a row of chairs and Fale and Togo pummeled him down. Narita crushed Takeshita\u2019s knee with a chair shot into the floor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back in the ring, Narita smashed Takeshita\u2019s leg into the ring post before smashing it into the floor. Narita put Takeshita in an ankle lock and pulled it into the ring post. Back in the ring, Narita dropped Takeshtia with the Narita Special and put him in a knee bar. Takeshita attacked Narita with forearm strikes, only for Narita to trap him in a Guillotine Choke. Takeshita managed to lift Narita and spike him with a brainbuster. After struggling to run into Narita, Takeshita pummeled him with forearm strikes and put him down with a superplex for a nearfall. Narita tried to go for a kneebreaker, only for Takeshita to catch him with a knee strike, followed by a DDT.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Togo distracted the referee and Fale pulled Takeshita\u2019s leg before knocking Romero into the guardrail. Narita put Takeshtia in an abdominal stretch and put her in a kneebar. Takeshita managed to take Narita down with a German suplex and knock him off his feet with a lariat. Narita blocked Raging Fire and drove Takeshita into the referee. Fale clobbered Takeshita with a chair shot to the back and Togo choked him out with his chain. Takeshita knocked Togo away and Romero took Togo out with a suicide dive. Takeshita blocked a shot with the push-up bar and sent Narita out of the ring with a forearm strike before crushing him and Fale with a Tope con Hilo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romero brawled with Togo away from the ring and the Young Lions dragged Fale to the back. Back in the ring, Takeshita put Narita in a chicken wing sleeper. Takeshita caught Narita with a jumping knee and laid him out with a Xploder for a close two count. Takeshita cracked Narita with a Power Drive Knee, only for Yoshinobu Kanemaru to show up and pull the referee out. Kanemaru hit Takeshita\u2019s knee with his whiskey bottle, allowing Narita to trap him in a knee bar. Takeshita barely managed to grab the ropes and break the hold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Takeshita avoided the Hell\u2019s Guillotine, but Narita countered the Blue Thunderbomb with a sleeper hold. Narita dropped Takeshita with a German suplex for a close two count. Takeshita blocked a low blow, only for Narita to drop him with the Double Cross for a nearfall. Takeshita countered the Hell\u2019s Guillotine with a Last Ride powerbomb. Kanemaru grabbed Takeshita\u2019s arm, but accidentally blinded Narita with the whiskey spit. Takeshita put Narita in the chicken wing sleeper and made him pass out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINNER: Konosuke Takeshita (12 pts) at 20:50 (***1\/4)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Pomares\u2019 Analysis: Tons of House of Torture nonsense as per usual, but I can\u2019t deny that I really bought into the nearfalls in the final few minutes. HoT matches miss more often than not, however actually seeing anyone overcome the interference always ends up feeling cathartic and this was no exception. Probably would feel more annoyed with a different result, but Takeshita went through and that\u2019s all I care about.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Zack Sabre Jr, Shota Umino and Konosuke Takeshita advanced to the playoffs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A night of two halves, but weirdly the first half ended up being more enjoyable than the second one. Takagi vs. Moloney was pretty fun and I\u2019d argue ZSJ vs. Yoshi is a must-watch. The main event was more House of Torture shenanigans, but at least it ended the show on a positive note. I feel somewhat mixed on the playoff matches set up, however any combination of Finlay, ZSJ and Takeshita should make up for whatever happens on the other side of the bracket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>You can contact me at mauriciopomares@gmail.com, on Twitter @PomiWrestling or on BlueSky @pomiwrestling.bsky.social<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2991602134\"><div id=\"pwtor-3068536046\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>NJPW G1 CLIMAX 35: NIGHT 16 REPORT AUGUST 13, 2025 HAMAMATSU, SHIZUOKA, JAPAN AT ACT CITY HAMAMATSU AIRED LIVE ON NJPW WORLD REPORT BY MAURICIO POMARES, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentator: Walker Stewart UNDERCARD TAGS (1) HIROSHI <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/08\/13\/njpw-g1-climax-35-results-night-16-8-13-pomaress-results-analysis-of-takeshita-vs-narita-umino-vs-o-khan-zsj-vs-yoshi-takagi-vs-moloney-more\/\" title=\"NJPW G1 CLIMAX 35 RESULTS \u2013 NIGHT 16 (8\/13): Pomares\u2019s results &#038; analysis of Takeshita vs. Narita, Umino vs. O-Khan, ZSJ vs. Yoshi, Takagi vs. Moloney, more\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":199548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,6945,5610],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tvshowsandevents","category-japantvreports","category-njpwg1"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2025\/06\/IMG_9590.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202694"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":202704,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202694\/revisions\/202704"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}