As part of the tour «New Japan Soul 2025«, New Japan Pro Wrestling He arrived at Tokyo Korakuen Hall where the first two qualifying fights for the G1 Climax.
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Prior to these classifying duel, the champion Hirooki Goto and the challenger Zack Sabre Jr., measured in a team prior. Goto formed a team with Shota Umar and Oleg Boltin; while I knew he allied with Ryhei Oiwa and Hartley Jackson. The clash was strong and focused on the rivalry of Goto and Sabre; Even in the final stretch, Jackson hit Umar with a Death Valley Bomb. But Umar desperately tried to cover him and finally sank Jackson with a loop and a Second Chapter.
The first qualifying struggle was between Ishii Tomohiro and Drilla Moloney to decide who would participate in Group B of the G1 Climax 35. Ishii showed his great experience with a hard fight, but Moloney opposed a total resistance. When the fight reached its climax, Moloney unleashed a vertical drop Brainbuster. Then he continued with a series of The Gores and a Drilla Killer. Then he sank Tenaz Ishii with a Drilla Killer, obtaining his long -awaited first appearance in the G1 Climax.
In the stellar turn, Taichi and Callum Newman were measured to decide who would participate in Group A of the G1 Climax 35. Callum attacked with its characteristic speed in an attempt to quickly perform to Japanese. However, Taichi, who aspired to compete for the first time in two years, responded with a fierce attack. At the decisive moment, Taichi tried to use a Black Mephisto, but Callum avoided it and used an inverse Frankensteiner. Then, he gave him a knee on his face, unleashing a Firebolt. To get an overwhelming victory. In this way, Callum Neuman achieved his pass for the second consecutive year.
The complete results are:
NJPW «NEW JAPAN SOUL 2025», 23.06.2025
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,110 viewers
0. Tatsuya Matsumoto vs. Zane Jay – ended in a draw after completing the time limit (10:00).
0. Masatora Yasuda beat Daiki Nagai (5:13) with a Crab Hold.
1. Ren Narita, Yujiro Takahashi, Sho, Douki and Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Toru Yano, Yoh, Master Wato, Shoma Kato and Katsuya Murashima (7:47) when Yoh was disqualified
2. “King of Darkness” Evil, Heaa, Don Fale and Chase Owens beat Yoshi-Hahi, Togi Makabe, Voloaki Honma and Tiger Mask (8:42) with the evil of Evil about Honma.
3. Yuya Uemura and Ryusuke Taguchi beat Great-O-Khan and Jacob Austin Young (7:37) with a Uermura Body Attack Divening about Young.
4. Gabe Kidd and Taiji Ishimori beat Hiroshi Tanahashi and Jado (5:23) with a Bone Lock from Ishimori about Jado.
5. Hirooki Goto, Shota Umar and Oleg Boltin beat Zack Sabre Jr., Ryohei Oiwa and Hartley Jackson (9:11) with a Umino Second Chapter about Jackson.
6. G1 Climax – Group B – Classification fight: Drilla Moloney beat Volohiro Ishii (17:10) with Drilla Killa.
7. G1 Climax – Group A – Classification fight: Callum Newman beat Taichi (23:32) with a Firebolt.
