New Japan Pro Wrestling G1 Climax Day 8 Results & Standings, Big Return, ROH Star Gets Surgery, More
- According to PWInsider, Ring of Honor talent BJ Whitmer underwent surgery last week to repair a torn ACL. He hopes to be wrestling by the end of the year.
- Michael Elgin, who is currently wrestling in the G1 Climax tournament, will be getting an action figure from Figures Toy Inc this year.
- ROH have started to sell replica belts, which you can find at this link.
- NJPW rolled on with their G1 Climax tournament this morning. Shinsuke Nakamura returned to action after an injury had sidelined him for his match with Michael Elgin on Sunday.
You can see results from the tournament matches, which were from Block B, below. Also, we have full standings at the bottom of the page.
* Yujiro Takahashi defeated Satoshi Kojima
* Karl Anderson defeated Yuji Nagata
* Michael Elgin defeated Tomoaki Honma
* Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Tomohiro Ishii
* Hirooki Goto defeated Kazuchika Okada
Current Standings:
Block A:
1) Tetsuya Naito (6 points, 3-1)
1) Katsuyori Shibata (6 points, 3-1)
1) Bad Luck Fale (6 points, 3-1)
4) AJ Styles (4 points, 2-2)
4) Hiroshi Tanahashi (4 points, 2-2)
4) Kota Ibushi (4 points, 2-2)
4) Togi Makabe (4 points, 2-2)
8) Hiroyoshi Tenzan (2 points, 1-3)
8) Toru Yano (2 points, 1-3)
8) Doc Gallows (2 points, 1-3)
Block B
1) Tomohiro Ishii (6 points, 3-1)
1) Kazuchika Okada (6 points, 3-1)
1) Karl Anderson (6 points, 3-1)
1) Hirooki Goto (6 points, 3-1)
5) Michael Elgin (4 points, 2-2)
5) Shinsuke Nakamura (4 points, 2-2)
5) Yujiro Takahashi (4 points, 2-2)
8) Yuji Nagata (2 points, 1-3)
8) Satoshi Kojima (2 points, 1-3)
10) Tomoaki Honma (0 points, 0-4)