New Japan Pro Wrestling 7/27/2025 G1 Climax 35 Day 7

New Japan Pro Wrestling 7/27/2025 G1 Climax 35 Day 7

Day 6 is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/new-japan-pro-wrestling-7262025-g1.html

El Phantasmo & Jado vs. United Empire (Great-O-Khan & Jakob Austin Young)

Khan and ELP go at it. They mat wrestle and ELP trips him. Khan gets a pin attempt in and they stand off. ELP superkicks him in the gut. ELP then walks up the buckles, does rope tricks and diving headscissors him. Khan takes kicks and an enzugiri from his opponents. Khan rams Jado into the rails then chops him on the rails.

Jake baseball slides Jado for 2. Jake chops Jado then Khan mongolian chops Jado. Khan uppercuts him and sits on his neck in the corner. Khan then gets a 2 count. Khan hits chops and Jado hulks up. Jado lariats him. ELP comes in. He flips over Khan's back, headscissors him then lariats him over the top. ELP pulls Jake over the top then plancha's both.

ELP flips out of a chokeslam then Khan shoulder throws him. Khan AA's ELP and Jake shining wizards ELP for 2. Jake headscissors ELP into a russian legsweep for 2. Jake backrolls ELP and is superkicked. Khan dodges an ELP superkick. ELP hits a CR2 on Jake and wins.

Thoughts: It was an average undercard match and wasn't much of note. We got a little preview of Khan vs ELP and not a lot else here. 

Katsuya Murashima & Shota Umino vs. Daiki Nagai & Shingo Takagi

KM = Katsuya Murashma

KM and Nagai go at it. They go to the mat then stand off. KM shoulders Nagai over and is hit with a twisting crossbody. KM takes corner attacks then Nagai shoulders him over. Shingo suplexes KM for 2. Shingo stomps on KM then headbutts him. Shingo double boots him out of the corner. KM ducks a lariat and shoulders him over.

Shota hits forearms and chops on Shingo in the corner. Shingo then does the same back to him. Shota euros him in the corner and fisherman suplexes him. Shingo lariats him down. Nagai and KM go at it. They trade forearms. KM hits a nice dropkick. Nagai monkey flips KM. KM flying forearms him. Nagai spinebusters him then crabs him. Shota breaks it up. Shota hits forearms on Shingo. They lariat each other and both go down. KM powerslams Nagai and Nagai taps.

Overall thoughts: What we got was okay but we didn't get a ton of it here. The young lions looked inspired and Shota/Shingo did a good job hitting forearms and lariats on each other.

Ren Narita & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Drilla Moloney & Taiji Ishimori)

Ren hits DM while he poses on the buckles then all 4 fight outside. DM is sent into the post and then the seats. TI is sent into the rails. Ren hits DM in the gut with a chair then sends him into the rails again.

YK dropkicks TI in the knee then both of TI's knees are banged off the mat. Ren stomps on TI's leg then bangs his head off the buckles. Ren knee breaks TI and YK dropkicks TI in the knee.

TI hits forearms on Ren and Ren chokes him. TI kicks Ren from the ropes. DM gets in and hits punches on Ren. Ren eye rakes him. DM lariats Ren.

DM back body drops Ren. DM dropkicks him for 2. DM stops a facebuster then Ren does a choke. Ren exploders him.

DM spinebusters him. TI and YK get in. TI hits a handspring corkscrew kick. TI flying double knees him in the corner. The ref is pushed into both guys' way then YK figure fours him. TI sunset flips him. TI then cradles him. TI low blows YK and pins him.

Thoughts: It had some shenanigans (but not as much as I thought) and it wasn't that great as expected. 

TMDK (Hartley Jackson & Zack Sabre Jr.) vs. The Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita & Rocky Romero)

KT and Zack stare down and shove each other pre-match. Zack holds the title in his face. RR then shoves Hart. RR side headlocks Hart then Hart shoulders him over. RR hits chops then Hart chops him down. Hart splashes him for 2. Zack twists RR's head with his feet. Hart elbow drops RR for 2. Zack cravates RR then RR does an octopus to him.

Zack leglocks him. Hart comes in and slams RR for 2. Zack comes in and hits boots on RR. Zack euros him over. Zack hits boots to the face and RR forearms him. RR's flying headscissors is blocked. Zack fcekicks him then RR rewind  kicks him.

KT gets in and shoulders Zack over. He facekicks Hart and Hart no sells it. Hart and KT shoulder battle. KT forearms him out of the ring. Zack guillotines KT then KT suplexes him out of it for 2.

Zack facekicks KT. KT goes for the package tombstone and Zack rolls him up for a 2 count. KT flips Zack with a lariat. RR flying headscissors Hart then corner lariats him. Hart corner splashes him then lariats him. Hart then hits a senton.

Zack and KT go at it. Zack hits euros then pele kicks the arm. KT forearms him out of the ring. RR euros Hart then 2nd rope tornado ddt's him. RR lariats Hart.

RR cradles Hart off a suplex attempt for 2. Hart crossbodies him. Hart hits a death valley driver on RR and pins him.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good. The execution was off here with everyone having some sloppy moments.

Zack cobra twists KT near the rail after. Zack holds the title in his face as they stare down.

G1 Climax 2025 Block A Match - Yota Tsuji vs. Oleg Boltin

Yota facekicks him then Oleg catches his flying headscissors. Yota hits him in the gut then Oleg tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. Yota hits forearms. Oleg karelin's lifts him.

Oleg slams Yota. Oleg then crabs him. Oleg stomps on him. Yota and Oleg trade forearms. Yota drives Oleg's head into the mat then diving headscissors him from the buckles. Yota thne topes him over the rail. 

Yota suplexes him in the ring for 2. Yota corner splashes him but Oleg catches and slams him. Yota gets his knees up on a vader bomb then Oleg dropkicks him. Oleg corner splashes him then hits a vader bomb for 2. Yota chops him then flying pumping knees him in the corner. 

Oleg catches Yota's marlow crash. Oleg germans Yota then Yota spears him. They trade forearms. Yota hits 2 superkicks then headbutts him. Oleg pop-up finlay rolls him for 2. Yota backslides him then knees him in the face three times.

Yota runs at him and is hit with a belly to belly. Oleg running lriats him for 2. Oleg hits an AA. Oleg goes to the 2nd rope with Yota on his shoulders. They botch whatever they try and Yota kind of headscissors him down. Oleg rolls him up for 2.

Yota hits a hard spear from the side and wins.

Thoughts: It's a shame they messed up near the finish here as they had a fun match otherwise. Yota had some nice spears here and Oleg busted out some new stuff like the pop-up finlay roll. I liked this and it was nice to see Oleg step up some here.

G1 Climax 2025 Block A Match - David Finlay vs. Callum Newman

CN basement dropkicks DF before it starts. CN forearm flurries him then dropkicks him in the corner. CN hits mounted forearms. DF still has his jacket on. CN is knocked off the apron and goes over the guard rail. DF then stomps him in the front row. CN is then thrown into the seats.

DF chokes him in the seats. DF headbutts him then throws him over the rail. DF foot chokes CN. CN is thrown hard into the corner. DF knocks him over then sentons him.

DF running euros him in the corner and release suplexes him. DF stomps him. DF misses a senton. CN hits forearms then running facekicks him. CN PK's him for 2. CN chops him then throws him out. CN then plancha's him outside. CN hits a top rope double stomp for 2. DF backbreakers him. DF dominators him for 2. DF stomps on him. CN superkicks him then hits a big lariat. DF hits oblivion for 2. DF buckle bombs him then CN hurricanrana's him off a powerbomb attempt and pins him.

Thoughts: It was alright and better than expected. CN was more aggressive and faster than usual and helped keep things moving here. And with him being the underdog face, it worked well against DF's more dominating heel style.

DF throws a fit after and boots Shoma Kato.

G1 Climax 2025 Block A Match - Taichi vs. SANADA

Tai comes in and stomps on San while he's wearing his entrance gear. San eye rakes him. Tai side kicks him. Tai is sent into the rails outside then sent into the seats. San punches him with a bottle. Tai is sent into the seats then San punches him with a bottle.

San backdrops Tai on the apron. San foot chokes him in the corner. San hits punches. Tai gets some shots in and is dropkicked in the knee. Tai enzugiri's him in the corner.

Tai buzzsaw kicks him then pulls his own pants off. Kanemaru trips up Tai outside then San kicks the middle rope into Tai's crotch. San tries to throw Tai into Milano Collection AT. Tai hits shots on San. Kanemaru grabs Tai and is hit. Milano and Tai send the heels into each other.

They get back in. San dropkicks him then Tai facekicks him. Tai gamengiri's him. Tai running lariats San for 2. San dragon sleepers him. He lets go and misses a top rope moonsault. San tiger drivers him. Tai no sells it then Tai backdrops him for 2.

San grabs the ref as Tai goes for a move. Tai blocks San's low blow then low blow him himself. Tai goes for the pin then the ref is pulled out by Kanemaru. Tai is distracted then low blowed. San shining wizards him.

San grabs the guitar. Masatoru Yasuda dropkicks him and then Kanemaru. Tai grabs the guitar. Kanemaru spits whiskey in Tai's eyes. Tai is hit with the whiskey bottle and a guitar to the gut. San hits Tai with the baseball bat. San then pins him.

Thoughts: It was the usual HoT match that was filled with shenanigans including weapons shots, interference and refs being touched. I didn't like this.

Yasuda gets back in the ring and Kanemaru hits him with the whiskey bottle. 

G1 Climax 2025 Block A Match - EVIL vs. Yuya Uemura

Yuya is hit as he enters. Evil pounds on him and throws him out. Evil whips him with his jacket. Yuya is sent into the rails then Fale slams Yuya outside. Evil pulls Yuya's neck around the ropes. Yuya is sent int othe exposed buckle.

Yuya misses a dropkick then is single leg crabbed. Yuya ropebreaks. Yuya forearms Evil then flying forearms him. Yuya back elbows, armdrags and dropkicks Evil. Yuya running chops him then he backdrops him for 2. Yuya AT locks Evil but the ref doesn't see it as Dick Togo distracts the ref.

Yuya is sent out and Fale sends him into the rails and apron. Evil stomps on Yuya. Yuya jumping hurricanrana's him then armbars him. Fale distracts the ref and Togo chairs Yuya. Yuya is sent into the ref. Togo and Fale double team Yuya. Togo chops Yuya in the crotch for 2. 

Yuya catches Evil's strikes and hits a front suplex. Yuya slams him. Yuya then goes up top and plancha's Fale outside. Togo is sent into the rails. Evil hits darkness falls on Yuya for 2. Evil running lariats Yuya then sharpshooters him. Yuya ropebreaks. Yuya's backgives out on him and Evil fisherman suplexes him. Yuya front suplexes him and wins.

Thoughts: I didn't like this too much. It was pretty similar to the last match with stupid refs and more of a focus on interference than wrestling. 

G1 Climax 2025 Block A Match - Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Ryohei Oiwa 

Oiwa side headlocks him. Tana armdrags him and Oiwa headscissors him. They do a double knuckle lock and Oiwa gets the advantage. Tana side headlock takeovers him, Oiwa headscissors him and they stand off.

Tana elbows him in the knee. Tana 2nd rope twisting crossbodies him. Tana wraps Oiwa's leg around the ropes. Tana elbow drops him. Tana ties his legs up and Oiwa ropebreaks. Oiwa hits forearms. Tana boots him in the knee. Oiwa dropkicks him then headflips up. Oiwa armdrags him into an armlock. Oiwa hits shots to the arm and stomps his arm into the mat. 

Oiwa slams him and misses a senton. Tana dragon screws him. Tana hits shots to the gut then he flying forearms him. Tana slams him then 2nd rope flipping swantons him for 2. Tanaw is sent over the top but he skins the cat. Tana hits a twist and shout. Tana slingblades him for 2.

Tana is crotched up top then Oiwa throws him off the top. Oiwa armlocks him then shoulders him over. Oiwa sentons him for 2. Oiwa splashes the arm. Tana hits a straightjacket german for 2. Tana hits a short arm slingblade. Tana misses a top rope crossbody. Oiwa gets on his back and armlocks him. Tana does a bridge pin on him for 2. Oiwa backdrops him. Oiwa hits a top rope splash then Oiwa doctor bombs him for 2.

Oiwa sleepers him then Tana cradles him for 2. Oiwa spinning lariats him and wins.

Thoughts: It's the biggest win of Oiwa's career. Oiwa worked the arm throughout this one but sadly the finish didn't involve the arm. Tana sold and made his comeback but was put down. It was alright but some kind of finish involving the arm really would ahve put this over more. Oiwa winning is nice.

Oiwa has words for Tana on the mic after.

Overall thoughts: The undercard wasn't any good here. I liked Yota/Oleg, Finlay/Newman and Tana/Oiwa. Yota/Oleg was what you would think and Newman worked well around Finlay's style. Tana/Oiwa could have been better but was okay enough. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 as the bad outweighed the good here but 3 of the G1 matches were enjoyable. I'd put this one as average.