NJPW G1 Climax 32 night one results: Kazuchika Okada vs. Jeff Cobb

Here are results from the first night of NJPW’s G1 Climax 32 tournament, which was held in Hokkaido.

Non-tournament matches:

  • Tom Lawlor (with Royce Issacs) defeated Yohei Fujita with the NKOTB.
  • JONAH and Bad Dude Tito defeated Toru Yano and Ryohei Oiwa. JONAH pinned Oiwa with a powerbomb.
  • EVIL, SHO, and Yujiro Takahashi defeated Jado, David Finlay, and Tama Tonga. Yujiro pinned Jado following the pimp juice DDT.
  • KENTA, Chase Owens, Bad Luck Fale, and Juice Robinson defeated Lance Archer, Taka Michinoku, Taichi, and Zack Sabre Jr.. Robinson pinned Michinoku following the Left Hand of God.
  • YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii, and Hirooki Goto defeated BUSHI, Shingo Takagi, and Tetsuya Naito. Ishii pinned BUSHI with the vertical brainbuster.

Tournament matches:

  • Aaron Henare defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi following the Streets of Rage.
  • Will Ospreay defeated El Phantasmo via pinfall with the Hidden Blade.
  • Jay White defeated SANADA, pinning him following the Bladerunner.
  • Kazuchika Okada defeated Jeff Cobb following an Emerald Flowsion and the Rainmaker.

Current Standings:

A Block:

  • Kazuchika Okada: 2
  • Toru Yano: 0
  • Tom Lawlor: 0
  • Jeff Cobb: 0
  • JONAH: 0
  • Bad Luck Fale: 0
  • Lance Archer: 0

B Block:

  • Jay White: 2
  • Tomohiro Ishii: 0
  • SANADA: 0
  • Tama Tonga: 0
  • Great-O-Khan: 0
  • Chase Owens: 0
  • Taichi: 0

C Block:

  • Aaron Henare: 2
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi: 0
  • Hirooki Goto: 0
  • Tetsuya Naito: 0
  • Zack Sabre Jr.: 0
  • KENTA: 0
  • EVIL: 0

D Block:

  • Will Ospreay: 2
  • YOSHI-HASHI: 0
  • Shingo Takagi: 0
  • David Finlay: 0
  • Juice Robinson: 0
  • El Phantasmo: 0
  • Yujiro Takahashi: 0