Two wrestlers advance in NJPW G1 Climax qualifier tournament

The G1 Climax B Block qualifier tournament kicked off today in Kamisu on NJPW’s New Japan Soul tour.

Oleg Boltin defeated Toru Yano in the first tournament match on the show after countering a low blow attempt into a cradle for the pin. Yano’s elimination means he will not be entered into the G1 for the first time since 2007. Boltin now moves on to wrestle Hiroshi Tanahashi, who received a first-round bye, in the semifinals on July 3 at Korakuen Hall.

TJP defeated Satoshi Kojima in the second tournament match on Sunday after countering a lariat into a pinning combination. He will now wrestle Taichi, who also received a first-round bye, in the semifinals.

The winners of Boltin vs. Tanahashi and TJP vs. Taichi will wrestle on July 5 at the Tokyo Budokan. The winner of that match earns the final spot in the B Block for G1 Climax 34.

The A Block qualifying tournament kicked off yesterday in Fukushima. Callum Newman and YOSHI-HASHI advanced after defeating Yujiro Takahashi and Chase Owens respectively. YOSHI-HASHI will wrestle Tomohiro Ishii in the semifinals and Newman will wrestle KENTA.

New Japan Soul Night Six lineup for July 3 at Korakuen Hall —

• A Block qualifying tournament semifinal: YOSHI-HASHI vs. Tomohiro Ishii
• A Block qualifying tournament semifinal: Callum Newman vs. KENTA
• B Block qualifying tournament semifinal: TJP vs. Taichi
• B Block qualifying tournament semifinal: Boltin Oleg vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

New Japan Soul Night Seven lineup for July 5 at Tokyo Budokan–

• IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion El Desperado defends against Douki
• B Block qualifying tournament finals: TJP/Taichi vs. Oleg/Tanahashi
• A Block qualifying tournament finals: Newman/KENTA vs. YOSHI-HASHI/Ishii
• Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & Shingo Takagi vs. Hiromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji & Titan
• Ryusuke Taguchi return match

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