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Updated NJPW G1 Climax 31 Standings After Day 9

ZSJ finally loses

New Japan Pro-Wrestling headed to the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium for day nine of G1 Climax 31 on Sunday, October 3.

The show featured several major A Block matches as KENTA managed to defeat Great-O-Khan, while Kota Ibushi pinned IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Shingo Takagi following a Kamigoye.

Zack Sabre Jr.'s undefeated run also came to an end at the hands of Tomohiro Ishii.

Check out Sunday's results below:

  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru def. Kosei Fujita - Special Singles Match
  • Toru Yano def. BUSHI - Special Singles Match
  • KENTA def. Great-O-Khan
  • Tanga Loa def. Yujiro Takahashi
  • Tomohiro Ishii def. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • Kota Ibushi def. Shingo Takagi


The updated A Block standings are as follows:

1. Zack Sabre Jr. 8 points (4-1)
2. KENTA 8 points (4-2)
3. Great-O-Khan 8 points (4-2)
4. Kota Ibushi 8 points (4-2)
5. Shingo Takagi 6 points (3-2)
6. Toru Yano 6 points (3-2)
7. Tomohiro Ishii 6 points (3-3)
8. Tanga Loa 4 points (2-3)
9. Yujiro Takahashi 4 points (2-3)
10. Tetsuya Naito 0 points (0-9) - Naito pulled out of G1 Climax 31 with a knee injury 

The B Block standings remain:

1. Jeff Cobb 8 points (4-0)
2. Kazuchika Okada 8 points (4-0)
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi 6 points (3-1)
4. EVIL 6 points (3-1)
5. Taichi 4 points (2-2)
6. SANADA 4 points (2-2)
7. Tama Tonga 2 points (1-3)
8. YOSHI-HASHI 2 points (1-3)
9. Hirooki Goto 0 points (0-4)
10. Chase Owens 0 points (0-4)

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