NJPW G1 Climax 27 Results (Day 18): Kenny Omega vs Kazuchika Okada, Block B Winner Revealed & Finals Set

August 12, 2017

Below are the results from day 18 of NJPW’s G1 Climax 27 tournament, featuring Block B.

Today came down to Kenny Omega vs Kazuchika Okada, with Omega getting the win to advance to the finals. Omega will face Naito for a Title opportunity at Wrestle Kingdom 12.

Tournament Matches:
-Juice Robinson defeated Michael Elgin
-Tama Tonga defeated SANADA
-Toru Yano defeated Minoru Suzuki
-EVIL defeated Satoshi Kojima
-Kenny Omega defeated Kazuchika Okada

Non-Tournament Matches:
-El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, and Taichi defeated Jushin Thunder Liger, KUSHIDA, and Hirai Kawato
-Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, and YOSHI-HASHI defeated Chase Owens, Tanga Roa, and Yujiro Takahashi
-Takashi Iizuka and Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Yuji Nagata and Togi Makabe
-Cody, Young Bucks, Hangman Page, and Bad Luck Fale defeated War Machine, Ricochet, Ryusuke Taguchi, and Katsuya Kitamura

Current Standings

Block A
Tetsuya Naito 14 – Winner
Hiroshi Tanahashi 12
Bad Luck Fale 12
Kota Ibushi 10
Hirooki Goto 10
Zack Sabre Jr. 10
Tomohiro Ishii 8
Togi Makabe 8
YOSHI-HASHI 4
Yuji Nagata 2

Block B
Kenny Omega 14 – Winner
Kazuchika Okada 13
EVIL 12
Minoru Suzuki 9
SANADA 8
Michael Elgin 8
Toru Yano 8
Tama Tonga 8
Juice Robinson 8
Satoshi Kojima 2

Okada/Omega III It’s a must-win for @KennyOmegamanX , but with a 30-min limit, Can he go all the way to the finals?! pic.twitter.com/YjLYHjgVyG

— njpw_global (@njpwglobal) August 12, 2017

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.