Jon Moxley Loses Two Straight with Two Matches Left
Jon Moxley started his first G1 Climax appearance with 5 straight wins with impressive wins over Tetsuya Naito and Tomohiro Ishii. However, his last two matches stricken with shenanigans have cost Moxley a count-out loss to Toru Yano and pinfall to Switchblade Jay White. While the “Death Rider” still has a 2-pt lead with 2 matches left, his likelihood of representing the B Block in the G1 B Block has severely diminished.
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His next opponent is Hirooki Goto, who needs a win to stay alive in the tournament. A Moxley loss means that Goto, Naito, Ishii and the winner of Jay White vs Juice Robinson will stay alive heading into Sunday night with wins Thursday.
The B Block situation is very convoluted with how the final 6 still alive can win. It will be even more complicated if Moxley loses out. Below are the current standings are how each competitor can win the B Block.
G1 Climax 29 B Block Standings
| Competitor | Points | Remaining Opponents | Needs to Win B Block |
| Jon Moxley | 10 | Hirooki Goto, Juice Robinson | Wins in both matches or win with Goto and White loss or draw. |
| Hirooki Goto | 8 | Jon Moxley, Shingo Takagi | Wins in both matches with Moxley loss to Juice Robinson |
| Tetsuya Naito | 8 | Jeff Cobb, Jay White | Wins both matches with Moxley losing remaining matches and Goto loss to Takagi |
| Jay White | 8 | Juice Robinson, Tetsuya Naito | Wins both matches with Moxley, Goto, and Ishii loss |
| Tomohiro Ishii | 8 | Shingo Takagi, Taichi | Wins both matches with Moxley losing both matches and a Naito loss |
| Juice Robinson | 6 | Jay White, Jon Moxley | Wins both matches with Moxley loss to Goto, Goto loss to Takagi & Naito and Ishii lose remaining matches |
| Toru Yano | 6 | Taichi, Jeff Cobb | Mathematically eliminated from contention |
| Jeff Cobb | 6 | Tetsuya Naito, Toru Yano | Mathematically eliminated from contention |
| Taichi | 6 | Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii | Mathematically eliminated from contention |
| Shingo Takagi | 4 | Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto | Mathematically eliminated from contention |
Kazuchika Okada’s first G1 Climax 29 loss opens the door for Ibushi and EVIL
With a win over Sanada, the reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion would have been a win away from clinching the A Block. But with 12 seconds left before a time-limit draw, SANADA landed a moonsault and got the pin giving Okada’s first loss in the tournament.
Now, Kazuchika Okada MUST win out in order to win the A Block. His final two opponents are the only two still alive. Okada first has EVIL, who is currently sitting on 8 points. But if he manages to win out and Okada and Ibushi both finish with 12 points, EVIL will win the tiebreaker having already defeated Ibushi earlier in the tournament.
After that, Okada will face Kota Ibushi is just behind him with 10 points. If Ibushi is able to defeat Zack Sabre Jr in his next match, then Okada vs Ibushi will decide the A Block.
G1 Climax 29 A Block Standings
| Competitor | Points | Remaining Opponents | Needs to Win B Block |
| Kazuchika Okada | 12 | EVIL, Kota Ibushi | Wins in both matches or Ibushi and EVIL loss |
| Kota Ibushi | 10 | Zack Sabre Jr, Kazuchika Okada | Wins in both matches or Okada loses remaining matches and EVIL loss to Archer |
| EVIL | 8 | Kazuchika Okada, Lance Archer | Wins both matches with Ibushi loss to Sabre Jr and win over Okada |
| KENTA | 8 | Will Ospreay, Zack Sabre Jr | Mathematically eliminated from contention |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | 8 | Bad Luck Fale, Will Ospreay | Mathematically eliminated from contention |
| SANADA | 6 | Lance Archer, Bad Luck Fale | Mathematically eliminated from contention |
| Zack Sabre Jr | 6 | Kota Ibushi, KENTA | Mathematically eliminated from contention |
| Lance Archer | 4 | SANADA, EVIL | Mathematically eliminated from contention |
| Taichi | 6 | Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii | Mathematically eliminated from contention |
| Shingo Takagi | 4 | Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto | Mathematically eliminated from contention |
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