Results from Day 17 of the 2016 NJPW G-1 Climax, Goto wins A Block due to a time limit draw between Tanahashi and Okada

NJPW G-1 Climax

8/12 NJPW G-1 Climax 26 Day 17 (A Block) iPPV Results: Tokyo, Japan (Sumo Hall)

1. IWGP Tag Team Champions The Briscoes def. Yoshitatsu and Captain New Japan

2. Yuji Nagata, Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask IV and Manabu Nakanishi def. Tomoaki Honma, Ryusuke Taguchi, Juice Robinson and David Finlay Jr.

3. IWGP Intercontinental Champion Michael Elgin, IWGP Jr. Champion KUSHIDA, Satoshi Kojima and NEVER Champion Katsuyori Shibata def. Katsuhiko Nakajima, Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI and Atushi Kotoge

4. Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Tanga Loa, Yujiro Takahashi and Hangman Page) def. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, BUSHI and ROH Champion Jay Lethal)

5. SANADA def. Hiroyoshi Tenzan by submission with Skull End.

6. Tomohiro Ishii def. Togi Makabe by pinfall with the Vertical Drop Brainbuster.

7. Tama Tonga def. Bad Luck Fale by pinfall with the Gun Stun. With the loss, Fale is eliminated from contention in A Block.

8. Hirooki Goto def. Naomichi Marufuji by pinfall with the GTR. With the win, Goto remains alive in contention, but Marufuji is eliminated because of the loss.

9. Main Event: IWGP Champion Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi go to a 30-minute time limit draw. Because of the draw, both men are eliminated from contention and thus giving the win of A Block to Hirooki Goto, who moves on to the finals on Sunday.

Final A Block Standings

* Hirooki Goto (6-3, 12 points) WINNER
* Kazuchika Okada (5-3-1, 11 points)
* Hiroshi Tanahashi (5-3-1, 11 points)
* Naomichi Marufuji (5-4, 10 points)
* Bad Luck Fale (5-4, 10 points)
* Tomohiro Ishii (4-5, 8 points)
* Togi Makabe (4-5, 8 points)
* Tama Tonga (4-5, 8 points)
* SANADA (4-5, 8 points)
* Hiroyoshi Tenzan (2-7, 4 points)

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