Ryohei Oiwa and OSKAR Qualify for the NJPW G1 Climax 36

By Noah Leatherland

The final spots in this year’s G1 Climax have been decided at the final NJPW Road to G1 Climax event in Korakuen Hall. Ryohei Oiwa will take the final place in A Block, while OSKAR will do the same in B Block.

OSKAR earned his place with a win over Yujiro Takahashi, as well as the full force of the House of Torture. The towering OSKAR became the target of the faction’s underhanded tactics, being mobbed and attacked with weapons. Luckily, his partner Yuto-Ice helped to even the fight, and even assisted OSKAR in hitting the K.O.B to finish off Takahashi. Speaking after the match, overcoming the odds has just fired OSKAR up even more.

K.O.B power in the building! … Yeah, I was expecting exactly that, so my back-up was just there. Who was it? Five against two? Yeah, we got this… And now G1 Climax, you will see exactly what K.O.B, Yuto-Ice and OSKAR are made of! There’s about to be some suffering for some people in there… Fuck House of Torture!

Then, Oiwa faced El Phantasmo for the last spot in A Block. Oiwa’s power beat out the speed of Phantasmo, defeating the Canadian. Having had to fight his way into the tournament, Oiwa is eager to make his mark on this year’s G1.

This means I can enter this year’s G1 Climax in proper fashion. I’ve had to start in the qualifiers for two years running, but this year I’ll win my way through from the qualifiers and make my big dream come true here at New Japan Pro-Wrestling. It’s me who’ll clinch the title at this year’s 2026 G1 Climax. Burn my matches into your memory.

(Quote translated via DeepL)

The NJPW G1 Climax kicks off on Saturday, July 11th at the NOW Arena in Chicago, IL. OSKAR will face Ren Narita in his opening bout, while Ryohei Oiwa will collide with Boltin Oleg.