NJPW G1 Climax 35 Night 18 Results 8.16.25: EVIL & Konosuke Takeshita Set for Finals

– NJPW continued with the G1 Climax 35 tournament earlier today in Tokyo, Japan with Night 18, featuring the semifinal matchups. EVIL and Konosuke Takeshita won their respective semifinal bouts against Yota Tsuji and Zack Sabre Jr., clinching the finals matchup. EVIL defeated Tsuji by referee’s stoppage. Takeshita beat Sabre with an Avalanche Raging Fire to score the pinfall.

It will now be Konosuke Takeshita vs. EVIL in the finals tomorrow in Tokyo at the Differ Ariake, which will conclude the tournament. The event will stream live on NJPW World. Below are some results, per NJPW’s website:

* Tatsuya Matsumoto, Tiger Mask & Togi Makabe beat. Masatora Yasuda, Shoma Kato & Zane Jay at 8:54.
* El Desperado, Ryusuke Taguchi, Shota Umino, YOSHI-HASHI & Yuya Uemura beat. Master Wato, Satoshi Kojima, Taichi, Toru Yano & YOH at 4:28.
* The House Of Torture (Don Fale & Yujiro Takahashi) defeated Oleg Boltin & Tomoaki Honma a 9:34.
* The United Empire (Callum Newman, Great-O-Khan & Jakob Austin Young) defeated El Phantasmo, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Katsuya Murashima at 6:34.
* Daiki Nagai & Shingo Takagi defeated BULLET CLUB War Dogs (David Finlay & Gedo) at 6:25.
* The House Of Torture (SANADA & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) defeated BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Drilla Moloney & Taiji Ishimori)
* The House Of Torture (DOUKI, Ren Narita & SHO) defeated TMDK (Hartley Jackson, Kosei Fujita & Ryohei Oiwa) at 8:30.
* G1 Climax 2025 Semifinal Match: EVIL beat Yota Tsuji by referee’s decision at 18:01.
* G1 Climax 2025 Semifinal Match: Konosuke Takeshita beat Zack Sabre Jr. at 26:46.

Additional clips and images from the NJPW G1 Climax 35 Night 18 event are available below:

🏆G1 CLIMAX 35🔥有明大会‼️#G1CLIMAX35 準決勝戦‼️
この試合を制し、決勝へと進むのはどちらだ…⁉️

🆚 @njpw_yotatsuji × @151012EVIL #njpwworld で配信中📡

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— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) August 16, 2025

【『G1』優勝決定戦は、この二人！】

メインは、両者の意地が交錯！
激戦のはてにTAKESHITAがザックを沈める！

セミは無法介入の末、スコーピオンでEVILが辻に極悪勝利！

ともに初のファイナル進出!!

【8.16有明結果】

★NJPWスマホサイトで詳報中！https://t.co/D4WsDucQCi#G1CLIMAX35 pic.twitter.com/Vp3DPSVKQF

— 新日本プロレスリング株式会社 (@njpw1972) August 16, 2025

.@Takesoup "DDT"

From the profile URL#NJPW #njpwworld #G1CLIMAX35 pic.twitter.com/sA3b9IQrPw

— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) August 16, 2025

.@zacksabrejr × @Takesoup "💥×💥"

From the profile URL#NJPW #njpwworld #G1CLIMAX35 pic.twitter.com/3xEMDJQSUj

— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) August 16, 2025

.@Takesoup "Exploder"

From the profile URL#NJPW #njpwworld #G1CLIMAX35 pic.twitter.com/GoIpmEpZcs

— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) August 16, 2025

🏆G1 CLIMAX 35🔥有明大会‼️#G1CLIMAX35 準決勝戦‼️
G1二度目の一騎打ち‼️決勝戦へとコマを進めるのはどちらだ⁉️

🆚 @zacksabrejr × @Takesoup#njpwworld で配信中📡

視聴＆登録⏩「NJPW WORLD」で検索📱#NJPW #njpwworld #G1CLIMAX35 pic.twitter.com/lFOC2IunwQ

— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) August 16, 2025

.@zacksabrejr "Sabre driver"

From the profile URL#NJPW #njpwworld #G1CLIMAX35 pic.twitter.com/sgAxVnaQn8

— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) August 16, 2025

https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1956732683033465211

.@Takesoup "Avalanche Raging Fire"

From the profile URL#NJPW #njpwworld #G1CLIMAX35 pic.twitter.com/CHujiq0AUC

— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) August 16, 2025

【有明アリーナ2連戦初日終了】
本日の有明アリーナ大会をご観戦いただきました皆様、誠にありがとうございました！

明日8月17日(日)の優勝決定戦は15:00試合開始！
皆様のご来場をお待ちしておりますhttps://t.co/rYXRq6m8TK

▼前売券はローソンチケットにて発売中 ▼https://t.co/18JRn981nF… pic.twitter.com/pb1qijHEUe

— 新日本プロレスリング株式会社営業部 (@njpw_nyao) August 16, 2025

An 'uncrowned king' who has vowed to unite the pro-wrestling world.

A 'King of Darkness' who wants to set that world and all in it ablaze.

The #G1FINAL is set!#G1CLIMAX35 recap:https://t.co/URtjX1rKiG

Watch the replay:https://t.co/37QP0gwFft#njpw pic.twitter.com/OATI0VnW4x

— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) August 16, 2025