Tenzan Retires: G1 Climax 36 Semi-Finals Review – POST Wrestling

John Pollock & Karen Peterson review Night 18 of NJPW G1 Climax 36 featuring Hiroyoshi Tenzan’s retirement match against Satoshi Kojima. Plus: Yuya Uemura vs. Yota Tsuji and Ryohei Oiwa vs. Callum Newman in G1 Semi-Final bouts.

Plus: Tenzan’s retirement ceremony and his guest list, Shun Skywalker debuts and joins House of Torture, future title matches are teased, and AI Antonio Inoki is introduced. 

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NJPW G1 Climax 36: Day 18
August 15, 2026
Ryogoku Sumo Hall, Tokyo

• Hiroyoshi Tenzan’s Retirement: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Satoshi Kojima
• G1 Climax – Semi-final: Yota Tsuji vs. Yuya Uemura (Recommended)
• G1 Climax – Semi-final: Callum Newman vs. Ryohei Oiwa (Recommended)
• Zack Sabre Jr., Hartley Jackson & Kosei Fujita vs. Aaron Wolf, Boltin Oleg & Tatsuya Matsumoto
• Shingo Takagi, OSKAR, Yuto-Ice, Taiji Ishimori & Gedo vs. Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, Yuji Nagata, YOH & Master Wato
• Gabe Kidd & Wheeler Yuta vs. Drilla Moloney & Daiki Nagai
• Konosuke Takeshita, Taichi, El Desperado & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. SANADA, Ren Narita, DOUKI & SHO
• HENARE, Great O-Khan, Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young vs. Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, Masatora Yasuda & Taisei Nakahara

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