Zack Sabre Jr. is the latest winner of the G1 Climax tournament.
On August 18th, New Japan Pro Wrestling held the final event of their G1 Climax 34 tournament, with Zack Sabre Jr. and Yota Tsuji facing off in the finals. The match would be a back and forth affair, with both men having their strong and weak points in the bout. In the end, Sabre Jr. would force Yota to submit in order to win the tournament.
Since the victory in the early hours of the morning for US fans, reactions have come in from around the wrestling world for only the second gaijin to win the tournament.
STARDOM's Mina Shirakawa congratulated Zack with a picture of the two.
Congrats!!!!!!!----ZSJ!!! #G1FINAL #njpw #G1CLIMAX34 pic.twitter.com/pjD6Gm2gup
— 白川未奈 Mina Shirakawa (@MinaShirakawa) August 18, 2024
Revolution Pro Wrestling in the UK, where Sabre Jr. often competes, also reacted positively to the news.
-- He’s only done and done it ----
— Revolution Pro (@RevProUK) August 18, 2024
Give G1 CLIMAX WINNER ZSJ the homecoming he deserves next Saturday live from the Copper Box Arena when he goes one on one with HECHICERO
--️ https://t.co/NTfg8L54WS pic.twitter.com/fdlvfrV2nt
'The Wanted Man' Nic Nemeth congreatulated Zack on winning the tournament.
Z S F’N J ! congrats, brother#G1Final #njpw #tmdk #zsj --------
— Nic Nemeth (@NicTNemeth) August 18, 2024
NJPW English announcer Walker Stewart noted it was coming home.
The Brithood dream has come true. As a man, there is no one better to represent NJPW. I’m proud to call Zack Sabre Jr. a friend, and a G1 champion. #G1FINAL -- pic.twitter.com/QQJJYKopWh
— Walker Stewart (ウォーカー・スチュワート) (@VelvetVoiceWS) August 18, 2024
Will Ospreay reacted to the news with a simple British flag.
---- #G1CLMAX34
— Will Ospreay • ウィル・オスプレイ (@WillOspreay) August 18, 2024
For more on Sabre Jr.'s win, you can read more about it here.
