Hiroshi Tanahashi Defeats Kota Ibushi, Wins G1 Climax 28
Hiroshi Tanahashi is now a 3x G1 tournament winner. He defeated Kota Ibushi in the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan in the finals of G1 Climax 28.
With the victory, Tanahashi earns the right to challenge the champion at WrestleKingdom 13. The G1 winner has had to defend that right before moving onto the Tokyo Dome in recent years, however. As Jay White was the only person to defeat Tanahashi in the tournament, he’s a likely candidate for Tanahashi to defend the G1 briefcase against.
