Updated NJPW G1 Climax 31 Standings After Day 13

Zack Sabre Jr. is no longer at the top of the A Block.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling headed to Edion Arena Osaka for the latest round of A Block matches on Saturday, October 9, and in one of the matches of the tournament, KENTA defeated Zack Sabre Jr. with the Go 2 Sleep, knocking ZSJ out of first place.

Kota Ibushi was ultimately the man to take Sabre Jr's place following his main event victory over Great-O-Khan. IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Shingo Takagi also leapfrogged ZSJ in the standings after The Dragon defeated Tanga Loa.

The full results from October 9 are as follows:

• El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru def. Kosei Fujita & Ryohei Oiwa - Special Tag Team Match
• Tomohiro Ishii def. Hiromu Takahashi - Special Singles Match
• KENTA def. Zack Sabre Jr.
• Toru Yano def. Yujiro Takahashi
• Shingo Takagi def. Tanga Loa
• Kota Ibushi def. Great-O-Khan

The updated A Block standings are as follows:

1. Kota Ibushi 12 points (6-2) 2. Shingo Takagi 10 points (5-2) 3. KENTA 10 points (5-2) 4. Zack Sabre Jr. 10 points (5-2) 5. Tomohiro Ishii 8 points (4-3) 6. Toru Yano 8 points (4-3) 7. Great-O-Khan 8 points (4-4) 8. Tanga Loa 4 points (2-5) 9. Yujiro Takahashi 4 points (2-5) 10. Tetsuya Naito 0 points (0-9) - Naito pulled out of G1 Climax 31 with a knee injury 

NJPW's B Block will resume on Tuesday, October 12. The standings are as follows:

1. Jeff Cobb 12 points (6-0) 2. Kazuchika Okada 12 points (6-0) 3. EVIL 10 points (5-1) 4. Hiroshi Tanahashi 6 points (3-3) 5. Taichi 4 points (2-4) 6. SANADA 4 points (2-4) 7. Hirooki Goto 4 points (2-4) 8. YOSHI-HASHI 4 points (2-4) 9. Tama Tonga 2 points (1-5) 10. Chase Owens 2 points (1-5)