Shingo Takagi Calls Out Claudio Castagnoli

Shingo Takagi tells Claudio Castagnoli to come to Kobe.

On the final day of NJPW’s G1 Climax 36 tournament, the undercard featured a tag match between Unbound Co. (Shingo Takagi & Drilla Moloney) and the Death Riders (Wheeler Yuta & Gabe Kidd).

Takagi and Moloney scored the victory. Moloney is at odds with Kidd over the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship.

While delivering their backstage comments, Takagi called out Kidd’s stablemate in the Death Riders, Claudio Castagnoli. He stated that when he and Moloney lost to PAC and Castagnoli on the 7/2 AEW Collision, it set him on a bad path as he entered the G1 Climax tournament. Takagi finished with a 4-5 record.

He said since Moloney is fighting Kidd in Kobe, Japan, he wants Kidd to bring Castagnoli with him so they can fight.

鷹木「『G1』前にな、テメーに負けてな、調子狂ったんだよ！この『G1』、俺が4勝5敗で負け越したのは！クラウディオ、テメーのせいだ。お高く飾ってんな、オラ。神戸来いよ、俺の第2の故郷、神戸に！クラウディオ・カスタニョーリ、来いよオイ！」https://t.co/d9k6ku4cOr#G1FINAL pic.twitter.com/YlFPY4GxC0

— 新日本プロレスリング株式会社 (@njpw1972) August 16, 2026

The next time NJPW will be in Kobe is on September 27th for Destruction in Kobe.