New Japan Pro Wrestling has released the official match card for their upcoming G1 Special in San Francisco, which takes place at the Cow Palace on July 7th.
In addition to Kenny Omega defending his IWGP Heavyweight title against Cody Rhodes, four more championship bouts have been added to the show.
Jeff Cobb challenges Hirooki Goto for the NEVER Openweight Championship, plus Evil and Sanada will get their rematch for the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships against The Young Bucks. Plus, Hiromu Takahashi defends the Jr. Heavyweight title against Dragon Lee, and Juice Robinson will challenge Jay White for the IWGP United States championship.
NJPW G1 Special in San Francisco will be broadcast live on AXS TV Saturday, July 7th starting at 8PM ET. While it hasn’t been officially confirmed, it is assumed that commentary will be provided by WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross and Josh Barnett.
Here’s the final match card:
10-Man Tag Team Match
Roppongi 3K, Rocky Romero, Gedo & Yoshi-Hashi vs. Chase Owens, Yujiro Takahashi, Guerrillas of Destiny & King Haku
Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. Minoru Suzuki & Zack Sabre Jr.
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kushida vs. Marty Scurll & Hangman Page
NEVER Openweight Championship
Hirooki Goto (c) vs. Jeff Cobb
IWGP Tag Team Championship
The Young Bucks (c) vs. Sanada & Evil
Kazuchika Okada & Will Ospreay vs. Tetsuya Naito & Bushi
IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship
Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. Dragon Lee
IWGP U.S. Championship
Jay White (c) vs. Juice Robinson
IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Kenny Omega (c) vs. Cody Rhodes