The G1 Climax will officially make its return next month.
NJPW has confirmed that the annual round-robin style tournament will start in Osaka, Japan on September 18 and end on October 18 in Tokyo, Japan. Thus far, the participants for the yearly competition have not been confirmed.
Lately, the tournament has held 20 wrestlers who will be separated into two blocks (Block A and Block B). Last year, top talents such as Jon Moxley, Will Ospreay, Jeff Cobb, Kazuchika Okada, and Tetsuya Naito competed, with Kota Ibushi and Jay White ultimately winning their respective blocks. The former NEVER Openweight Champion would defeat The Bullet Club leader to become the 2019 G1 Climax winner; however, Ibushi would fail in his quest to win the IWGP Heavyweight title.
There’s no word on who’s scheduled to participate in this year’s competition; however, NJPW is hoping that international talent will be able to take part of this year’s event. Unless EVIL drops the heavyweight title between now and the G1 Climax, he’s the only guaranteed entrant in the tournament as the IWGP Heavyweight Champion is always a guaranteed participant. Check out the full schedule for the entire G1 Climax tournament:
Saturday, September 18・Osaka・Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium (EDION Arena Osaka)
Sunday, September 19・Osaka・Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium (EDION Arena Osaka)
Wednesday, September 23・Hokkaido・Hokkai Kita Yell
Thursday, September 24・Hokkaido・Hokkai Kita Yell
Sunday, September 27・Hyogo・Kobe World Hall
Tuesday, September 29・Tokyo・Korakuen Hall
Wednesday, September 30・Tokyo・Korakuen Hall
Thursday, October 1・Niigata・Aore Nagaoka
Monday, October 5・Tagawa・Takamatsu City Gymnasium
Tuesday, October 6・Hiroshima・Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall
Wednesday, October 7・Hiroshima・Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall
Thursday, October 8・Okayama・ZIP Arena Okayama
Saturday, October 1o・Osaka・Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium (EDION Arena Osaka)
Sunday, October 11・Aichi・Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium (Dolphins Arena)
Tuesday, October 13・Shizuoka・Hamamatsu Arena
Wednesday, October 14・Kanagawa・Yokohama Budokan
Friday, October 16・Tokyo・Ryogoku Sumo Hall
Saturday, October 17・Tokyo・Ryogoku Sumo Hall
Sunday, October 18・Tokyo・Ryogoku Sumo Hall