NJPW recently announced the full list of competitors and block schedule for this year’s G1 Climax tournament. The tournament will take place from July 14th to August 12th and features twenty competitors split into two groups.
The winners of Block A and B will advance to the finals of the G1 Climax tournament on August 12th in Tokyo, Japan with the tournament’s winner to receive a guaranteed title shot for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at next year’s Wrestle Kingdom event.
Unlike last year, NJPW also announced every show of this year’s tournament will air live on New Japan World with English commentary as an option for viewers.
Full list of Block A competitors:
* Togi Makabe
* Michael Elgin
* Hiroshi Tanahashi
* Kazuchika Okada
* Jay White
* YOSHI-HASHI
* Bad Luck Fale
* Hangman Page
* EVIL
* Minoru Suzuki
Full list of Block B competitors:
* Juice Robinson
* Hirooki Goto
* Tomohiro Ishii
* Toru Yano
* Tama Tonga
* SANADA
* Tetsuya Naito
* Zack Sabre Jr.
* Kenny Omega
* Kota Ibushi
Entire Block schedule for G1 Climax 2018:
July 14 (A Block) – Tokyo, Japan
* Kazuchika Okada versus Jay White.
* Hiroshi Tanahashi versus Minoru Suzuki.
* Togi Makabe versus Yoshi-Hashi.
* EVIL versus Michael Elgin.
* Hangman Page versus Bad Luck Fale.
July 15 (B Block) – Tokyo, Japan
* Kenny Omega versus Tetsuya Naito.
* Kota Ibushi versus Zack Sabre Jr.
* Hirooki Goto versus SANADA.
* Juice Robinson versus Tama Tonga.
* Tomohiro Ishii versus Toru Yano.
July 16 (A Block) – Hokkaido, Japan
* Hiroshi Tanahashi versus Jay White.
* Minoru Suzuki versus Togi Makabe.
* Kazuchika Okada versus Bad Luck Fale.
* Michael Elgin versus Hangman Page.
* EVIL versus Yoshi-Hashi.
July 19 (B Block) – Tokyo, Japan
* Kenny Omega versus Hirooki Goto.
* Tetsuya Naito versus Tomohiro Ishii.
* Kota Ibushi versus Juice Robinson.
* Zack Sabre Jr. versus Toru Yano.
* SANADA versus Tama Tonga.
July 20 (A Block) – Tokyo, Japan
* Kazuchika Okada versus Hangman Page.
* EVIL versus Togi Makabe.
* Hiroshi Tanahashi versus Bad Luck Fale.
* Jay White versus Michael Elgin.
* Minoru Suzuki versus Yoshi-Hashi.
July 21 (B Block) – Tokyo, Japan
* Hirooki Goto versus Tomohiro Ishii.
* Kenny Omega versus Tama Tonga.
* Tetsuya Naito versus Juice Robinson.
* SANADA versus Zack Sabre Jr.
* Kota Ibushi versus Toru Yano.
July 22 (A Block) – Tokyo, Japan
* Kazuchika Okada versus Togi Makabe.
* EVIL versus Bad Luck Fale.
* Hiroshi Tanahashi versus Hangman Page.
* Jay White versus Minoru Suzuki.
* Yoshi-Hashi versus Michael Elgin.
July 26 (B Block) – Niigata, Japan
* Kota Ibushi vs. SANADA.
* Kenny Omega vs. Juice Robinson.
* Tomohiro Ishii vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
* Tetsuya Naito vs. Tama Tonga.
* Hirooki Goto vs. Toru Yano.
July 27 (A Block) – Shizuoka, Japan
* Kazuchika Okada versus Yoshi-Hashi.
* Hiroshi Tanahashi versus Togi Makabe.
* Minoru Suzuki versus Michael Elgin.
* Jay White versus Bad Luck Fale.
* EVIL versus Hangman Page.
July 28 (B Block) – Aichi, Japan
* Kota Ibushi versus Tomohiro Ishii.
* Kenny Omega versus SANADA.
* Tetsuya Naito versus Hirooki Goto.
* Juice Robinson versus Toru Yano.
* Tama Tonga versus Zack Sabre Jr.
July 30 (A Block) – Kagawa, Japan
* Kazuchika Okada versus Michael Elgin.
* Minoru Suzuki versus EVIL.
* Hiroshi Tanahashi versus Yoshi-Hashi.
* Jay White versus Hangman Page.
* Togi Makabe versus Bad Luck Fale.
August 1 (B Block) – Kagoshima, Japan
* Kota Ibushi versus Hirooki Goto.
* Kenny Omega versus Zack Sabre Jr.
* Tetsuya Naito versus Toru Yano.
* SANADA versus Juice Robinson.
* Tomohiro Ishii versus Tama Tonga.
August 2 (A Block) – Fukuoka, Japan
* Kazuchika Okada versus Minoru Suzuki.
* Hiroshi Tanahashi versus EVIL.
* Michael Elgin versus Bad Luck Fale.
* Hangman Page versus Togi Makabe.
* Jay White versus Yoshi-Hashi.
August 4 (B Block) – Osaka, Japan
* Kenny Omega versus Tomohiro Ishii.
* Tetsuya Naito versus Kota Ibushi.
* Zack Sabre Jr. versus Juice Robinson.
* Hirooki Goto versus Tama Tonga.
* SANADA versus Toru Yano.
August 5 (A Block) – Osaka, Japan
* Kazuchika Okada versus EVIL.
* Hiroshi Tanahashi versus Michael Elgin.
* Jay White versus Togi Makabe.
* Hangman Page versus Minoru Suzuki.
* Bad Luck Fale versus Yoshi-Hashi.
August 8 (B Block) – Kanagawa, Japan
* Tetsuya Naito versus SANADA.
* Kenny Omega versus Toru Yano.
* Kota Ibushi versus Tama Tonga.
* Hirooki Goto versus Zack Sabre Jr.
* Tomohiro Ishii versus Juice Robinson.
August 10 (A Block Finals) – Tokyo, Japan
* Hiroshi Tanahashi versus Kazuchika Okada.
* Jay White versus EVIL.
* Minoru Suzuki versus Bad Luck Fale.
* Michael Elgin versus Togi Makabe.
* Hangman Page versus Yoshi-Hashi.
August 11 (B Block Finals) – Tokyo, Japan
* Kenny Omega versus Kota Ibushi.
* Tetsuya Naito versus Zack Sabre Jr.
* Hirooki Goto versus Juice Robinson.
* Tomohiro Ishii versus SANADA.
* Tama Tonga versus Toru Yano.
August 12 (G1 Climax Finals) – Tokyo, Japan
* Winner of A Block versus Winner of B Block.
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