During today’s New Japan Road event in Tokyo, Japan, New Japan Pro Wrestling officially announced the full blocks for this year’s G1 Climax tournament.
This year’s tournament will take place from July 16th to August 18th in Japan with the winner to earn a title shot for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at next year’s Wrestle Kingdom 17 event.
A Block:
- Kazuchika Okada
- Toru Yano
- “Filthy” Tom Lawlor
- Jeff Cobb
- JONAH
- Bad Luck Fale
- Lance Archer
B Block:
- Jay White
- Tomohiro Ishii
- SANADA
- Tama Tonga
- Great-O-Khan
- Chase Owens
- Taichi
C Block:
- Hiroshi Tanahashi
- Hirooki Goto
- Tetsuya Naito
- Zack Sabre Jr.
- Aaron Henare
- KENTA
- EVIL
D Block:
- Will Ospreay
- YOSHI-HASHI
- Shingo Takagi
- David Finlay
- Juice Robinson
- El Phantasmo
- Yujiro Takahashi