New Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced that the G1 climax would feature 28 wrestlers competing for the chance to main event Wrestle Kingdom. Some notable names include Hiroshi Tanahashi and former WWE NXT North American Champion Jonah. You can check out the full block lineups below:
A Block:
- Lance Archer
- Bad Luck Fale
- Toru Yano
- IWGP Tag Team Champion Jeff Cobb
- Jonah
- Tom Lawlor
- Kazuchika Okada
B Block:
- IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White
- Tama Tonga
- Tomohiro Ishii
- Taichi
- IWGP Tag Team Champion Great-O-Khan
- Chase Owens
- SANADA
C Block:
- Tetsuya Naito
- Zack Sabre Jr.
- KENTA
- NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Champion EVIL
- Hirooki Goto
- Aaron Henare
- Hiroshi Tanahashi
D Block:
- IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay
- El Phantasmo
- Juice Robinson
- David Finlay
- NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Champion Yujiro Takahashi
- YOSHI-HASHI
- Shingo Takagi
IWGP Heavyweight Champion Jay White surely has a full dance card coming up in the next two months. Not only is he involved in the G1 but he also has a potential triple threat title match coming up this Sunday at AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door.
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