G1 Climax Archives

AEW

Bryan Danielson Wants Zack Sabre Jr. To Win NJPW G1 Climax 34 Tournament, More

Ryan Clark - August 8, 2024

Bryan Danielson would love to see Zack Sabre Jr. win the NJPW G1 Climax 34 tournament. Danielson recently spoke with Sports Illustrated to discuss Sabre's...

AEW

Kenny Omega Names WWE Stars He Wants In The G1 Climax

Thomas Lowson - April 13, 2024

Kenny Omega would love to see some of the very top names currently signed to WWE perform in the annual G1 Climax tournament. On a...

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G1 Climax 33 Update – Semifinals Set, & More

Tathya Sachdev - August 10, 2023

The NJPW G1 Climax 33 tournament has reached its climactic stage, with the final four competitors determined. Tetsuya Naito, Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay, and EVIL...

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NJPW G1 Climax – Final Block Standings; Quarter-Finals Set

Tathya Sachdev - August 10, 2023

Night 16 of New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 Climax at Shizuoka Act City Hamamatsu saw the preliminary round-robin stage of the tournament culminate. You can...

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NJPW G1 Climax 33 – Updated Standings

Tathya Sachdev - August 2, 2023

New Japan Pro Wrestling is in the midst of the annual G1 Climax, the premiere tournament in the world of professional wrestling. With an...

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NJPW G1 Climax 33 – Updated Standings

Tathya Sachdev - July 27, 2023

New Japan Pro Wrestling is in the midst of the annual G1 Climax, the premiere tournament in the world of professional wrestling. With an...

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NJPW G1 Climax 33 – Updated Standings

Tathya Sachdev - July 26, 2023

New Japan Pro Wrestling is in the midst of the annual G1 Climax, the premiere tournament in the world of professional wrestling. With an...

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NJPW G1 Climax 33 – Updated Standings

Tathya Sachdev - July 23, 2023

New Japan Pro Wrestling is in the midst of the annual G1 Climax, the premiere tournament in the world of professional wrestling. With an...

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NJPW To Announce G1 Climax Blocks At New Japan Road

Tathya Sachdev - June 7, 2023

At NJPW Dominion 6.4, New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the participants of the upcoming G1 Climax 33 tournament. NJPW has now provided an update...

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Hiroshi Tanahashi Remembers G1 Climax Match Against Shelton Benjamin

David Esposito - February 27, 2023

The Ace of New Japan, Hiroshi Tanahashi, recalled what it was like to face off with Shelton Benjamin in the 2012 G1 Climax. Tanahashi...

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Josh Alexander Wishes To Wrestle In Japan, Compete In G1 Climax

Saptarshi Sinha - February 17, 2023

Reigning Impact Wrestling World Champion Josh Alexander has expressed his desire to wrestle in Japan, specifically in the prestigious G1 Climax tournament hosted by...

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NJPW News: Burning Spirit Tour To Return On Wednesday, G1 Climax Semifinals On AXS TV

Charles Parker - September 19, 2022

New Japan Pro Wrestling seems to be back on schedule for their live events following the cancellation of their Burning Spirit Tour events. NJPW...

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JONAH Says He Wants To Prove Himself In The G1 Climax 32 Tournament

Ryan Clark - July 13, 2022

Former WWE Superstar JONAH (Bronson Reed) was recently interviewed by NJPW1972.com to discuss his involvement in the upcoming G1 Climax tournament and wanting to...

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2022 NJPW G1 Climax Blocks Announced

Joshua Jones - June 20, 2022

New Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced that the G1 climax would feature 28 wrestlers competing for the chance to main event Wrestle Kingdom. Some...

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Jay White Challenges Kota Ibushi At G1 Climax, Masahiro Chono Makes An Appearance

Brandon Ewing - October 18, 2020

NJPW star Jay White has challenged Kota Ibushi’s for his newly-won title shot following Kota's G1 Climax 30 win. White appeared during Ibushi’s post-show press...

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Pre-COVID 19 Booking Plans For The G1 Climax 30 Tournament Revealed – Details

Brandon Ewing - September 5, 2020

According to a report by Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer shared some details on this year’s original booking plans for the G1 Climax 30...

AEW

Kenny Omega Comments On G1 Climax 28 Match With Tomohiro Ishii, Khan Family’s Football Club

Brandon Ewing - August 4, 2020

AEW Star Kenny Omega took a moment to tweet on his match with Tomohiro Ishii, which took place at G1 Climax 28. This was...

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Kota Ibushi Wants to Win Two Championships during Wrestle Kingdom 14

Robert DeFelice - August 13, 2019

Kota Ibushi won the G1 Climax 29 Tournament. this guarantees him the main event of the January 4 show at the Tokyo Dome. RELATED: Kota...

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Sean Waltman Weighs in on Night 1 of the G1 Climax 29

Robert DeFelice - July 11, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0cWdpUuhQE This week on Sean Waltman‘s Podcast, X-Pac weighs on the happenings on this past Saturday's G1 Climax 29 opening night. ALSO: AEW Fight for the...

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Kazuchika Okada Defeats Hiroshi Tanahashi in their First US Bout

Robert DeFelice - July 6, 2019

In the first match of their legendary rivalry to take place on American soil, IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada defeated his greatest rival, Hiroshi...

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KENTA Returns to NJPW; Makes Kota Ibushi ‘Go 2 Sleep’

Robert DeFelice - July 6, 2019

During his return to action for New Japan Pro Wrestling, KENTA was successful in his first G1 Climax match against Kota Ibushi. The man formerly...

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Lance Archer and Will Ospreay Tear it Down in G1 Opener

Robert DeFelice - July 6, 2019

In the first official match of the 29th G1 Climax tournament, Lance Archer defeated Will Ospreay in an absolutely epic battle. Will Ospreay on His...

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WATCH: NJPW G1 Climax Tournament 29 Press Conference

Robert DeFelice - July 5, 2019

https://youtu.be/EsT-uZqCu28 The press conference for the opening of the G1 Climax 29 Tournament is currently underway and you can see the full thing Live on...

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NJPW G1 Climax: Dallas Final Card

Jon Fuentes - July 5, 2019

The New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) G1 Climax: Dallas show goes down tomorrow (Sat. July 6, 2019) on AXS TV beginning at 6:00 p.m. ET....

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KENTA Opens up About Choosing NJPW, His WWE Struggles

Robert DeFelice - July 3, 2019

KENTA will join the fray for the upcoming G1 Climax Tournament. This is being heralded as a bit of a resurgence for the former...

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Jon Moxley To Miss G1 Climax Opening Night In Texas

Jon Fuentes - June 18, 2019

New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) has announced that IWGP United States Champion Jon Moxley will be missing opening night of the G1 Climax tournament...

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NJPW Has Announced G1 Climax Matches

Jon Fuentes - June 17, 2019

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) has announced the matches for their G1 Climax tournament, which takes place in Dallas, Texas next month. Check out the matchups...

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KENTA Talks Moxley, Knocks WWE Self in NJPW English Podcast

Robert DeFelice - June 13, 2019

On the latest episode of the English New Japan Pro-Wrestling podcast, KENTA joins the show and he takes major stabs at his WWE persona,...

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NJPW and WOW to Move to Saturday Nights This Summer

Robert DeFelice - June 11, 2019

As first reported by The Wrap, AXS TV is looking to make Saturday night the premiere night for professional wrestling night this Summer. Beginning July...

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WATCH: Jon Moxley Promo Backstage at NJPW Dominion

Robert DeFelice - June 10, 2019

Following New Japan Pro-Wrestling Dominion, Jon Moxley, aka the former Dean Ambrose, cut a brief post-match promo once again solidifying his intention for the...

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KENTA (Hideo Itami) Debuts in NJPW, Announced for G1 Climax

Robert DeFelice - June 9, 2019

During NJPW Dominion 2019 the former Hideo Itami aka KENTA made his New Japan Pro-Wrestling debut and announced his intention to compete in the...

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Jon Moxley Declares His Intention for the G1 Climax Tournament

Robert DeFelice - June 9, 2019

In his first match after winning the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship on Wednesday, Jon Moxley ran through Shota Umino in the opening match...

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Jim Ross Blogs On Bayley & Scott Dawson’s Injuries, A Possible UK Television Series And Doing Voice-overs For The G1 Climax

Andrew Thompson - August 8, 2017

WWE Hall Of Fame commentator Jim Ross, recently updated his blog on his website JRsBarBQ.com. Ross discussed the unfortunate injuries that Bayley and Scott...

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Io Shirai Is Not Signing With The WWE As She Has Returned To STARDOM

Andrew Thompson - August 3, 2017

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter It appears as if Io Shirai will not be signing with the WWE after her much anticipated arrival from the STARDOM...

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Tetsuya Naito Questions If Kota Ibushi Is Worthy Of Being In The G1 Climax, Naito Also Says He Wanted To Face His Fellow Members...

Andrew Thompson - July 21, 2017

Former IWGP Intercontinental Champion, Tetsuya Naito, recently did an interview with New Japan Pro Wrestling & gave his thoughts on Kota Ibushi's return to...