Ahead of it kicking off overnight, NJPW has revealed nearly all of the non-tournament schedule for this year’s G1 Climax.
As always, there will be undercard tag matches on the shows to build up the next set of tournament bouts. The most noteworthy of those is scheduled for August 10, where Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks will team against Kota Ibushi, Marty Scurll & Chase Owens. The next night, Omega and Ibushi will face off at the final B Block show.
The Young Bucks will also be in action on August 11, teaming with Scurll against Jay White, Sho & Yoh. Tomoaki Honma, who returned to the ring last month after suffering a career-threatening cervical vertebrae injury in March 2017, will be in action on that show as he teams with Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Michael Elgin against Kazuchika Okada, YOSHI-HASHI, Jado & Gedo. Tanahashi vs. Okada is set for the previous night’s A Block finals.
Sho and Yoh, who are partners as Roppongi 3K, will be facing each other in a few tag matches on the tour when both teams are from their Chaos stable.
The tournament will begin at 5:30 a.m. Eastern time tomorrow (Saturday) as the first A Block show takes place in Tokyo. It will conclude with three consecutive nights at Budokan Hall, with the finals set for August 12. The full card for the finals won’t be revealed until shortly before the event. The match order for the block finals, along with the order of the undercard for the August 8 show, also isn’t yet official.
Here’s the updated schedule:
July 14 (Tokyo, Ota Ward Gymnasium, A Block tournament matches) —
Kazuchika Okada vs. Jay White
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Minoru Suzuki
Michael Elgin vs. EVIL
Bad Luck Fale vs. Hangman Page
Togi Makabe vs. YOSHI-HASHI
Kenny Omega & Chase Owens vs. Tetsuya Naito & SANADA
Kota Ibushi & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taka Michinoku
Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa
Tomohiro Ishii & Sho vs. Toru Yano & Yoh
Hirooki Goto & Jado vs. Toa Henare & Ren Narita
July 15 (Tokyo, Ota Ward Gymnasium, B Block) —
Kenny Omega vs. Tetsuya Naito
Kota Ibushi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Hirooki Goto vs. SANADA
Juice Robinson vs. Tama Tonga
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Toru Yano
Hiroshi Tanahashi & David Finlay vs. Jay White & Yoh
Kazuchika Okada & Gedo vs. Bad Luck Fale & Tanga Loa
Togi Makabe & Toa Henare vs. Minoru Suzuki & El Desperado
YOSHI-HASHI & Sho vs. EVIL & BUSHI
Michael Elgin & Shota Umino vs. Hangman Page & Chase Owens
July 16 (Hokkaido, A Block) —
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jay White
Kazuchika Okada vs. Bad Luck Fale
Togi Makabe vs. Minoru Suzuki
YOSHI-HASHI vs. EVIL
Michael Elgin vs. Hangman Page
Kenny Omega & Chase Owens vs. Hirooki Goto & Yoh
Tomohiro Ishii & Sho vs. Tetsuya Naito & SANADA
Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Kota Ibushi & Yujiro Takahashi
Toru Yano & Jado vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taka Michinoku
Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa vs. Toa Henare & Shota Umino
July 19 (Tokyo, Korakuen Hall, B Block) —
Kenny Omega vs. Hirooki Goto
Tetsuya Naito vs. Tomohiro Ishii
Kota Ibushi vs. Juice Robinson
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Toru Yano
SANADA vs. Tama Tonga
Kazuchika Okada & Gedo vs. Hangman Page & Chase Owens
Hiroshi Tanahashi & David Finlay vs. Bad Luck Fale & Tanga Loa
Togi Makabe & Toa Henare vs. EVIL & BUSHI
YOSHI-HASHI & Sho vs. Minoru Suzuki & El Desperado
Michael Elgin & Ren Narita vs. Jay White & Yoh
July 20 (Tokyo, Korakuen Hall, A Block) —
Kazuchika Okada vs. Hangman Page
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bad Luck Fale
Togi Makabe vs. EVIL
Minoru Suzuki vs. YOSHI-HASHI
Michael Elgin vs. Jay White
Hirooki Goto & Yoh vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Sho
Kenny Omega & Chase Owens vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa
Tetsuya Naito & SANADA vs. Juice Robinson & David Finlay
Kota Ibushi & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Toru Yano & Jado
Zack Sabre Jr. & Taka Michinoku vs. Toa Henare & Shota Umino
July 21 (Tokyo, Korakuen Hall, B Block) —
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hirooki Goto
Kenny Omega vs. Tama Tonga
Tetsuya Naito vs. Juice Robinson
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. SANADA
Kota Ibushi vs. Toru Yano
Kazuchika Okada & Gedo vs. Togi Makabe & Toa Henare
Hiroshi Tanahashi & David Finlay vs. Hangman Page & Chase Owens
Jay White & Yoh vs. Minoru Suzuki & El Desperado
EVIL & BUSHI vs. Bad Luck Fale & Tanga Loa
Michael Elgin & Ren Narita vs. YOSHI-HASHI & Sho
July 22 (Tokyo, Esforta Arena Hachioji, A Block) —
Kazuchika Okada vs. Togi Makabe
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hangman Page
Minoru Suzuki vs. Jay White
EVIL vs. Bad Luck Fale
Michael Elgin vs. YOSHI-HASHI
Tetsuya Naito & SANADA vs. Kota Ibushi & Yujiro Takahashi
Kenny Omega & Chase Owens vs. Juice Robinson & David Finlay
Tomohiro Ishii & Sho vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taka Michinoku
Hirooki Goto & Yoh vs. Toru Yano & Jado
Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa vs. Toa Henare & Shota Umino
July 26 (Niigata, B Block) —
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
Kazuchika Okada & Gedo vs. YOSHI-HASHI & Sho
Hiroshi Tanahashi & David Finlay vs. Togi Makabe & Toa Henare
Jay White & Yoh vs. Bad Luck Fale & Tanga Loa
EVIL & BUSHI vs. Hangman Page & Chase Owens
Michael Elgin & Ren Narita vs. Minoru Suzuki & El Desperado
July 27 (Shizuoka, A Block) —
Kazuchika Okada vs. YOSHI-HASHI
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Togi Makabe
Jay White vs. Bad Luck Fale
EVIL vs. Hangman Page
Minoru Suzuki vs. Michael Elgin
Kenny Omega & Chase Owens vs. Tetsuya Naito & SANADA
Tomohiro Ishii & Sho vs. Kota Ibushi & Yujiro Takahashi
Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Toru Yano & Jado
Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taka Michinoku
Hirooki Goto & Yoh vs. Toa Henare & Shota Umino
July 28 (Aichi, B Block) —
Kenny Omega vs. SANADA
Tetsuya Naito vs. Hirooki Goto
Kota Ibushi vs. Tomohiro Ishii
Juice Robinson vs. Toru Yano
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tama Tonga
Kazuchika Okada & Gedo vs. Michael Elgin & David Finlay
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Shota Umino vs. YOSHI-HASHI & Sho
EVIL & BUSHI vs. Minoru Suzuki & El Desperado
Jay White & Yoh vs. Hangman Page & Chase Owens
Togi Makabe & Toa Henare vs. Bad Luck Fale & Tanga Loa
July 30 (Kagawa, A Block) —
Kazuchika Okada vs. Michael Elgin
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. YOSHI-HASHI
Minoru Suzuki vs. EVIL
Jay White vs. Hangman Page
Togi Makabe vs. Bad Luck Fale
Hirooki Goto & Yoh vs. Kota Ibushi & Yujiro Takahashi
Kenny Omega & Chase Owens vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taka Michinoku
Tetsuya Naito & SANADA vs. Toru Yano & Jado
Tomohiro Ishii & Sho vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa
Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Toa Henare & Shota Umino
August 1 (Kagoshima, B Block) —
Kota Ibushi vs. Hirooki Goto
Kenny Omega vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Tetsuya Naito vs. Toru Yano
Juice Robinson vs. SANADA
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tama Tonga
Kazuchika Okada & Gedo vs. Minoru Suzuki & El Desperado
Hiroshi Tanahashi & David Finlay vs. EVIL & BUSHI
Jay White & Yoh vs. YOSHI-HASHI & Sho
Togi Makabe & Toa Henare vs. Hangman Page & Chase Owens
Michael Elgin & Shota Umino vs. Bad Luck Fale & Tanga Loa
August 2 (Fukuoka, A Block) —
Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL
Jay White vs. YOSHI-HASHI
Togi Makabe vs. Hangman Page
Michael Elgin vs. Bad Luck Fale
Tetsuya Naito & SANADA vs. Kota Ibushi & Yujiro Takahashi
Kenny Omega & Chase Owens vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Sho
Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taka Michinoku
Hirooki Goto & Yoh vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa
Toru Yano & Jado vs. Toa Henare & Ren Narita
August 4 (Osaka, B Block) —
Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi
Kenny Omega vs. Tomohiro Ishii
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Juice Robinson
Hirooki Goto vs. Tama Tonga
SANADA vs. Toru Yano
Kazuchika Okada & Gedo vs. EVIL & BUSHI
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Shota Umino vs. Michael Elgin & David Finlay
Togi Makabe & Toa Henare vs. Jay White & Yoh
Minoru Suzuki & El Desperado vs. Hangman Page & Chase Owens
YOSHI-HASHI & Sho vs. Bad Luck Fale & Tanga Loa
August 5 (Osaka, A Block) —
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Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Michael Elgin
Jay White vs. Togi Makabe
Minoru Suzuki vs. Hangman Page
YOSHI-HASHI vs. Bad Luck Fale
Kenny Omega & Chase Owens vs. Toru Yano & Jado
Kota Ibushi & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa
Hirooki Goto & Yoh vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taka Michinoku
Tetsuya Naito & SANADA vs. David Finlay & Toa Henare
Juice Robinson & Shota Umino vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Sho
August 8 (Kanagawa, B Block) —
Tetsuya Naito vs. SANADA
Kenny Omega vs. Toru Yano
Kota Ibushi vs. Tama Tonga
Hirooki Goto vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Juice Robinson
Kazuchika Okada & Gedo vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & David Finlay
Togi Makabe & Toa Henare vs. Michael Elgin & Shota Umino
Jay White & Yoh vs. EVIL & BUSHI
YOSHI-HASHI & Sho vs. Hangman Page & Chase Owens
Minoru Suzuki & El Desperado vs. Bad Luck Fale & Tanga Loa
August 10 (Tokyo, Budokan Hall, A Block) —
Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
Jay White vs.EVIL
Minoru Suzuki vs. Bad Luck Fale
Michael Elgin vs. Togi Makabe
Hangman Page vs. YOSHI-HASHI
Tetsuya Naito & SANADA vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taka Michinoku
Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks vs. Kota Ibushi, Marty Scurll & Chase Owens
Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa vs. Toru Yano & Jado
Tomohiro Ishii & Sho vs. Toa Henare & Shota Umino
Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Hirooki Goto & Yoh
August 11 (Tokyo, Budokan Hall, B Block) —
Kenny Omega vs. Kota Ibushi
Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Hirooki Goto vs. Juice Robinson
Tomohiro Ishii vs. SANADA
Toru Yano vs. Tama Tonga
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Michael Elgin & Tomoaki Honma vs. Kazuchika Okada, YOSHI-HASHI, Jado & Gedo
Minoru Suzuki & El Desperado vs. EVIL & BUSHI
The Young Bucks & Marty Scurll vs. Jay White, Sho & Yoh
Hangman Page & Chase Owens vs. Bad Luck Fale & Tanga Loa
David Finlay vs. Toa Henare
August 12 (Tokyo, Budokan Hall) —
A Block vs. B Block winner in the tournament finals
Rey Mysterio in action
“Sengoku Enbu,” a promotional tie-in wrestler named after the card game that’s sponsoring the tournament, in action. They’ll likely be played by a member of the NJPW roster.