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[3Rivers]

G1 Climax 26 participants announced
New Japan's G1 Climax field & huge top matches announced -

A Block

• Togi Makabe
• Satoshi Kojima
• Tomohiro Ishii
• Hirooki Goto
• Bad Luck Fale
• Tama Tonga
• Sanada
• Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH)
• IWGP World Hvt. champion Kazuchika Okada (2014 winner)
• Hiroshi Tanahashi (2015 winner)

B Block

• NEVER Openweight champion Shibata
• Yuji Nagata
• Honma
• IWGP IC champion Michael Elgin (ROH)
• Toru Yano
• Naito (2013 winner)
• EVIL
• Kenny Omega
• Katsuhiko Nakajima (NOAH)
• YOSHI-HASHI

New Japan also announced the headline matches for each night of the tournament. Included are major events such as Tanahashi vs. Marufuji on August 6.

Also, Okada vs. Marufuji on opening night July 18, Tanahashi vs. Okada deep into the tournament on August 12, Elgin vs. Omega on Aug. 10, and many more great match-ups.

Headline G1 Climax Matches

– July 18: Tanahashi vs. Sanada, Okada vs. Marufuji

– July 22: Nagata vs. Naito, Shibata vs. Honma

– July 23: Tanahashi vs. Makabe, Okada vs. Sanada

– July 24: Shibata vs. Nakajima, Honma vs. YOSHI-HASHI

– July 25: Makabe vs. Sanada, Okada vs. Goto

– July 27: Yano vs. Naito, Shibata vs. Elgin

– July 28: Ishii vs. Marufuji, Goto vs. Sanada

– July 30: Elgin vs. Omega, Naito vs. Shibata

– July 31: Makabe vs. Marufuji, Tanahashi vs. Goto

– Aug. 1: Nakajima vs. YOSHI-HASHI, Honma vs. Naito

– Aug. 3: Tanahashi vs. Ishii, Okada vs. Makabe

– Aug. 4: Nakajima vs. Naito, Shibata vs. Omega

– Aug. 6: Tanahashi vs. Marufuji, Okada vs. Ishii

– Aug. 7: Nagata vs. Omega, Naito vs. EVIL (L.I.J. Explodes)

– Aug. 8: Sanada vs. Ishii, Tanahashi vs. Kojima

– Aug. 10: Honma vs. Elgin, Shibata vs. Nagata

– Aug. 12: Goto vs. Marufuji, Tanahashi vs. Okada

– Aug. 13: Shibata vs. EVIL, Naito vs. Omega (L.I.J. vs. Bullet Club)

 

[stro]

At least it is something different than the past 3-4 years, but I can't say I'm into the new dudes. Why Marufuji instead of of Go? G1 always produces great matches, but 70% of the whole thing is filler matches. They should go back to 8 or 16 man fields instead of 20.

 

[The Rainmaker]

Fukking Bad Luck Fale getting a spot every year

Also I think this is the first time in years Tenzan isn't participating.

Suzuki-Gun is never coming back. Oh, well.

 

[Scottie Drippin]

Would have really preferred either Boss Sugi or Go to Marafuji or Nakajima

Shibata and Naito are the only possible winners out of B Block. Dream scenario for me is a Shibata/Tana final, but we know the drill

 

[3Rivers]

Dream scenario for me is a Shibata/Tana final, but we know the drill

 

[Jmare007]

I was moron for having faith in Gedo after Naka and Ibushi left. I thought he was going to do something interesting for the G-1 and reset some shyt for the future. Same old Gedo, same old shyt

If he fukks Los Ingobernables vs New Japan up his laziness will know no limit.

 

[stro]

Gedo is THE laziest booker anywhere. For years. It's fascinating how NJ came back to prominence with him booking the same 6 guys in various matches over and over and over and over and over for 5 years.

Tanahashi vs Okada: 9 singles matches 6 years
Tanahashi vs Nakamura: 7 singles matches in 5 years
Tanahashi vs Shibata: 4 times in 3 years
Tanahashi vs AJ: 4 times in 2 years
Tanahashi vs Naito: 10 times in 6 years

Okada vs Naito: 7 times in 4 years
Okada vs Nakamura: 6 times in 6 years
Okada vs AJ: 5 times in under 2 years
Okada vs Goto: 10 times in 6 years

Nakamura vs Goto: 12 times in 5 years
Nakamura vs Naito: 5 times in 2 years


He basically books a Cena/Orton feud every 3 months...with multiple people. And has been doing it for years, yet business blew up and keeps getting hotter. So strange. This shyt isn't even counting the dozens of tag matches.

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

S

Gedo is THE laziest booker anywhere. For years. It's fascinating how NJ came back to prominence with him booking the same 6 guys in various matches over and over and over and over and over for 5 years.

Tanahashi vs Okada: 9 singles matches 6 years
Tanahashi vs Nakamura: 7 singles matches in 5 years
Tanahashi vs Shibata: 4 times in 3 years
Tanahashi vs AJ: 4 times in 2 years
Tanahashi vs Naito: 10 times in 6 years

Okada vs Naito: 7 times in 4 years
Okada vs Nakamura: 6 times in 6 years
Okada vs AJ: 5 times in under 2 years
Okada vs Goto: 10 times in 6 years

Nakamura vs Goto: 12 times in 5 years
Nakamura vs Naito: 5 times in 2 years


He basically books a Cena/Orton feud every 3 months...with multiple people. And has been doing it for years, yet business blew up and keeps getting hotter. So strange. This shyt isn't even counting the dozens of tag matches.

So you think Okada wins as champion?

 

[stro]

S

So you think Okada wins as champion?

I definitely don't think anyone that isn't Okada, Tanahashi, Naito, or Shibata will win.

 

[Scottie Drippin]

I definitely don't think anyone that isn't Okada, Tanahashi, Naito, or Shibata will win.

If Shibata wins it'd be the biggest shock since AJ won the belt and Okada's first win

 

[The Rainmaker]

Poetry in motion

 

[stro]

If Shibata wins it'd be the biggest shock since AJ won the belt and Okada's first win

It'd be less of a shock than someone like Omega or Yoshi winning.

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

If Shibata wins it'd be the biggest shock since AJ won the belt and Okada's first win

This. Id expect Elgin to even win it first

 

[Scottie Drippin]

It'd be less of a shock than someone like Omega or Yoshi winning.

Are you insinuating Yoshi-Hashi should be winning the G1, or indeed relevant in any way, shape, or manner?

And Kenny winning would be less of a shock than Shibata winning. Kenny was a star in DDT who speaks the language fluently and is committed entirely to NJPW for years to come and will absolutely be IWGP champion one day.

 

[stro]

Are you insinuating Yoshi-Hashi should be winning the G1, or indeed relevant in any way, shape, or manner?

And Kenny winning would be less of a shock than Shibata winning. Kenny was a star in DDT who speaks the language fluently and is committed entirely to NJPW for years to come and will absolutely be IWGP champion one day.

Uh...no. Yoshi is dogshyt. He was an example of an actual shocking and surprising winner because lolyoshi.