Schedule for New Japan Released - G1 Climax Announced

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Schedule for New Japan Released - G1 Climax Announced Jul 11, 2020 15:34:10 GMT -5

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Post by Josh Spicer on Jul 11, 2020 15:34:10 GMT -5

Following the latest broadcast of Dominion, the G1 Climax has been announced to take place. Along with that announcement so too came an updated schedule from now until New Year's Dash.

Furthermore, the blocks for the upcoming G1 Climax will be announced next week.

Below is the schedule as is known as of July 12, 2020.

July 24 - G1 Climax Block A
July 25 - G1 Climax Block B
July 26 - G1 Climax Block A
July 31 - G1 Climax Block B

August 1 - G1 Climax Block A
August 2 - G1 Climax Block B
August 8 - G1 Climax Block A
August 9 - G1 Climax Block B
August 10 - G1 Climax Block A
August 15 - G1 Climax Block B
August 16 - G1 Climax Block A
August 17 - G1 Climax Block B
August 23 - G1 Climax Block A
August 24 - G1 Climax Block B
August 31 - G1 Climax Finals

September 5 - New Japan Road
September 6 - New Japan Road
September 13 - New Japan Road
September 20 - Destruction in Beppu
September 27 - Destruction in Kobe

October 3 - Super Junior Tag League Night 1
October 4 - Super Junior Tag League Night 2
October 5 - Super Junior Tag League Night 3
October 6 - Super Junior Tag League Night 4
October 13 - Super Junior Tag League Night 5
October 20 - King of Pro Wrestling

November 8 - Power Struggle
November 21 - World Tag League Night 1
November 22 - World Tag League Night 2
November 28 - World Tag League Night 3
November 29 - World Tag League Night 4

December 5 - World Tag League Night 5
December 6 - World Tag League Night 6
December 12 - World Tag League Night 7
December 13 - World Tag League Night 8
December 19 - World Tag League Night 9
December 20 - World Tag League Finals

January 3 - Wrestle Kingdom 15 Night 1
January 4 - Wrestle Kingdom 15 Night 2
January 5 - New Year's Dash

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Schedule for New Japan Released - G1 Climax Announced Jul 11, 2020 19:07:42 GMT -5

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Post by Josh Spicer on Jul 11, 2020 19:07:42 GMT -5

Destruction in Beppu so far has had three matches added to the card.

IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Chaos' Japan's Golden☆Ace (Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kota Ibushi) (C) vs. Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tonga Roa)

IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
Pete Dunne (C) vs. Curt Hennig

Special 6-Man Tag Team Match
The Organization vs. Santos Escobar, Jushin Thunder Liger, and Tiger Mask

In addition, three matches have been added to Destruction in Kobe.

NEVER Openweight Championship
Bullet Club's Jay White (C) vs. Curt Hennig

Special Tag Team Match Where the Loser Can No Longer Use the Magic Killer as Their Finisher
Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL and Sanada) vs. The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows)

Special Tag Team Match
Legion of Doom (Animal and Hawk) vs. Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas)

Both of Curt Hennig's title matches came from his victories over Jay White and Pete Dunne in the New Japan Cup. All other matches are approved to be on the card following challenges at Dominion with the exception of the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match which came from Guerrillas of Destiny's victory at that same show.

The notable exception is PAC's challenge for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. When questioned, Harold Meij has said that he will wait for the G1 Climax and the week prior to Destruction to make a decision.

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Schedule for New Japan Released - G1 Climax Announced Jul 15, 2020 0:42:12 GMT -5

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Post by Josh Spicer on Jul 15, 2020 0:42:12 GMT -5

The participants in this year's G1 Climax have been announced.

Block A will contain the following participants
Tetsuya Naito
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Curt Hennig
PAC
Kota Ibushi
Tomohiro Ishii
Juice Robinson
Jay White

Block B will contain the following participants
Brock Lesnar
David Finlay
KENTA
Rob Van Dam
Pete Dunne
Zach Sabre Jr.
Dragon Lee
Cedric Alexander

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Schedule for New Japan Released - G1 Climax Announced Jul 30, 2020 20:08:49 GMT -5

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Post by Josh Spicer on Jul 30, 2020 20:08:49 GMT -5

Following the recent nights of G1, here are the updated standings for both blocks.

Block A
Tetsuya Naito - 4
Tomohiro Ishii - 4
Hiroshi Tanahashi - 2
Curt Hennig - 2
Kota Ibushi - 2
Jay White - 2
PAC - 0
Juice Robinson - 0

Block B
Brock Lesnar - 2
Rob Van Dam - 2
Pete Dunne - 2
Cedric Alexander - 2
David Finlay - 0
KENTA - 0
Zach Sabre Jr. - 0
Dragon Lee - 0

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Schedule for New Japan Released - G1 Climax Announced Jul 30, 2020 23:30:34 GMT -5

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Post by Josh Spicer on Jul 30, 2020 23:30:34 GMT -5

The schedule for this weekend's G1 Climax shows has been finalized.

G1 Climax Block B
FRI. JULY 31. 2020

G1 Climax Block B
Brock Lesnar vs. Bullet Club's KENTA with Gedo

G1 Climax Block B
Chaos' Japan's David Finlay vs. Pete Dunne

G1 Climax Block B
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Dragon Lee

G1 Climax Block B
Cedric Alexander vs. Rob Van Dam

Special 8-Man Tag Team Match
Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi, EVIL, and Sanada) vs. Curt Hennig, PAC, and The Good Brothers

Special 8-Man Tag Team Match
Chaos' Japan (Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomohiro Ishii, and Roppongi 3K with Rocky Romero) vs. Bullet Club (Guerrillas of Destiny, Taiji Ishimori, and Yujiro Takahashi with Jado)

Special Tag Team Match
Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi and BUSHI) vs. Bullet Club (Jay White and KENTA with Gedo)

It was made clear in the announcement that the decision for KENTA to wrestle twice was decided by Bullet Club leader Jay White.

G1 Climax Block A
SAT. AUGUST 1. 2020

G1 Climax Block A
Los Ingobernables de Japon's Tetsuya Naito vs. PAC

G1 Climax Block A
Chaos' Japan's Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bullet Club's Jay White with Gedo

G1 Climax Block A
Curt Hennig vs. Chaos' Japan's Kota Ibushi

G1 Climax Block A
Chaos' Japan's Tomohiro Ishii vs. Chaos' Japan's Juice Robinson

Special 8-Man Tag Team Match
Chaos' Japan (Kushida, David Finlay, and Roppongi 3K with Rocky Romero) vs. Bullet Club (Guerrillas of Destiny, Taiji Ishimori, and Yujiro Takahashi with Jado and KENTA)

Special 6-Man Tag Team Match
Rob Van Dam and Wrestling's Best Tag Team vs. Pete Dunne and The Legion of Doom

Special 6-Man Tag Team Match
Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, and Santos Escobar vs. Zack Sabre Jr. and The Major Stars

G1 Climax Block B
SUN. AUGUST 2. 2020

G1 Climax Block B
Brock Lesnar vs. Rob Van Dam

G1 Climax Block B
Chaos' Japan's David Finlay with Juice Robinson vs. Dragon Lee

G1 Climax Block B
Pete Dunne vs. Cedric Alexander

G1 Climax Block B
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Bullet Club's KENTA

Special 10-Man Tag Team Match
Chaos' Japan (Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi, Tomohiro Ishii, and Roppongi 3K with Rocky Romero) vs. Bullet Club (Jay White, Guerrillas of Destiny, Taiji Ishimori, and Yujiro Takahashi with Gedo and Jado)

Special 8-Man Tag Team Match
Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi, EVIL, and Sanada) vs. Curt Hennig, PAC, and The Good Brothers

Special 8-Man Tag Team Match
Ricky Steamboat, Shelton Benjamin, and The Lions' Roar with Charlie Haas vs. The Major Stars and The Colons

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Schedule for New Japan Released - G1 Climax Announced Aug 2, 2020 0:00:17 GMT -5

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Post by Josh Spicer on Aug 2, 2020 0:00:17 GMT -5

Following this weekend's G1 Climax shows, the cards for Destruction in Beppu and Kobe have been updated.

Destruction in Beppu so far has had three matches added to the card.

IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Chaos' Japan's Golden☆Ace (Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kota Ibushi) (C) vs. Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tonga Roa) with Gedo

Vacant IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
Loser of G1 Climax Final vs. Curt Hennig

Special 6-Man Tag Team Match
The Organization vs. Santos Escobar, Jushin Thunder Liger, and Tiger Mask

Two Out of Three Falls Match
Cedric Alexander vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Chaos' Japan's Roppongi 3K (Yoh and Sho) (C) vs. Bullet Club's Taiji Ishimori and Yujiro Takahashi with Jado

In addition, three matches have been added to Destruction in Kobe.

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Los Ingobernables de Japon's Hiromu Takahashi (C) vs. PAC

NEVER Openweight Championship
Bullet Club's Jay White (C) with Gedo vs. Curt Hennig

Special Tag Team Match Where the Loser Can No Longer Use the Magic Killer as Their Finisher
Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL and Sanada) vs. The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows)

Special Tag Team Match
Legion of Doom (Animal and Hawk) vs. Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas)

Zack Sabre Jr. laid out the challenge against Cedric for a Two Out of Three Falls Match. When Cedric accepted, Harold Meij made the match officially.

Following three consecutive pinfall attempts by PAC against Hiromu Takahashi and the team of Taiji Ishimori and Yujiro Takahashi against Roppongi 3K, they have been granted title matches at the two cards by Harold Meij.

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Schedule for New Japan Released - G1 Climax Announced Aug 2, 2020 0:02:56 GMT -5

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Post by Josh Spicer on Aug 2, 2020 0:02:56 GMT -5

Following the recent nights of G1, here are the updated standings for both blocks.

Block A
Tetsuya Naito - 6
Tomohiro Ishii - 6
Curt Hennig - 4
Jay White - 4
Hiroshi Tanahashi - 2
Kota Ibushi - 2
PAC - 0
Juice Robinson - 0

Block B
Brock Lesnar - 6
Rob Van Dam - 4
Pete Dunne - 4
Zach Sabre Jr. - 4
Cedric Alexander - 2
David Finlay - 2
Dragon Lee - 2
KENTA - 0

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Schedule for New Japan Released - G1 Climax Announced Aug 2, 2020 0:26:24 GMT -5

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Post by Josh Spicer on Aug 2, 2020 0:26:24 GMT -5

Finally, the match cards for next weekend's G1 Climax shows have been updated.

G1 Climax Block A
FRI. AUGUST 8. 2020

G1 Climax Block A
Los Ingobernables de Japon's Testuya Naito vs. Chaos' Japan's Kota Ibushi

G1 Climax Block A
Chaos' Japan's Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Chaos' Japan's Tomohiro Ishii

G1 Climax Block A
PAC vs. Bullet Club's Jay White with Gedo

G1 Climax Block A
Curt Hennig vs. Chaos' Japan's Juice Robinson with David Finlay

Special 10-Man Tag Team Match
Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi, EVIL, Sanada, BUSHI, and Shingo Takagi) vs. Bullet Club (Guerrillas of Destiny, Taiji Ishimori, Yujiro Takahashi, and KENTA with Jado)

Special 8-Man Tag Team Match
Wrestling's Best Tag Team and The Colons vs. Pete Dunne, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, and Santos Escobar

Special 6-Man Tag Team Match
Zack Sabre Jr. and The Major Stars vs. Rob Van Dam, Cedric Alexander, and Dragon Lee

G1 Climax Block B
SAT. AUGUST 9. 2020

G1 Climax Block B
Brock Lesnar vs. Pete Dunne

G1 Climax Block B
Rob Van Dam vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

G1 Climax Block B
Bullet Club's KENTA vs. Dragon Lee

G1 Climax Block B
Chaos' Japan's David Finlay with Juice Robinson vs. Cedric Alexander

Special Tag Team Match
Chaos' Japan's Golden☆Ace (Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kota Ibushi) vs. Chaos' Japan's Roppongi 3K (Yoh and Sho with Rocky Romero)

Special 10-Man Tag Team Match
Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi, EVIL, Sanada, and Shingo Takagi with BUSHI) vs. Bullet Club (Jay White, Guerrillas of Destiny, Taiji Ishimori, and Yujiro Takahashi with Gedo and Jado)

Special 10-Man Tag Team Match
PAC, Wrestling's Best Tag Team, and The Major Stars vs. The Legion of Doom, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, and Santos Escobar

G1 Climax Block A
SUN. AUGUST 8. 2020

G1 Climax Block A
Los Ingobernables de Japon's Testuya Naito vs. Chaos' Japan's Tomohiro Ishii

G1 Climax Block A
Chaos' Japan's Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Chaos' Japan's Juice Robinson with David Finlay

G1 Climax Block A
Curt Hennig vs. Bullet Club's Jay White with Gedo

G1 Climax Block A
PAC vs. Chaos' Japan's Kota Ibushi

Special Singles Match
Bullet Club's KENTA vs. Shota Umino with Ren Narita

Special Tag Team Match
Ricky Steamboat and The Legion of Doom vs. Zack Sabre Jr. and Wrestling's Best Tag Team

Special 6-Man Tag Team Match
Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi, EVIL, Sanada, and BUSHI) vs. Bullet Clu (Guerrillas of Destiny, Taiji Ishimori, and Yujiro Takahash with Jado)

Last Edit: Aug 2, 2020 0:26:33 GMT -5 by Josh Spicer