{"id":219003,"date":"2026-07-06T23:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T04:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=219003"},"modified":"2026-07-06T23:28:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T04:28:45","slug":"njpw-g1-climax-36-field-finalized-complete-lineup-for-night-1-in-chicago-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/07\/06\/njpw-g1-climax-36-field-finalized-complete-lineup-for-night-1-in-chicago-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"NJPW G1 Climax 36 field finalized, complete lineup for night 1 in Chicago announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-617428872\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>The final two participants in the G1 Climax 36 were determined today at NJPW&#8217;s Road to G1 event. Ryohei Oiwa and Oskar are the last two men to qualify for the tournament. Oiwa beat ELP in a qualifying match to take the final spot in the A block. Oskar beat Yujiro Takahashi to take the final spot in the B block.<\/p>\n<p>The blocks for the tournament are as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>A BLOCK<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Konosuke Takeshita<\/li>\n<li>Yota Tsuji<\/li>\n<li>Sanada<\/li>\n<li>Shingo Takagi<\/li>\n<li>Jake Lee<\/li>\n<li>Oleg Boltin<\/li>\n<li>Hirooki Goto<\/li>\n<li>Great-O-Khan<\/li>\n<li>Yuto-Ice<\/li>\n<li>Ryohei Oiwa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of the &#8220;All Elite Conversation Club&#8221; with Joel Dehnel and Gregg Kanner, part of the PWTorch Dailycast line-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/all-elite-conversation-club-dehnel-kanner-ask-has-the-forbidden-door-gimmick-worn-out--72612127\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cpwtorch\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"All Elite Conversation Club - Dehnel &amp; Kanner ask, has the Forbidden Door gimmick worn out?\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=72612127&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><u>B BLOCK<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Callum Newman<\/li>\n<li>Zack Sabre Jr.<\/li>\n<li>Shota Umino<\/li>\n<li>Yuya Uemura<\/li>\n<li>Ren Narita<\/li>\n<li>Drilla Moloney<\/li>\n<li>Gabe Kidd<\/li>\n<li>Henare<\/li>\n<li>Aaron Wolf<\/li>\n<li>Oskar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The tournament begins on July 11 in Chicago. After a week off, the tournament will resume in Japan on July 18 and end on Aug. 16. The winner of the tournament will win a shot at the IWGP Hvt. Championship unless the current champion, Yota Tsuji, wins the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The card announced by NJPW for G1 Climax 36 Night 1 follows:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">\n<li>A Block: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yota Tsuji<\/li>\n<li>A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Sanada<\/li>\n<li>A Block: Shingo Takagi vs. Jake Lee<\/li>\n<li>A Block: Yuto-Ice vs. Great-O-Khan<\/li>\n<li>A Block: Oleg Boltin vs. Ryohei Oiwa<\/li>\n<li>B Block: Shota Umino vs. Zack Sabre Jr.<\/li>\n<li>B Block: Yuya Uemura vs. Callum Newman<\/li>\n<li>B Block: Aaron Wolf vs. Henare<\/li>\n<li>B Block: Ren Narita vs. Oskar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gabe Kidd cannot travel due to visa issues, so his first round match against Drilla Maloney has been moved to night 2 of the tournament on July 18 in Hokkaido.<\/p>\n<p>All G1 Climax 36 events will air in Japanese and English with a subscription to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.njpwworld.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NJPW World.\u00a0<\/a><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-495503809\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wade Keller Post-show (7\/1) - AEW Dynamite w\/Keller &amp; Lilly\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vvDaa6jptyo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2510627426\"><div id=\"pwtor-1293293574\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The final two participants in the G1 Climax 36 were determined today at NJPW&#8217;s Road to G1 event. 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