{"id":24102,"date":"2016-07-04T12:00:05","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T17:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=24102"},"modified":"2016-07-04T12:45:49","modified_gmt":"2016-07-04T17:45:49","slug":"new-japans-g1-climax-field-huge-top-matches-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/07\/04\/new-japans-g1-climax-field-huge-top-matches-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"NJPW G1 Climax update &#8211; Tenzan officially replaces Kojima, full tournament match list"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3406102514\" 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><strong>July 4 Update<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tenzan has officially replaced Satoshi Kojima in New Japan&#8217;s G1 Climax tournament.<\/p>\n<p>New Japan set up an angle where Tenzan was upset about being excluded from the tournament, so his tag partner Kojima gifted him his spot in the A Block.<\/p>\n<p>NJPW also announced all of the tournament matches running July 18 through August 14. [ <a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2016\/06\/njpw-event-cards-for-july-august-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">Full Tournament List via PuroresuSpirit.net<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 27 Announcement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New Japan announced the G1 Climax tournament field Monday night during their latest show at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>The loaded A Block includes Tanahashi coming off an injury situation, NOAH&#8217;s ace Naomichi Marufuji, IWGP World Hvt. champion Kazuchika Okada, and former TNA X Division champion Sanada.<\/p>\n<p>The B Block does not have quite the mega-star power, but the possibility of equally great matches. Included is NEVER Openweight champion Shibata, ROH star Michael Elgin for the second consecutive year, fan favorite Honma, Bullet Club&#8217;s Kenny Omega, Naito of L.I.J., Yuji Nagata, and\u00a0Katsuhiko Nakajima from NOAH.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-627364483\" 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><strong>A Block<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Togi Makabe<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tenzan<\/strong> (replacing Satoshi Kojima)<\/li>\n<li>Tomohiro Ishii<\/li>\n<li>Hirooki Goto<\/li>\n<li>Bad Luck Fale<\/li>\n<li>Tama Tonga (debut)<\/li>\n<li>Sanada (debut)<\/li>\n<li>Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH)<\/li>\n<li>IWGP World Hvt. champion Kazuchika Okada (2014 winner)<\/li>\n<li>Hiroshi Tanahashi (2015 winner)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>B Block<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NEVER Openweight champion Shibata<\/li>\n<li>Yuji Nagata<\/li>\n<li>Honma<\/li>\n<li>IWGP IC champion Michael Elgin (ROH)<\/li>\n<li>Toru Yano<\/li>\n<li>Naito (2013 winner)<\/li>\n<li>EVIL (debut)<\/li>\n<li>Kenny Omega (debut)<\/li>\n<li>Katsuhiko Nakajima (NOAH) (debut)<\/li>\n<li>YOSHI-HASHI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[ READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PuroresuSpirit\/posts\/10154306247601098:0\" target=\"_blank\">Puroresu Spirit published\u00a0a detailed break down<\/a> of the interesting match-ups and connections in both blocks. ]<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 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.<\/p>\n<p>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\u00a0great match-ups.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Headline G1 Climax Matches<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; July 18: Tanahashi vs. Sanada, <strong>Okada vs. Marufuji<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; July 22: Nagata vs. Naito, <strong>Shibata vs. Honma<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1439992817\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8211; July 23: Tanahashi vs. Makabe, <strong>Okada vs. Sanada<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; July 24: Shibata vs. Nakajima, Honma vs. YOSHI-HASHI<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; July 25: Makabe vs. Sanada, <strong>Okada vs. Goto<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; July 27: Yano vs. Naito, <strong>Shibata vs. Elgin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; July 28: Ishii vs. Marufuji, Goto vs. Sanada<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; July 30: <strong>Elgin vs. Omega, Naito vs. Shibata<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; July 31: Makabe vs. Marufuji, Tanahashi vs. Goto<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Aug. 1: Nakajima vs. YOSHI-HASHI, Honma vs. Naito<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Aug. 3: <strong>Tanahashi vs. Ishii<\/strong>, Okada vs. Makabe<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Aug. 4: Nakajima vs. Naito, <strong>Shibata vs. Omega<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Aug. 6: <strong>Tanahashi vs. Marufuji, Okada vs. Ishii<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Aug. 7: Nagata vs. Omega, <strong>Naito vs. EVIL<\/strong> (L.I.J. Explodes)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Aug. 8: Sanada vs. Ishii, Tanahashi vs. Kojima<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Aug. 10: <strong>Honma vs. Elgin, Shibata vs. Nagata<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Aug. 12: Goto vs. Marufuji, <strong>Tanahashi vs. Okada<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Aug. 13: Shibata vs. EVIL, <strong>Naito vs. Omega<\/strong> (L.I.J. vs. Bullet Club)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u300eG1 CLIMAX 26\u300f\u30e1\u30f3\u30d0\u30fc\uff06\u30d6\u30ed\u30c3\u30af\u5206\u3051\u304c\u6c7a\u5b9a\uff01\u30ce\u30a2\u304b\u3089\u4e38\u85e4\u3001\u4e2d\u5d8b\u304c\u53c2\u6226\uff01\u30b1\u30cb\u30fc\u3001\u30bf\u30de\u3001SANADA\u3001EVIL\u3001YOSHI-HASHI\u304c\u521d\u51fa\u5834!!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EoVO6wt3rJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/EoVO6wt3rJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/g126?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#g126<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/njpw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#njpw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sHPGLz2EzR\">pic.twitter.com\/sHPGLz2EzR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u65b0\u65e5\u672c\u30d7\u30ed\u30ec\u30b9\u30ea\u30f3\u30b0\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e (@njpw1972) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/njpw1972\/status\/747377604039061504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-837555942\"><div id=\"pwtor-89273484\"><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>July 4 Update Tenzan has officially replaced Satoshi Kojima in New Japan&#8217;s G1 Climax tournament. 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