{"id":25996,"date":"2016-07-18T00:01:22","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T05:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=25996"},"modified":"2016-07-18T04:35:35","modified_gmt":"2016-07-18T09:35:35","slug":"njpw-g1-climax-begins-monday-okada-vs-marufuji-main-event-full-primer-top-matches-b-block-rosters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/07\/18\/njpw-g1-climax-begins-monday-okada-vs-marufuji-main-event-full-primer-top-matches-b-block-rosters\/","title":{"rendered":"NJPW G1 Climax Preview &#8211; A &#038; B Block rosters, Top Matches"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-403469597\" 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>New Japan&#8217;s annual G1 Climax tournament kicks off Monday in Japan featuring A Block matches&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>FYI: All events are broadcast live (and then available on-demand) through the <a href=\"http:\/\/njpwworld.com\/feature\/schedule\" target=\"_blank\">pay New Japan World streaming service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Block<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Togi Makabe<\/li>\n<li>Tenzan (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><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-318897299\" 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>&#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><div id=\"pwtor-514581405\" 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; 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. 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