NJPW has released the schedule for its annual G1 Climax tournament.
The company’s major tour of the year begins on July 19 and runs for a month, with the final two nights taking place at Ariake Arena in Tokyo.
Nineteen events have been revealed:
OPENING WEEKEND- July 19 & 20
Hokkaido- Hokkai Kita Yell
NIGHT 3- July 23
Sendai: Sendai Sun Plaza Hall
NIGHT 4- July 24
Nagaoka- Ao-re Nagaoka
NIGHTS 5 & 6- July 25 & 26
Tokyo- Ota-ku Gymnasium
NIGHT 7- July 27
Nagoya- Port Messe Nagoya
NIGHT 8- July 30
Osaka- Yamato Arena
NIGHT 9- August 1
Kagawa- Sun Messe Kagawa
NIGHT 10- August 2
Hiroshima- Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall
NIGHT 11- August 3
Fukuoka- Fukuoka International Convention Center
NIGHT 12- August 5
Osaka- Intex Osaka
NIGHT 13- August 7
Tokyo- Korakuen Hall
NIGHT 14- August 8
Yokohama- Yokohama Budokan
NIGHT 15- August 10
Gunma- G Messe Gunma
NIGHT 16- August 13
Hamamatsu- Act City Hamamatsu
NIGHT 17- August 14
Tokyo- Korakuen Hall
NIGHTS 18 & 19- August 16 & 17
Tokyo- Ariake Arena
The G1 Climax began in 1991, and the round robin tournament has grown to become the most prestigious tournament on the calendar.
Zack Sabre Jr. won last year’s G1 but opted to cash in his title shot at King of Pro Wrestling in October, defeating Tetsuya Naito to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
