G1 Climax
The G1 (Grade One) Climax is a professional wrestling tournament held each August by the New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion. The G1 draws standing room only crowds each night, record receipt gates and generates front-page coverage on the sports sections of several of the daily newspapers in Tokyo. Though it has sometimes been held as a single-elimination tournament, it is usually (and currently) held as a round-robin, with winners from two blocks wrestling in the final to decide that year's winner. In its current format, the tournament lasts four weeks. The winner of each block is determined by a points system; two points for a victory, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.
Tournament history
New Japan had an annual tournament since 1974 under various names: the World League (1974–77, based on the World (Big) League tournament from the old Japanese Wrestling Association held between 1959 and 1972);[1][2][3][4][5] the MSG League (1978–82);[6][7][8][9][10] the International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) League (1983–88; although the first winner, Hulk Hogan, was awarded a championship belt, this is not the beginning of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship).[5][11][12][13][14][15] Most of these tournaments were dominated by New Japan's founding top star, Antonio Inoki. In 1989, there was a World Cup Tournament, which included wrestlers from the then-Soviet Union.[5][16] No tournament was held in 1990.
With Inoki's dominance over New Japan gone, the promotion established the G1 Climax tournament in 1991 as a platform to showcase the company's top heavyweights and have them compete in round robin matches where the winners of the two divisions would then square off in the tournament finals. The first G1 was held from August 7 to August 11, 1991, at Tokyo's Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The winner of the tournament, assuming they are not already the champion, has traditionally earned a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Since 2012, the winner has earned a contract for a title shot at New Japan's largest event, Wrestle Kingdom in Tokyo Dome, held annually on January 4, that they then have to defend until the end of the year.[5][17][18] In 2015, the tournament format was changed with NJPW reducing the number of G1 Climax matches per show, giving the participating wrestlers more time to rest between matches. This increased the tournament's length to four weeks.[19]
The G1 Climax tournament has often been used as a platform for New Japan to push their rising stars. Wins by young up-and-comers over Japanese legends would usually take their respective careers to new heights. Past winners include Masahiro Chono, Keiji Mutoh, Shinya Hashimoto, Yuji Nagata, Hiroshi Tanahashi and others who have gone on to become wrestling superstars.
Unlike the New Japan Cup, the G1 Climax features the then-reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion as one of the participants, except in 1992, 2001, 2004 and 2008, when then-champions Riki Choshu (in 1992), Kazuyuki Fujita (in 2001 and 2004), and Keiji Mutoh (in 2008), respectively, did not compete in the tournament. Often being labeled as a favorite to win the tournament, the IWGP Champion has reached the final five times, the first one being in 1995 when Keiji Mutoh won the tournament. Mutoh would repeat this feat again in 1999, but would lose the final to Manabu Nakanishi. Other then-reigning champions to reach the final include Kensuke Sasaki in 2000, Kazuyuki Fujita in 2005 and Yuji Nagata in 2007. Mutoh and Sasaki are the only two wrestlers to have won the G1 Climax while holding the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Overall, Antonio Inoki holds the record for most tournament wins with ten, while Masahiro Chono with his five wins holds the record for most tournament wins under its G1 Climax name. Hiroyoshi Tenzan has taken part in the G1 Climax tournament a record 19 times.
List of winners
1974
The 1974 World League ran from April 5 to May 8, 1974. The tournament began with 16 wrestlers, eight Japanese and eight gaijin, placed into groups accordingly. All first round matches featured the Japanese against the gaijin. The top four finishers from both groups advanced to a second round of round-robin competition.[1][21]
Japanese | Gaijin | ||
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Seiji Sakaguchi | 7.5 | Killer Karl Krupp | 7 |
Antonio Inoki | 7 | Invader I | 6 |
Masa Saito | 5.5 | Stan Stasiak | 5 |
Kantaro Hoshino | 4 | Geto Mongol | 3.5 |
Kotetsu Yamamoto | 3.5 | Khosrow Vaziri | 3 |
Haruka Eigan | 2 | Bolo Mongol | 3 |
Osamu Kido | 2 | Walter Johnson | 1 |
Katsuhita Shibata | 1 | Argentina Zuma | 0 |
Antonio Inoki | 5.5 |
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Seiji Sakaguchi | 5.5 |
Killer Karl Krupp | 5.5 |
Masa Saito | 5 |
Stan Stasiak | 2.5 |
Invader I | 2 |
Kantaro Hoshino | 1.5 |
Geto Mongol | 0 |
Antonio Inoki | 2-0 |
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Seiji Sakaguchi | 1-1 |
Killer Karl Krupp | 0-2 |
Inoki | Krupp | Sakaguchi | |
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Inoki | X | Inoki (7:17) | Inoki (16:52) |
Krupp | Inoki (7:17) | X | Sakaguchi (12:46) |
Sakaguchi | Inoki (16:52) | Sakaguchi (12:46) | X |
1975
The 1975 World League ran from April 4 to May 16, 1975. The tournament featured 16 wrestlers. The top five finishers advanced to a knockout round, with the top finisher receiving a bye to the final.[2][21]
Killer Karl Krupp | 13.5 |
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Antonio Inoki | 12.5 |
Seiji Sakaguchi | 12.5 |
Kintaro Ohki | 12.5 |
Strong Kobayashi | 12.5 |
Super Destroyer | 10.5 |
Masa Saito | 9 |
Kotetsu Yamamoto | 8 |
Kantaro Hoshino | 7 |
Man Mountain Mike | 7 |
Haruka Eigen | 5 |
Katsuhisa Shibata | 3 |
John Gagne | 2 |
Sangre Fría | 2 |
Father Singh | 2 |
Osamu Kido | 1 |
Quarterfinals | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
2 | Antonio Inoki | Sub | |||||||||||
5 | Strong Kobayashi | 20:02 | 1 | Killer Karl Krupp | Sub | ||||||||
2 | Antonio Inoki | 2 | Antonio Inoki | 16:42 | |||||||||
Bye | |||||||||||||
3 | Seiji Sakaguchi | DDQ | |||||||||||
4 | Kintaro Ohki | 2:23 |
1976
The 1976 World League ran from April 2 to May 11, 1976. The tournament featured 14 wrestlers. The top finisher advanced to the final match of the tournament, to face the winner of a three-wrestler round-robin semifinal round.[3][21]
Pedro Morales | 13 |
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Killer Karl Krupp | 10 |
Victor Rivera | 10 |
Seiji Sakaguchi | 10 |
Strong Kobayashi | 9 |
Masa Saito | 9 |
Kantaro Hoshino | 7 |
Osamu Kido | 6 |
Towering Inferno | 5 |
Butcher Vachon | 4 |
Haruka Eigen | 3 |
Ken Mantell | 3 |
Raul Mata | 2 |
Kotetsu Yamamoto | 0 |
Seiji Sakaguchi | 2-0 |
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Killer Karl Krupp | 1-1 |
Victor Rivera | 0-2 |
Krupp | Rivera | Sakaguchi | |
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Krupp | X | Krupp (12:06) | Sakaguchi (6:12) |
Rivera | Krupp (12:06) | X | Sakaguchi (8:57) |
Sakaguchi | Sakaguchi (6:12) | Sakaguchi (8:57) | X |
Final | ||||
1 | Pedro Morales | CO | ||
2 | Seiji Sakaguchi | 25:38 | ||
1977
The 1977 World League ran from April 21 to May 30, 1977. The tournament featured 11 wrestlers.[4][21]
The Masked Superstar | 10 |
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Seiji Sakaguchi | 8 |
Mitsuo Yoshida | 7.5 |
Nikolai Volkoff | 7.5 |
Kantaro Hoshino | 5 |
Johnny Powers | 4 |
Manuel Soto | 4 |
Haruka Eigen | 3 |
Osamu Kido | 3 |
Tony Charles | 2 |
Enrique Vera | 1 |
Final | ||||
1 | The Masked Superstar | Sub | ||
2 | Seiji Sakaguchi | 20:05 | ||
1978
The 1978 MSG League ran from April 21 to May 30, 1978. The tournament featured nine wrestlers.[6][21]
André the Giant | 37 |
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Antonio Inoki | 29 |
Seiji Sakaguchi | 28 |
Tatsumi Fujinami | 25 |
Bugsy McGraw | 15 |
Nikolai Volkoff | 14 |
Riki Choshu | 9 |
Umanosuke Ueda | 5 |
Chief Jay Strongbow | 0 |
Final | ||||
1 | André the Giant | CO | ||
2 | Antonio Inoki | 16:41 | ||
1979
The 1979 MSG League ran from April 27 to June 7, 1979. The tournament featured 10 wrestlers.[7][21]
Antonio Inoki | 41 |
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Stan Hansen | 37 |
André the Giant | 36 |
Seiji Sakaguchi | 31 |
Tatsumi Fujinami | 22 |
Riki Choshu | 18 |
Canek | 16 |
Masa Saito | 10 |
Larry Zbyszko | 5 |
Tony Garea | 0 |
Final | ||||
1 | Antonio Inoki | Pin | ||
2 | Stan Hansen | 9:03 | ||
1980
The 1980 MSG League ran from April 25 to June 5, 1980. The tournament featured 10 wrestlers.[8][21]
Antonio Inoki | 35 |
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Stan Hansen | 32 |
André the Giant | 32 |
Dusty Rhodes | 29 |
Seiji Sakaguchi | 29 |
Tatsumi Fujinami | 20 |
Riki Choshu | 14 |
Strong Kobayashi | 12 |
Chavo Guerrero | 7 |
Ryuma Go | 0 |
Final | ||||
1 | Antonio Inoki | DQ | ||
2 | Stan Hansen | 7:49 | ||
1981
The 1981 MSG League ran from May 8 to June 4, 1981. The tournament featured 11 wrestlers.[9][21]
Stan Hansen | 39 |
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Antonio Inoki | 38 |
Tiger Jeet Singh | 38 |
Hulk Hogan | 36 |
Seiji Sakaguchi | 33 |
Tatsumi Fujinami | 29 |
Riki Choshu | 16 |
Bobby Duncum | 14 |
Sgt. Slaughter | 12 |
Chris Adams | 5 |
Mike Masters | 0 |
Final | ||||
1 | Stan Hansen | CO | ||
2 | Antonio Inoki | 7:45 | ||
1982
The 1982 MSG League ran from March 4 to April 1, 1982. The tournament featured 14 wrestlers.[10][21]
André the Giant | 56 |
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Antonio Inoki † | 51 |
Killer Khan | 48 |
Dick Murdoch | 41 |
The Masked Superstar | 35 |
Tatsumi Fujinami | 35 |
Rusher Kimura | 33 |
Seiji Sakaguchi | 32 |
Tony Atlas | 30 |
Tiger Toguchi | 17 |
Yoshiaki Yatsu | 13 |
Don Muraco | 9 |
Riki Choshu | 4 |
The Iron Sheik | 4 |
† Antonio Inoki was injured and unable to compete in the final. Killer Khan, as the next highest finisher, took his place.
Final | ||||
1 | André the Giant | Pin | ||
3 | Killer Khan | 16:42 | ||
1983
The 1983 International Wrestling Grand Prix ran from May 6 to June 2, 1983. The tournament featured 10 wrestlers.[11][21] The winner was awarded a championship belt (this was not the beginning of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship).
Hulk Hogan | 37 |
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Antonio Inoki † | 36 |
André the Giant | 35 |
Big John Studd | 25 |
Killer Khan | 24 |
Rusher Kimura | 21 |
Akira Maeda | 14 |
Canek | 5 |
Otto Wanz | 5 |
Enrique Vera | 4 |
Final | ||||
1 | Hulk Hogan | CO | ||
2 | Antonio Inoki | 21:27 | ||
1984
The 1984 International Wrestling Grand Prix ran from May 11 to June 14, 1984. The tournament featured 12 wrestlers, and was the first time that the tournament featured no sort of final round.[12][21]
Antonio Inoki | 53 |
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André the Giant | 49 |
Tatsumi Fujinami | 34 |
Riki Choshu | 32 |
Dick Murdoch | 30 |
Masa Saito | 26 |
Adrian Adonis | 25 |
The Masked Superstar | 18 |
Ken Patera | 17 |
John Quinn | 10 |
Otto Wanz | 6 |
Big John Studd | 2 |
1985
The 1985 International Wrestling Grand Prix ran from May 10 to June 15, 1985. The tournament featured 13 wrestlers, and was single-elimination. This was the first time the tournament did not feature a points system.[13][21]
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||||||||||
Seiji Sakaguchi | ||||||||||||||||||
André the Giant | ||||||||||||||||||
Ron Miller | ||||||||||||||||||
Strong Machine | ||||||||||||||||||
Strong Machine | ||||||||||||||||||
André the Giant | ||||||||||||||||||
André the Giant | ||||||||||||||||||
Canek | ||||||||||||||||||
Tatsumi Fujinami | ||||||||||||||||||
André the Giant | ||||||||||||||||||
Tatsumi Fujinami | ||||||||||||||||||
Mike Sharpe | ||||||||||||||||||
Tatsumi Fujinami | ||||||||||||||||||
Adrian Adonis | ||||||||||||||||||
Adrian Adonis | ||||||||||||||||||
King Kong Bundy | ||||||||||||||||||
Tatsumi Fujinami | ||||||||||||||||||
Dick Murdoch | ||||||||||||||||||
The Masked Superstar | ||||||||||||||||||
Seiji Sakaguchi | ||||||||||||||||||
Seiji Sakaguchi | ||||||||||||||||||
Dick Murdoch | ||||||||||||||||||
Kengo Kimura | ||||||||||||||||||
Dick Murdoch |
1986
The 1986 International Wrestling Grand Prix ran from May 16 to June 19, 1986. The tournament featured the return of the points system, with 14 wrestlers in two blocks of seven each. The top two from each block advanced to a knockout stage.[14][21]
Block A | Block B | ||
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Antonio Inoki | 25 | Akira Maeda | 27 |
André the Giant | 17 | Dick Murdoch | 21 |
Seiji Sakaguchi | 15 | Tatsumi Fujinami | 17 |
Kengo Kimura | 15 | Jimmy Snuka | 16 |
The Masked Superstar | 14 | Umanosuke Ueda | 13 |
Yoshiaki Fujiwara | 11 | The Wild Samoan | 9 |
Klaus Wallace | 0 | The Cuban Assassin | 0 |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
A1 | Antonio Inoki | Sub | |||||||
A2 | André the Giant | 9:30 | |||||||
A1 | Antonio Inoki | Pin | |||||||
B2 | Dick Murdoch | 30:07 | |||||||
B1 | Akira Maeda | CO | |||||||
B2 | Dick Murdoch | 16:22 | |||||||
1987
The 1987 International Wrestling Grand Prix ran from May 11 to June 14, 1987. The tournament featured 14 wrestlers in two blocks of seven each. The top finishers from each block advanced to the final, with the winner becoming the first IWGP Heavyweight Champion.[15][21]
Block A | Block B | ||
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Antonio Inoki | 29 | Masa Saito | 28 |
Yoshiaki Fujiwara | 19 | Kengo Kimura | 21 |
Konga the Barbarian | 18 | Hacksaw Higgins | 16 |
Scott Hall | 13 | George Takano | 13 |
Seiji Sakaguchi | 11 | Akira Maeda | 10 |
Killer Tim Brooks | 4 | Umanosuke Ueda | 4 |
Tatsumi Fujinami | 0 | Alexis Smirnoff | 4 |
Final | ||||
A1 | Antonio Inoki | Pin | ||
B1 | Masa Saito | 14:53 | ||
1988
The 1988 International Wrestling Grand Prix ran from July 15 to July 29, 1988. The tournament featured five wrestlers in a single block, with the winner becoming the number one contender to IWGP Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami for August 8.[20]
Antonio Inoki | 6 |
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Riki Choshu | 6 |
Big Van Vader | 4 |
Masa Saito | 4 |
Kengo Kimura | 0 |
1989
The 1989 World Cup Tournament was held from November 24 to December 7, 1989. The tournament featured 20 wrestlers in four blocks of five each.[5][16]
Block A | Block B | Block C | Block D | ||||
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Riki Choshu | N/A | Masahiro Chono | N/A | Salman Hashimikov | N/A | Steve Williams | N/A |
Victor Zangiev | N/A | Shinya Hashimoto | N/A | Brad Rheingans | N/A | Osamu Kido | N/A |
Kengo Kimura | N/A | Manny Fernandez | N/A | Hiroshi Hase | N/A | Shiro Koshinaka | N/A |
Wayne Bloom | N/A | Chimur Zarasov | N/A | George Takano | N/A | Super Strong Machine | N/A |
Buzz Sawyer | 0 | Andrei Sulsaev | N/A | Tatsutoshi Goto | N/A | Vladimir Berkovich | N/A |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Shinya Hashimoto | ||||||||||||||
Salman Hashimikov | [16] | |||||||||||||
Shinya Hashimoto | ||||||||||||||
Steve Williams | [16] | |||||||||||||
Steve Williams | ||||||||||||||
Victor Zangiev | [16] | |||||||||||||
Shinya Hashimoto | ||||||||||||||
Riki Choshu | [16] | |||||||||||||
Riki Choshu | ||||||||||||||
Osamu Kido | [16] | |||||||||||||
Riki Choshu | ||||||||||||||
Masahiro Chono | [16] | |||||||||||||
Masahiro Chono | ||||||||||||||
Brad Rheingans | [16] | |||||||||||||
1991
The 1991 G1 Climax was a round-robin tournament consisting of two four-man blocks, and running from August 7 to August 11, 1991.[21][22]
Block A | Block B | ||
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Keiji Mutoh | 4 | Masahiro Chono | 5 |
Tatsumi Fujinami | 3 | Shinya Hashimoto | 5 |
Scott Norton | 3 | Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow | 2 |
Big Van Vader | 2 | Riki Choshu | 0 |
Block A | Tatsumi Fujinami | Keiji Mutoh | Scott Norton | Big Van Vader |
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Tatsumi Fujinami | X | Mutoh (13:56) | Draw (7:56) | Fujinami (12:13) |
Keiji Mutoh | Mutoh (13:56) | X | Norton (9:56) | Mutoh (13:54) |
Scott Norton | Draw (7:56) | Norton (9:56) | X | Vader (10:49) |
Big Van Vader | Fujinami (12:13) | Mutoh (13:54) | Vader (10:49) | X |
Block B | Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow | Masahiro Chono | Riki Choshu | Shinya Hashimoto |
Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow | X | Chono (12:38) | Bigelow (10:10) | Hashimoto (9:59) |
Masahiro Chono | Chono (12:38) | X | Chono (14:17) | Draw (30:00) |
Riki Choshu | Bigelow (10:10) | Chono (14:17) | X | Hashimoto (7:50) |
Shinya Hashimoto | Hashimoto (9:59) | Draw (30:00) | Hashimoto (7:50) | X |
Block B Decision | Final | |||||||
A1 | Keiji Mutoh | Pin | ||||||
B1 | Masahiro Chono | Sub | B1 | Masahiro Chono | 29:31 | |||
B2 | Shinya Hashimoto | 15:50 |
1992
The 1992 G1 Climax was a 16-man single-elimination tournament, and was also for the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Championship. It ran from August 6 to August 12, 1992.[21][23] Terry Taylor advanced to the quarterfinals, due to a shoulder injury suffered by his scheduled opponent Hiroshi Hase on August 3.
Round 1 | Quarterfinals August 10 | Semifinals August 11 | Final August 12 | ||||||||||||
Arn Anderson | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Steve Austin | 8:58 | ||||||||||||||
Steve Austin | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Keiji Mutoh | 17:05 | ||||||||||||||
Keiji Mutoh | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Barry Windham | 10:17 | ||||||||||||||
Masahiro Chono | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Keiji Mutoh | 26:07 | ||||||||||||||
Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Scott Norton | 8:16 | ||||||||||||||
Scott Norton | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Masahiro Chono | 10:48 | ||||||||||||||
Masahiro Chono | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Tony Halme | 12:20 | ||||||||||||||
Masahiro Chono | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Rick Rude | 29:44 | ||||||||||||||
Jim Neidhart | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Kensuke Sasaki | 8:20 | ||||||||||||||
Kensuke Sasaki | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Terry Taylor | 9:35 | ||||||||||||||
Hiroshi Hase | |||||||||||||||
Terry Taylor | Forf | ||||||||||||||
Rick Rude | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Kensuke Sasaki | 19:24 | ||||||||||||||
The Barbarian | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Shinya Hashimoto | 11:29 | ||||||||||||||
Shinya Hashimoto | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Rick Rude | 13:52 | ||||||||||||||
Rick Rude | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Super Strong Machine | 11:54 | ||||||||||||||
1993
The 1993 G1 Climax was once again a 16-man single-elimination tournament, held from August 3 to August 7, 1993. NJPW invited several non-NJPW wrestlers to participate in the 1993 tournament, including Hiromichi Fuyuki, Ashura Hara, Takashi Ishikawa and The Great Kabuki from WAR, and Yoshiaki Fujiwara from Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi.[21][24]
Round 1 August 3/4 | Quarterfinals August 5 | Semifinals August 6 | Final August 7 | ||||||||||||
Hiromichi Fuyuki | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Takayuki Iizuka | 12:10 | ||||||||||||||
Hiromichi Fuyuki | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Masahiro Chono | 19:04 | ||||||||||||||
Masahiro Chono | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Ashura Hara | 12:28 | ||||||||||||||
Masahiro Chono | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Hiroshi Hase | 26:46 | ||||||||||||||
Hiroshi Hase | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Shinya Hashimoto | 20:42 | ||||||||||||||
Hiroshi Hase | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Kengo Kimura | 15:55 | ||||||||||||||
Kengo Kimura | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Michiyoshi Ohara | 26:44 | ||||||||||||||
Hiroshi Hase | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Tatsumi Fujinami | 21:49 | ||||||||||||||
Shiro Koshinaka | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Super Strong Machine | 17:33 | ||||||||||||||
Super Strong Machine | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Keiji Mutoh | 17:22 | ||||||||||||||
The Great Kabuki | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Keiji Mutoh | 16:17 | ||||||||||||||
Keiji Mutoh | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Tatsumi Fujinami | 24:26 | ||||||||||||||
Takashi Ishikawa | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Osamu Kido | 11:33 | ||||||||||||||
Osamu Kido | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Tatsumi Fujinami | 11:58 | ||||||||||||||
Tatsumi Fujinami | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Yoshiaki Fujiwara | 14:32 | ||||||||||||||
1994
The 1994 G1 Climax returned to the round-robin format, this time with two blocks of six. It was held from August 3 to August 7, 1994. Guest natives included Yoshiaki Fujiwara from Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi and Yoshiaki Yatsu from Social Progress Wrestling Federation (SPWF).[21][25]
Block A | Block B | ||
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Masahiro Chono | 8 | Power Warrior | 7 |
Keiji Mutoh | 6 | Hiroshi Hase | 6 |
Riki Choshu | 6 | Shinya Hashimoto | 6 |
Yoshiaki Yatsu | 4 | Tatsumi Fujinami | 6 |
Yoshiaki Fujiwara | 4 | Shiro Koshinaka | 5 |
Osamu Kido | 2 | Takayuki Iizuka | 0 |
Block A | Masahiro Chono | Riki Choshu | Yoshiaki Fujiwara | Osamu Kido | Keiji Mutoh | Yoshiaki Yatsu |
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Masahiro Chono | X | Choshu (3:47) | Chono (9:31) | Chono (6:55) | Chono (27:28) | Chono (15:01) |
Riki Choshu | Choshu (3:47) | X | Fujiwara (9:14) | Choshu (5:13) | Mutoh (15:32) | Choshu (10:11) |
Yoshiaki Fujiwara | Chono (9:31) | Fujiwara (8:26) | X | Kido (9:45) | Fujiwara (12:12) | Yatsu (9:14) |
Osamu Kido | Chono (6:55) | Choshu (5:13) | Kido (9:45) | X | Mutoh (7:53) | Yatsu (8:25) |
Keiji Mutoh | Chono (27:28) | Mutoh (15:32) | Fujiwara (12:12) | Mutoh (7:53) | X | Mutoh (15:12) |
Yoshiaki Yatsu | Chono (15:01) | Choshu (10:11) | Yatsu (9:14) | Yatsu (8:25) | Mutoh (15:12) | X |
Block B | Tatsumi Fujinami | Hiroshi Hase | Shinya Hashimoto | Takayuki Iizuka | Shiro Koshinaka | Power Warrior |
Tatsumi Fujinami | X | Hase (11:53) | Hashimoto (10:31) | Fujinami (7:09) | Fujinami (12:59) | Fujinami (5:25) |
Hiroshi Hase | Hase (11:53) | X | Hase (9:10) | Hase (17:32) | Koshinaka (20:44) | Warrior (16:50) |
Shinya Hashimoto | Hashimoto (10:31) | Hase (9:10) | X | Hashimoto (13:04) | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) |
Takayuki Iizuka | Fujinami (7:09) | Hase (17:32) | Hashimoto (13:04) | X | Koshinaka (14:02) | Warrior (17:33) |
Shiro Koshinaka | Fujinami (12:59) | Koshinaka (20:44) | Draw (30:00) | Koshinaka (14:02) | X | Warrior (14:10) |
Power Warrior | Fujinami (5:25) | Warrior (16:50) | Draw (30:00) | Warrior (17:33) | Warrior (14:10) | X |
Final | ||||
A1 | Masahiro Chono | Sub | ||
B1 | Power Warrior | 21:51 | ||
1995
The 1995 G1 Climax was another eight-man round-robin tournament held August 11 to August 15, with the addition that the top two scorers from each block would advance to a four-man mini-tournament to decide the winner.[21][26]
Block A | Block B | ||
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Keiji Mutoh | 4 | Shinya Hashimoto | 4 |
Masahiro Chono | 3 | Scott Norton | 4 |
Ric Flair | 3 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 2 |
Shiro Koshinaka | 2 | Kensuke Sasaki | 2 |
Block A | Masahiro Chono | Ric Flair | Shiro Koshinaka | Keiji Mutoh |
---|---|---|---|---|
Masahiro Chono | X | Draw (30:00) | Chono (11:10) | Mutoh (11:36) |
Ric Flair | Draw (30:00) | X | Flair (17:17) | Mutoh (23:33) |
Shiro Koshinaka | Chono (11:10) | Flair (17:17) | X | Koshinaka (15:47) |
Keiji Mutoh | Mutoh (11:36) | Mutoh (23:33) | Koshinaka (15:47) | X |
Block B | Shinya Hashimoto | Scott Norton | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Kensuke Sasaki |
Shinya Hashimoto | X | Hashimoto (13:35) | Hashimoto (11:44) | Sasaki (21:46) |
Scott Norton | Hashimoto (13:35) | X | Norton (15:08) | Norton (16:21) |
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Hashimoto (11:44) | Norton (15:08) | X | Tenzan (12:51) |
Kensuke Sasaki | Sasaki (21:46) | Norton (16:21) | Tenzan (12:51) | X |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
A1 | Keiji Mutoh | Pin | |||||||
B2 | Scott Norton | 17:07 | |||||||
A1 | Keiji Mutoh | Pin | |||||||
B1 | Shinya Hashimoto | 24:08 | |||||||
A2 | Masahiro Chono | Pin | |||||||
B1 | Shinya Hashimoto | 10:05 | |||||||
1996
The 1996 G1 Climax was held from August 2 to August 6, 1996, and was a round-robin tournament featuring two blocks of five.[21][27] Junji Hirata suffered an injury during his match with Kensuke Sasaki, which caused him to forfeit his remaining matches.
Block A | Block B | ||
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Riki Choshu | 8 | Masahiro Chono | 6 |
Kensuke Sasaki | 6 | Shiro Koshinaka | 4 |
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 4 | Keiji Mutoh | 4 |
Shinya Hashimoto | 2 | Kazuo Yamazaki | 4 |
Junji Hirata | 0 | Satoshi Kojima | 2 |
Block A | Riki Choshu | Shinya Hashimoto | Junji Hirata | Kensuke Sasaki | Hiroyoshi Tenzan |
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Riki Choshu | X | Choshu (17:14) | Choshu (Forf) | Choshu (15:13) | Choshu (5:12) |
Shinya Hashimoto | Choshu (17:14) | X | Hashimoto (Forf) | Sasaki (9:13) | Tenzan (11:27) |
Junji Hirata | Choshu (Forf) | Hashimoto (Forf) | X | Sasaki (5:08) | Tenzan (Forf) |
Kensuke Sasaki | Choshu (15:13) | Sasaki (9:13) | Sasaki (5:08) | X | Sasaki (15:03) |
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Choshu (5:12) | Tenzan (11:27) | Tenzan (Forf) | Sasaki (15:03) | X |
Block B | Masahiro Chono | Satoshi Kojima | Shiro Koshinaka | Keiji Mutoh | Kazuo Yamazaki |
Masahiro Chono | X | Chono (13:46) | Koshinaka (22:10) | Chono (24:43) | Chono (12:25) |
Satoshi Kojima | Chono (13:46) | X | Kojima (10:33) | Mutoh (15:21) | Yamazaki (9:56) |
Shiro Koshinaka | Koshinaka (22:10) | Kojima (10:33) | X | Mutoh (11:59) | Koshinaka (13:50) |
Keiji Mutoh | Chono (24:43) | Mutoh (15:21) | Mutoh (11:59) | X | Yamazaki (13:50) |
Kazuo Yamazaki | Chono (12:25) | Yamazaki (9:56) | Koshinaka (13:50) | Yamazaki (13:50) | X |
Final | ||||
A1 | Riki Choshu | Sub | ||
B1 | Masahiro Chono | 13:45 | ||
1997
The 1997 G1 Climax was a 14-man single-elimination tournament, with Kensuke Sasaki and Buff Bagwell receiving byes to the quarterfinals. The tournament was held from August 1 to August 3.[21][28]
Round 1 August 1 |
Quarterfinals August 2 |
Semifinals August 3 |
Final August 3 |
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Satoshi Kojima | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
Steven Regal | 9:45 | |||||||||||||||||
Satoshi Kojima | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 11:43 | |||||||||||||||||
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
Tadao Yasuda | 10:39 | |||||||||||||||||
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
Shinya Hashimoto | 14:01 | |||||||||||||||||
Masahiro Chono | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
Michiyoshi Ohara | 18:39 | |||||||||||||||||
Masahiro Chono | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
Shinya Hashimoto | 5:45 | |||||||||||||||||
Shinya Hashimoto | Stop | |||||||||||||||||
Kazuo Yamazaki | 11:35 | |||||||||||||||||
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
Kensuke Sasaki | 8:09 | |||||||||||||||||
Junji Hirata | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
Scott Norton | 6:31 | |||||||||||||||||
Scott Norton | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
The Great Muta | 6:31 | |||||||||||||||||
The Great Muta | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
Manabu Nakanishi | 10:25 | |||||||||||||||||
Scott Norton | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
Kensuke Sasaki | 5:16 | |||||||||||||||||
Buff Bagwell | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
Kensuke Sasaki | 8:04 | |||||||||||||||||
1998
The 1998 G1 Climax was another 16-man single-elimination tournament, held between July 31 and August 2. Genichiro Tenryu, who had separated from his own WAR promotion to become a freelancer since early in the year, was invited.[21][29]
Round 1 July 31 | Quarterfinals August 1 | Semifinals August 2 | Final August 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Big Titan | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
Tadao Yasuda | 10:35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tadao Yasuda | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
Satoshi Kojima | 13:38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Satoshi Kojima | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 11:08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Satoshi Kojima | Sub | ||||||||||||||||||
Shinya Hashimoto | 13:51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tatsutoshi Goto | Stop | ||||||||||||||||||
Shinya Hashimoto | 4:00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Shinya Hashimoto | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
Genichiro Tenryu | 13:13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Keiji Mutoh | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
Genichiro Tenryu | 21:37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Shinya Hashimoto | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
Kazuo Yamazaki | 15:34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Shiro Koshinaka | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
Osamu Nishimura | 10:25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Shiro Koshinaka | Sub | ||||||||||||||||||
Masahiro Chono | 16:03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Masahiro Chono | Sub | ||||||||||||||||||
Manabu Nakanishi | 18:52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Masahiro Chono | Sub | ||||||||||||||||||
Kazuo Yamazaki | 9:43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Michiyoshi Ohara | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
Kensuke Sasaki | 10:59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kensuke Sasaki | Sub | ||||||||||||||||||
Kazuo Yamazaki | 6:42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tatsumi Fujinami | Sub | ||||||||||||||||||
Kazuo Yamazaki | 7:51 | ||||||||||||||||||
1999
The 1999 G1 Climax was a 12-man round-robin tournament, held from August 10 to August 15.[21][30]
Block A | Block B | ||
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Keiji Mutoh | 8 | Manabu Nakanishi | 8 |
Yuji Nagata | 8 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 6 |
Kensuke Sasaki | 6 | Shiro Koshinaka | 6 |
Tatsumi Fujinami | 6 | Masahiro Chono | 6 |
Satoshi Kojima | 2 | Shinya Hashimoto | 4 |
Tadao Yasuda | 0 | Kazuo Yamazaki | 0 |
Block A | T. Fujinami | Satoshi Kojima | Keiji Mutoh | Yuji Nagata | Kensuke Sasaki | Tadao Yasuda |
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Tatsumi Fujinami | X | Fujinami (13:10) | Fujinami (17:36) | Nagata (12:03) | Sasaki (10:23) | Fujinami (3:29) |
Satoshi Kojima | Fujinami (13:10) | X | Mutoh (11:40) | Nagata (19:51) | Sasaki (13:50) | Kojima (13:51) |
Keiji Mutoh | Fujinami (17:36) | Mutoh (11:40) | X | Mutoh (21:11) | Mutoh (20:56) | Mutoh (6:25) |
Yuji Nagata | Nagata (12:03) | Nagata (19:51) | Mutoh (21:11) | X | Nagata (14:43) | Nagata (10:26) |
Kensuke Sasaki | Sasaki (10:23) | Sasaki (13:50) | Mutoh (20:56) | Nagata (14:43) | X | Sasaki (7:28) |
Tadao Yasuda | Fujinami (3:29) | Kojima (13:51) | Mutoh (6:25) | Nagata (10:26) | Sasaki (7:28) | X |
Block B | Masahiro Chono | Shinya Hashimoto | Shiro Koshinaka | M. Nakanishi | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Kazuo Yamazaki |
Masahiro Chono | X | Chono (21:36) | Koshinaka (13:05) | Chono (10:21) | Tenzan (17:25) | Chono (10:18) |
Shinya Hashimoto | Chono (21:36) | X | Koshinaka (13:47) | Nakanishi (15:22) | Hashimoto (13:24) | Hashimoto (4:55) |
Shiro Koshinaka | Koshinaka (13:05) | Koshinaka (13:47) | X | Nakanishi (14:15) | Tenzan (15:14) | Koshinaka (Forf) |
Manabu Nakanishi | Chono (10:21) | Nakanishi (15:22) | Nakanishi (14:15) | X | Nakanishi (15:40) | Nakanishi (6:43) |
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Tenzan (17:25) | Hashimoto (13:24) | Tenzan (15:14) | Nakanishi (15:40) | X | Tenzan (12:30) |
Kazuo Yamazaki | Chono (10:18) | Hashimoto (4:55) | Koshinaka (Forf) | Nakanishi (6:43) | Tenzan (12:30) | X |
Block A Decision | Final | |||||||
B1 | Manabu Nakanishi | Sub | ||||||
A1 | Keiji Mutoh | Sub | A1 | Keiji Mutoh | 14:43 | |||
A2 | Yuji Nagata | 10:28 |
2000
The 2000 G1 Climax was a round-robin tournament, featuring four blocks of five, with each block champion advancing to a four-man tournament to decide that year's winner; it was held from August 7 to August 13. Also note that the points system was modified from the original: 1 point for a victory, and zero points for a draw or loss. This was the first time that two recognized junior heavyweights; IWGP titleholder Tatsuhito Takaiwa and previous champion Jushin Thunder Liger, were invited to compete in the heavyweight tournament.[31]
Block A | Block B | Block C | Block D | ||||
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Yuji Nagata | 3 | Kensuke Sasaki | 3 | Manabu Nakanishi | 3 | Masahiro Chono | 3 |
Takashi Iizuka | 3 | Satoshi Kojima | 2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 3 | Junji Hirata | 2 |
Tatsumi Fujinami | 2 | Brian Johnston | 2 | Tadao Yasuda | 2 | Shiro Koshinaka | 2 |
Jushin Thunder Liger | 1 | Osamu Kido | 0 | Osamu Nishimura | 2 | Yutaka Yoshie | 2 |
Tatsutoshi Goto | 1 | Hiro Saito | 0 | Kenzo Suzuki | 0 | Tatsuhito Takaiwa | 1 |
Block A | Tatsumi Fujinami | Tatsutoshi Goto | Takashi Iizuka | Jushin Thunder Liger | Yuji Nagata |
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Tatsumi Fujinami | X | Fujinami (6:42) | Iizuka (11:46) | Fujinami (10:33) | Nagata (12:25) |
Tatsutoshi Goto | Fujinami (6:42) | X | Iizuka (9:42) | Liger (7:17) | Goto (11:41) |
Takashi Iizuka | Iizuka (11:46) | Iizuka (9:42) | X | Iizuka (15:13) | Nagata (16:38) |
Jushin Thunder Liger | Fujinami (10:33) | Liger (7:17) | Iizuka (15:13) | X | Nagata (12:06) |
Yuji Nagata | Nagata (12:25) | Goto (11:41) | Nagata (16:38) | Nagata (12:06) | X |
Block B | Brian Johnston | Osamu Kido | Satoshi Kojima | Hiro Saito | Kensuke Sasaki |
Brian Johnston | X | Johnston (5:38) | Kojima (10:08) | Johnston (5:18) | Sasaki (6:48) |
Osamu Kido | Johnston (5:38) | X | Kojima (9:55) | Draw (6:29) | Sasaki (4:21) |
Satoshi Kojima | Kojima (10:08) | Kojima (9:55) | X | Draw (5:54) | Sasaki (19:39) |
Hiro Saito | Johnston (5:18) | Draw (6:29) | Draw (5:54) | X | Draw (5:37) |
Kensuke Sasaki | Sasaki (6:48) | Sasaki (4:21) | Sasaki (19:39) | Draw (5:37) | X |
Block C | Manabu Nakanishi | Osamu Nishimura | Kenzo Suzuki | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Tadao Yasuda |
Manabu Nakanishi | X | Nakanishi (13:04) | Nakanishi (8:43) | Tenzan (18:21) | Nakanishi (9:23) |
Osamu Nishimura | Nakanishi (13:04) | X | Nishimura (7:37) | Nishimura (14:22) | Yasuda (11:47) |
Kenzo Suzuki | Nakanishi (8:43) | Nishimura (7:37) | X | Tenzan (13:24) | Yasuda (10:43) |
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Tenzan (18:21) | Nishimura (14:22) | Tenzan (13:24) | X | Tenzan (11:40) |
Tadao Yasuda | Nakanishi (9:23) | Yasuda (11:47) | Yasuda (10:43) | Tenzan (11:40) | X |
Block D | Masahiro Chono | Junji Hirata | Shiro Koshinaka | Tatsuhito Takaiwa | Yutaka Yoshie |
Masahiro Chono | X | Chono (11:42) | Koshinaka (12:40) | Chono (14:22) | Chono (20:16) |
Junji Hirata | Chono (11:42) | X | Hirata (8:24) | Hirata (11:08) | Yoshie (11:19) |
Shiro Koshinaka | Koshinaka (12:40) | Hirata (8:24) | X | Takaiwa (9:04) | Koshinaka (10:38) |
Tatsuhito Takaiwa | Chono (14:22) | Hirata (11:08) | Takaiwa (9:04) | X | Yoshie (13:48) |
Yutaka Yoshie | Chono (20:16) | Yoshie (11:19) | Koshinaka (10:38) | Yoshie (13:48) | X |
Decision Matches | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
A2 | Takashi Iizuka | Sub | |||||||||||
A1 | Yuji Nagata | 10:48 | |||||||||||
A1 | Yuji Nagata | Pin | |||||||||||
B1 | Kensuke Sasaki | 15:12 | |||||||||||
B1 | Kensuke Sasaki | Sub | |||||||||||
C1 | Manabu Nakanishi | 19:42 | |||||||||||
C1 | Manabu Nakanishi | Sub | |||||||||||
C2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 11:26 | |||||||||||
C1 | Manabu Nakanishi | Sub | |||||||||||
D1 | Masahiro Chono | 9:33 | |||||||||||
2001
The 2001 G1 Climax was a two-block, twelve-man round-robin tournament held from August 4 to August 12. It returned to the original method of scoring, and also reintroduced the 1995 G1's format of each block's top two scorers advancing to the final four, which is still used today. Jushin Thunder Liger and Minoru Tanaka were the junior heavyweight invitees.[32]
Block A | Block B | ||
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Yuji Nagata | 7 | Keiji Mutoh | 8 |
Tadao Yasuda | 6 | Masahiro Chono | 6 |
Manabu Nakanishi | 6 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 6 |
Kazunari Murakami | 5 | Satoshi Kojima | 4 |
Tatsumi Fujinami | 4 | Jushin Thunder Liger | 3 |
Minoru Tanaka | 2 | Osamu Nishimura | 3 |
Block A | Fujinami | Murakami | Nagata | Nakanishi | Tanaka | Yasuda |
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Fujinami | X | Fujinami (0:36) | Nagata (11:30) | Nakanishi (5:18) | Fujinami (8:38) | Yasuda (5:14) |
Murakami | Fujinami (0:36) | X | Draw (8:01) | Murakami (2:02) | Tanaka (5:10) | Murakami (3:48) |
Nagata | Nagata (11:30) | Draw (8:01) | X | Nakanishi (14:15) | Nagata (12:39) | Nagata (8:11) |
Nakanishi | Nakanishi (5:18) | Murakami (2:02) | Nakanishi (14:15) | X | Nakanishi (9:47) | Yasuda (7:11) |
Tanaka | Fujinami (8:38) | Tanaka (5:10) | Nagata (12:39) | Nakanishi (9:47) | X | Yasuda (7:35) |
Yasuda | Yasuda (5:14) | Murakami (3:48) | Nagata (8:11) | Yasuda (7:11) | Yasuda (7:35) | X |
Block B | Chono | Kojima | Liger | Mutoh | Nishimura | Tenzan |
Chono | X | Kojima (17:18) | Chono (14:16) | Mutoh (8:14) | Chono (26:16) | Chono (17:53) |
Kojima | Kojima (17:18) | X | Liger (16:01) | Kojima (17:30) | Nishimura (19:23) | Tenzan (20:53) |
Liger | Chono (14:16) | Liger (16:01) | X | Mutoh (14:24) | Draw (30:00) | Tenzan (15:44) |
Mutoh | Muto (8:14) | Kojima (17:30) | Mutoh (14:24) | X | Mutoh (16:08) | Mutoh (18:35) |
Nishimura | Chono (26:16) | Nishimura (19:23) | Draw (30:00) | Mutoh (16:08) | X | Tenzan (24:06) |
Tenzan | Chono (17:53) | Tenzan (20:53) | Tenzan (15:44) | Muto (18:35) | Tenzan (24:06) | X |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
B1 | Keiji Mutoh | Sub | |||||||
A2 | Tadao Yasuda | 11:22 | |||||||
B1 | Keiji Mutoh | Sub | |||||||
A1 | Yuji Nagata | 22:03 | |||||||
B2 | Masahiro Chono | Sub | |||||||
A1 | Yuji Nagata | 13:44 | |||||||
2002
The 2002 G1 Climax was identical in structure to the previous year's, and was held from August 8 to August 11.[31]
Block A | Block B | ||
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Yoshihiro Takayama | 8 | Masahiro Chono | 7 |
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 6 | Osamu Nishimura | 5 |
Kensuke Sasaki | 6 | Manabu Nakanishi | 5 |
Hiroshi Tanahashi | 4 | Yuji Nagata | 5 |
Shiro Koshinaka | 4 | Kenzo Suzuki | 4 |
Yutaka Yoshie | 2 | Tadao Yasuda | 4 |
Block A | Koshinaka | Sasaki | Takayama | Tanahashi | Tenzan | Yoshie |
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Koshinaka | X | Sasaki (8:33) | Takayama (12:00) | Tanahashi (8:52) | Koshinaka (11:02) | Koshinaka (10:54) |
Sasaki | Sasaki (8:33) | X | Sasaki (12:11) | Tanahashi (1:40) | Tenzan (15:52) | Sasaki (0:41) |
Takayama | Takayama (12:00) | Sasaki (12:11) | X | Takayama (9:24) | Takayama (13:18) | Takayama (11:28) |
Tanahashi | Tanahashi (8:52) | Tanahashi (1:40) | Takayama (9:24) | X | Tenzan (14:49) | Yoshie (10:38) |
Tenzan | Koshinaka (11:02) | Tenzan (15:52) | Takayama (13:18) | Tenzan (14:49) | X | Tenzan (15:53) |
Yoshie | Koshinaka (10:54) | Sasaki (0:41) | Takayama (11:28) | Yoshie (10:38) | Tenzan (15:53) | X |
Block B | Chono | Nagata | Nakanishi | Nishimura | Suzuki | Yasuda |
Chono | X | Nagata (16:00) | Chono (16:17) | Draw (30:00) | Chono (17:33) | Chono (Forf) |
Nagata | Nagata (16:00) | X | Nakanishi (17:21) | Draw (30:00) | Nagata (14:51) | Yasuda (11:10) |
Nakanishi | Chono (16:17) | Nakanishi (17:21) | X | Draw (30:00) | Nakanishi (11:17) | Yasuda (2:15) |
Nishimura | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) | X | Suzuki (18:10) | Nishimura (1:36) |
Suzuki | Chono (17:33) | Nagata (14:51) | Nakanishi (11:17) | Suzuki (18:10) | X | Suzuki (0:37) |
Yasuda | Chono (Forf) | Yasuda (11:10) | Yasuda (2:15) | Nishimura (1:36) | Suzuki (0:37) | X |
Block B Decision | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
A1 | Yoshihiro Takayama | Pin | |||||||||||
B2 | Osamu Nishimura | 22:38 | |||||||||||
B3 | Manabu Nakanishi | Sub | |||||||||||
B2 | Osamu Nishimura | 5:49 | |||||||||||
A1 | Yoshihiro Takayama | Pin | |||||||||||
B1 | Masahiro Chono | 20:23 | |||||||||||
B1 | Masahiro Chono | Sub | |||||||||||
A2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 22:03 | |||||||||||
2003
The 2003 G1 Climax was another 12-man round-robin tournament, held from August 10 to August 17. Jun Akiyama from Pro Wrestling Noah, along with freelancer Yoshihiro Takayama were invitees.[34]
Block A | Block B | ||
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Jun Akiyama | 7 | Yoshihiro Takayama | 8 |
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 6 | Yuji Nagata | 5 |
Masahiro Chono | 5 | Katsuyori Shibata | 5 |
Manabu Nakanishi | 4 | Yutaka Yoshie | 4 |
Osamu Nishimura | 4 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 4 |
Hiroshi Tanahashi | 4 | Tadao Yasuda | 4 |
Block A | Akiyama | Chono | Nakanishi | Nishimura | Tanahashi | Tenzan |
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Akiyama | X | Draw (30:00) | Akiyama (16:35) | Nishimura (27:17) | Akiyama (16:08) | Akiyama (19:43) |
Chono | Draw (30:00) | X | Nakanishi (11:39) | Chono (24:08) | Chono (13:11) | Tenzan (21:21) |
Nakanishi | Akiyama (16:35) | Nakanishi (11:39) | X | Nishimura (13:45) | Nakanishi (14:04) | Tenzan (14:50) |
Nishimura | Nishimura (27:17) | Chono (24:08) | Nishimura (13:45) | X | Tanahashi (14:03) | Tenzan (25:56) |
Tanahashi | Akiyama (16:08) | Chono (13:11) | Nakanishi (14:04) | Tanahashi (14:03) | X | Tanahashi (15:14) |
Tenzan | Akiyama (19:43) | Tenzan (21:21) | Tenzan (14:50) | Tenzan (25:56) | Tanahashi (15:14) | X |
Block B | Nagata | Nakamura | Shibata | Takayama | Yasuda | Yoshie |
Nagata | X | Nagata (11:32) | Draw (13:17) | Takayama (14:05) | Yasuda (12:21) | Nagata (12:51) |
Nakamura | Nagata (11:32) | X | Nakamura (10:14) | Takayama (7:08) | Nakamura (7:38) | Yoshie (12:31) |
Shibata | Draw (13:17) | Nakamura (10:14) | X | Takayama (6:38) | Shibata (1:14) | Shibata (9:17) |
Takayama | Takayama (14:05) | Takayama (7:08) | Takayama (6:38) | X | Yasuda (11:16) | Takayama (12:31) |
Yasuda | Yasuda (12:21) | Nakamura (7:38) | Shibata (1:14) | Yasuda (11:16) | X | Yoshie (13:01) |
Yoshie | Nagata (12:51) | Yoshie (12:31) | Shibata (9:17) | Takayama (12:31) | Yoshie (13:01) | X |
Block B Decision | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
A1 | Jun Akiyama | Pin | |||||||||||
B2 | Yuji Nagata | 16:11 | |||||||||||
B2 | Yuji Nagata | KO | |||||||||||
B3 | Katsuyori Shibata | 4:11 | |||||||||||
A1 | Jun Akiyama | Sub | |||||||||||
A2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 31:43 | |||||||||||
B1 | Yoshihiro Takayama | KO | |||||||||||
A2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 21:13 | |||||||||||
2004
The 2004 G1 Climax was a two-block, sixteen-man tournament held from August 7 to August 15. As well as the increased number of participants, it introduced a format in which the second and third runner-ups from each block would advance to a four-man tournament, the two finalists of which would advance to a second four-man tournament also featuring each block winner; the eventual winner of this tournament would win the G1 Climax. Also, it would seem that, for this particular year, matches which ended in a double countout or double disqualification would result in zero points for both competitors.[35]
Block A | Block B | ||
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Katsuyori Shibata | 8 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 12 |
Genichiro Tenryu | 8 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 11 |
Shinsuke Nakamura | 8 | Kensuke Sasaki | 9 |
Masahiro Chono | 8 | Koji Kanemoto | 6 |
Minoru Suzuki | 8 | Manabu Nakanishi | 6 |
Yuji Nagata | 8 | Osamu Nishimura | 6 |
Blue Wolf | 4 | Togi Makabe | 4 |
Yutaka Yoshie | 2 | Yoshihiro Takayama | 2 |
Block A | Wolf | Chono | Nagata | Nakamura | Shibata | Suzuki | Tenryu | Yoshie |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wolf | X | Chono (14:29) | Nagata (13:35) | Nakamura (8:15) | Wolf (11:46) | Suzuki (13:34) | Tenryu (6:09) | Wolf (14:04) |
Chono | Chono (14:29) | X | Chono (16:26) | Draw (14:36)1 | Shibata (15:05) | Chono (17:32) | Tenryu (0:38) | Chono (12:57) |
Nagata | Nagata (13:35) | Chono (16:26) | X | Nakamura (13:08) | Nagata (12:44) | Suzuki (17:39) | Nagata (11:28) | Nagata (13:50) |
Nakamura | Nakamura (8:15) | Draw (14:36)1 | Nakamura (13:08) | X | Shibata (12:00) | Nakamura (11:58) | Tenryu (14:43) | Nakamura (11:33) |
Shibata | Wolf (11:46) | Shibata (15:05) | Nagata (12:44) | Shibata (12:00) | X | Suzuki (7:20) | Shibata (7:15) | Shibata (10:22) |
Suzuki | Suzuki (13:34) | Chono (17:32) | Suzuki (17:39) | Nakamura (11:58) | Suzuki (7:20) | X | Tenryu (13:01) | Suzuki (9:12) |
Tenryu | Tenryu (6:09) | Tenryu (0:38) | Nagata (11:28) | Tenryu (14:43) | Shibata (7:15) | Tenryu (13:01) | X | Yoshie (4:07) |
Yoshie | Wolf (14:04) | Chono (12:57) | Nagata (13:50) | Nakamura (11:33) | Shibata (10:22) | Suzuki (9:12) | Yoshie (4:07) | X |
Block B | Kanemoto | Makabe | Nakanishi | Nishimura | Sasaki | Takayama | Tanahashi | Tenzan |
Kanemoto | X | Kanemoto (13:50) | Kanemoto (9:54) | Nishimura (14:03) | Sasaki (16:55) | Kanemoto (Forf) | Tanahashi (15:45) | Tenzan (16:55) |
Makabe | Kanemoto (13:50) | X | Nakanishi (7:40) | Makabe (12:51) | Sasaki (6:34) | Makabe (Forf) | Tanahashi (11:35) | Tenzan (11:33) |
Nakanishi | Kanemoto (9:54) | Nakanishi (7:40) | X | Nakanishi (14:36) | Sasaki (17:57) | Nakanishi (15:48) | Tanahashi (9:12) | Tenzan (12:47) |
Nishimura | Nishimura (14:03) | Makabe (12:51) | Nakanishi (14:36) | X | Sasaki (14:00) | Nishimura (Forf) | Tanahashi (16:23) | Nishimura (20:02) |
Sasaki | Sasaki (16:55) | Sasaki (6:34) | Sasaki (17:57) | Sasaki (14:00) | X | Takayama (14:40) | Tanahashi (12:00) | Draw (30:00) |
Takayama | Kanemoto (Forf) | Makabe (Forf) | Nakanishi (15:48) | Nishimura (Forf) | Takayama (14:40) | X | Tanahashi (Forf) | Tenzan (Forf) |
Tanahashi | Tanahashi (15:45) | Tanahashi (11:35) | Tanahashi (9:12) | Tanahashi (16:23) | Tanahashi (12:00) | Tanahashi (Forf) | X | Tenzan (15:15) |
Tenzan | Tenzan (16:55) | Tenzan (11:33) | Tenzan (12:47) | Nishimura (20:02) | Draw (30:00) | Tenzan (Forf) | Tenzan (15:15) | X |
1 This was a double countout, and so neither Chono nor Nakamura received any points.
Block A Decision | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
B1 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||
A2 | Genichiro Tenryu | 6:34 | ||||||||||||||||
A2 | Genichiro Tenryu | Pin | ||||||||||||||||
B3 | Kensuke Sasaki | 8:11 | ||||||||||||||||
B1 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Sub | ||||||||||||||||
B2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 21:01 | ||||||||||||||||
N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
A1 | Katsuyori Shibata | KO | ||||||||||||||||
B2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 7:11 | ||||||||||||||||
B2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Sub | ||||||||||||||||
A3 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 13:06 | ||||||||||||||||
A4 | Masahiro Chono | DQ | ||||||||||||||||
A3 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 4:39 |
2005
The 2005 G1 Climax was another 16-man round-robin tournament, held from August 4 to August 14. It returned to the format of 2003, eliminating the "quarterfinals" seen in 2004, and simply bringing each block's top two scorers into the final four.[36]
Block A | Block B | ||
---|---|---|---|
Masahiro Chono | 10 | Kazuyuki Fujita | 14 |
Toshiaki Kawada | 10 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 11 |
Yuji Nagata | 8 | Manabu Nakanishi | 10 |
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 8 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 7 |
Minoru Suzuki | 6 | Yutaka Yoshie | 6 |
Kendo Kashin | 5 | Tatsutoshi Goto | 4 |
Osamu Nishimura | 5 | Toru Yano | 4 |
Tatsumi Fujinami | 4 | Togi Makabe | 0 |
Block A | Chono | Fujinami | Kashin | Kawada | Nagata | Nishimura | Suzuki | Tenzan |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chono | X | Chono (11:08) | Chono (1:45) | Chono (12:14) | Chono (17:02) | Nishimura (20:55) | Chono (17:50) | Tenzan (18:33) |
Fujinami | Chono (11:08) | X | Fujinami (4:50) | Kawada (12:03) | Nagata (9:37) | Nishimura (11:29) | Fujinami (10:17) | Tenzan (12:49) |
Kashin | Chono (1:45) | Fujinami (4:50) | X | Kashin (11:16) | Nagata (13:08) | Kashin (15:07) | Draw (12:17) | Tenzan (12:19) |
Kawada | Chono (12:14) | Kawada (12:03) | Kashin (11:16) | X | Kawada (26:55) | Kawada (17:00) | Kawada (17:11) | Kawada (19:08) |
Nagata | Chono (17:02) | Nagata (9:37) | Nagata (13:08) | Kawada (26:55) | X | Nagata (19:34) | Suzuki (12:06) | Nagata (16:55) |
Nishimura | Nishimura (20:55) | Nishimura (11:29) | Kashin (15:07) | Kawada (17:00) | Nagata (19:34) | X | Draw (30:00) | Tenzan (18:46) |
Suzuki | Chono (17:50) | Fujinami (10:17) | Draw (12:17) | Kawada (17:11) | Suzuki (12:06) | Draw (30:00) | X | Suzuki (13:50) |
Tenzan | Tenzan (18:33) | Tenzan (12:49) | Tenzan (12:19) | Kawada (19:08) | Nagata (16:55) | Tenzan (18:46) | Suzuki (13:50) | X |
Block B | Fujita | Goto | Makabe | Nakamura | Nakanishi | Tanahashi | Yano | Yoshie |
Fujita | X | Fujita (3:19) | Fujita (Forf) | Fujita (6:25) | Fujita (8:02) | Fujita (9:14) | Fujita (3:41) | Fujita (8:45) |
Goto | Fujita (3:19) | X | Goto (Forf) | Nakamura (6:11) | Nakanishi (7:26) | Tanahashi (9:09) | Goto (4:16) | Yoshie (8:22) |
Makabe | Fujita (Forf) | Goto (Forf) | X | Nakamura (2:30) | Nakanishi (Forf) | Tanahashi (Forf) | Yano (Forf) | Yoshie (12:23) |
Nakamura | Fujita (6:25) | Nakamura (6:11) | Nakamura (2:30) | X | Nakamura (14:38) | Nakamura (13:35) | Draw (5:15) | Nakamura (10:49) |
Nakanishi | Fujita (8:02) | Nakanishi (7:26) | Nakanishi (Forf) | Nakamura (14:38) | X | Nakanishi (13:50) | Nakanishi (5:17) | Nakanishi (12:40) |
Tanahashi | Fujita (9:14) | Tanahashi (9:09) | Tanahashi (Forf) | Nakamura (13:35) | Nakanishi (13:50) | X | Draw (30:00) | Tanahashi (15:01) |
Yano | Fujita (3:41) | Goto (4:16) | Yano (Forf) | Draw (5:15) | Nakanishi (5:17) | Draw (30:00) | X | Yoshie (12:39) |
Yoshie | Fujita (8:45) | Yoshie (8:22) | Yoshie (12:23) | Nakamura (10:49) | Nakanishi (12:40) | Tanahashi (15:01) | Yoshie (12:39) | X |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
A1 | Masahiro Chono | Sub | |||||||
B2 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 11:35 | |||||||
A1 | Masahiro Chono | Pin | |||||||
B1 | Kazuyuki Fujita | 8:52 | |||||||
B1 | Kazuyuki Fujita | Pin | |||||||
A2 | Toshiaki Kawada | 6:23 | |||||||
2006
The 2006 G1 Climax was a 10-man round-robin tournament held from August 6 to August 13.[37]
Block A | Block B | ||
---|---|---|---|
Satoshi Kojima | 7 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 8 |
Giant Bernard | 5 | Koji Kanemoto | 5 |
Hiroshi Tanahashi | 4 | Yuji Nagata | 4 |
Jushin Thunder Liger | 2 | Togi Makabe | 3 |
Manabu Nakanishi | 2 | Naofumi Yamamoto | 0 |
Block A | Giant Bernard | Satoshi Kojima | Jushin Thunder Liger | Manabu Nakanishi | Hiroshi Tanahashi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Giant Bernard | X | Draw (25:54) | Bernard (6:53) | Nakanishi (11:41) | Bernard (17:54) |
Satoshi Kojima | Draw (25:54) | X | Kojima (14:09) | Kojima (18:17) | Kojima (21:55) |
Jushin Thunder Liger | Bernard (6:53) | Kojima (14:09) | X | Liger (8:32) | Tanahashi (14:18) |
Manabu Nakanishi | Nakanishi (11:41) | Kojima (18:17) | Liger (8:32) | X | Tanahashi (14:51) |
Hiroshi Tanahashi | Bernard (17:54) | Kojima (21:55) | Tanahashi (14:18) | Tanahashi (14:51) | X |
Block B | Koji Kanemoto | Togi Makabe | Yuji Nagata | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Naofumi Yamamoto |
Koji Kanemoto | X | Kanemoto (11:25) | Draw (30:00) | Tenzan (13:07) | Kanemoto (13:14) |
Togi Makabe | Kanemoto (11:25) | X | Draw (15:44) | Tenzan (12:23) | Makabe (11:18) |
Yuji Nagata | Draw (30:00) | Draw (15:44) | X | Tenzan (15:41) | Nagata (10:28) |
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Tenzan (13:07) | Tenzan (12:23) | Tenzan (15:41) | X | Tenzan (12:28) |
Naofumi Yamamoto | Kanemoto (13:14) | Makabe (11:18) | Nagata (10:28) | Tenzan (12:28) | X |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
A1 | Satoshi Kojima | Pin | |||||||
B2 | Koji Kanemoto | 15:41 | |||||||
A1 | Satoshi Kojima | Pin | |||||||
B1 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 27:36 | |||||||
B1 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Sub | |||||||
A2 | Giant Bernard | 11:13 | |||||||
2007
The 2007 G1 Climax, featuring twelve men in two blocks, was held from August 5 to August 12.[38]
Block A | Block B | ||
---|---|---|---|
Togi Makabe | 6 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 7 |
Yuji Nagata | 6 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 6 |
Akebono | 5 | Toru Yano | 5 |
Giant Bernard | 5 | Shiro Koshinaka | 4 |
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 4 | Milano Collection A.T. | 4 |
Masahiro Chono | 4 | Manabu Nakanishi | 4 |
Block A | Bernard | Chono | Makabe | Nagata | Tenzan | Akebono |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bernard | X | Bernard (3:40) | Makabe (8:34) | Nagata (13:58) | Bernard (13:24) | Draw (9:57) |
Chono | Bernard (3:40) | X | Makabe (11:17) | Chono (16:15) | Tenzan (17:20) | Chono (7:45) |
Makabe | Makabe (8:34) | Makabe (11:17) | X | Makabe (15:44) | Tenzan (15:45) | Akebono (7:48) |
Nagata | Nagata (13:58) | Chono (16:15) | Makabe (15:44) | X | Nagata (10:41) | Nagata (6:32) |
Tenzan | Bernard (13:24) | Tenzan (17:20) | Tenzan (15:45) | Nagata (10:41) | X | Akebono (9:18) |
Akebono | Draw (9:57) | Chono (7:45) | Akebono (7:48) | Nagata (6:32) | Akebono (9:18) | X |
Block B | Koshinaka | Milano | Nakamura | Nakanishi | Tanahashi | Yano |
Koshinaka | X | Milano (10:29) | Koshinaka (10:34) | Koshinaka (10:30) | Tanahashi (17:04) | Yano (9:52) |
Milano | Milano (10:29) | X | Nakamura (12:30) | Nakanishi (5:29) | Tanahashi (9:59) | Milano (6:00) |
Nakamura | Koshinaka (10:34) | Nakamura (12:30) | X | Nakamura (12:38) | Draw (30:00) | Nakamura (12:13) |
Nakanishi | Koshinaka (10:30) | Nakanishi (5:29) | Nakamura (12:38) | X | Nakanishi (12:13) | Yano (10:41) |
Tanahashi | Tanahashi (17:04) | Tanahashi (9:59) | Draw (30:00) | Nakanishi (12:13) | X | Draw (12:27) |
Yano | Yano (9:52) | Milano (6:00) | Nakamura (12:13) | Yano (10:41) | Draw (12:27) | X |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
A1 | Togi Makabe | Pin | |||||||
B2 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 15:24 | |||||||
B2 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | |||||||
A2 | Yuji Nagata | 19:02 | |||||||
B1 | Shinsuke Nakamura | Stop | |||||||
A2 | Yuji Nagata | 18:22 | |||||||
2008
The 2008 G1 Climax, featuring fourteen men in two blocks, was held from August 9 to August 17 over seven shows.[39]
Block A | Block B | ||
---|---|---|---|
Togi Makabe | 8 | Hirooki Goto | 8 |
Satoshi Kojima | 7 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 8 |
Shinjiro Otani | 7 | Toshiaki Kawada | 7 |
Manabu Nakanishi | 6 | Yutaka Yoshie | 7 |
Giant Bernard | 6 | Yuji Nagata | 6 |
Hiroshi Tanahashi | 4 | Toru Yano | 4 |
Wataru Inoue | 4 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 2 |
Block A | Bernard | Inoue | Kojima | Makabe | Nakanishi | Otani | Tanahashi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bernard | X | Inoue (7:32) | Bernard (13:27) | Makabe (10:56) | Nakanishi (13:17) | Bernard (14:12) | Bernard (13:51) |
Inoue | Inoue (7:32) | X | Kojima (12:39) | Makabe (12:59) | Inoue (8:38) | Otani (9:56) | Tanahashi (14:07) |
Kojima | Bernard (13:27) | Kojima (12:39) | X | Makabe (12:26) | Kojima (15:15) | Draw (30:00) | Kojima (16:57) |
Makabe | Makabe (10:56) | Makabe (12:59) | Makabe (12:26) | X | Nakanishi (9:31) | Otani (12:11) | Makabe (20:14) |
Nakanishi | Nakanishi (13:17) | Inoue (8:38) | Kojima (15:15) | Nakanishi (9:31) | X | Otani (12:21) | Nakanishi (17:33) |
Otani | Bernard (14:12) | Otani (9:56) | Draw (30:00) | Otani (12:11) | Otani (12:21) | X | Tanahashi (12:44) |
Tanahashi | Bernard (13:51) | Tanahashi (14:07) | Kojima (16:57) | Makabe (20:14) | Nakanishi (17:33) | Tanahashi (12:44) | X |
Block B | Goto | Kawada | Nagata | Nakamura | Tenzan | Yano | Yoshie |
Goto | X | Kawada (13:24) | Goto (12:12) | Goto (14:22) | Goto (12:43) | Goto (9:11) | Yoshie (14:28) |
Kawada | Kawada (13:24) | X | Kawada (16:38) | Nakamura (14:36) | Tenzan (19:24) | Kawada (8:38) | Draw (30:00) |
Nagata | Goto (12:12) | Kawada (16:38) | X | Nakamura (15:52) | Nagata (11:34) | Nagata (13:10) | Nagata (15:38) |
Nakamura | Goto (14:22) | Naka. (14:36) | Naka. (15:52) | X | Naka. (12:16) | Yano (12:53) | Naka. (15:20) |
Tenzan | Goto (12:43) | Tenzan (19:24) | Nagata (11:34) | Nakamura (12:16) | X | Yano (11:50) | Yoshie (15:09) |
Yano | Goto (9:11) | Kawada (8:38) | Nagata (13:10) | Yano (12:53) | Yano (11:50) | X | Yoshie (11:38) |
Yoshie | Yoshie (14:28) | Draw (30:00) | Nagata (15:38) | Nakamura (15:20) | Yoshie (15:09) | Yoshie (11:38) | X |
Final | ||||
A1 | Togi Makabe | Pin | ||
B1 | Hirooki Goto | 22:25 | ||
2009
The 2009 G1 Climax, featuring fourteen men in two blocks, was held from August 7 to August 16 over eight shows. In a tournament first, the exact tie for first place in Block A between Togi Makabe and Hiroshi Tanahashi was decided by a coin toss.[40]
Block A | Block B | ||
---|---|---|---|
Togi Makabe | 7 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 12 |
Hiroshi Tanahashi | 7 | Takashi Sugiura | 7 |
Masato Tanaka | 7 | Hirooki Goto | 6 |
Toru Yano | 6 | Manabu Nakanishi | 6 |
Takao Omori | 6 | Yuji Nagata | 5 |
Giant Bernard | 5 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 4 |
Tajiri | 4 | Takashi Iizuka | 2 |
Block A | Bernard | Makabe | Omori | Tajiri | Tanahashi | Tanaka | Yano |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bernard | X | Bernard (12:15) | Bernard (10:11) | Tajiri (10:33) | Tanahashi (19:57) | Draw (13:07) | Yano (9:50) |
Makabe | Bernard (12:15) | X | Omori (14:40) | Makabe (12:17) | Draw (30:00) | Makabe (12:29) | Makabe (13:18) |
Omori | Bernard (10:11) | Omori (14:40) | X | Omori (1:05) | Omori (18:20) | Tanaka (13:08) | Yano (9:11) |
Tajiri | Tajiri (10:33) | Makabe (12:17) | Omori (1:05) | X | Tajiri (18:03) | Tanaka (11:24) | Yano (11:34) |
Tanahashi | Tanahashi (19:57) | Draw (30:00) | Omori (18:20) | Tajiri (18:03) | X | Tanahashi (22:28) | Tanahashi (18:39) |
Tanaka | Draw (13:07) | Makabe (12:29) | Tanaka (13:08) | Tanaka (11:24) | Tanahashi (22:28) | X | Tanaka (10:44) |
Yano | Yano (9:50) | Makabe (13:18) | Yano (9:11) | Yano (11:34) | Tanahashi (18:39) | Tanaka (10:44) | X |
Block B | Goto | Iizuka | Nagata | Nakamura | Nakanishi | Sugiura | Tenzan |
Goto | X | Goto (12:24) | Nagata (17:48) | Nakamura (16:42) | Goto (14:55) | Sugiura (13:32) | Goto (6:57) |
Iizuka | Goto (12:24) | X | Iizuka (7:53) | Nakamura (5:11) | Nakanishi (11:58) | Sugiura (9:05) | Tenzan (10:59) |
Nagata | Nagata (17:48) | Iizuka (7:53) | X | Nakamura (17:41) | Nakanishi (21:58) | Draw (30:00) | Nagata (11:01) |
Nakamura | Nakamura (16:42) | Nakamura (5:11) | Nakamura (17:41) | X | Nakamura (7:10) | Nakamura (13:51) | Nakamura (8:41) |
Nakanishi | Goto (14:55) | Nakanishi (11:58) | Nakanishi (21:58) | Nakamura (7:10) | X | Sugiura (14:22) | Nakanishi (10:30) |
Sugiura | Sugiura (13:32) | Sugiura (9:05) | Draw (30:00) | Nakamura (13:51) | Sugiura (14:22) | X | Tenzan (12:42) |
Tenzan | Goto (6:57) | Tenzan (10:59) | Nagata (11:01) | Nakamura (8:41) | Nakanishi (10:30) | Tenzan (12:42) | X |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
A1 | Togi Makabe | Pin | |||||||
B2 | Takashi Sugiura | 11:57 | |||||||
A1 | Togi Makabe | Pin | |||||||
B1 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 18:29 | |||||||
B1 | Shinsuke Nakamura | Pin | |||||||
A2 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 13:31 | |||||||
2010
The 2010 version of the G1 Climax tournament was announced in late May 2010 and was the 20th anniversary of the G1 Climax tournament. The tournament took place over eight shows between August 6 and August 15, 2010.[47][48][49] Naomichi Marufuji was scheduled to participate in the tournament, but was forced to pull out after suffering an arm injury on July 25.[50] On August 5 New Japan announced that Prince Devitt would replace Marufuji in the tournament.[51] With his victory, freelancer Satoshi Kojima became the third man to have won both the G1 Climax and All Japan Pro Wrestling's Champion Carnival.
Block A | Block B | ||
---|---|---|---|
Hiroshi Tanahashi | 9 | Satoshi Kojima | 10 |
Togi Makabe | 8 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 9 |
Manabu Nakanishi | 8 | Go Shiozaki | 9 |
Toru Yano | 8 | Hirooki Goto | 8 |
Prince Devitt | 8 | Yuji Nagata | 8 |
Tetsuya Naito | 7 | Giant Bernard | 6 |
Strong Man | 4 | Yujiro Takahashi | 4 |
Karl Anderson | 4 | Wataru Inoue | 2 |
Block A | Karl Anderson | Prince Devitt | Togi Makabe | Tetsuya Naito | Manabu Nakanishi | Strong Man | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Toru Yano |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Karl Anderson | X | Devitt (10:44)[52] | Makabe (11:07)[53] | Naito (11:52)[54] | Nakanishi (7:29)[55] | Strong Man (6:30)[56] | Anderson (11:42)[57] | Anderson (9:16)[58] |
Prince Devitt | Devitt (10:44)[52] | X | Makabe (13:36)[55] | Devitt (11:42)[53] | Nakanishi (9:23)[56] | Devitt (7:36)[57] | Devitt (11:35)[58] | Yano (7:26)[41] |
Togi Makabe | Makabe (11:07)[53] | Makabe (13:36)[55] | X | Naito (14:34)[57] | Makabe (10:52)[58] | Makabe (5:57)[54] | Tanahashi (11:58)[41] | Yano (7:18)[52] |
Tetsuya Naito | Naito (11:52)[54] | Devitt (11:42)[53] | Naito (14:34)[57] | X | Naito (10:52)[41] | Strong Man (7:55)[58] | Draw (30:00)[55] | Yano (10:59)[56] |
Manabu Nakanishi | Nakanishi (7:29)[55] | Nakanishi (9:23)[56] | Makabe (10:52)[58] | Naito (10:52)[41] | X | Nakanishi (8:41)[53] | Tanahashi (15:01)[54] | Nakanishi (7:30)[57] |
Strong Man | Strong Man (6:30)[56] | Devitt (7:36)[57] | Makabe (5:57)[54] | Strong Man (7:55)[58] | Nakanishi (8:41)[53] | X | Tanahashi (6:50)[52] | Yano (5:16)[55] |
Hiroshi Tanahashi | Anderson (11:42)[57] | Devitt (11:35)[58] | Tanahashi (11:58)[41] | Draw (30:00)[55] | Tanahashi (15:01)[54] | Tanahashi (6:50)[52] | X | Tanahashi (14:49)[53] |
Toru Yano | Anderson (9:16)[58] | Yano (7:26)[41] | Yano (7:18)[52] | Yano (10:59)[56] | Nakanishi (7:30)[57] | Yano (5:16)[55] | Tanahashi (14:49)[53] | X |
Block B | Giant Bernard | Hirooki Goto | Wataru Inoue | Satoshi Kojima | Yuji Nagata | Shinsuke Nakamura | Go Shiozaki | Yujiro Takahashi |
Giant Bernard | X | Bernard (11:25)[54] | Bernard (9:19)[57] | Kojima (11:44)[53] | Bernard (13:05)[52] | Nakamura (10:39)[55] | Shiozaki (11:07)[56] | Yujiro (8:03)[58] |
Hirooki Goto | Bernard (11:25)[54] | X | Goto (10:14)[55] | Kojima (12:09)[41] | Goto (15:22)[53] | Goto (16:51)[52] | Shiozaki (17:52)[58] | Goto (13:03)[56] |
Wataru Inoue | Bernard (9:19)[57] | Goto (10:14)[55] | X | Kojima (13:56)[54] | Nagata (10:18)[58] | Nakamura (11:18)[56] | Shiozaki (16:03)[52] | Inoue (8:19)[53] |
Satoshi Kojima | Kojima (11:44)[53] | Kojima (12:09)[41] | Kojima (13:56)[54] | X | Nagata (16:18)[56] | Nakamura (16:45)[58] | Kojima (15:13)[55] | Kojima (8:20)[57] |
Yuji Nagata | Bernard (13:05)[52] | Goto (15:22)[53] | Nagata (10:18)[58] | Nagata (16:18)[56] | X | Nagata (17:43)[57] | Nagata (16:25)[54] | Yujiro (5:28)[41] |
Shinsuke Nakamura | Nakamura (10:39)[55] | Goto (16:51)[52] | Nakamura (11:18)[56] | Nakamura (16:45)[58] | Nagata (17:43)[57] | X | Draw (30:00)[41] | Nakamura (11:47)[54] |
Go Shiozaki | Shiozaki (11:07)[56] | Shiozaki (17:52)[58] | Shiozaki (16:03)[52] | Kojima (15:13)[55] | Nagata (16:25)[54] | Draw (30:00)[41] | X | Shiozaki (10:36)[57] |
Yujiro Takahashi | Yujiro (8:03)[58] | Goto (13:03)[56] | Inoue (8:19)[53] | Kojima (8:20)[57] | Yujiro (5:28)[41] | Nakamura (11:47)[54] | Shiozaki (10:36)[57] | X |
Final | ||||
A1 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||
B1 | Satoshi Kojima | 21:25[41] | ||
2011
The 2011 version of the G1 Climax tournament was announced on May 3, 2011. It took place over ten shows between August 1 and August 14, 2011, and included 20 participants, making it at the time the largest G1 Climax in history.[59][60]
Block A | Block B | ||
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Tetsuya Naito | 12 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 14 |
Hiroshi Tanahashi | 12 | Satoshi Kojima | 12 |
Yoshihiro Takayama | 10 | Minoru Suzuki | 12 |
Togi Makabe | 10 | MVP | 12 |
Giant Bernard | 10 | Hirooki Goto | 12 |
Toru Yano | 10 | Karl Anderson | 8 |
Yuji Nagata | 10 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 8 |
Lance Archer | 8 | La Sombra | 4 |
Yujiro Takahashi | 6 | Wataru Inoue | 4 |
Hideo Saito | 2 | Strong Man | 4 |
Block A | Archer | Bernard | Makabe | Nagata | Naito | Saito | Takahashi | Takayama | Tanahashi | Yano |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archer | X | Bernard (11:23)[61] | Archer (8:18)[62] | Nagata (8:42)[63] | Naito (12:38)[64] | Archer (6:42)[65] | Archer (7:14)[66] | Archer (7:19)[42] | Tanahashi (11:43)[67] | Yano (8:51)[68] |
Bernard | Bernard (11:23)[61] | X | Makabe (12:35)[68] | Bernard (10:00)[69] | Naito (10:44)[63] | Bernard (9:47)[62] | Bernard (8:58)[65] | Takayama (9:36)[67] | Tanahashi (13:05)[66] | Bernard (7:29)[42] |
Makabe | Archer (8:18)[62] | Makabe (12:35)[68] | X | Makabe (13:13)[64] | Makabe (14:27)[61] | Makabe (5:23)[67] | Takahashi (8:37)[42] | Takayama (12:14)[63] | Tanahashi (18:46)[69] | Makabe (10:54)[65] |
Nagata | Nagata (8:42)[63] | Bernard (10:00)[69] | Makabe (13:13)[64] | X | Nagata (13:11)[65] | Saito (4:29)[42] | Nagata (9:49)[67] | Nagata (13:51)[68] | Nagata (18:19)[62] | Yano (11:24)[61] |
Naito | Naito (12:38)[64] | Naito (10:44)[63] | Makabe (14:27)[61] | Nagata (13:11)[65] | X | Naito (7:25)[68] | Takahashi (10:52)[62] | Naito (10:32)[66] | Naito (5:11)[42] | Naito (14:05)[67] |
Saito | Archer (6:42)[65] | Bernard (9:47)[62] | Makabe (5:23)[67] | Saito (4:29)[42] | Naito (7:25)[68] | X | Takahashi (9:25)[61] | Takayama (3:29)[69] | Tanahashi (8:01)[64] | Yano (6:09)[66] |
Takahashi | Archer (7:14)[66] | Bernard (8:58)[65] | Takahashi (8:37)[42] | Nagata (9:49)[67] | Takahashi (10:52)[62] | Takahashi (9:25)[61] | X | Takayama (9:25)[64] | Tanahashi (12:43)[68] | Yano (8:30)[69] |
Takayama | Archer (7:19)[42] | Takayama (9:36)[67] | Takayama (12:14)[63] | Nagata (13:51)[68] | Naito (10:32)[66] | Takayama (3:29)[69] | Takayama (9:25)[64] | X | Tanahashi (11:57)[65] | Takayama (6:29)[62] |
Tanahashi | Tanahashi (11:43)[67] | Tanahashi (13:05)[66] | Tanahashi (18:46)[69] | Nagata (18:19)[62] | Naito (5:11)[42] | Tanahashi (8:01)[64] | Tanahashi (12:43)[68] | Tanahashi (11:57)[65] | X | Yano (16:57)[63] |
Yano | Yano (8:51)[68] | Bernard (7:29)[42] | Makabe (10:54)[65] | Yano (11:24)[61] | Naito (14:05)[67] | Yano (6:09)[66] | Yano (8:30)[69] | Takayama (6:29)[62] | Yano (16:57)[63] | X |
Block B | Anderson | Goto | Inoue | Kojima | MVP | Nakamura | Sombra | Strong Man | Suzuki | Tenzan |
Anderson | X | Goto (10:56)[69] | Inoue (9:07)[64] | Kojima (12:55)[68] | Anderson (8:30)[42] | Nakamura (12:11)[66] | Anderson (7:49)[65] | Anderson (7:55)[67] | Suzuki (10:59)[61] | Anderson (9:39)[63] |
Goto | Goto (10:56)[69] | X | Goto (11:09)[68] | Goto (16:15)[61] | MVP (10:39)[66] | Goto (13:13)[63] | Goto (9:06)[67] | Strong Man (7:27)[42] | Suzuki (12:38)[64] | Goto (10:37)[62] |
Inoue | Inoue (9:07)[64] | Goto (11:09)[68] | X | Kojima (9:51)[63] | MVP (9:34)[61] | Nakamura (12:29)[67] | Sombra (8:41)[62] | Inoue (7:00)[65] | Suzuki (14:19)[66] | Tenzan (9:50)[69] |
Kojima | Kojima (12:55)[68] | Goto (16:15)[61] | Kojima (9:51)[63] | X | Kojima (11:26)[69] | Nakamura (15:05)[65] | Kojima (9:25)[66] | Kojima (8:15)[64] | Kojima (12:40)[62] | Tenzan (14:10)[42] |
MVP | Anderson (8:30)[42] | MVP (10:39)[66] | MVP (9:34)[61] | Kojima (11:26)[69] | X | MVP (12:02)[62] | MVP (4:59)[63] | MVP (8:18)[68] | Suzuki (12:03)[65] | MVP (11:17)[64] |
Nakamura | Nakamura (12:11)[66] | Goto (13:13)[63] | Nakamura (12:29)[67] | Nakamura (15:05)[65] | MVP (12:02)[62] | X | Nakamura (10:49)[64] | Nakamura (6:56)[69] | Nakamura (12:13)[42] | Nakamura (13:43)[61] |
Sombra | Anderson (7:49)[65] | Goto (9:06)[67] | Sombra (8:41)[62] | Kojima (9:25)[66] | MVP (4:59)[63] | Nakamura (10:49)[64] | X | Sombra (6:48)[61] | Suzuki (9:32)[69] | Tenzan (9:16)[68] |
Strong Man | Anderson (7:55)[67] | Strong Man (7:27)[42] | Inoue (7:00)[65] | Kojima (8:15)[64] | MVP (8:18)[68] | Nakamura (6:56)[69] | Sombra (6:48)[61] | X | Strong Man (9:31)[63] | Tenzan (7:18)[66] |
Suzuki | Suzuki (10:59)[61] | Suzuki (12:38)[64] | Suzuki (14:19)[66] | Kojima (12:40)[62] | Suzuki (12:03)[65] | Nakamura (12:13)[42] | Suzuki (9:32)[69] | Strong Man (9:31)[63] | X | Suzuki (14:26)[67] |
Tenzan | Anderson (9:39)[63] | Goto (10:37)[62] | Tenzan (9:50)[69] | Tenzan (14:10)[42] | MVP (11:17)[64] | Nakamura (13:43)[61] | Tenzan (9:16)[68] | Tenzan (7:18)[66] | Suzuki (14:26)[67] | X |
Final | ||||
A1 | Tetsuya Naito | Pin | ||
B1 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 20:19[42] | ||
2012
The 2012 version of the G1 Climax tournament took place over nine shows between August 1 and August 12, 2012, and included 18 participants.[70][71] The 24-year-old Kazuchika Okada went on to become the youngest G1 Climax winner in history, breaking the previous record held by the then 27-year-old Masahiro Chono.[43] Okada also became the first winner since Hirooki Goto to win the tournament in his first attempt.[43] Karl Anderson became the first foreigner to make it to the finals of the tournament since Rick Rude in 1992.[72]
Block A | Block B | ||
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Karl Anderson | 10 | Kazuchika Okada | 10 |
Hiroshi Tanahashi | 10 | Lance Archer | 8 |
Shelton Benjamin | 8 | Hirooki Goto | 8 |
Yuji Nagata | 8 | Togi Makabe | 8 |
Minoru Suzuki | 8 | MVP | 8 |
Satoshi Kojima | 8 | Tetsuya Naito | 8 |
Naomichi Marufuji | 8 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 8 |
Toru Yano | 6 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 8 |
Yujiro Takahashi | 6 | Rush | 6 |
Block A | Anderson | Benjamin | Kojima | Marufuji | Nagata | Suzuki | Takahashi | Tanahashi | Yano |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anderson | X | Anderson (9:15)[73] | Kojima (12:47)[74] | Marufuji (9:14)[75] | Anderson (11:28)[76] | Anderson (12:22)[77] | Takahashi (10:16)[78] | Anderson (11:15)[43] | Anderson (9:14)[79] |
Benjamin | Anderson (9:15)[73] | X | Benjamin (9:04)[43] | Benjamin (7:54)[77] | Nagata (9:52)[79] | Suzuki (10:45)[80] | Benjamin (7:40)[74] | Tanahashi (13:54)[76] | Benjamin (8:11)[78] |
Kojima | Kojima (12:47)[74] | Benjamin (9:04)[43] | X | Marufuji (11:37)[76] | Kojima (13:52)[75] | Kojima (13:33)[79] | Takahashi (8:34)[77] | Tanahashi (17:41)[78] | Kojima (9:03)[80] |
Marufuji | Marufuji (9:14)[75] | Benjamin (7:54)[77] | Marufuji (11:37)[76] | X | Nagata (13:04)[78] | Suzuki (14:49)[74] | Marufuji (8:34)[80] | Marufuji (21:29)[73] | Yano (9:55)[43] |
Nagata | Anderson (11:28)[76] | Nagata (9:52)[79] | Kojima (13:52)[75] | Nagata (13:04)[78] | X | Nagata (9:03)[43] | Takahashi (9:31)[73] | Tanahashi (17:24)[80] | Nagata (10:01)[77] |
Suzuki | Anderson (12:22)[77] | Suzuki (10:45)[80] | Kojima (13:33)[79] | Suzuki (14:49)[74] | Nagata (9:03)[43] | X | Suzuki (8:05)[76] | Suzuki (10:13)[75] | Yano (8:05)[73] |
Takahashi | Takahashi (10:16)[78] | Benjamin (7:40)[74] | Takahashi (8:34)[77] | Marufuji (8:34)[80] | Takahashi (9:31)[73] | Suzuki (8:05)[76] | X | Tanahashi (14:23)[79] | Yano (7:34)[75] |
Tanahashi | Anderson (11:15)[43] | Tanahashi (13:54)[76] | Tanahashi (17:41)[78] | Marufuji (21:29)[73] | Tanahashi (17:24)[80] | Suzuki (10:13)[75] | Tanahashi (14:23)[79] | X | Tanahashi (14:18)[74] |
Yano | Anderson (9:14)[79] | Benjamin (8:11)[78] | Kojima (9:03)[80] | Yano (9:55)[43] | Nagata (10:01)[77] | Yano (8:05)[73] | Yano (7:34)[75] | Tanahashi (14:18)[74] | X |
Block B | Archer | Goto | Makabe | MVP | Naito | Nakamura | Okada | Rush | Tenzan |
Archer | X | Archer (9:41)[75] | Archer (9:55)[76] | MVP (10:50)[43] | Archer (10:41)[79] | Nakamura (12:11)[78] | Okada (13:39)[74] | Rush (7:30)[77] | Archer (10:57)[73] |
Goto | Archer (9:41)[75] | X | Makabe (13:31)[80] | Goto (9:19)[78] | Goto (11:05)[43] | Goto (13:31)[77] | Goto (18:36)[79] | Rush (8:02)[76] | Tenzan (13:39)[74] |
Makabe | Archer (9:55)[76] | Makabe (13:31)[80] | X | MVP (9:30)[77] | Makabe (14:10)[73] | Makabe (14:12)[75] | Okada (9:33)[43] | Makabe (7:17)[79] | Tenzan (11:58)[78] |
MVP | MVP (10:50)[43] | Goto (9:19)[78] | MVP (9:30)[77] | X | Naito (9:33)[75] | Nakamura (12:14)[74] | Okada (10:44)[80] | MVP (7:53)[73] | MVP (9:35)[79] |
Naito | Archer (10:41)[79] | Goto (11:05)[43] | Makabe (14:10)[73] | Naito (9:33)[75] | X | Naito (13:39)[76] | Naito (21:59)[77] | Rush (9:39)[74] | Naito (13:27)[80] |
Nakamura | Nakamura (12:11)[78] | Goto (13:31)[77] | Makabe (14:12)[75] | Nakamura (12:14)[74] | Naito (13:39)[76] | X | Nakamura (16:16)[73] | Nakamura (10:07)[80] | Tenzan (12:48)[43] |
Okada | Okada (13:39)[74] | Goto (18:36)[79] | Okada (9:33)[43] | Okada (10:44)[80] | Naito (21:59)[77] | Nakamura (16:16)[73] | X | Okada (9:20)[78] | Okada (11:20)[76] |
Rush | Rush (7:30)[77] | Rush (8:02)[76] | Makabe (7:17)[79] | MVP (7:53)[73] | Rush (9:39)[74] | Nakamura (10:07)[80] | Okada (9:20)[78] | X | Tenzan (9:30)[75] |
Tenzan | Archer (10:57)[73] | Tenzan (13:39)[74] | Tenzan (11:58)[78] | MVP (9:35)[79] | Naito (13:27)[80] | Tenzan (12:48)[43] | Okada (11:20)[76] | Tenzan (9:30)[75] | X |
Final | ||||
A1 | Karl Anderson | Pin | ||
B1 | Kazuchika Okada | 23:19[43] | ||
2013
The 2013 version of the G1 Climax tournament took place over nine shows between August 1 and August 11, 2013, and included 20 participants.[81][82] In an unprecedented move, New Japan broadcast all nine events live on internet pay-per-view (iPPV) through Niconico and Ustream.[83] On August 8, New Japan announced that Hirooki Goto and Hiroyoshi Tenzan had suffered jaw and rib fractures respectively and would both miss the rest of the tournament.[84]
Block A | Block B | ||
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Hiroshi Tanahashi | 11 | Tetsuya Naito | 10 |
Katsuyori Shibata | 10 | Minoru Suzuki | 10 |
Davey Boy Smith, Jr. | 10 | Karl Anderson | 10 |
Prince Devitt | 10 | Shelton X Benjamin | 10 |
Togi Makabe | 10 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 10 |
Kazuchika Okada | 9 | Yuji Nagata | 10 |
Hirooki Goto | 8 | Kota Ibushi | 8 |
Lance Archer | 8 | Toru Yano | 8 |
Satoshi Kojima | 8 | Yujiro Takahashi | 8 |
Tomohiro Ishii | 6 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 6 |
Block A | Archer | Devitt | Goto | Ishii | Kojima | Makabe | Okada | Shibata | Smith | Tanahashi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archer | X | Archer (8:14)[85] | Goto (8:35)[86] | Archer (10:43)[87] | Archer (12:38)[88] | Makabe (9:07)[89] | Okada (11:26)[90] | Shibata (6:41)[91] | Archer (14:37)[44] | Tanahashi (10:56)[92] |
Devitt | Archer (8:14)[85] | X | Goto (8:04)[91] | Devitt (10:28)[90] | Devitt (9:02)[89] | Devitt (8:43)[44] | Devitt (12:56)[87] | Shibata (6:56)[92] | Smith (7:26)[88] | Devitt (11:07)[86] |
Goto | Goto (8:35)[86] | Goto (8:04)[91] | X | Ishii (forfeit) | Goto (7:13)[90] | Makabe (11:20)[87] | Goto (12:43)[85] | Shibata (forfeit) | Smith (forfeit) | Tanahashi (15:30)[89] |
Ishii | Archer (10:43)[87] | Devitt (10:28)[90] | Ishii (forfeit) | X | Kojima (11:20)[91] | Makabe (14:00)[88] | Okada (11:21)[92] | Ishii (12:17)[86] | Smith (11:17)[89] | Ishii (17:42)[85] |
Kojima | Archer (12:38)[88] | Devitt (9:02)[89] | Goto (7:13)[90] | Kojima (11:20)[91] | X | Makabe (15:40)[92] | Kojima (11:56)[44] | Kojima (9:40)[85] | Smith (11:43)[86] | Kojima (16:07)[87] |
Makabe | Makabe (9:07)[89] | Devitt (8:43)[44] | Makabe (11:20)[87] | Makabe (14:00)[88] | Makabe (15:40)[92] | X | Makabe (13:55)[86] | Shibata (7:23)[90] | Smith (10:13)[85] | Tanahashi (13:37)[91] |
Okada | Okada (11:26)[90] | Devitt (12:56)[87] | Goto (12:43)[85] | Okada (11:21)[92] | Kojima (11:56)[44] | Makabe (13:55)[86] | X | Okada (9:13)[89] | Okada (13:33)[91] | Draw (30:00)[88] |
Shibata | Shibata (6:41)[91] | Shibata (6:56)[92] | Shibata (forfeit) | Ishii (12:17)[86] | Kojima (9:40)[85] | Shibata (7:23)[90] | Okada (9:13)[89] | X | Shibata (9:06)[87] | Tanahashi (10:56)[44] |
Smith | Archer (14:37)[44] | Smith (7:26)[88] | Smith (forfeit) | Smith (11:17)[89] | Smith (11:43)[86] | Smith (10:13)[85] | Okada (13:33)[91] | Shibata (9:06)[87] | X | Tanahashi (14:35)[90] |
Tanahashi | Tanahashi (10:56)[92] | Devitt (11:07)[86] | Tanahashi (15:30)[89] | Ishii (17:42)[85] | Kojima (16:07)[87] | Tanahashi (13:37)[91] | Draw (30:00)[88] | Tanahashi (10:56)[44] | Tanahashi (14:35)[90] | X |
Block B | Anderson | Benjamin | Ibushi | Nagata | Naito | Nakamura | Suzuki | Takahashi | Tenzan | Yano |
Anderson | X | Anderson (6:28)[85] | Ibushi (9:52)[90] | Anderson (10:09)[92] | Naito (13:11)[44] | Anderson (12:54)[87] | Suzuki (10:40)[91] | Anderson (7:00)[88] | Anderson (9:55)[86] | Yano (7:24)[89] |
Benjamin | Anderson (6:28)[85] | X | Benjamin (10:20)[89] | Benjamin (8:17)[86] | Naito (8:36)[91] | Benjamin (10:34)[44] | Suzuki (8:42)[92] | Takahashi (7:58)[90] | Benjamin (8:20)[87] | Benjamin (7:35)[88] |
Ibushi | Ibushi (9:52)[90] | Benjamin (10:20)[89] | X | Nagata (13:49)[91] | Ibushi (13:16)[85] | Nakamura (19:18)[86] | Suzuki (13:37)[88] | Takahashi (8:45)[92] | Ibushi (forfeit) | Ibushi (7:32)[87] |
Nagata | Anderson (10:09)[92] | Benjamin (8:17)[86] | Nagata (13:49)[91] | X | Naito (11:40)[90] | Nakamura (13:55)[89] | Nagata (14:34)[87] | Nagata (9:06)[44] | Nagata (forfeit) | Nagata (6:46)[85] |
Naito | Naito (13:11)[44] | Naito (8:36)[91] | Ibushi (13:16)[85] | Naito (11:40)[90] | X | Naito (14:50)[88] | Naito (16:19)[86] | Takahashi (9:30)[87] | Tenzan (12:20)[89] | Yano (9:26)[92] |
Nakamura | Anderson (12:54)[87] | Benjamin (10:34)[44] | Nakamura (19:18)[86] | Nakamura (13:55)[89] | Naito (14:50)[88] | X | Suzuki (13:44)[85] | Nakamura (10:47)[91] | Nakamura (forfeit) | Nakamura (11:36)[90] |
Suzuki | Suzuki (10:40)[91] | Suzuki (8:42)[92] | Suzuki (13:37)[88] | Nagata (14:34)[87] | Naito (16:19)[86] | Suzuki (13:44)[85] | X | Suzuki (10:31)[89] | Tenzan (11:46)[90] | Yano (9:23)[44] |
Takahashi | Anderson (7:00)[88] | Takahashi (7:58)[90] | Takahashi (8:45)[92] | Nagata (9:06)[44] | Takahashi (9:30)[87] | Nakamura (10:47)[91] | Suzuki (10:31)[89] | X | Takahashi (9:07)[85] | Yano (7:04)[86] |
Tenzan | Anderson (9:55)[86] | Benjamin (8:20)[87] | Ibushi (forfeit) | Nagata (forfeit) | Tenzan (12:20)[89] | Nakamura (forfeit) | Tenzan (11:46)[90] | Takahashi (9:07)[85] | X | Tenzan (8:39)[91] |
Yano | Yano (7:24)[89] | Benjamin (7:35)[88] | Ibushi (7:32)[87] | Nagata (6:46)[85] | Yano (9:26)[92] | Nakamura (11:36)[90] | Yano (9:23)[44] | Yano (7:04)[86] | Tenzan (8:39)[91] | X |
Final | ||||
A1 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||
B1 | Tetsuya Naito | 26:44[44] | ||
2014
The 2014 version of the G1 Climax tournament took place between July 21 and August 10, 2014, with the finals taking place in Tokorozawa, Saitama at the Seibu Dome for the first time departing Ryōgoku Kokugikan, which housed the finals from every year since the tournament began.[93] With 22 participants, the tournament marked the largest G1 Climax in history. Like the previous year, all events in the tournament were made available on iPPV through Niconico and Ustream.[94] Kota Ibushi was scheduled to take part in the tournament, but on July 18 New Japan announced that he would have to pull out due to a concussion suffered at the beginning of the month.[95] The following day, Tomoaki Honma was named Ibushi's replacement in the tournament.[96]
Block A | Block B | ||
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Shinsuke Nakamura | 16 | Kazuchika Okada | 16 |
Hiroshi Tanahashi | 14 | A.J. Styles | 16 |
Bad Luck Fale | 12 | Karl Anderson | 10 |
Katsuyori Shibata | 12 | Minoru Suzuki | 10 |
Shelton X Benjamin | 10 | Tetsuya Naito | 10 |
Tomohiro Ishii | 10 | Lance Archer | 8 |
Satoshi Kojima | 10 | Yujiro Takahashi | 8 |
Davey Boy Smith, Jr. | 10 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 8 |
Doc Gallows | 8 | Toru Yano | 8 |
Yuji Nagata | 8 | Hirooki Goto | 8 |
Tomoaki Honma | 0 | Togi Makabe | 8 |
Block A | Fale | Benjamin | Gallows | Honma | Ishii | Kojima | Nagata | Nakamura | Shibata | Smith | Tanahashi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fale | X | Benjamin (5:55)[97] | Gallows (8:04)[98] | Fale (6:40)[99] | Fale (9:39)[100] | Kojima (8:25)[101] | Fale (10:57)[102] | Nakamura (11:08)[103] | Fale (7:14)[104] | Fale (7:10)[105] | Fale (12:27)[106] |
Benjamin | Benjamin (5:55)[97] | X | Benjamin (8:54)[100] | Benjamin (8:08)[103] | Benjamin (8:11)[102] | Kojima (10:11)[99] | Nagata (10:52)[107] | Nakamura (9:01)[98] | Shibata (14:01)[106] | Benjamin (8:44)[101] | Tanahashi (12:32)[104] |
Gallows | Gallows (8:04)[98] | Benjamin (8:54)[100] | X | Gallows (7:37)[102] | Ishii (8:11)[106] | Kojima (7:11)[107] | Gallows (7:53)[104] | Nakamura (11:35)[105] | Gallows (6:30)[103] | Smith (10:08)[99] | Tanahashi (11:14)[97] |
Honma | Fale (6:40)[99] | Benjamin (8:08)[103] | Gallows (7:37)[102] | X | Ishii (12:06)[101] | Kojima (6:55)[105] | Nagata (11:15)[97] | Nakamura (10:19)[106] | Shibata (10:47)[107] | Smith (8:53)[104] | Tanahashi (10:01)[100] |
Ishii | Fale (9:39)[100] | Benjamin (8:11)[102] | Ishii (8:11)[106] | Ishii (12:06)[101] | X | Ishii (12:27)[97] | Ishii (11:46)[103] | Nakamura (15:14)[99] | Shibata (12:24)[105] | Ishii (10:24)[107] | Tanahashi (15:02)[98] |
Kojima | Kojima (8:25)[101] | Kojima (10:11)[99] | Kojima (7:11)[107] | Kojima (6:55)[105] | Ishii (12:27)[97] | X | Kojima (11:27)[100] | Nakamura (12:51)[104] | Shibata (10:11)[98] | Smith (11:30)[106] | Tanahashi (13:01)[102] |
Nagata | Fale (10:57)[102] | Nagata (10:52)[107] | Gallows (7:53)[104] | Nagata (11:15)[97] | Ishii (11:46)[103] | Kojima (11:27)[100] | X | Nakamura (16:11)[101] | Nagata (13:31)[99] | Nagata (9:39)[98] | Tanahashi (12:34)[105] |
Nakamura | Nakamura (11:08)[103] | Nakamura (9:01)[98] | Nakamura (11:35)[105] | Nakamura (10:19)[106] | Nakamura (15:14)[99] | Nakamura (12:51)[104] | Nakamura (16:11)[101] | X | Shibata (15:27)[100] | Nakamura (13:37)[97] | Tanahashi (17:00)[107] |
Shibata | Fale (7:14)[104] | Shibata (14:01)[106] | Gallows (6:30)[103] | Shibata (10:47)[107] | Shibata (12:24)[105] | Shibata (10:11)[98] | Nagata (13:31)[99] | Shibata (15:27)[100] | X | Smith (9:42)[102] | Shibata (16:16)[101] |
Smith | Fale (7:10)[105] | Benjamin (8:44)[101] | Smith (10:08)[99] | Smith (8:53)[104] | Ishii (10:24)[107] | Smith (11:30)[106] | Nagata (9:39)[98] | Nakamura (13:37)[97] | Smith (9:42)[102] | X | Smith (12:57)[103] |
Tanahashi | Fale (12:27)[106] | Tanahashi (12:32)[104] | Tanahashi (11:14)[97] | Tanahashi (10:01)[100] | Tanahashi (15:02)[98] | Tanahashi (13:01)[102] | Tanahashi (12:34)[105] | Tanahashi (17:00)[107] | Shibata (16:16)[101] | Smith (12:57)[103] | X |
Block B | Anderson | Archer | Goto | Makabe | Naito | Okada | Styles | Suzuki | Takahashi | Tenzan | Yano |
Anderson | X | Archer (7:35)[102] | Anderson (11:36)[98] | Makabe (8:44)[97] | Anderson (7:51)[103] | Anderson (12:34)[101] | Styles (14:33)[104] | Anderson (8:35)[105] | Anderson (7:45)[99] | Tenzan (10:11)[100] | Yano (5:46)[106] |
Archer | Archer (7:35)[102] | X | Archer (8:52)[103] | Makabe (10:35)[101] | Naito (8:39)[97] | Okada (11:05)[105] | Styles (12:52)[107] | Suzuki (9:17)[98] | Takahashi (9:00)[104] | Archer (10:44)[106] | Archer (4:38)[99] |
Goto | Anderson (11:36)[98] | Archer (8:52)[103] | X | Goto (11:37)[100] | Goto (12:21)[107] | Okada (15:34)[104] | Styles (14:58)[106] | Goto (7:03)[102] | Goto (10:31)[97] | Tenzan (11:46)[99] | Yano (1:21)[101] |
Makabe | Makabe (8:44)[97] | Makabe (10:35)[101] | Goto (11:37)[100] | X | Makabe (12:02)[99] | Okada (14:49)[102] | Styles (11:33)[103] | Suzuki (12:21)[107] | Takahashi (8:16)[98] | Makabe (8:22)[104] | Yano (2:48)[105] |
Naito | Anderson (7:51)[103] | Naito (8:39)[97] | Goto (12:21)[107] | Makabe (12:02)[99] | X | Naito (13:54)[106] | Naito (15:55)[101] | Suzuki (12:16)[104] | Takahashi (13:54)[100] | Naito (10:23)[105] | Naito (9:11)[102] |
Okada | Anderson (12:34)[101] | Okada (11:05)[105] | Okada (15:34)[104] | Okada (14:49)[102] | Naito (13:54)[106] | X | Okada (18:03)[100] | Okada (17:14)[103] | Okada (12:49)[107] | Okada (12:51)[97] | Okada (9:01)[98] |
Styles | Styles (14:33)[104] | Styles (12:52)[107] | Styles (14:58)[106] | Styles (11:33)[103] | Naito (15:55)[101] | Okada (18:03)[100] | X | Styles (16:20)[99] | Styles (8:36)[105] | Styles (14:22)[98] | Styles (9:53)[97] |
Suzuki | Anderson (8:35)[105] | Suzuki (9:17)[98] | Goto (7:03)[102] | Suzuki (12:21)[107] | Suzuki (12:16)[104] | Okada (17:14)[103] | Styles (16:20)[99] | X | Suzuki (8:39)[106] | Suzuki (11:04)[101] | Yano (2:15)[100] |
Takahashi | Anderson (7:45)[99] | Takahashi (9:00)[104] | Goto (10:31)[97] | Takahashi (8:16)[98] | Takahashi (13:54)[100] | Okada (12:49)[107] | Styles (8:36)[105] | Suzuki (8:39)[106] | X | Tenzan (11:16)[102] | Takahashi (2:56)[103] |
Tenzan | Tenzan (10:11)[100] | Archer (10:44)[106] | Tenzan (11:46)[99] | Makabe (8:22)[104] | Naito (10:23)[105] | Okada (12:51)[97] | Styles (14:22)[98] | Suzuki (11:04)[101] | Tenzan (11:16)[102] | X | Tenzan (4:33)[107] |
Yano | Yano (5:46)[106] | Archer (4:38)[99] | Yano (1:21)[101] | Yano (2:48)[105] | Naito (9:11)[102] | Okada (9:01)[98] | Styles (9:53)[97] | Yano (2:15)[100] | Takahashi (2:56)[103] | Tenzan (4:33)[107] | X |
Final | ||||
A1 | Shinsuke Nakamura | Pin | ||
B1 | Kazuchika Okada | 23:18[45] | ||
2015
The 2015 version of the G1 Climax tournament took place between July 20 and August 16, 2015. Taking place over 19 shows, it was the longest G1 Climax in history.[108] The final three days took place back at Ryōgoku Kokugikan.[109] Participants in the tournament were announced on June 7.[110] For the tournament, NJPW introduced a new format, where each show would only include five tournament matches all from the same block, giving the other participants more time to rest.[19] Shinsuke Nakamura injured his left elbow in his second match, forcing him to forfeit his third match against Michael Elgin.[111]
Block A | Block B | ||
---|---|---|---|
Hiroshi Tanahashi | 14 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 14 |
A.J. Styles | 12 | Kazuchika Okada | 14 |
Tetsuya Naito | 10 | Karl Anderson | 12 |
Bad Luck Fale | 10 | Hirooki Goto | 12 |
Toru Yano | 8 | Tomohiro Ishii | 10 |
Katsuyori Shibata | 8 | Michael Elgin | 8 |
Kota Ibushi | 8 | Yujiro Takahashi | 6 |
Togi Makabe | 8 | Yuji Nagata | 6 |
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 6 | Satoshi Kojima | 6 |
Doc Gallows | 6 | Tomoaki Honma | 2 |
Block A | Fale | Gallows | Ibushi | Makabe | Naito | Shibata | Styles | Tanahashi | Tenzan | Yano |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fale | X | Fale (8:43)[112] | Fale (8:30)[113] | Fale (8:06)[114] | Naito (10:41)[115] | Shibata (7:51)[116] | Styles (9:53)[117] | Fale (13:07)[118] | Fale (9:51)[119] | Yano (3:44)[120] |
Gallows | Fale (8:43)[112] | X | Ibushi (8:35)[114] | Makabe (8:55)[113] | Gallows (8:22)[117] | Gallows (7:52)[120] | Styles (10:14)[116] | Tanahashi (11:37)[119] | Tenzan (9:17)[115] | Gallows (6:58)[118] |
Ibushi | Fale (8:30)[113] | Ibushi (8:35)[114] | X | Ibushi (9:07)[120] | Naito (17:18)[119] | Shibata (13:25)[118] | Ibushi (19:10)[112] | Tanahashi (20:53)[115] | Ibushi (11:14)[116] | Yano (0:50)[117] |
Makabe | Fale (8:06)[114] | Makabe (8:55)[113] | Ibushi (9:07)[120] | X | Makabe (15:45)[116] | Shibata (9:35)[112] | Styles (11:17)[119] | Tanahashi (16:15)[117] | Makabe (8:41)[118] | Makabe (6:26)[115] |
Naito | Naito (10:41)[115] | Gallows (8:22)[117] | Naito (17:18)[119] | Makabe (15:45)[116] | X | Shibata (12:11)[114] | Naito (17:13)[118] | Naito (24:14)[112] | Tenzan (14:14)[120] | Naito (8:01)[113] |
Shibata | Shibata (7:51)[116] | Gallows (7:52)[120] | Shibata (13:25)[118] | Shibata (9:35)[112] | Shibata (12:11)[114] | X | Styles (13:36)[115] | Tanahashi (21:20)[113] | Tenzan (9:49)[117] | Yano (4:01)[119] |
Styles | Styles (9:53)[117] | Styles (10:14)[116] | Ibushi (19:10)[112] | Styles (11:17)[119] | Naito (17:13)[118] | Styles (13:36)[115] | X | Tanahashi (27:56)[120] | Styles (13:29)[113] | Styles (10:13)[114] |
Tanahashi | Fale (13:07)[118] | Tanahashi (11:37)[119] | Tanahashi (20:53)[115] | Tanahashi (16:15)[117] | Naito (24:14)[112] | Tanahashi (21:20)[113] | Tanahashi (27:56)[120] | X | Tanahashi (15:11)[114] | Tanahashi (14:59)[116] |
Tenzan | Fale (9:51)[119] | Tenzan (9:17)[115] | Ibushi (11:14)[116] | Makabe (8:41)[118] | Tenzan (14:14)[120] | Tenzan (9:49)[117] | Styles (13:29)[113] | Tanahashi (15:11)[114] | X | Yano (6:38)[112] |
Yano | Yano (3:44)[120] | Gallows (6:58)[118] | Yano (0:50)[117] | Makabe (6:26)[115] | Naito (8:01)[113] | Yano (4:01)[119] | Styles (10:13)[114] | Tanahashi (14:59)[116] | Yano (6:38)[112] | X |
Block B | Anderson | Elgin | Goto | Honma | Ishii | Kojima | Nagata | Nakamura | Okada | Takahashi |
Anderson | X | Anderson (12:56)[121] | Anderson (11:34)[122] | Anderson (11:37)[123] | Ishii (16:31)[124] | Kojima (10:53)[125] | Anderson (11:15)[126] | Anderson (17:41)[127] | Okada (14:34)[128] | Anderson (10:04)[129] |
Elgin | Anderson (12:56)[121] | X | Goto (11:41)[129] | Elgin (9:55)[126] | Ishii (14:30)[125] | Kojima (12:49)[122] | Elgin (11:02)[123] | Elgin (forfeit)[111] | Okada (11:48)[127] | Elgin (11:58)[128] |
Goto | Anderson (11:34)[122] | Goto (11:41)[129] | X | Goto (12:20)[124] | Goto (17:11)[121] | Goto (12:39)[123] | Nagata (13:00)[125] | Nakamura (16:32)[128] | Goto (16:45)[126] | Goto (11:48)[127] |
Honma | Anderson (11:37)[123] | Elgin (9:55)[126] | Goto (12:20)[124] | X | Honma (16:13)[129] | Kojima (10:15)[128] | Nagata (12:49)[127] | Nakamura (11:50)[121] | Okada (17:51)[122] | Takahashi (10:33)[125] |
Ishii | Ishii (16:31)[124] | Ishii (14:30)[125] | Goto (17:11)[121] | Honma (16:13)[129] | X | Ishii (12:20)[127] | Ishii (16:19)[128] | Nakamura (14:47)[126] | Okada (17:07)[123] | Ishii (12:17)[122] |
Kojima | Kojima (10:53)[125] | Kojima (12:49)[122] | Goto (12:39)[123] | Kojima (10:15)[128] | Ishii (12:20)[127] | X | Nagata (10:50)[121] | Nakamura (11:24)[129] | Okada (18:22)[124] | Takahashi (13:01)[126] |
Nagata | Anderson (11:15)[126] | Elgin (11:02)[123] | Nagata (13:00)[125] | Nagata (12:49)[127] | Ishii (16:19)[128] | Nagata (10:50)[121] | X | Nakamura (16:26)[122] | Okada (18:14)[129] | Takahashi (12:03)[124] |
Nakamura | Anderson (17:41)[127] | Elgin (forfeit)[111] | Nakamura (16:32)[128] | Nakamura (11:50)[121] | Nakamura (14:47)[126] | Nakamura (11:24)[129] | Nakamura (16:26)[122] | X | Nakamura (23:31)[125] | Nakamura (10:36)[123] |
Okada | Okada (14:34)[128] | Okada (11:48)[127] | Goto (16:45)[126] | Okada (17:51)[122] | Okada (17:07)[123] | Okada (18:22)[124] | Okada (18:14)[129] | Nakamura (23:31)[125] | X | Okada (14:21)[121] |
Takahashi | Anderson (10:04)[129] | Elgin (11:58)[128] | Goto (11:48)[127] | Takahashi (10:33)[125] | Ishii (12:17)[122] | Takahashi (13:01)[126] | Takahashi (12:03)[124] | Nakamura (10:36)[123] | Okada (14:21)[121] | X |
Final | ||||
A1 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||
B1 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 32:15[46] | ||
2016
The 2016 version of the G1 Climax tournament is scheduled to take place between July 18 and August 14, 2016.[130]
See also
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- ↑ "「G1 Climax 23」8.8横浜文化体育館大会のチケット情報が決定!". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). May 16, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
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- ↑ "『ブシモPresents G1 Climax 23』全9大会をniconicoとUstreamでインターネットPPV配信決定!". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). July 24, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "ブシモ Presents G1 Climax 23". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "ブシモ Presents G1 Climax 23". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "ブシモ Presents G1 Climax 23". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 10, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "ブシモ Presents G1 Climax 23". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "ブシモ Presents G1 Climax 23". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 3, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "ブシモ Presents G1 Climax 23". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 6, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "ブシモ Presents G1 Climax 23". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 8, 2013.
- ↑ "【電撃決定!!】なんと今年の『G1 Climax』決勝は、"西武ドーム"に初進出!! 新日本プロレスが2014年上半期の予定をイッキに発表!!". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ↑ "【G124】お得な全12大会パック! 各大会ごとも販売!! 『G1 Climax 24』全大会をインターネットPPVにて生中継!!". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ "【G124】【お詫びとお知らせ】飯伏幸太選手が『G1 Climax 24』を全戦欠場". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). July 18, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved July 23, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved July 26, 2014.
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 3, 2014.
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- ↑ "【G125】今年の『G1 Climax 25』出場メンバーが決定!! AJ、飯伏、本間も参戦! ROHからマイケル・エルガンがエントリー!". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). June 7, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "【G125】【お詫びとお知らせ】7月28日(火)大分・別府大会を中邑真輔選手が欠場、エルガン選手とのリーグ戦は不戦敗に". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved July 24, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved July 24, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ↑ 【WK10】今年も『Dominion』が大阪城ホールで開催!『Super Jr.』決勝は仙台サンプラザ2連戦!『G1』決勝は両国3連戦!. New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). January 4, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
External links
- G1 Climax at NJPW.co.jp (Japanese)
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