New Japan Pro Wrestling will present the 31st G1 Climax Tournament from Sept. 18th through Oct. 21st. The round robin tournament will consist of 20 participants, spread over two blocks. NJPW announced the following participants on Sept. 5th:
A Block
- IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Shingo Takagi
- IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Zack Sabre Jr.
- NEVER Openweight 6-man Tag Champion Tomohiro Ishii
- Kota Ibushi
- Tetsuya Naito
- Toru Yano
- Yujiro Takahashi
- KENTA
- Tanga Loa
- Great-O-Khan
B Block
- IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi
- IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Taichi
- NEVER Openweight 6-man Tag Champion YOSHI-HASHI
- NEVER Openweight 6-man Tag Champion Hirooki Goto
- Kazuchika Okada
- SANADA
- Jeff Cobb
- EVIL
- Tama Tonga
- Chase Owens
The tournament will take place over 19 shows. Each of which will feature both Japanese and English commentary. The last two nights of block competition do not currently have finalized match orders, as those will be determined by the block standings as of Oct. 18th and 20th respectively.
Next week!
G1 Climax 31 kicks off in Osaka!
A Block action begins the tournament of tournaments with every match and every moment LIVE in English on @njpwworld!https://t.co/5O82CEbztc#njpw #G131 pic.twitter.com/xnqYoafv7u
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) September 10, 2021
Here is the full schedule for the 31st G1 Climax:
9/18
G1 Climax 31- Night 1
4am ET on NJPWWorld.com
- Non-tournament Match: Ryohei Oiwa vs. SHO
- A Block: Kota Ibushi vs. Yujiro Takahashi
- A Block: Great-O-Khan vs. Tanga Loa
- A Block: KENTA vs. Toru Yano
- A Block: Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
- A Block: Shingo Takagi vs. Tomohiro Ishii
9/19
G1 Climax 31- Night 2
1am ET on NJPWWorld.com
- Non-tournament Match: Kosei Fujita vs. SHO
- B Block: YOSHI-HASHI vs. EVIL
- B Block: Jeff Cobb vs. Chase Owens
- B Block: Tama Tonga vs. SANADA
- B Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Taichi
- B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada
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