NJPW's G1 Climax 35 to Kick off Today
Today, New Japan Pro Wrestling will begin its most iconic tournament and the most prestigious one in the global wrestling scene, G1 Climax.
20 competitors will do battle in a round robin tournament that will determine the strongest on the roster and become the number one contender for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 on January 4th, 2026.
Hiroshi Tanahashi will participate in the tournament for one last time before hanging up his shoes after the upcoming Wrestle Kingdom. He is enlisted in A Block.
The block also features Taichi, Yota Tsuji, and David Finlay.
EVIL, the House of Torture leader and his stablemate SANADA will both be in the same block.
Yuya Uemura, Ryohei Oiwa, Callum Newman and NEVER Openweight Champion Boltin Oleg are also in A Block.
Then on the other side of the spectrum, IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. and IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion Gabe Kidd are in B Block. Sabre Jr. ZSJ was the winner of last year's G1 Climax.
Also, AEW's Konosuke Takeshita will participate in his second G1 Climax tournament in the B Block.
The block also includes Shota Umino, and Ren Narita.
Finally, the B Block also has NJPW World TV Champion El Phantasmo, Drilla Moloney, YOSHI-HASHI, Great-O-Khan and Shingo Takagi.
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