The 2004 G1 Climax was a two-block, sixteen-man tournament held from August 7 to August 15. The winner of each block is determined via a point system, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no point for a defeat; each night of the event sees the ten members of one block compete for the tournament, while the members of the non-competing block perform in tag team matches that have no influence of the tournament results. The Golden Star battled the man he regards as a god for over half an hour, but was denied entry to heaven when Tanahashi landed the … The tournament featured 11 wrestlers.The 1978 MSG League ran from April 21 to May 30, 1978.
With Naito winning, his biggest reward is not just the G1 Climax Trophy, but also a main event title shot at the January 4 show better known as Wrestle Kingdom. The Arnold Schwarzenegger G1 Climax Trophy, apparently. Also note that the points system was modified from the original: 1 point for a victory, and zero points for a draw or loss. The tournament featured 13 wrestlers, and was single-elimination. 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.The 2005 G1 Climax was another 16-man round-robin tournament, held from August 4 to August 14. Wins by young up-and-comers over Japanese legends would usually take their respective careers to new heights.
NJPW had an annual tournament since 1974 under various names: the With Inoki's dominance over NJPW 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 final.
With two tournaments underway, NJPW announces the return of the G1 Climax for September 18th - October 18th.
Satoshi Kojima Vs. Juice Robinson and SANADA Vs. It returned to the original method of scoring, and also reintroduced the The 2002 G1 Climax was identical in structure to the previous year's, and was held from August 3 to August 11.The 2003 G1 Climax was another 12-man round-robin tournament, held from August 10 to August 17.
The 1999 G1 Climax was a 12-man round-robin tournament, held from August 10 to August 15.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. It took place over ten shows between August 1 and August 14 and included 20 participants, making it at the time the largest G1 Climax in history.The 2012 version of the G1 Climax tournament took place over nine shows between August 1 and August 12 and included 18 participants.The 2013 version of the G1 Climax tournament took place over nine shows between August 1 and August 11 and included 20 participants.The 2014 version of the G1 Climax tournament took place between July 21 and August 10 with the final taking place in The 2015 version of the G1 Climax tournament took place between July 20 and August 16. The G1 record between Tanahashi and Ibushi stands at 2-1 in the Ace’s favour, yet the most painful loss for Ibushi came last year in the G1 Climax final. The tournament featured 14 wrestlers.† Antonio Inoki was injured and unable to compete in the final. 2 G1 Climax Winners Who Have Won Two Years In A Row
The list included six first-time participants, namely Cobb, Moxley, Ospreay, Takagi, Kenta, and The first night of A Block took place on July 6, 2019 at the The first night of B Block took place on July 13, 2019 at the The second night of A Block took place on July 14, 2019 at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Ōta, Tokyo.The second night of B Block took place on July 15, 2019 at the The third night of A Block took place on July 18, 2019 at the The third night of B Block took place on July 19, 2019 at the The fourth night of A Block took place on July 20, 2019 at the The fourth night of B Block took place on July 24, 2019 at the The fifth night of A Block took place on July 27, 2019 at the The fifth night of B Block took place on July 28, 2019 at the The sixth night of A Block took place on July 30, 2019 at the Takamatsu City General Gymnasium Arena 1 in Kagawa.The sixth night of B Block took place on August 1, 2019 at the Fukuoka Citizen Gymnasium in Fukuoka.The seventh night of A Block took place on August 3, 2019 at the The seventh night of B Block took place on August 4, 2019 at the The eighth night of A Block took place on August 7, 2019 at the The eighth night of B Block took place on August 8, 2019 at the The ninth night of A Block took place on August 10, 2019 at the The ninth night of B Block took place on August 11, 2019 at the The final night took place on August 12, 2019 at the
NJPW invited several non-NJPW wrestlers to participate in the 1993 tournament, including The 1994 G1 Climax returned to the round-robin format, this time with two blocks of six.
The tournament featured 14 wrestlers in two blocks of seven each. 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.The 2006 G1 Climax was a 10-man round-robin tournament held from August 6 to August 13.The 2007 G1 Climax, featuring twelve men in two blocks, was held from August 5 to August 12.The 2008 G1 Climax, featuring fourteen men in two blocks, was held from August 9 to August 17 over seven shows.The 2009 G1 Climax, featuring fourteen men in two blocks, was held from August 7 to August 16 over eight shows. The G1 Climax is a career defining victory, an achievement that shines as the highlight in the careers of Chono, Tenzan, Makabe and many more greats. Kenny Omega defeated Hirooki Goto in the finals for the right to face Okada at WrestleKingdom 11.
The tournament began with 16 wrestlers, eight Japanese and eight Internationals (called The 1975 World League ran from April 4 to May 16, 1975.