Cards For New Japan G-1 Climax

Yesterday during the Dominion iPPV in Osaka, New Japan announced the following big matches for the 2015 G-1 Climax that begins on July 20 and runs until August 16. All G-1 Climax shows will be shown live on New Japan World at http://www.njpwworld.com.
A Block
* NEVER Champion Togi Makabe
* NWA World Champion Hiroyoshi Tenzan
* Toru Yano
* IWGP Tag Champion Doc Gallows
* Bad Luck Fale
* Tetsuya Naito
* Katsuyori Shibata
* Kota Ibushi
* Hiroshi Tanahashi
* AJ Styles
B Block
* IWGP Intercontinental Champion Hirooki Goto
* Satoshi Kojima
* Yuji Nagata
* Tomoaki Honma
* Michael Elgin
* IWGP Tag Champion Karl Anderson
* Yujiro Takahashi
* Tomohiro Ishii
* Shinsuke Nakamura
* IWGP Champion Kazuchika Okada
7/20 Day 1 in Hokkaido (A Block)
* Yuji Nagata, Tiger Mask IV, Jushin Liger & Yohei Komatsu vs. Tomoaki Honma, Mascara Dorada, Jay White & David Finlay Jr.
* Hirooki Goto & Captain New Japan vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Cody Hall
* Shinsuke Nakamura & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga
* Satoshi Kojima, Ryusuke Taguchi & Michael Elgin vs. Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo
* Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Doc Gallows
* Togi Makabe vs. Toru Yano
* Tetsuya Naito vs. Bad Luck Fale
* AJ Styles vs. Katsuyori Shibata
* Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi
7/23 Day 2 in Shizuoka (B Block)
* Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask IV vs. Yohei Komatsu & Jay White
* Captain New Japan, Kota Ibushi & Togi Makabe vs. Cody Hall, Doc Gallows & Bad Luck Fale
* Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI vs. AJ Styles & Tama Tonga
* Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tetsuya Naito & Mascara Dorada vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Katsuyori Shibata & Ryusuke Taguchi
* Satoshi Kojima vs. Tomohiro Ishii
* Hirooki Goto vs. Yujiro Takahashi
* Yuji Nagata vs. Tomoaki Honma
* Kazuchika Okada vs. Michael Elgin
* Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Karl Anderson
7/24 Day 3 in Kyoto (A Block)
* Satoshi Kojima, Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Yohei Komatsu vs. Michael Elgin, Mascara Dorada, David Finlay Jr. & Jay White
* Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Cody Hall
* Hirooki Goto & Captain New Japan vs. Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga
* Yuji Nagata, Tomoaki Honma & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada & Gedo
* Kota Ibushi vs. Doc Gallows
* Togi Makabe vs. Bad Luck Fale
* Toru Yano vs. AJ Styles
* Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
* Tetsuya Naito vs. Katsuyori Shibata
7/25 Day 4 in Kagawa (B Block)
* Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Captain New Japan vs. Doc Gallows, Tama Tonga & Cody Hall
* Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Mascara Dorada & David Finlay Jr. vs. Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo
* Kota Ibushi & Jay White vs. AJ Styles & Bad Luck Fale
* Hiroshi Tanahashi, Katsuyori Shibata & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Tetsuya Naito, Togi Makabe & Yohei Komatsu
* Tomohiro Ishii vs. Yujiro Takahashi
* Satoshi Kojima vs. Michael Elgin
* Hirooki Goto vs. Karl Anderson
* Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Yuji Nagata
* Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomoaki Honma
7/26 Day 5 in Hiroshima (A Block)
* Hirooki Goto, Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Yohei Komatsu vs. Tomoaki Honma, Mascara Dorada, David Finlay Jr. & Jay White
* Yujiro Takahashi & Cody Hall vs. Yuji Nagata & Captain New Japan
* Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga
* Satoshi Kojima, Michael Elgin & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada & Gedo
* Doc Gallows vs. Bad Luck Fale
* Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Toru Yano
* Togi Makabe vs. Katsuyori Shibata
* AJ Styles vs. Kota Ibushi
* Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito
7/28 Day 6 in Oita (B Block)
* Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask IV vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & David Finlay Jr.
* Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Doc Gallows & Cody Hall
* Togi Makabe, Kota Ibushi & Mascara Dorada vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Katsuyori Shibata & Yohei Komatsu
* Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tetsuya Naito & Captain New Japan vs. AJ Styles, Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga
* Yuji Nagata vs. Yujiro Takahashi
* Tomohiro Ishii vs. Karl Anderson
* Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Michael Elgin
* Hirooki Goto vs. Tomoaki Honma
* Kazuchika Okada vs. Satoshi Kojima
7/29 Day 7 in Fukuoka (A Block)
* Tiger Mask IV & Mascara Dorada vs. David Finlay & Jay White
* Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima, Ryusuke Taguchi & Yohei Komatsu vs. Karl Anderson, Yujiro Takahashi, Tama Tonga & Cody Hall
* Michael Elgin, Tomoaki Honma & Captain New Japan vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI
* Hirooki Goto & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Kazuchika Okada & Gedo
* Toru Yano vs. Doc Gallows
* Togi Makabe vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
* Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bad Luck Fale
* AJ Styles vs. Tetsuya Naito
* Katsuyori Shibata vs. Kota Ibushi
8/1 Day 8 in Osaka (B Block)
* David Finlay Jr. & Jay White vs. Doc Gallows & Cody Hall
* Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Yohei Komatsu vs. Tetsuya Naito, Kota Ibushi & Mascar Dorada
* Katsuyori Shibata, Tiger Mask IV & Captain New Japan vs. AJ Styles, Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga
* Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo
* Satoshi Kojima vs. Yujiro Takahashi
* Yuji Nagata vs. Karl Anderson
* Tomoaki Honma vs. Michael Elgin
* Kazuchika Okada vs. Hirooki Goto
* Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tomohiro Ishii
8/2 Day 9 in Aichi (A Block)
* Satoshi Kojima, KUSHIDA, Ryusuke Taguchi & Yohei Komatsu vs. Tomoaki Honma, Tiger Mask IV, Mascara Dorada & David Finlay Jr.
* Michael Elgin & Jay White vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Cody Hall
* Hirooki Goto, Yuji Nagata & Captain New Japan vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI
* Kazuchika Okada & Gedo vs. Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga
* Katsuyori Shibata vs. Bad Luck Fale
* AJ Styles vs. Doc Gallows
* Togi Makabe vs. Tetsuya Naito
* Kota Ibushi vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
* Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Toru Yano
8/4 Day 10 in Miyagi (B Block)
* Tiger Mask IV & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. David Finlay Jr. & Jay White
* Katsuyori Shibata & Yohei Komatsu vs. Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI
* Tetsuya Naito & KUSHIDA vs. Kota Ibushi & Mascara Dorada
* Togi Makabe, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Captain New Japan vs. AJ Styles, Bad Luck Fale, Doc Gallows & Tama Tonga
* Michael Elgin vs. Yujiro Takahashi
* Satoshi Kojima vs. Tomoaki Honma
* Kazuchika Okada vs. Karl Anderson
* Tomohiro Ishii vs. Yuji Nagata
* Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Hirooki Goto
8/5 Day 11 in Iwate (A Block)
* Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata, Tiger Mask IV & Yohei Komatsu vs. Hirooki Goto, Michael Elgin, Mascara Dorada & David Finlay Jr.
* Tomoaki Honma & Jay White vs. Karl Anderson & Cody Hall
* Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Tama Tonga
* KUSHIDA, Ryusuke Taguchi & Captain New Japan vs. Kazuchika Okada, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo
* Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Bad Luck Fale
* Katsuyori Shibata vs. Toru Yano
* Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Doc Gallows
* AJ Styles vs. Togi Makabe
* Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi
8/7 Day 12 in Shizuoka (B Block)
* Yohei Komatsu vs. Jay White
* Tetsuya Naito & David Finlay Jr. vs. Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI
* Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Kota Ibushi & Captain New Japan vs. AJ Styles, Doc Gallows, Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga
* Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA & Mascara Dorada vs. Katsuyori Shibata, Tiger Mask IV & Ryusuke Taguchi
* Yuji Nagata vs. Michael Elgin
* Tomoaki Honma vs. Karl Anderson
* Satoshi Kojima vs. Hirooki Goto
* Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Yujiro Takahashi
* Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii
8/8 Day 13 in Kanagawa (A Block)
* Satoshi Kojima, Tiger Mask IV, Ryusuke Taguchi & Yohei Komatsu vs. Yuji Nagata, Mascara Dorada, KUSHIDA & David Finlay Jr.
* Michael Elgin & Jay White vs. Karl Anderson & Cody Hall
* Hirooki Goto, Tomoaki Honma & Captain New Japan vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI
* Kazuchika Okada & Gedo vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Tama Tonga
* Kota Ibushi vs. Bad Luck Fale
* Tetsuya Naito vs. Toru Yano
* Togi Makabe vs. Doc Gallows
* AJ Styles vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
* Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata
8/9 Day 14 in Tokyo at Korauken Hall (B Block)
* David Finlay Jr. & Jay White vs. Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga
* Kota Ibushi & Mascara Dorada vs. Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI
* Tetsuya Naito, Ryusuke Taguchi & Captain New Japan vs. AJ Styles, Doc Gallows & Cody Hall
* Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & KUSHIDA vs. Togi Makabe, Katsuyori Shibata & Tiger Mask IV
* Michael Elgin vs. Karl Anderson
* Satoshi Kojima vs. Yuji Nagata
* Kazuchika Okada vs. Yujiro Takahashi
* Hirooki Goto vs. Tomohiro Ishii
* Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tomoaki Honma
8/11 Day 15 in Tokyo at Korauken Hall (A Block)
* Mascara Dorada & Jay White vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Cody Hall
* KUSHIDA & Captain New Japan vs. Karl Anderson & Tama Tonga
* Hirooki Goto & Yohei Komatsu vs. Michael Elgin & David Finlay Jr.
* Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata, Tomoaki Honma & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada. Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI
* Tetsuya Naito vs. Doc Gallows
* Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Katsuyori Shibata
* Kota Ibushi vs. Toru Yano
* AJ Styles vs. Bad Luck Fale
* Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Togi Makabe
8/12 Day 16 in Tokyo at Korauken Hall (B Block)
* Tiger Mask IV, David Finlay Jr. & Jay White vs. Ryusuke Taguchi, Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka
* Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga
* Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Togi Makabe & KUSHIDA vs. Tetsuya Naito, Kota Ibushi & Mascara Dorada
* Hiroshi Tanahashi, Katsuyori Shibata & Captain New Japan vs. AJ Styles, Doc Gallows & Cody Hall
* Karl Anderson vs. Yujiro Takahashi
* Hirooki Goto vs. Michael Elgin
* Satoshi Kojima vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
* Kazuchika Okada vs. Yuji Nagata
* Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tomoaki Honma
8/14 Day 17 in Tokyo at Ryougoku Sumo Hall (A Block Final Day)
* Satoshi Kojima, Tomoaki Honma & Mascara Dorada vs. Karl Anderson, Yujiro Takahashi & Tama Tonga
* Michael Elgin, Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish vs. Nick Jackson, Matt Jackson & Cody Hall
* Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Hirooki Goto & Captain New Japan
* Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii, Kazushi Sakuraba & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Kazuchika Okada, Gedo, Matt Taven & Michael Bennett w/Maria Kanellis
* Toru Yano vs. Bad Luck Fale
* Katsuyori Shibata vs. Doc Gallows
* Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Tetsuya Naito
* Togi Makabe vs. Kota Ibushi
* Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. AJ Styles
8/15 Day 18 in Tokyo at Ryougoku Sumo Hall (B Block Final Day)
* Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish vs. Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu
* Nick & Matt Jackson vs. Jay White & David Finlay Jr.
* Toru Yano, Kazushi Sakuraba, YOSHI-HASHI, Matt Taven & Mike Bennett w/Maria Kanellis vs. AJ Styles, Doc Gallows, Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Cody Hall
* Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tetsuya Naito, Kota Ibushi, Manabu Nakanishi & Captain New Japan
* Tomoaki Honma vs. Yujiro Takahashi
* Satoshi Kojima vs. Karl Anderson
* Tomohiro Ishii vs. Michael Elgin
* Hirooki Goto vs. Yuji Nagata
* Kazuchika Okada vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
8/16 Day 19 (Finals) in Tokyo at Ryougoku Sumo Hall
* G-1 Climax Finals: Winner of A Block vs. Winner of B Block
* IWGP Jr. Tag Team Titles: The Young Bucks (c's) vs. reDRagon

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Blocks For 7/1 New Japan G-1 Climax

NJPW announced the brackets for the 2015 G1 Climax tournament, which you can see below. The tourney begins on July 20th and ends with the finals on August 16th, with each show being broadcast on New Japan World.
A Block:
Togi Makabe
Hiroshi Tenzan
Toru Yano
Doc Gallows
Bad Luck Fale
Tetsuya Naito
Katsuyori Shibata
Kota Ibushi
Hiroshi Tanahashi
AJ Styles
B Block
Hirooki Goto
Satoshi Kojima
Yuji Nagata
Tomoaki Honma
Michael Elgin
Karl Anderson
Yujiro Takahashi
Tomohiro Ishii
Shinsuke Nakamura
Kazuchika Okada

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AXS's New Japan Pro Wrestling show to feature G1 Climax 24 tournament

AXS issued the following press release to promote its coverage of New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 Climax 24 Tournament.
AXS TV's critically acclaimed NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING (NJPW) series heads into summer with eight hour-long episodes dedicated to the prestigious G1 Climax 24 tournament beginning Friday, June 26 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The first seven episodes of the series showcase one full match and include highlights from others, while the final episode is dedicated entirely to the championship bout.
G1 Climax is NJPW's annual round-robin tournament taking place over three weeks each summer. With 22 participants, including top wrestlers Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi and A.J. Styles, G1 Climax 24 was the largest in the tournament's history. In this format, the wrestlers are divided into two "blocks" where they face each wrestler in their block, receiving two points per win and one point per draw. The wrestlers with the most points from each block then square off in the final.
In regard to schedule, AXS TV wraps up its G1 Climax 24 coverage Aug. 7 premiering the final two episodes back-to-back with the third place and other special single matches at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT followed by the tournament final at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
NJPW on AXS TV is off for a week on June 19, as the network exclusively broadcasts the Firefly Music Festival June 19 to 21. AXS TV's NJPW episodes were produced by and acquired from TV ASAHI CORPORATION.
The NJPW G1 Climax 24 television schedule is as follows. All times 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT unless otherwise designated.
June 26 Episode 118 – Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center
Full match: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Katsuyori Shibata
Highlights: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tomoaki Honma, A.J. Styles vs. Kazuchika Okada
July 3 Episode 119 – Akita Prefectural Gymnasium
Full Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata
Highlights: Yuji Nagata vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Tetsuya Naito vs. A.J. Styles, Kazuchika Okada vs. Karl Anderson
July 10 Episode 120 – Sendai Sunplaza Hall
Full Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Kazuchika Okada
Highlights: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bad Luck Fale, Tomoaki Honma vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
July 17 Episode 121 – Korakuen Hall
Full Match: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tomohiro Ishii
Highlights: Minoru Suzuki vs. A.J. Styles, Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Hirooki Goto
July 24 Episode 122 – Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Full Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Highlights: Tomoaki Honma vs. Katsuyori Shibata, Kazuchika Okada vs. Yujiro Takahashi
July 31 Episode 123 – Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
Full Matches: Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki
Highlights: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Bad Luck Fale, A.J. Styles vs. Tougi Makabe, Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Davey Boy Smith Jr.
August 7 Episode 124 – Seibu Prince Dome Part 1 – 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
Full third place match plus highlights from special single matches.
August 7 Episode 125 – Seibu Prince Dome Part 2 – 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT
Full tournament final.
Opinionated View- So in other words don't buy New Japan World if you have AXS

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G-1 Climax Finals Results

8/11 NJPW G-1 Climax Finals: Tokyo, Japan

1. B Block: Yuji Nagata def. Yujiro Takahashi

2. B Block: Toru Yano def. Minoru Suzuki

3. B Block: Shelton "X" Benjamin def. IWGP Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura

4. B Block: Tetsuya Naito def. "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson

* Naito wins B Block by virtue of having tiebreakers over Suzuki, Nakamura, Anderson & Takahashi

5. A Block: Lance Archer def. Davey Boy Smith Jr.

6. A Block: Prince Devitt def. Togi Makabe

7. A Block: Satoshi Kojima def. Kazuchika Okada

8. A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Katsuyori Shibata

* Tanahashi wins A Block with the win against Shibata.

9. Kota Ibushi, Akebono & Kazushi Sakuraba def. YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii & Takashi Iizuka.

10. G-1 Climax Finals: Tetsuya Naito def. Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the 2013 New Japan G-1 Climax.

Final Standings

A Block11 points: Tanahashi
10 points: Shibata, Devitt
9 points: Okada
8 points: Goto, Makabe, Smith Jr, Kojima, Archer
6 points: Ishii

B Block10 points: Nakamura, Nagata, Anderson, Takahashi, Suzuki, Naito, Benjamin
8 points: Yano
6 points: Tenzan, Ibushi

Source: Puroresu Spirit

Two Wrestlers Out of G-1, Day Seven Results

New Japan Pro Wrestling announced late last night that both Hirooki Goto and Hiroyoshi Tenzan are out of the ongoing G-1 Climax due to injuries, with Goto sustaining a broken jaw and Tenzan sustaining a broken rib. Their matches today, Saturday and Sunday will be forfeit losses and 2 points will be added to their opponents' totals. So for Goto in A Block, Tomohiro Ishii, Katsuyori Shibata and Davey Boy Smith Jr. receive 2 points and in B Block for Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, Shinsuke Nakamura and Kota Ibushi receive 2 points. 

8/8 NJPW G-1 Climax Day 7 Results: Kanagawa, Japan

1. YOSHI-HASHI & Takashi Iizuka def. Captain New Japan & Tomoaki Honma

2. B Block: Yujiro Takahashi def. Kota Ibushi

3. B Block: "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson def. Yuji Nagata

4. A Block: Katsuyori Shibata def. IWGP Jr. Champion "The Real Rock & Rolla" Prince Devitt w/Bad Luck Fale

5. A Block: IWGP World Champion "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada w/Gedo def. Tomohiro Ishii

6. A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Lance Archer

7. B Block: Toru Yano def. Tetsuya Naito

8. B Block: Minoru Suzuki def. Shelton "X" Benjamin

9. A Block: "The Unchained Gorilla" Togi Makabe def. IWGP Tag Team Champion Satoshi Kojima

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A Block Current Standings (with forfeit losses of Goto included)10 points: Shibata
8 points: Goto, Devitt, Tanahashi, Makabe, Okada, Smith Jr
6 points: Kojima, Ishii
4 points: Archer

B Block Current Standings (with forfeit losses of Tenzan included)10 points: Nakamura
8 points: Nagata, Takahashi, Anderson, Suzuki
6 points: Yano, Benjamin, Naito, Tenzan, Ibushi

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8/7 NJPW G-1 Climax Day 6 Results: Sendai, Japan

8/7 NJPW G-1 Climax Day 6 Results: Sendai, Japan

1. B Block: Shelton "X" Benjamin def. Kota Ibushi

2. B Block: Toru Yano def. "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson

3. A Block: Davey Boy Smith Jr. def. Tomohiro Ishii

4. B Block: Minoru Suzuki def. Yujiro Takahashi

5. A Block: "The Unchained Gorilla" Togi Makabe def. Lance Archer

6. B Block: IWGP Tag Team Champion Hiroyoshi Tenzan def. Tetsuya Naito

7. A Block: IWGP Jr. Champion "The Real Rock & Rolla" Prince Devitt w/Bad Luck Fale def. IWGP Tag Team Champion Satoshi Kojima 

8. A Block: IWGP World Champion "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada w/Gedo def. Katsuyori Shibata

9. B Block: IWGP Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura def. Yuji Nagata

10. A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Hirooki Goto

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A Block Current Standings8 points: Goto, Devitt
6 points: Kojima, Shibata, Tanahashi, Makabe, Okada, Smith Jr.
4 points: Ishii, Archer

B Block Current Standings8 points: Nakamura
6 points: Nagata, Naito, Takahashi, Anderson, Ibushi, Tenzan, Suzuki, Benjamin
4 points: Yano

NJPW G1 Climax Day 5 Results

8/6 NJPW G-1 Climax Day 5 Results: Ishikawa, Japan

1. A Block: IWGP Tag Team Champion Satoshi Kojima def. Tomohiro Ishii

2. B Block: IWGP Tag Team Champion Hiroyoshi Tenzan def. Toru Yano

3. A Block: Katsuyori Shibata def. Lance Archer

4. B Block: Tetsuya Naito def. Shelton "X" Benjamin

5. B Block: Minoru Suzuki def. "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson

6. B Block: Yuji Nagata def. Kota Ibushi

7. B Block: IWGP Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura def. Yujiro Takahashi

8. A Block: IWGP World Champion "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada w/Gedo def. Davey Boy Smith Jr.

9. A Block: Hirooki Goto def. IWGP Jr. Champion "The Real Rock & Rolla" Prince Devitt w/Bad Luck Fale

10. A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi def. "The Unchained Gorilla" Togi Makabe

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A Block Current Standings8 points: Goto
6 points: Kojima, Devitt, Shibata
4 points: Tanahashi, Makabe, Okada, ishii, Archer, Smith Jr.

B Block Current Standings
6 points: Nagata, Naito, Nakamura, Takahashi, Anderson, Ibushi
4 points: Tenzan, Suzuki, Benjamin
2 points: Yano

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8/4 NJPW G-1 Climax Day 4 Results

8/4 NJPW G-1 Climax Day 4 Results: Osaka, Japan

1. B Block: Toru Yano def. Yujiro Takahashi

2. B Block: "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson def. IWGP Tag Team Champion Hiroyoshi Tenzan

3. B Block: Shelton "X" Benjamin def. Yuji Nagata

4. A Block: Davey Boy Smith Jr. def. IWGP Tag Team Champion Satoshi Kojima

5. A Block: Tomohiro Ishii def. Katsuyori Shibata

6. A Block: Hirooki Goto def. Lance Archer

7. B Block: Tetsuya Naito def. Minoru Suzuki

8. A Block: IWGP Jr. Champion "The Real Rock & Rolla" Prince Devitt w/Bad Luck Fale def. Hiroshi Tanahashi

9. A Block: "The Unchained Gorilla" Togi Makabe def. IWGP World Champion "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada w/Gedo

10. B Block: IWGP Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura def. Kota Ibushi

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A Block Current Standings

6 points: Goto, Devitt

4 points: Makabe, Kojima, Ishii, Archer, Smith Jr, Sibata

2 points: Tanahashi, Okada

B Block Current Standings

6 points: Anderson, Ibushi, Takahashi

4 points: Nagata, Naito, Nakamura, Benjamin

2 points: Tenzan, Yano, Suzuki

Source: Puroresu Spirit

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Day 3 of G1 Climax Results

8/3 NJPW G1 Climax Day 3 Results: Aichi, Japan

1. B Block: Kota Ibushi def. "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson

2. B Block: Yujiro Takahashi def. Shelton "X" Benjamin

3. A Block: IWGP Jr. Champion "The Real Rock & Rolla" Prince Devitt w/Bad Luck Fale def. Tomohiro Ishii

4. B Block: IWGP Tag Team Champion Hiroyoshi Tenzan def. Minoru Suzuki

5. B Block: Tetsuya Naito def. Yuji Nagata

6. A Block: IWGP World Champion "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada w/Gedo def. Lance Archer

7. B Block: IWGP Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura def. Toru Yano

8. A Block: Hirooki Goto def. IWGP Tag Team Champion Satoshi Kojima

9. A Block: Katsuyori Shibata def. "The Unchained Gorilla" Togi Makabe

10. A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Davey Boy Smith Jr.

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A Block Current Standings

4 points: Goto, Kojima, Archer, Devitt, Shibata

2 points: Okada, Tanahashi, Smith Jr, Makabe, Ishii

B Block Current Standings

6 points: Takahashi, Ibushi

4 points: Anderson, Nagata

2 points: Nakamura, Suzuki, Benjamin, Naito, Tenzan

0 points: Yano

Source: Puroresu Spirit

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8/2 New Japan Results: G1 Climax Day Two

8/2 NJPW G1 Climax Day 2 Results: Tokyo, Japan (Korakuen Hall)

1. B Block: "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson def. Shelton "X" Benjamin

2. B Block: Yujiro Takahashi def. IWGP Tag Team Champion Hiroyoshi Tenzan

3. B Block: Yuji Nagata def. Toru Yano

4. A Block: Lance Archer def. IWGP Jr. Champion "The Real Rock & Rolla" Prince Devitt w/Bad Luck Fale

5. A Block: IWGP Tag Team Champion Satoshi Kojima def. Katusyori Shibata

6. A Block: Davey Boy Smith Jr. def. "The Unchained Gorilla" Togi Makabe

7. B Block: Kota Ibushi def. Tetsuya Naito

8. B Block: Minoru Suzuki def. IWGP Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura

9. A Block: Hirooki Goto def. IWGP World Champion "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada w/Gedo

10. A Block: Tomohiro Ishii def. Hiroshi Tanahashi

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A Block Current Standings

4 points: Lance Archer, Satoshi Kojima

2 points: Tomohiro Ishii, Davey Boy Smith Jr, Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt, Togi Makabe, Katsuyori Shibata

0 points:  Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi

B Block Current Standings

4 points: Yuji Nagata, Karl Anderson, Yujiro Takahashi, Kota Ibushi

2 points:  Shelton Benjamin, Minoru Suzuki

0 points:  Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Tetsuya Naito, Hiroyoshi Tenzan

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8/1 NJPW G1 Climax Day 1 Results

8/1 NJPW G1 Climax Day 1 Results: Shizouka, Japan

1. B Block: Kota Ibushi def. Toru Yano

2. A Block: Lance Archer def. Tomohiro Ishii

3. B Block: Shelton "X" Benjamin def. IWGP Tag Team Champion Hiroyoshi Tenzan

4. A Block: Katsuyori Shibata def. Davey Boy Smith Jr.

5. B Block: Yujiro Takahashi def. Tetsuya Naito

6. B Block: Yuji Nagata def. Minoru Suzuki

7. A Block: "The Unchained Gorilla" Togi Makabe def. Hirooki Goto

8. B Block: "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson def. IWGP Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura

9. A Block: IWGP Tag Team Champion Satoshi Kojima def. Hiroshi Tanahashi

10. A Block: IWGP Jr. Champion "The Real Rock & Rolla" Prince Devitt w/Bad Luck Fale def. IWGP World Champion "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada w/Gedo

A Block Current Standings

2 points: Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima, Lance Archer, Katsuyori Shibata, Prince Devitt

0 points: Tomohiro Ishii, Davey Boy Smith Jr, Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto

B Block Current Standings

2 points: Yuji Nagata, Karl Anderson, Yujiro Takahashi, Kota Ibushi, Shelton Benjamin

0 points: Minoru Suzuki, Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Tetsuya Naito, Hiroyoshi Tenzan

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Full line-ups for the 2013 G1 Climax

New Japan Pro Wrestling has released the full cards for the 2013 G1 Climax annual round-robin tournament, which will start on Thursday, August 1 and run until Sunday, August 11. All 9 shows will be on iPPV, for one total price of $150. To see the shows, go tohttp://www.ustream.tv/njpw. 

The line-ups for the 9 shows in the G1 Climax are as follows:

8/1 in Shizouka, Japan

(1) B BLOCK Match: Kota Ibushi vs. Toru Yano
(2) A BLOCK Match: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Lance Archer
(3) B BLOCK Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Shelton “X” Benjamin
(4) A BLOCK Match: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
(5) B BLOCK Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Yujiro Takahashi
(6) B BLOCK Match: Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki
(7) A BLOCK Match: Togi Makabe vs. Hirooki Goto
(8) B BLOCK Match: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. “The Machine Gun” Karl Anderson
(9) A BLOCK Match: Hiroshi Tanahshi vs. Satoshi Kojima
(10) A BLOCK Match: Kazuchika Okada vs. Prince Devitt

8/2 in Tokyo, Japan (Korauken Hall)

(1) B BLOCK Match: “The Machine Gun” Karl Anderson vs. Shelton “X” Benjamin
(2) B BLOCK Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Yujiro Takahashi
(3) B BLOCK Match: Yuji Nagata vs. Toru Yano
(4) A BLOCK Match: Prince Devitt vs. Lance Archer
(5) A BLOCK Match: Satoshi Kojima vs. Katsuyori Shibata
(6) A BLOCK Match: Togi Makabe vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
(7) B BLOCK Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi
(8) B BLOCK Match: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Minoru Suzuki
(9) A BLOCK Match: Hirooki Goto vs. Kazuchika Okada
(10) A BLOCK Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tomohiro Ishii

8/3 in Aichi, Japan

(1) B BLOCK Match: Kota Ibushi vs. “The Machine Gun” Karl Anderson
(2) B BLOCK Match: Yujiro Takahashi vs. Shelton “X” Benjamin
(3) A BLOCK Match: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Prince Devitt
(4) B BLOCK Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Minoru Suzuki
(5) B BLOCK Match: Yuji Nagata vs. Tetsuya Naito
(6) A BLOCK Match: Kazuchika Okada vs. Lance Archer
(7) B BLOCK Match: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Toru Yano
(8) A BLOCK Match: Hirooki Goto vs. Satoshi Kojima
(9) A BLOCK Match: Togi Makabe vs. Katsuyori Shibata
(10) A BLOCK Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.

8/4 in Osaka, Japan

(1) B BLOCK Match: Toru Yano vs. Yujiro Takahashi
(2) B BLOCK Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. “The Machine Gun” Karl Anderson
(3) B BLOCK Match: Yuji Nagata vs. Shelton “X” Benjamin
(4) A BLOCK Match: Satoshi Kojima vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
(5) A BLOCK Match: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Katsuyori Shibata
(6) A BLOCK Match: Hirooki Goto vs. Lance Archer
(7) B BLOCK Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Minoru Suzuki
(8) A BLOCK Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Prince Devitt
(9) A BLOCK Match: Togi Makabe vs. Kazuchika Okada
(10) B BLOCK Match: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi

8/6 in Ishikawa, Japan

(1) A BLOCK Match: Satoshi Kojima vs. Tomohiro Ishii
(2) B BLOCK Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Toru Yano
(3) A BLOCK Match: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Lance Archer
(4) B BLOCK Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Shelton “X” Benjamin
(5) B BLOCK Match: “The Machine Gun” Karl Anderson vs. Minoru Suzuki
(6) B BLOCK Match: Yuji Nagata vs. Kota Ibushi
(7) B BLOCK Match: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Yujiro Takahashi
(8) A BLOCK Match: Kazuchika Okada vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
(9) A BLOCK Match: Hirooki Goto vs. Prince Devitt
(10) A BLOCK Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Togi Makabe

8/7 in Miyagi, Japan

(1) B BLOCK Match: Kota Ibushi vs. Shelton “X” Benjamin
(2) B BLOCK Match: Satoshi Kojima vs. “The Machine Gun” Karl Anderson
(3) A BLOCK Match: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
(4) B BLOCK Match: Yujiro Takahashi vs. Minoru Suzuki
(5) A BLOCK Match: Togi Makabe vs. Lance Archer
(6) B BLOCK Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Tetsuya Naito
(7) A BLOCK Match: Satoshi Kojima vs. Prince Devitt
(8) A BLOCK Match: Kazuchika Okada vs. Katsuyori Shibata
(9) B BLOCK Match: Yuji Nagata vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
(10) A BLOCK Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto

8/8 in Kanagawa, Japan

(1) B BLOCK Match: Kota Ibushi vs. Yujiro Takahashi
(2) B BLOCK Match: Yuji Nagata vs. “The Machine Gun” Karl Anderson
(3) A BLOCK Match: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Prince Devitt
(4) A BLOCK Match: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii
(5) B BLOCK Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
(6) A BLOCK Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Lance Archer
(7) B BLOCK Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Toru Yano
(8) A BLOCK Match: Hirooki Goto vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
(9) B BLOCK Match: Minoru Suzuki vs. Shelton “X” Benjamin
(10) A BLOCK Match: Togi Makabe vs. Satoshi Kojima

8/10 in Tokyo, Japan (Sumo Hall)

(1) A BLOCK Match: Prince Devitt vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
(2) B BLOCK Match: “The Machine Gun” Karl Anderson vs. Yujiro Takahashi
(3) A BLOCK Match: Satoshi Kojima vs. Lance Archer
(4) B BLOCK Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Yuji Nagata
(5) B BLOCK Match: Toru Yano vs. Shelton “X” Benjamin
(6) A BLOCK Match: Togi Makabe vs. Tomohiro Ishii
(7) B BLOCK Match: Kota Ibushi vs. Minoru Suzuki
(8) A BLOCK Match: Hirooki Goto vs. Katsuyori Shibata
(9) B BLOCK Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
(10) A BLOCK Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada

8/11 in Tokyo, Japan (Sumo Hall) - Finals

(1) Akebono & Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI
(2) B BLOCK Match: Toru Yano vs. Minoru Suzuki
(3) B BLOCK Match: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Shelton “X” Benjamin
(4) B BLOCK Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. “The Machine Gun” Karl Anderson
(5) B BLOCK Match: Yuji Nagata vs. Yujiro Takahashi
(6) B BLOCK Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Kota Ibushi
(7) A BLOCK Match: Lance Archer vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
(8) A BLOCK Match: Satoshi Kojima vs. Kazuchika Okada
(9) A BLOCK Match: Hirooki Goto vs. Tomohiro Ishii
(10) A BLOCK Match: Togi Makabe vs. Prince Devitt
(11) A BLOCK Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata
(12) G1 CLIMAX 23 FINAL Match: A BLOCK #1 vs. B BLOCK #1

Source: Puroresu Spirit

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NJPW G1 Climax Set to Start on August 1, All Nine Shows Available on iPPV

- New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 Climax tournament is set to start this week. The event will take place over nine shows from August 1 to 11. New Japan will be streaming the entire event for the first time ever through iPPV through Ustream (check out the link below for more info). Viewing the entire tournament will cost $150 for all nine shows.

The tournament will feature 20 wrestlers in two groups who will compete in a round robin tournament. The winners of each group will face off in the finals on August 11. Former WWE Superstars Shelton Benjamin, Lance Archer, and Davey Boy Smith Jr. are all set to compete in the tournament.

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New Japan To Broadcast Entire G1 Climax on IPPV

Today, New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that they will be broadcasting all nine shows of the annual G1 Climax round-robin tournament via iPPV on their uStream account. You can purchase all nine shows for one total price of $150. No word yet on if you can purchase shows separately. The 2013 G1 Climax tournament runs from August 1 to August 11 and the iPPV can be purchased at http://www.ustream.tv/njpw. 

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Wrestlers Announced for 2013 New Japan G1 Climax

At today's NJPW Kizuna Road iPPV in Korakuen Hall, the competitors for the 2013 G1 Climax were announced. The G1 Climax starts on August 1 and goes until August 11 where the finals will take place at Sumo Hall in Tokyo. 

The competitors are as follows:

Block A: IWGP Champion Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, IWGP Jr. Champion Prince Devitt, IWGP Tag Champion Satoshi Kojima, Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto, Katsuyori Shibata, Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr.

Block B: IWGP Tag Champion Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, Shinsuke Nakamura, Tetsuya Naito, Yujiro Takahashi, Minoru Suzuki, Shelton X Benjamin, Toru Yano, Karl Anderson, Kota Ibushi

A video of the announcement can be seen below:

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