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Here's the lineups for this year's G1. It's a lot of guys this year. Also, Adam Cole, Michael Bennett w/Maria Kanellis, Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish will all be on the August 10th Finals show from the Seibu Dome.

 

G1 CLIMAX 24:

Block A:
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Satoshi Kojima
Yuji Nagata
Kota Ibushi
Katsuyori Shibata
Shinsuke Nakamura
Tomohiro Ishii
Shelton Benjamin
Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Doc Gallows
Bad Luck Fale

 

Block B:
Togi Makabe
Hirooki Goto
Tetsuya Naito
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
Kazuchika Okada
Toru Yano
Minoru Suzuki
Lance Archer
AJ Styles
Yujiro Takahashi
Karl Anderson

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* Also announced was a new partnership with Jeff Jarrett’s upstart Global Force Wrestling and that 5 ROH stars will work the final day of the G1 tour at the Seibu Dome (for which ticket sales are going well): Bobby Fish, Adam Cole, Michael Bennett, Kyle O’Reilly, Bobby Fish and Maria Kanellis.

 

reDRagon in New Japan? Fuck yes please.

 

Looking at the blocks, this year we're getting Shibata vs. Ishii III, Shibata vs. Tanahashi Shibata vs. Nakamura, Shibata vs. Nagata, Shibata vs. Ibushi, Nakamura vs. Ibushi II, AJ vs. Naito, AJ vs. Goto and Ishii vs. Ibushi. My goodness.

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Darkly amused that after all the wear and tear in last year's tourney, they're actually making it longer. They really must want someone to die.

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I like how I'm apparently not the only one whose attention was immediately drawn to Tenzan's name being in the brackets. Honestly I'm much less excited with this year's tourney than I was with last years because, as mentioned above, it's all the same guys, plus AJ as champ doesn't interest me so it's not like i'm hyped to see who gets to fight him next. I would love to see any of the following results: A) Ishii win (won't happen), B ) Ishii make it to the finals and lose in a glorious loss (probably won't happen), C) Tenzan make it to the finals and then die a la Jake Roberts in the '96 KOTR (won't happen and wou;ldn't do the company, or Tenzan, any good really). 

Is it bad I still like Tenzan a lot? I know he's pretty much been the heavyweight version of El Samurai for close to a decade now but then I always had a soft spot for Samurai too. 

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Full cards from Stu:

 

NJPW, 7/21/14 (WPW/Sukachan)
Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Bad Luck Fale
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Shelton Benjamin vs. Doc Gallows
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Karl Anderson
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Yuji Nagata
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Toru Yano vs. Minoru Suzuki
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Yujiro Takahashi
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Hirooki Goto
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Katsuyori Shibata
10. G1 Climax – Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. AJ Styles

 

NJPW, 7/23/14 (Samurai! TV)
Aomori Prefectural Budokan

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Tomohiro Ishii
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Shelton Benjamin vs. Bad Luck Fale
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Yujiro Takahashi
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Lance Archer
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Kota Ibushi
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Toru Yano vs. AJ Styles
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Kazuchika Okada
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Karl Anderson
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Doc Gallows

 

NJPW, 7/25/14 (Samurai! TV)
Yamagata Sports Center

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Kota Ibushi vs. Doc Gallows
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Lance Archer vs. Karl Anderson
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Yujiro Takahashi
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shelton Benjamin
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Toru Yano
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Bad Luck Fale
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Minoru Suzuki
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Satoshi Kojima
10. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Kazuchika Okada

 

NJPW, 7/26/14 (WPW)
Akita Prefectural Gymnasium

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Bad Luck Fale
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Shelton Benjamin vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Minoru Suzuki
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Toru Yano
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Kota Ibushi vs. Tomohiro Ishii
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Lance Archer
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. AJ Styles
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. Karl Anderson
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata

 

NJPW, 7/28/14 (TV Asahi ch2)
Sendai Sun Plaza Hall

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Doc Gallows
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Lance Archer
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Minoru Suzuki vs. Yujiro Takahashi
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Toru Yano vs. Karl Anderson
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Shelton Benjamin
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. AJ Styles
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bad Luck Fale
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Kota Ibushi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
10. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Kazuchika Okada

 

NJPW, 7/31/14 (Samurai! TV)
Act City Hamamatsu

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Doc Gallows vs. Bad Luck Fale
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Yujiro Takahashi
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Katsuyori Shibata
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Karl Anderson
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Minoru Suzuki vs. Lance Archer
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Shelton Benjamin
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. AJ Styles
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. Toru Yano
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tomohiro Ishii

 

NJPW, 8/1/14 (TV Asahi ch2)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Shelton Benjamin
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Toru Yano vs. Lance Archer
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Yujiro Takahashi vs. Karl Anderson
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Doc Gallows
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Hirooki Goto
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Kota Ibushi vs. Bad Luck Fale
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Tetsuya Naito
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Minoru Suzuki vs. AJ Styles
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Katsuyori Shibata
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tomohiro Ishii

 

NJPW, 8/3/14 (WPW/Sukachan)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Toru Yano
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Shelton Benjamin
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Doc Gallows
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Tetsuya Naito
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Lance Archer vs. AJ Styles
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Minoru Suzuki
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Kota Ibushi vs. Katsuyori Shibata
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. Yujiro Takahashi
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

 

NJPW, 8/4/14 (Samurai! TV)
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Kota Ibushi vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Lance Archer vs. Yujiro Takahashi
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Doc Gallows
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Minoru Suzuki
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Bad Luck Fale
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
8. G1 Climax – Block B: AJ Styles vs. Karl Anderson
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shelton Benjamin
10. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Kazuchika Okada

 

NJPW, 8/6/14 (Samurai! TV)
Takamatsu City Gymnasium

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Kota Ibushi
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Bad Luck Fale
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Tetsuya Naito
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. Minoru Suzuki
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Toru Yano
6. G1 Climax – Block B: AJ Styles vs. Yujiro Takahashi
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. Lance Archer
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuji Nagata
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Katsuyori Shibata
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Doc Gallows

 

NJPW, 8/8/14 (TV Asahi ch2)
Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Kota Ibushi vs. Shelton Benjamin
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Tomohiro Ishii
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Doc Gallows
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Bad Luck Fale
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Toru Yano vs. Yujiro Takahashi
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Lance Archer
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Karl Anderson
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki
10. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. AJ Styles

 

NJPW, 8/10/14 (WPW/Sukachan)
Seibu Dome

1. G1 Climax Special Singles Match: Block A 2nd place vs. Block B 2nd place
2. G1 Climax – Final: Block A 1st place vs. Block B 1st place
- Jeff Jarrett (GFW) visits
- Bobby Fish, Adam Cole, Michael Bennett, Kyle O’Reilly, Bobby Fish and Maria Kanellis (all ROH) appearances
- Kazushi Sakuraba appearance

 

Nice to see some (modest) Tenzan support, because he sure wasn't what your average puro fan was looking for back when he was actually good.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGCsYr4a-3Y

 

 

If this year's G1 Climax is anywhere near last year's, man we have a lot to look forward to.

Man this year's A Block for the G1 is something serious. #MyGoodness

Hoping to see that Ibushi vs. Tanahashi match (FIRST NIGHT)

Looking forward to AJ Styles vs. Naito Day 4.

But it is WWE day, so I will chill with this G1 talk

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NJPW, 21.07.2014 (WPW/PPV)
Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center


8. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi
9. G1 Climax - Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Katsuyori Shibata
10. G1 Climax - Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. AJ Styles


NJPW, 23.07.2014 (Samurai! TV)
Aomori Prefectural Budokan


1. G1 Climax - Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Tomohiro Ishii

NJPW, 25.07.2014 (Samurai! TV)
Yamagata City Sports Center


6. G1 Climax - Block A: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
8. G1 Climax - Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Minoru Suzuki
9. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Satoshi Kojima
10. G1 Climax - Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. Togi Makabe


NJPW, 26.07.2014 (WPW)
Akita Prefectural Gymnasium


5. G1 Climax - Block A: Kota Ibushi vs. Tomohiro Ishii
7. G1 Climax - Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
8. G1 Climax - Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. AJ Styles
9. G1 Climax - Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. Karl Anderson
10. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata


NJPW, 28.07.2014 (TV Asahi Ch.2)
Sendai Sun Plaza Hall


1. G1 Climax - Block A: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Doc Gallows
3. G1 Climax - Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
7. G1 Climax - Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. AJ Styles
8. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bad Luck Fale
9. G1 Climax - Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi
10. G1 Climax - Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito


NJPW, 31.07.2014 (Samurai! TV)
Act City Hamamatsu


4. G1 Climax - Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Katsuyori Shibata
5. G1 Climax - Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Karl Anderson
10. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tomohiro Ishii


NJPW, 01.08.2014 (TV Asahi Ch.2)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall


8. G1 Climax - Block B: AJ Styles vs. Minoru Suzuki
10. G1 Climax - Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tomohiro Ishii


NJPW, 03.08.2014 (WPW/PPV)
Osaka BODYMAKER COLOSSEUM


1. G1 Climax - Block A: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
5. G1 Climax - Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Tetsuya Naito
7. G1 Climax - Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Minoru Suzuki
8. G1 Climax - Block A: Kota Ibushi vs. Katsuyori Shibata
9. G1 Climax - Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. Yujiro Takahashi
10. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura


NJPW, 04.08.2014 (Samurai! TV)
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium


5. G1 Climax - Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Minoru Suzuki
6. G1 Climax - Block A: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Bad Luck Fale
8. G1 Climax - Block B: AJ Styles vs. Karl Anderson
10. G1 Climax - Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. Hirooki Goto


NJPW, 06.08.2014 (Samurai! TV)
Takamatsu City Gymnasium


1. G1 Climax - Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Kota Ibushi
4. G1 Climax - Block B: Minoru Suzuki vs. Karl Anderson
9. G1 Climax - Block A: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Katsuyori Shibata


NJPW, 08.08.2014 (TV Asahi Ch.2)
Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium


3. G1 Climax - Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Karl Anderson
4. G1 Climax - Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki
5. G1 Climax - Block B: Togi Makabe vs. AJ Styles
9. G1 Climax - Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Bad Luck Fale
10. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.


NJPW, 10.08.2014 (WPW/PPV)
Seibu Dome


1. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA © vs. Bobby Fish (ROH) & Kyle O'Reilly (ROH)
2. Special Tag Match: Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask vs. Adam Cole (ROH) & Michael Bennett (ROH) (w/Maria Kanellis)
1. G1 Climax Special Singles Match: Block A #2 vs. Block B #2
2. G1 Climax - Final: Block A #1 vs. Block B #1

 

 

Wow, so many good/great matches! B)

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It's about impossible to pick a winner. I count at minimum 6 guys with a shot at winning. Just so loaded. My only worry is lots of very brief matches.

7-21 & 7-26 are super stacked. The oddly intriguing match of the tourny for me is AJ vs MinSu, never could have pictured that happening.

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Another fantasy scenario I forgot to mention earlier that I would love to see: Karl Anderson leaving the Bullet Club, turning babyface, and becoming the first Gaijin G1 winner. Won't happen, but it would be cool. Maybe next year...

Nakamura seems like likely winner to me, especially coming off his loss to Fale, but he's almost TOO likely. I could see this going a lot of ways. 

Last random thing: for NOAH's sake, I hope they give Nagata a strong showing (assuming he's still GHC champ come August). 

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Just noticed the lineups were out in full. The card with Okada/AJ, Shibata/Nakamura and Ibushi/Tanahashi is on my birthday. They better allow individual iPPV purchases this year instead of making my poor white boy ass buy all 12 shows.

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