Ryan Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 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 TanahashiSatoshi KojimaYuji NagataKota IbushiKatsuyori ShibataShinsuke NakamuraTomohiro IshiiShelton BenjaminDavey Boy Smith Jr.Doc GallowsBad Luck Fale Block B:Togi MakabeHirooki GotoTetsuya NaitoHiroyoshi TenzanKazuchika OkadaToru YanoMinoru SuzukiLance ArcherAJ StylesYujiro TakahashiKarl Anderson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Lineup not too terribly different than last year, but last year was one of the best G1's ever. So no complaints here. Just hope they can capture the fun of last year again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted June 21, 2014 Author Share Posted June 21, 2014 I still say Tenzan has one more miracle run left in him! In that he'll finish a G1 without being injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakigatame Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 * 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 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. I mean, do you have a better way to get rid of Tenzan? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgian_Waffle Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Crazy thing is, I was loving Tenzan's G1 performance last year before he got hurt. It really came off as the old man trying to piece it together for one last good run. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimoDANK Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 What a sick amount of talent. If you love wrestling those lineups should get you pretty excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkySan Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 I think Tenzan's spot was originally meant for KENTA before WWE snapped him up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted June 22, 2014 Author Share Posted June 22, 2014 There is no real way to know for sure, but it is at least plausible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakigatame Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 I think Tenzan's spot was originally meant for KENTA before WWE snapped him up. I'd believe it. I think KENTA probably would have challenged Nakamura for the IC Title by now, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salads Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Full cards from Stu: NJPW, 7/21/14 (WPW/Sukachan)Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center 1. G1 Climax – Block A: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Bad Luck Fale2. G1 Climax – Block A: Shelton Benjamin vs. Doc Gallows3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Karl Anderson4. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Yuji Nagata5. G1 Climax – Block B: Toru Yano vs. Minoru Suzuki6. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Yujiro Takahashi7. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Hirooki Goto8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi9. G1 Climax – Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Katsuyori Shibata10. 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 Ishii2. G1 Climax – Block A: Shelton Benjamin vs. Bad Luck Fale3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Yujiro Takahashi4. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Lance Archer5. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Kota Ibushi6. G1 Climax – Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.7. G1 Climax – Block B: Toru Yano vs. AJ Styles8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Kazuchika Okada9. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Karl Anderson10. 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 Gallows2. G1 Climax – Block B: Lance Archer vs. Karl Anderson3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Yujiro Takahashi4. G1 Climax – Block A: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shelton Benjamin5. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Toru Yano6. G1 Climax – Block A: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.7. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Bad Luck Fale8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Minoru Suzuki9. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Satoshi Kojima10. 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 Fale2. G1 Climax – Block A: Shelton Benjamin vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Minoru Suzuki4. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Toru Yano5. G1 Climax – Block A: Kota Ibushi vs. Tomohiro Ishii6. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Lance Archer7. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Shinsuke Nakamura8. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. AJ Styles9. G1 Climax – Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. Karl Anderson10. 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 Gallows2. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Lance Archer3. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.4. G1 Climax – Block B: Minoru Suzuki vs. Yujiro Takahashi5. G1 Climax – Block B: Toru Yano vs. Karl Anderson6. G1 Climax – Block A: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Shelton Benjamin7. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. AJ Styles8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bad Luck Fale9. G1 Climax – Block A: Kota Ibushi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura10. 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 Fale2. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.3. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Yujiro Takahashi4. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Katsuyori Shibata5. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Karl Anderson6. G1 Climax – Block B: Minoru Suzuki vs. Lance Archer7. G1 Climax – Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Shelton Benjamin8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. AJ Styles9. G1 Climax – Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. Toru Yano10. 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 Benjamin2. G1 Climax – Block B: Toru Yano vs. Lance Archer3. G1 Climax – Block B: Yujiro Takahashi vs. Karl Anderson4. G1 Climax – Block A: Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Doc Gallows5. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Hirooki Goto6. G1 Climax – Block A: Kota Ibushi vs. Bad Luck Fale7. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Tetsuya Naito8. G1 Climax – Block A: Minoru Suzuki vs. AJ Styles9. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Katsuyori Shibata10. 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 Yano3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Shelton Benjamin4. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Doc Gallows5. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Tetsuya Naito6. G1 Climax – Block B: Lance Archer vs. AJ Styles7. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Minoru Suzuki8. G1 Climax – Block A: Kota Ibushi vs. Katsuyori Shibata9. G1 Climax – Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. Yujiro Takahashi10. 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 Takahashi3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Doc Gallows4. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan5. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Minoru Suzuki6. G1 Climax – Block A: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Bad Luck Fale7. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Shinsuke Nakamura8. G1 Climax – Block B: AJ Styles vs. Karl Anderson9. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shelton Benjamin10. 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 Ibushi2. G1 Climax – Block A: Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Bad Luck Fale3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Tetsuya Naito4. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. Minoru Suzuki5. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Toru Yano6. G1 Climax – Block B: AJ Styles vs. Yujiro Takahashi7. G1 Climax – Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. Lance Archer8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuji Nagata9. G1 Climax – Block A: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Katsuyori Shibata10. 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 Benjamin2. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Tomohiro Ishii3. G1 Climax – Block A: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Doc Gallows4. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.5. G1 Climax – Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Bad Luck Fale6. G1 Climax – Block B: Toru Yano vs. Yujiro Takahashi7. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Lance Archer8. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Karl Anderson9. G1 Climax – Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki10. 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 place2. 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 His battles with Starfish-head Yoshie over who had the best worst haircut in history are legendary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 The battle for best worst haircut in wrestling should be a 1,024 man tourney. No way Yoshie or Tenzan get past something like Brad Armstrong's atomic 80's mullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidKash202 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 NJPW, 21.07.2014 (WPW/PPV)Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center8. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi9. G1 Climax - Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Katsuyori Shibata10. G1 Climax - Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. AJ StylesNJPW, 23.07.2014 (Samurai! TV)Aomori Prefectural Budokan1. G1 Climax - Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Tomohiro IshiiNJPW, 25.07.2014 (Samurai! TV)Yamagata City Sports Center6. G1 Climax - Block A: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.8. G1 Climax - Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Minoru Suzuki9. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Satoshi Kojima10. G1 Climax - Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. Togi MakabeNJPW, 26.07.2014 (WPW)Akita Prefectural Gymnasium5. G1 Climax - Block A: Kota Ibushi vs. Tomohiro Ishii7. G1 Climax - Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Shinsuke Nakamura8. G1 Climax - Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. AJ Styles9. G1 Climax - Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. Karl Anderson10. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori ShibataNJPW, 28.07.2014 (TV Asahi Ch.2)Sendai Sun Plaza Hall1. G1 Climax - Block A: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Doc Gallows3. G1 Climax - Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.7. G1 Climax - Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. AJ Styles8. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bad Luck Fale9. G1 Climax - Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi10. G1 Climax - Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya NaitoNJPW, 31.07.2014 (Samurai! TV)Act City Hamamatsu4. G1 Climax - Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Katsuyori Shibata5. G1 Climax - Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Karl Anderson10. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tomohiro IshiiNJPW, 01.08.2014 (TV Asahi Ch.2)Tokyo Korakuen Hall8. G1 Climax - Block B: AJ Styles vs. Minoru Suzuki10. G1 Climax - Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tomohiro IshiiNJPW, 03.08.2014 (WPW/PPV)Osaka BODYMAKER COLOSSEUM1. G1 Climax - Block A: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.5. G1 Climax - Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Tetsuya Naito7. G1 Climax - Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Minoru Suzuki8. G1 Climax - Block A: Kota Ibushi vs. Katsuyori Shibata9. G1 Climax - Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. Yujiro Takahashi10. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke NakamuraNJPW, 04.08.2014 (Samurai! TV)Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium5. G1 Climax - Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Minoru Suzuki6. G1 Climax - Block A: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Bad Luck Fale8. G1 Climax - Block B: AJ Styles vs. Karl Anderson10. G1 Climax - Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. Hirooki GotoNJPW, 06.08.2014 (Samurai! TV)Takamatsu City Gymnasium1. G1 Climax - Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Kota Ibushi4. G1 Climax - Block B: Minoru Suzuki vs. Karl Anderson9. G1 Climax - Block A: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Katsuyori ShibataNJPW, 08.08.2014 (TV Asahi Ch.2)Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium3. G1 Climax - Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Karl Anderson4. G1 Climax - Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki5. G1 Climax - Block B: Togi Makabe vs. AJ Styles9. G1 Climax - Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Bad Luck Fale10. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.NJPW, 10.08.2014 (WPW/PPV)Seibu Dome1. 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 #22. G1 Climax - Final: Block A #1 vs. Block B #1 Wow, so many good/great matches! B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illinois Smith Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 My pick for this year's winner is either Okada or Nakamura, with the one that doesn't win taking the belt off Styles sometime between August and Wrestle Kingdom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimoDANK Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I'm putting all of my money, the house, the kids on Ishii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Didn't DVDVR unanimously predict a Shibata victory last year? Or was that for the New Japan cup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimoDANK Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I'm putting all of my money, the house, the kids on Ishii. You better look into local shelters then. This would be like betting on the the Jets to win the Super Bowl this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgian_Waffle Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 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). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontaneous Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Go Goto? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakigatame Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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