The G1 Climax 34 is an upcoming professional wrestling tournament promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The tournament will commence on July 20 and concludes on August 18, 2024. It will be the thirty-fourth edition of G1 Climax and the fiftieth edition of the tournament counting its previous forms under different names.
| G1 Climax 34 | |||
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| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | July 20 – August 18, 2024 | ||
| City | See venues | ||
| Venue | See venues | ||
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| G1 Climax chronology | |||
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| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | Professional wrestling |
| Location | |
| Dates | July 20, 2024–August 18, 2024 |
Tournament format(s) | Two-block round-robin tournament |
| Participants | 20 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | TBD |
| Runner-up | TBD |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Bouts fought | 0 |
Considered NJPW's most important tournament, the G1 Climax will feature 20 wrestlers, divided into two blocks of ten ("A" and "B"). Each participant will face all nine other wrestlers within the same block in singles matches. The winner of each block will be determined via a point system, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a defeat. There will be a return to 30-minute time limit for the block matches instead of the previous 20-minute time limit. Each night of the event seen matches from two blocks per night. On the final three days of the event, top 3 wrestlers in each block will advance and will enter into an six-man playoff, with the block winners earning a bye into the semifinals to determine the winner of the tournament, who also receives a future match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom.
The tournament will see a return to 20 participants split into two 10-man blocks for the first time since 2021.
The event will see the G1 Climax debuts of Callum Newman, Boltin Oleg, Jake Lee, Yuya Uemura, and AEW-DDT representative Konosuke Takeshita.[1]
Production
editTournament rules
editThe tournament features 20 wrestlers, divided into two blocks of ten ("A" and "B"). Each participant faces all nine other wrestlers within the same block in singles matches. The winner of each block is determined via a point system, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss; each night of the event sees one match from each block between two members competing for the tournament. In case of several wrestlers sharing the top score, the results of the matches those wrestlers had when facing each other in the tournament act as tiebreaker, with the one having the most wins over the other top-scorers determining the winner of the block.[2][3]
On the final three days of the event, top 3 wrestlers in each block advances and enter into an six-man playoff, with the block winners earning a bye into the semifinals to determine the winner of the G1 Climax, who would gain a future match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, NJPW's top championship, at Wrestle Kingdom, NJPW's biggest yearly event; if the IWGP Heavyweight Champion himself wins, he selects his opponent at Wrestle Kingdom. The matches of the tournament have a 30-minutes time limit (with the time limit being reached resulting in a tie); the quarterfinals (2nd and 3rd places of the block), the semifinal (block winners and quarterfinals winners) and final (semifinal winners) matches, where a winner must be determined, have no time limit.[2][3]
History
editOn April 3, 2024, NJPW officially announced the 2024 edition of the tournament between July 20 and August 18; as usual, the tournament took place over several cities and locations across Japan.[4]
Storylines
editThe event includes matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[5]
Venues
edit| Dates | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| July 20 | Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium | Namba, Osaka |
| July 21 | ||
| July 23 | Hiroshima Sun Plaza | Nishi-ku, Hiroshima |
| July 25 | Sunmesse Kagawa | Takamatsu, Kagawa |
| July 27 | Dejima Messe Nagasaki | Nagasaki City, Nagasaki |
| July 28 | Fukuoka Convention Center | Hakata-ku, Fukuoka |
| July 29 | ||
| July 31 | KDDI Ishin Hall | Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi |
| August 3 | Yamato Arena | Suita, Osaka |
| August 4 | Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium | Nagoya, Aichi |
| August 6 | Korakuen Hall | Bunkyo, Tokyo |
| August 7 | ||
| August 8 | Yokohama Budokan | Naka-ku, Yokohama |
| August 10 | Xebio Arena Sendai | Sendai, Miyagi |
| August 12 | City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka | Nagaoka, Niigata |
| August 14 | Hamamatsu Arena | Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu |
| August 16 | Makuhari Messe | Mihama-ku, Chiba |
| August 17 | Ryōgoku Kokugikan | Sumida, Tokyo |
| August 18 |
Qualifying Tournament
editBefore the main tournament there was a Qualifying Tournament to determine one entrance for each block.
Block A Qualifying Tournament
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | 26:01 | ||||||||||
| Yoshi-Hashi | Pin | Yoshi-Hashi | Pin | ||||||||
| Chase Owens | 14:01 | Yoshi-Hashi | 11:59 | ||||||||
| Callum Newman | Pin | ||||||||||
| Kenta | 14:38 | ||||||||||
| Yujiro Takahashi | 12:12 | Callum Newman | Pin | ||||||||
| Callum Newman | Pin | ||||||||||
Block B Qualifying Tournament
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | 6:50 | ||||||||||
| Toru Yano | 9:16 | Boltin Oleg | Pin | ||||||||
| Boltin Oleg | Sub | Boltin Oleg | Pin | ||||||||
| Taichi | 16:27 | ||||||||||
| Taichi | Pin | ||||||||||
| Satoshi Kojima | 12:50 | TJP | 19:26 | ||||||||
| TJP | Pin | ||||||||||
Results
editNight 1
editThe first night of the tournament will take place on July 20, 2024, at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Namba, Osaka.[6]
| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ren Narita vs. Oleg Boltin | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 2 | Shota Umino vs. Callum Newman | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 3 | El Phantasmo vs. Henare | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 4 | Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Great-O-Khan | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 5 | Hirooki Goto vs. Jeff Cobb | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 6 | Sanada vs. Jake Lee | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 7 | David Finlay vs. Yuya Uemura | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 8 | Evil vs. Gabe Kidd | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 9 | Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yota Tsuji | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 10 | Shingo Takagi vs. Tetsuya Naito | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
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Night 2
editThe second night of the tournament will take place on July 21, 2024, at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Namba, Osaka.[7]
| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanada vs. Callum Newman | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 2 | Henare vs. Oleg Boltin | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 3 | Gabe Kidd vs. Great-O-Khan | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 4 | El Phantasmo vs. Ren Narita | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 5 | Evil vs. Jake Lee | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 6 | Hirooki Goto vs. Yuya Uemura | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 7 | Shingo Takagi vs. Shota Umino | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 8 | Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr. | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 9 | David Finlay vs. Yota Tsuji | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
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Night 3
editThe third night of the tournament will take place on July 23, 2024, at Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima.[8]
| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shoma Kato, Tomoaki Honma and Hirooki Goto vs. Katsuya Murashima, Toru Yano and Oleg Boltin | Six-man tag team match | ||
| 2 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi and Yota Tsuji) vs. Guerrillas of Destiny (El Phantasmo and Jado) | Tag team match | ||
| 3 | United Empire (Henare and Francesco Akira) vs. Bullet Club War Dogs (David Finlay and Gedo) | Tag team match | ||
| 4 | Konosuke Takeshita vs. Jeff Cobb | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 5 | Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Callum Newman | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 6 | Shingo Takagi vs. Great-O-Khan | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 7 | Shota Umino vs. Gabe Kidd | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 8 | Sanada vs. Evil | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 9 | Tetsuya Naito vs. Jake Lee | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
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Night 4
editThe fourth night of the tournament will take place on July 25, 2024, at Sunmesse Kagawa in Takamatsu, Kagawa.[9]
| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katsuya Murashima and Toru Yano vs. Just 5 Guys (Sanada and Taka Michinoku) | Tag team match | ||
| 2 | Shoma Kato, Tomoaki Honma and Shota Umino vs. United Empire (Francesco Akira, Callum Newman and Great-O-Khan) | Six-man tag team match | ||
| 3 | TMDK (Kosei Fujita and Zack Sabre Jr.) vs. Bullet Club War Dogs (Gabe Kidd and Jake Lee) | Tag team match | ||
| 4 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito and Shingo Takagi) vs. House of Torture (Dick Togo and Evil) | Tag team match | ||
| 5 | Hirooki Goto vs. Oleg Boltin | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 6 | Jeff Cobb vs. Ren Narita | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 7 | El Phantasmo vs. Yota Tsuji | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 8 | Henare vs. David Finlay | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 9 | Yuya Uemura vs. Konosuke Takeshita | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
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Night 5
editThe fifth night of the tournament will take place on July 27, 2024, at Dejima Messe Nagasaki in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki.[10]
| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katsuya Murashima and Shoma Kato vs. Konosuke Takeshita and Henare | Tag team match | ||
| 2 | Guerrillas of Destiny (El Phantasmo and Jado) vs. Toru Yano and Oleg Boltin | Tag team match | ||
| 3 | Just 5 Guys (Taka Michinoku and Yuya Uemura) vs. United Empire (Jeff Cobb and Francesco Akira) | Tag team match | ||
| 4 | Bullet Club War Dogs (David Finlay and Gedo) vs. House of Torture (Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Ren Narita) | Tag team match | ||
| 5 | Tomoaki Honma and Hirooki Goto vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi and Yota Tsuji) | Tag team match | ||
| 6 | Shingo Takagi vs. Callum Newman | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 7 | Sanada vs. Gabe Kidd | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 8 | Shota Umino vs. Great-O-Khan | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 9 | Zack Sabre Jr.vs. Jake Lee | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
| 10 | Tetsuya Naito vs. Evil | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
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Night 6
editNight 7
editNight 8
editNight 9
editNight 10
editNight 11
editNight 12
editNight 13
editNight 14
editNight 15
editNight 16
editNight 17
editNight 18
editNight 19
editThe nineteenth and final night of the tournament took place on August 18, 2024, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Sumida, Tokyo.[11]
Blocks
edit| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shota Umino | 0 | El Phantasmo | 0 |
| Tetsuya Naito | 0 | Hirooki Goto | 0 |
| Shingo Takagi | 0 | Yota Tsuji | 0 |
| Sanada | 0 | Yuya Uemura | 0 |
| Great-O-Khan | 0 | Jeff Cobb | 0 |
| Zack Sabre Jr. | 0 | Henare | 0 |
| Gabe Kidd | 0 | David Finlay | 0 |
| Jake Lee | 0 | Ren Narita | 0 |
| Evil | 0 | Konosuke Takeshita | 0 |
| Callum Newman | 0 | Boltin Oleg | 0 |
| Block A | Evil | Kidd | Lee | Naito | Newman | O-Khan | Sanada | Sabre | Takagi | Umino |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evil | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kidd | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lee | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naito | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Newman | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| O-Khan | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - |
| Sanada | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - |
| Sabre | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - |
| Takagi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - |
| Umino | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| Block B | Cobb | Finlay | Goto | Henare | Narita | Boltin | Phantasmo | Takeshita | Tsuji | Uemura |
| Cobb | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Finlay | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goto | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Henare | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Narita | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boltin | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - |
| Phantasmo | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - |
| Takeshita | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - |
| Tsuji | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - |
| Uemura | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| A1 | ||||||||||||||
| A2 | ||||||||||||||
| A3 | ||||||||||||||
| B1 | ||||||||||||||
| B2 | ||||||||||||||
| B3 | ||||||||||||||
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External links
edit- G1 Climax official website (in English)