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G1 Climax

The G1 Climax is a tournament held by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It is considered to be the most important tournament in the company. The tournament was first created by Antonio Inoki and was first held in 1974. The name of the tournament was originally called the World League from 1974 until 1977,[1] the MSG League from 1978 until 1982, and the IWGP League from 1983 until 1988. The tournaments under these names are not viewed as part of the official history of the G1 Climax by New Japan however.[2] The first tournament under the G1 name was held from August 7 until August 11, 1991. Seiji Sakaguchi, president of New Japan, named the tournament after a horse race.[3]

The current rules of the G1 Climax tournament are held in a round-robin format. There are two blocks of wrestlers who fight for points. A wrestler who gets a win gets two points for a victory, a wrestler who gets a draw gets one point, and a wrestler who loses doesn't get a point. The wrestler from each block who has the most points will then fight each other in the finals to decide who the winner of the G1 will be. The tournament is held for four weeks.[4] In 2022, the tournament would go back to having four blocks for the first time since 2000.[5]

The first non-Japanese wrestler to win the G1 was Kenny Omega in 2016.[6] Tetsuya Naito is the current winner.

Tournament winners

Tournament Year Winner Refs.
World League 1974 Antonio Inoki [7]
1975 Antonio Inoki [8]
1976 Seiji Sakaguchi [9]
1977 Seiji Sakaguchi [10]
MSG League 1978 Antonio Inoki [11]
1979 Antonio Inoki [12]
1980 Antonio Inoki [13]
1981 Antonio Inoki [14]
1982 André the Giant [15]
IWGP League 1983 Hulk Hogan [16]
1984 Antonio Inoki [17]
1985 André the Giant [18]
1986 Antonio Inoki [19]
1987 Antonio Inoki [20]
1988 Antonio Inoki [21]
World Cup Tournament 1989 Riki Choshu [22]
G1 Climax 1991 Masahiro Chono [23]
1992 Masahiro Chono [24]
1993 Tatsumi Fujinami [25]
1994 Masahiro Chono [26]
1995 Keiji Mutoh [27]
1996 Riki Choshu [28]
1997 Kensuke Sasaki [29]
1998 Shinya Hashimoto [30]
1999 Manabu Nakanishi [31]
2000 Kensuke Sasaki [32]
2001 Yuji Nagata [33]
2002 Masahiro Chono [34]
2003 Hiroyoshi Tenzan [35]
2004 Hiroyoshi Tenzan [36]
2005 Masahiro Chono [37]
2006 Hiroyoshi Tenzan [38]
2007 Hiroshi Tanahashi [39]
2008 Hirooki Goto [40]
2009 Togi Makabe [41]
2010 Satoshi Kojima [42]
2011 Shinsuke Nakamura [43]
2012 Kazuchika Okada [44]
2013 Tetsuya Naito [45]
2014 Kazuchika Okada [46]
2015 Hiroshi Tanahashi [47]
2016 Kenny Omega [48]
2017 Tetsuya Naito [49]
2018 Hiroshi Tanahashi [50]
2019 Kota Ibushi [51]
2020 Kota Ibushi [52]
2021 Kazuchika Okada [53]
2022 Kazuchika Okada [54]
2023 Tetsuya Naito [55]

G1 Climax Media

References

  1. ↑ The Big Audio Nightmare's Guide to the annual New Japan G1 ClimaxWrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ G1 ClimaxNew Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  3. ↑ 闘魂三銃士を売り出す大会だった／25年目のＧ１Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  4. ↑ New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 Climax: All you need to know as tournament kicks offDaily Mirror. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  5. ↑ NJPW announces G1 Climax 32 Tournament entrants, four-block formatProWrestling.net. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  6. ↑ Kenny Omega breaks through Japan's wrestling barriers to become a true championESPN. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  7. ↑ 1st Annual World LeaguePro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  8. ↑ 2nd Annual World LeaguePro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  9. ↑ 3rd Annual World LeaguePro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  10. ↑ 4th Annual World LeaguePro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  11. ↑ 1st Annual MSG LeaguePro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  12. ↑ 2nd Annual MSG LeaguePro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  13. ↑ 3rd Annual MSG LeaguePro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  14. ↑ 4th Annual MSG LeaguePro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  15. ↑ 5th Annual MSG LeaguePro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  16. ↑ IWGP League 1983Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  17. ↑ IWGP League 1984Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  18. ↑ IWGP League 1985Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  19. ↑ IWGP League 1986Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  20. ↑ IWGP League 1987Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  21. ↑ IWGP League 1988Cagematch. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  22. ↑ World Cup Tournament 1989Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  23. ↑ On this day in pro wrestling history (August 11): Verne Gagne vs. Lou Thesz for AWA title, first ever G1 finalWrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  24. ↑ G1 Climax 1992Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  25. ↑ G1 Climax 1993Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  26. ↑ G1 Climax 1994Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  27. ↑ G1 Climax 1995Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  28. ↑ G1 Climax 1996Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  29. ↑ G1 Climax 1997Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  30. ↑ G1 Climax 1998Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  31. ↑ G1 Climax 1998Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  32. ↑ G1 Climax 2000Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  33. ↑ G1 Climax 2001Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  34. ↑ G1 Climax 2002Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  35. ↑ G1 Climax 2003Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  36. ↑ G1 Climax 2004Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  37. ↑ G1 Climax 2005Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  38. ↑ G1 Climax 2006Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  39. ↑ G1 Climax 2007Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  40. ↑ G1 Climax 2008Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  41. ↑ G1 Climax 2009Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  42. ↑ (Results) New Japan, 8/15/10Strong Style Spirit. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  43. ↑ G1 Climax 2009Strong Style Spirit. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  44. ↑ 2012/08/12(日)15：00 東京・両国国技館 ＜優勝決定戦＞New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  45. ↑ ブシモ Presents G1 Climax 23New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  46. ↑ バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  47. ↑ バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  48. ↑ バディファイト Presents G1 Climax 26New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  49. ↑ ローソンチケット Presents G1 Climax 27New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  50. ↑ 2018.08.12 G1 CLIMAX 28 Night19 - NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLINGNew Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  51. ↑ 2019.08.12 G1 CLIMAX 29 Night 19 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLINGNew Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  52. ↑ 2020.10.18 LEC Presents G1 CLIMAX 30 - NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLINGNew Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  53. ↑ 2021.10.21 G1 CLIMAX 31 - NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLINGNew Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  54. ↑ 2022.08.18 G1 CLIMAX 32 - NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLINGNew Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  55. ↑ 2023.08.13 G1 CLIMAX 33 - NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLINGNew Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved November 13, 2023.

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