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New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and its roster enter the most crucial time of its year as this Saturday marks the beginning of the G1 Climax. G1 Climax 32 aims to bring back the prestige and excitement this tournament created for years prior to the worldwide pandemic, going back to the four-block system they utilized over […] READ MORE
The G1 Climax 31 enters the final week of competition. After a long and surprising tournament, we approach the G1 Climax 31 A Block finals. Someone will punch their ticket toward the G1 Climax final match and get a day’s rest ahead of the B Block finals. There is a four-way tie for first place, […] READ MORE
The G1 Climax 31 is closing in on its final days of block competition, with the A Block still being virtually anybody's game going into Day 13. READ MORE
As the second half of the G1 Climax 31 gets underway with Day 11 in Hiroshima, Japan, the A Block looks to continue its run of solid shows in comparison to the volatile B Block this year. Beyond the returns of both El Desperado & Hiromu Takahashi in preliminary battles, the show also contains “The […] READ MORE
The first four days of the G1 Climax 31 are now in the books as we look ahead to Day 5 of New Japan Pro-Wrestling‘s biggest tournament of the year. Tetsuya Naito‘s unfortunate injury continues to show its effects on the A Block with Day 5’s scheduled main event of Tetsuya Naito vs. IWGP World […] READ MORE
G1 Climax 31 continues with Day 3 of block action. After what was considered a strong opening for the tournament on both Day 1 & Day 2, New Japan Pro-Wrestling will look to keep up the momentum as the A Block returns to competition. On the docket are the 5 block matches with no prelims, […] READ MORE
Summer Struggle promised to be a big event as New Japan Pro Wrestling went to Jingu Stadium to hold the event. The stacked lineup featured a number of title matches and a majority of those titles changed hands as NJPW set itself up for an exciting end to the year. Tetsuya Naito Regains IWGP Heavyweight […] READ MORE
New Japan Pro Wrestling has been doing a tour this past month known as Summer Struggle. This tour has a conclusion: a show in an arena that NJPW hasn’t been in many years. This leads us to the aforementioned event. It will feature multiple title matches right before the infamous G1 Climax. NJPW will host […] READ MORE
Hitting the Marks Pro Wrestling Podcast: “YVE….Yano vs EVERYTHING” It’s a Sad Day in Ohio. Rev Up for Wrestling Around the World. Dem Hitting The Marks Boys, Michael Jargo & Ric Vickrey are back with another action-packed episode of the Hitting The Marks Pro Wrestling Podcast. Its been an incredible week in New Japan Pro […] READ MORE
Disclaimer: This article looks at the performance timeline of participants making their G1 Climax debuts under the round-robin format. For statistical purposes, the article is only looking at tournaments under the branded, G1 Climax name, which excludes anything prior to 1991. In addition, this article only looks at the performance timeline for those tournaments held […] READ MORE
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