NJPW reveals match schedule for G1 Climax 36

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We’re still waiting to find out the identity of the last two participants, but NJPW has revealed the match schedule for G1 Climax 36.

The field for the round-robin tournament is nearly complete with Yuto-Ice and Aaron Wolf winning their play-in matches this week. On July 6, qualifying will conclude with El Phantasmo vs. Ryohei Oiwa for the last spot in A Block and OSKAR vs. Yujiro Takahashi for the final B Block spot. The tournament then begins with night one being held in Chicago on July 11.

After that first night, NJPW returns to Japan for the remaining G1 dates. The tournament wraps up the weekend of August 15-16 with the semifinals and finals taking place at Sumo Hall in Tokyo. The winner earns the G1 trophy as well as a future shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship (currently held by Yota Tsuji).

Here is what the tournament schedule looks like:

NJPW G1 Climax 36 —

Saturday, July 11:

  • A Block: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yota Tsuji
  • A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. SANADA
  • A Block: Shingo Takagi vs. Jake Lee
  • A Block: Yuto-Ice vs. Great-O-Khan
  • A Block: Oleg Boltin vs. El Phantasmo or Ryohei Oiwa
  • B Block: Shota Umino vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • B Block: Yuya Uemura vs. Callum Newman
  • B Block: Aaron Wolf vs. HENARE
  • B Block: Ren Narita vs. OSKAR or Yujiro Takahashi

Saturday, July 18:

  • A Block: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Jake Lee
  • A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Yota Tsuji
  • A Block: Oleg Boltin vs. Yuto-Ice
  • A Block: Great-O-Khan vs. SANADA
  • A Block: Shingo Takagi vs. El Phantasmo or Ryohei Oiwa
  • B Block: Gabe Kidd vs. Drilla Moloney

Sunday, July 19:

  • B Block: Shota Umino vs. Aaron Wolf
  • B Block: Yuya Uemura vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • B Block: Drilla Moloney vs. HENARE
  • B Block: Callum Newman vs. Ren Narita
  • B Block: Gabe Kidd vs. OSKAR or Yujiro Takahashi

Tuesday, July 21:

  • A Block: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yuto-Ice
  • A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Jake Lee
  • A Block: Oleg Boltin vs. Shingo Takagi
  • A Block: Yota Tsuji vs. SANADA
  • A Block: Great-O-Khan vs. El Phantasmo or Ryohei Oiwa

Wednesday, July 22:

  • B Block: Shota Umino vs. Ren Narita
  • B Block: Yuya Uemura vs. Drilla Moloney
  • B Block: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Callum Newman
  • B Block: Aaron Wolf vs. Gabe Kidd
  • B Block: HENARE vs. OSKAR or Yujiro Takahashi

Saturday, July 25:

  • A Block: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Oleg Boltin
  • A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Great-O-Khan
  • A Block: Yota Tsuji vs. Shingo Takagi
  • A Block: Jake Lee vs. SANADA
  • A Block: Yuto-Ice vs. El Phantasmo or Ryohei Oiwa

Sunday, July 26:

  • B Block: Shota Umino vs. Yuya Uemura
  • B Block: Callum Newman vs. Drilla Moloney
  • B Block: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Gabe Kidd
  • B Block: HENARE vs. Ren Narita
  • B Block: Aaron Wolf vs. OSKAR or Yujiro Takahashi

Wednesday, July 29:

  • A Block: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Great-O-Khan
  • A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Shingo Takagi
  • A Block: Oleg Boltin vs. Jake Lee
  • A Block: Yota Tsuji vs. Yuto-Ice
  • A Block: SANADA vs. El Phantasmo or Ryohei Oiwa

Friday, July 31:

  • B Block: Shota Umino vs. HENARE
  • B Block: Yuya Uemura vs. Aaron Wolf
  • B Block: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ren Narita
  • B Block: Callum Newman vs. Gabe Kidd
  • B Block: Drilla Moloney vs. OSKAR or Yujiro Takahashi

Saturday, August 1:

  • A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Konosuke Takeshita
  • A Block: Oleg Boltin vs. SANADA
  • A Block: Shingo Takagi vs. Great-O-Khan
  • A Block: Yuto-Ice vs. Jake Lee
  • A Block: Yota Tsuji vs. El Phantasmo or Ryohei Oiwa

Sunday, August 2:

  • B Block: Shota Umino vs. Callum Newman
  • B Block: Yuya Uemura vs. Ren Narita
  • B Block: Gabe Kidd vs. HENARE
  • B Block: Aaron Wolf vs. Drilla Moloney
  • B Block: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. OSKAR or Yujiro Takahashi

Thursday, August 6:

  • A Block: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Shingo Takagi
  • A Block: Yota Tsuji vs. Oleg Boltin
  • A Block: Jake Lee vs. Great-O-Khan
  • A Block: Yuto-Ice vs. SANADA
  • A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. El Phantasmo or Ryohei Oiwa

Saturday, August 8:

  • B Block: Shota Umino vs. Gabe Kidd
  • B Block: Yuya Uemura vs. HENARE
  • B Block: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Drilla Moloney
  • B Block: Aaron Wolf vs. Ren Narita
  • B Block: Callum Newman vs. OSKAR or Yujiro Takahashi

Sunday, August 9:

  • A Block: Konosuke Takeshita vs. SANADA
  • A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Oleg Boltin
  • A Block: Yota Tsuji vs. Great-O-Khan
  • A Block: Shingo Takagi vs. Yuto-Ice
  • A Block: Jake Lee vs. El Phantasmo or Ryohei Oiwa

Tuesday, August 11:

  • B Block: Yuya Uemura vs. Gabe Kidd
  • B Block: Drilla Moloney vs. Ren Narita
  • B Block: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. HENARE
  • B Block: Aaron Wolf vs. Callum Newman
  • B Block: Shota Umino vs. OSKAR or Yujiro Takahashi

Wednesday, August 12:

  • A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Yuto-Ice
  • A Block: Oleg Boltin vs. Great-O-Khan
  • A Block: Yota Tsuji vs. Jake Lee
  • A Block: Shingo Takagi vs. SANADA
  • A Block: Konosuke Takeshita vs. El Phantasmo or Ryohei Oiwa

Thursday, August 13:

  • B Block: Shota Umino vs. Drilla Moloney
  • B Block: Callum Newman vs. HENARE
  • B Block: Gabe Kidd vs. Ren Narita
  • B Block: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Aaron Wolf
  • B Block: Yuya Uemura vs. OSKAR or Yujiro Takahashi

Saturday, August 15:

  • Semifinals
  • Hiroyoshi Tenzan’s retirement match

Sunday, August 16:

  • Finals
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