New Japan has announced the competitors for this years G1 CLIMAX 24. This years league will feature 22 competitors from all over the world. This years league is scheduled to take place with the opening day on July 21st and the final on August 10th.
ANNOUNCED COMPETITORS AND BLOCKS
A BLOCK
Hiroshi Tanahashi [13th Year Competing]
Shinsuke Nakamura [11th Year Competing]
Yuji Nagata [16th Year Competing]
Satoshi Kojima [13th Year Competing]
Shelton “X” Benjamin [3rd Year Competing]
Tomoaki Honma [Debut]
Katsuyori Shibata [4th Year Competing]
Tomohiro Ishii [2nd Year Competing]
Bad Luck Fale [Debut]
Davey Boy Smith Jr. [2nd Year Competing]
Doc Gallows [Debut]
* Kota Ibushi [was originally scheduled to compete, but suffered an injury before the start.]
B BLOCK
Kazuchika Okada [3rd Year Competing]
AJ Styles [Debut]
Hiroyoshi Tenzan [19th Year Competing]
Toru Yano [9th Year Competing]
Minoru Suzuki [6th Year Competing]
Togi Makabe [11th Year Competing]
Tetsuya Naito [5th Year Competing]
Hirooki Goto [7th Year Competing]
Yujiro Takahashi [5th Year Competing]
Lance Archer [4th Year Competing]
Karl Anderson [5th Year Competing]
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ANNOUNCED MATCHES
NJPW, 7/21/2014 [Mon] 15:00 @ Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center ~ North Sea Kitaeru
(1) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Bad Luck Fale
(2) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Shelton “X” Benjamin vs. Doc Gallows
(3) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Karl Anderson
(4) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Satoshi Kojima vs. Yuji Nagata
(5) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Toru Yano vs. Minoru Suzuki
(6) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Tetsuya Naito vs. Yujiro Takahashi
(7) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Togi Makabe vs. Hirooki Goto
(8) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tomoaki Honma
(9) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
(10) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: AJ Styles vs. Kazuchika Okada
NJPW, 7/23/2014 [Wed] 18:30 @ Aomori Prefecture Budokan
(1) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Satoshi Kojima vs. Tomohiro Ishii
(2) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Shelton “X” Benjamin vs. Bad Luck Fale
(3) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Hirooki Goto vs. Yujiro Takahashi
(4) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Tetsuya Naito vs. Lance Archer
(5) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Yuji Nagata vs. Tomoaki Honma
(6) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
(7) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Toru Yano vs. AJ Styles
(8) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
(9) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Togi Makabe vs. Karl Anderson
(10) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Doc Gallows
NJPW, 7/25/2014 [Fri] 19:00 @ Yamagata City General Sports Center
(1) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Tomoaki Honma vs. Doc Gallows
(2) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Lance Archer vs. Karl Anderson
(3) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Yujiro Takahashi
(4) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shelton “X” Benjamin
(5) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Tetsuya Naito vs. Toru Yano
(6) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
(7) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Yuji Nagata vs. Bad Luck Fale
(8) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Hirooki Goto vs. Minoru Suzuki
(9) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Satoshi Kojima
(10) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Togi Makabe vs. Kazuchika Okada
NJPW, 7/26/2014 [Sat] 17:00 @ Akita Prefectural Gymnasium
(1) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Satoshi Kojima vs. Bad Luck Fale
(2) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Shelton “X” Benjamin vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
(3) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Minoru Suzuki
(4) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Hirooki Goto vs. Toru Tano
(5) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tomoaki Honma
(6) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Togi Makabe vs. Lance Archer
(7) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Yuji Nagata vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
(8) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: AJ Styles vs. Tetsuya Naito
(9) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Kazuchika Okada vs. Karl Anderson
(10) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata
NJPW, 7/28/2014 [Mon] 18:30 @ Sendai Sun Plaza Hall in Miyagi
(1) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Doc Gallows
(2) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Lance Archer
(3) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Satoshi Kojima vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
(4) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Minoru Suzuki vs. Yujiro Takahashi
(5) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Toru Yano vs. Karl Anderson
(6) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Shelton “X” Benjamin
(7) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: AJ Styles vs. Hirooki Goto
(8) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bad Luck Fale
(9) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tomoaki Honma
(10) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Tetsuya Naito vs. Kazuchika Okada
NJPW, 7/31/2014 [Thu] 18:30 @ Shizuoka Act City Hamamatsu
(1) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Doc Gallows vs. Bad Luck Fale
(2) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Yuji Nagata vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
(3) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Togi Makabe vs. Yujiro Takahashi
(4) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Satoshi Kojima vs. Katsuyori Shibata
(5) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Hirooki Goto vs. Karl Anderson
(6) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Minoru Suzuki vs. Lance Archer
(7) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Shelton “X” Benjamin
(8) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: AJ Styles vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
(9) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Toru Yano vs. Kazuchika Okada
(10) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW, 8/1/2014 [Fri] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(1) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Satoshi Kojima vs. Shelton “X” Benjamin
(2) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Toru Yano vs. Lance Archer
(3) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Yujiro Takahashi vs. Karl Anderson
(4) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Doc Gallows
(5) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Hirooki Goto
(6) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Tomoaki Honma vs. Bad Luck Fale
(7) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Togi Makabe vs. Tetsuya Naito
(8) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: AJ Styles vs. Minoru Suzuki
(9) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Yuji Nagata vs. Katsuyori Shibata
(10) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW, 8/3/2014 [Sun] 17:00 @ Osaka BODYMAKER COLOSSEUM
(1) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
(2) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Toru Yano
(3) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Yuji Nagata vs. Shelton “X” Benjamin
(4) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Satoshi Kojima vs. Tetsuya Naito
(5) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Hirooki Goto vs. Tetsuya Naito
(6) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Lance Archer vs. AJ Styles
(7) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Togi Makabe vs. Minoru Suzuki
() G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Tomoaki Honma vs. Katsuyori Shibata
() G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Kazuchika Okada vs. Yujiro Takahashi
() G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW, 8/4/2014 [Mon] 18:30 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
(1) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Tomoaki Honma vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
(2) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Lance Archer vs. Yujiro Takahashi
(3) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Yuji Nagata vs. Doc Gallows
(4) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Togi Makabe vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
(5) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Tetsuya Naito vs. Minoru Suzuki
(6) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Bad Luck Fale
(7) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Satoshi Kojima vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
(8) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: AJ Styles vs. Karl Anderson
(9) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Shelton “X” Benjamin vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
(10) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Hirooki Goto vs. Kazuchika Okada
NJPW, 8/6/2014 [Wed] 19:00 @ Takamatsu City Gymnasium, 1st Stadium in Kagawa
(1) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Satoshi Kojima vs. Tomoaki Honma
(2) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Bad Luck Fale
(3) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Tetsuya Naito
(4) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Minoru Suzuki vs. Karl Anderson
(5) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Togi Makabe vs. Toru Yano
(6) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: AJ Styles vs. Yujiro Takahashi
(7) G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Kazuchika Okada vs. Lance Archer
(8) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Yuji Nagata vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
(9) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Katsuyori Shibata
(10) G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Doc Gallows
NJPW, 8/8/2014 [Fri] 18:30 @ Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Kanagawa
() G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Bad Luck Fale
() G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Doc Gallows
() G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Tomoaki Honma vs. Shelton “X” Benjamin
() G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
() G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Yuji Nagata
() G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Toru Yano vs. Yujiro Takahashi
() G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Hirooki Goto vs. Lance Archer
() G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Tetsuya Naito vs. Karl Anderson
() G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: AJ Styles vs. Togi Makabe
() G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK: Minoru Suzuki vs. Kazuchika Okada
NJPW, 8/10/2014 [Sun] 15:00 @ Seibu Dome in Saitama
() Jushin Thunder Liger & Captain New Japan vs. Adam Cole & Michael Bennett w/ Maria Kanellis
() IWGP Jr. Tag Championship Match: [38th Champions] KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley vs. [Challengers] “reDRagon” Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly
~ 1st title defense.
() Special Single Match: A BLOCK #2 vs. B BLOCK #2
() G1 CLIMAX 24 FINAL: A BLOCK #1 vs. B BLOCK #1
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A BLOCK | HT | SK | YN | TH | KS | SN | TI | SXB | DBS | DG | BLF | P |
Tanahashi | – | 7/25 W |
8/6 W |
7/21 W |
7/26 L |
8/3 W |
7/31 W |
8/4 W |
8/8 L |
7/23 W |
7/28 L |
14 |
Kojima | L | – | 7/21 W |
8/6 W |
7/31 L |
8/4 L |
7/23 L |
8/1 W |
7/28 L |
8/3 W |
7/26 W |
10 |
Nagata | L | L | – | 7/23 W |
8/1 W |
7/26 L |
8/8 L |
8/3 W |
7/31 W |
8/4 L |
7/25 L |
8 |
Honma | L | L | L | – | 8/3 L |
7/28 L |
7/26 L |
8/8 L |
8/4 L |
7/25 L |
8/1 L |
0 |
Shibata | W | W | L | W | – | 7/21 W |
8/6 W |
7/28 W |
7/25 L |
8/8 L |
8/4 L |
12 |
Nakamura | L | W | W | W | L | – | 8/1 W |
7/31 W |
7/23 W |
8/6 W |
8/8 W |
16 |
Ishii | L | W | W | W | L | L | – | 7/25 L |
8/3 W |
7/28 W |
7/21 L |
10 |
Shelton | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | – | 7/26 W |
7/21 W |
7/23 W |
10 |
Smith | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | – | 8/1 W |
8/6 L |
10 |
Gallows | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | – | 7/31 W |
8 |
Fale | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | – | 12 |
B BLOCK | TM | HG | TN | HT | KO | TY | MS | LA | AJ | YT | KA | P |
Makabe | – | 7/21 L |
8/1 W |
8/4 W |
7/25 L |
8/6 L |
8/3 L |
7/26 W |
8/8 L |
7/31 L |
7/23 W |
8 |
Goto | W | – | 8/3 W |
8/1 L |
8/4 L |
7/26 L |
7/25 W |
8/8 L |
7/28 L |
7/23 W |
7/31 L |
8 |
Naito | L | L | – | 8/6 W |
7/28 W |
7/25 W |
8/4 L |
7/23 W |
7/26 W |
7/21 L |
8/8 | 10 |
Tenzan | L | W | L | – | 7/23 L |
8/3 W |
7/26 L |
7/28 L |
7/31 L |
7/25 W |
7/21 W |
8 |
Okada | W | W | L | W | – | 7/31 W |
8/8 W |
8/6 W |
7/21 W |
8/3 W |
7/26 L |
16 |
Yano | W | W | L | L | L | – | 7/21 W |
8/1 L |
7/23 L |
8/8 L |
7/28 W |
8 |
Suzuki | W | L | W | W | L | L | – | 7/31 W |
8/1 L |
7/28 W |
8/6 L |
10 |
Archer | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | – | 8/3 L |
8/4 W |
7/25 W |
8 |
Styles | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | – | 8/6 W |
8/4 W |
16 |
Yujiro | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | – | 8/1 L |
8 |
Karl | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | – | 10 |