The 31st G1 Climax tournament kicks off on Saturday. The round robin tournament will run from Sept. 18th to Oct. 21st, with two blocks of ten competitors fighting for a chance at an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match at Wrestle Kingdom 16. A Block will begin at 4am ET on Sept. 18th. Here is the full card for night 1.
9/18
G1 Climax 31- Night 1
4am ET on NJPWWorld.com
- Non-tournament Match: Ryohei Oiwa vs. SHO
- A Block: Kota Ibushi vs. Yujiro Takahashi
- A Block: Great-O-Khan vs. Tanga Loa
- A Block: KENTA vs. Toru Yano
- A Block: Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
- A Block: Shingo Takagi vs. Tomohiro Ishii
SEE ALSO: Full G1 Climax 31 Schedule
G1 CLIMAX 31 IS HERE!
This weekend, all the action LIVE, in English, in person in Osaka!
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