For the first time in New Japan Pro Wrestling history, Night 1 of the G1 Climax tournament will take place on American soil. Here’s all you need to know about G1 Climax 29 Night 1 including how to watch.
The annual NJPW G1 Climax tournament is in its 29th year. And, for the first time ever, the first night’s events are taking place outside of Japan. Night 1’s set of A-Block matches and special attraction bouts come live from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, July 6.
The show will feature five A-Block matches and four additional matches, including a six-man tag featuring the legendary Jushin Thunder Liger. KENTA will also look to make his mark in NJPW in his A-Block meeting with Kota Ibushi. And a potential match of the tournament marks the night’s main event, with Kazuchika Okada taking on Hiroshi Tanahashi.
Event info
Event: NJPW G1 Climax 29 (Night 1)
Date: Saturday, July 6, 2019
Venue: American Airlines Center — Dallas, Texas
Start time 6:00 p.m. Eastern/3:00 Pacific
Watch live: AXS TV
Live stream: NJPW World
NJPW Climax 29 Night 1 match card
Featured bouts
Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger and Toru Yano vs. Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI and Shingo Takagi
Chase Owens and Jay White vs. YOSHI-HASHI and Hirooki Yoto
Ren Narita vs. Shota Umino and Tomohiro Ishii
SHO and YOH vs. Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa
A-Block tournament matches
Will Ospreay vs. Lance Archer
EVIL vs. Bad Luck Fale
SANADA vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
KENTA vs. Kota Ibushi
Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
With a stacked card and a likely enthusiastic audience, the first night of NJPW’s G1 Climax looks to be an exciting one. It’s the top pro wrestling tournament in the world, consistently producing some of the year’s best matches.
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