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NJPW G1 Climax 29 Night 1: How to watch, match card and more

By Andrea Hangst

TOKYO, JAPAN - JUNE 05: Will Ospreay celebrates the victory following the final bout during the Best Of The Super Jr. Final of NJPW at Ryogoku Kokugikan on June 05, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)
TOKYO, JAPAN - JUNE 05: Will Ospreay celebrates the victory following the final bout during the Best Of The Super Jr. Final of NJPW at Ryogoku Kokugikan on June 05, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Etsuo Hara/Getty Images) /
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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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Will you be watching? Which match are you most looking forward to? Let us know in the comments below.

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