The second of back-to-back nights in Tokyo has the A-Block scheduled for their first set of tournament matches in Japan. Here’s all you need to know about G1 Climax 29 Night 3 including how to watch.
After holding their first of nine G1 Climax block matches in the U.S., the A-Block have returned to Japan where they will finish the remainder of their tournament. The show is scheduled to take place on Sunday, July 14 live from the Ota City General Gymnasium in Ota, Tokyo.
All 10 A-Block participants will have a tournament match, including three never-before-seen singles matches (Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. KENTA, Will Ospreay vs. SANADA, Kota Ibushi vs. EVIL). Under them will be four tag team matches set as previews for the B-Block contests held on the following night.
Event info
Event: NJPW G1 Climax 29 (Night 3)
Date: Sunday, July 14, 2019
Venue: Ota City General Gymnasium — Ota, Tokyo
Start time 2:00 a.m. Eastern/11:00 p.m. Pacific
Watch live: NJPW World
NJPW G1 Climax 29 Night 3 match card
Featured bouts
Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi and BUSHI vs. Taichi, Minoru Suzuki and Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Jay White, Yujiro Takahashi and Chase Owens vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano and YOSHI-HASHI
Jon Moxley and Shota Umino vs. Jeff Cobb and Ren Narita
Juice Robinson, Toa Henare and Yota Tsuji vs. Hirooki Goto, Tomoaki Honma and Yuya Uemura
A-Block tournament matches
Lance Archer (1-0) vs. Bad Luck Fale (1-0)
Will Ospreay (0-1) vs. SANADA (1-0)
Kazuchika Okada (1-0) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (0-1)
Kota Ibushi (0-1) vs. EVIL (0-1)
Hiroshi Tanahashi (0-1) vs. KENTA (1-0)
Kazuchika Okada and Zack Sabre Jr. split wins in 2018 with Okada defending his IWGP Heavyweight Championship in April at Sakura Genesis and Sabre getting his win back in July at Strong Style Evolved UK. The main event bout between Hiroshi Tanahashi and KENTA is a first-time-ever clash that sees the former ace of Pro Wrestling NOAH pitted against the Ace of New Japan Pro Wrestling.