New Japan Pro-Wrestling has just announced the full schedule for 2019’s G1 Climax tournament.

Opening day in Dallas, Texas on July 6th features a double main event of Kota Ibushi versus KENTA and Hiroshi Tanahashi versus Kazuchika Okada. In the final day of the round robin for the A Block, August 10th, IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada takes on Kota Ibushi. The following day, a never before seen match between Jay White and IWGP Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito will round out the B Block competition.

All G1 Climax block matches have a time limit of 30 minutes except the Final, which has no limit. Wrestlers gain 2 points per win and a time limit draw provides 1 point to both wrestlers. The wrestler with the most points in each block moves in to the Final. If there is a tie for the most points within a Block, the winner of the match between the tied wrestlers moves on to the Final.

The G1 Climax winner typically challenges for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at the following year’s Wrestle Kingdom. If the reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion wins the tournament, they are likely to choose a Wrestle Kingdom challenger.

The entire G1 Climax is available to watch live worldwide on NJPW World,
with the exception of Day 1 in Dallas, Texas, which can be watched live on NJPW World by all subscribers outside of the United States. American NJPW viewers can only view Day 1 live on AXS TV. It will also be uploaded on a slight delay to NJPW World for American subscribers to watch.

Note that the matches are not necessarily listed in the order that they will occur on each event.

Day 1: July 6 @ American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
3PM Pacific, 5PM Central, 6PM Eastern, 11PM UK, 8AM East Australia


A Block

  • Will Ospreay vs. Lance Archer
  • EVIL vs. Bad Luck Fale
  • SANADA vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • Kota Ibushi vs. KENTA
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada

Day 2: July 13 @ Tokyo
2:30AM Pacific, 5:30AM Eastern, 10:30AM UK, 7:30PM East Australia


B Block

  • Juice Robinson vs. Shingo Takagi
  • Toru Yano vs. Tetsuya Naito
  • Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jeff Cobb
  • Hirooki Goto vs. Jay White
  • Jon Moxley vs. Taichi

Day 3: July 14 @ Tokyo
(7/13) 11PM Pacific, 2AM Eastern, 7AM UK, 4PM East Australia

A Block


  • Will Ospreay vs. SANADA
  • Kazuchika Okada vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • Kota Ibushi vs. EVIL
  • Lance Archer vs. Bad Luck Fale
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. KENTA

Day 4: July 15 @ Sapporo
2AM Pacific, 5AM Eastern, 10AM UK, 7PM East Australia

B Block


  • Toru Yano vs. Shingo Takagi
  • Juice Robinson vs. Hirooki Goto
  • Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jay White
  • Jeff Cobb vs. Jon Moxley
  • Tetsuya Naito vs. Taichi

Day 5: July 18 @ Tokyo
2:30AM Pacific, 5:30AM Eastern, 10:30AM UK, 7:30PM East Australia

A Block


  • KENTA vs. Lance Archer
  • Kazuchika Okada vs. Bad Luck Fale
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • EVIL vs. SANADA
  • Kota Ibushi vs. Will Ospreay

Day 6: July 19 @ Tokyo
2:30AM Pacific, 5:30AM Eastern, 10:30AM UK, 7:30PM East Australia

B Block


  • Juice Robinson vs. Jeff Cobb
  • Toru Yano vs. Jay White
  • Hirooki Goto vs. Tetsuya Naito
  • Shingo Takagi vs. Taichi
  • Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jon Moxley

Day 7: July 20 @ Tokyo
2:30AM Pacific, 5:30AM Eastern, 10:30AM UK, 7:30PM East Australia

A Block


  • Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Bad Luck Fale
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Lance Archer
  • Kota Ibushi vs. SANADA
  • KENTA vs. EVIL
  • Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay

Day 8: July 24 @ Hiroshima
2:30AM Pacific, 5:30AM Eastern, 10:30AM UK, 7:30PM East Australia

B Block


  • Juice Robinson vs. Toru Yano
  • Hirooki Goto vs. Taichi
  • Jeff Cobb vs. Jay White
  • Jon Moxley vs. Shingo Takagi
  • Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito

Day 9: July 27 @ Nagoya
2AM Pacific, 5AM Eastern, 10AM UK, 7PM East Australia

A Block


  • Kota Ibushi vs. Lance Archer
  • Will Ospreay vs. Bad Luck Fale
  • EVIL vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. SANADA
  • Kazuchika Okada vs. KENTA

Day 10: July 28 @ Nagoya
12AM Pacific, 3AM Eastern, 8AM UK, 5PM East Australia

B Block


  • Juice Robinson vs. Tomohiro Ishii
  • Jeff Cobb vs. Taichi
  • Shingo Takagi vs. Jay White
  • Hirooki Goto vs. Toru Yano
  • Tetsuya Naito vs. Jon Moxley

Day 11: July 30 @ Takamatsu
3AM Pacific, 6AM Eastern, 11AM UK, 8PM East Australia

A Block


  • Kota Ibushi vs. Bad Luck Fale
  • Kazuchika Okada vs. Lance Archer
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL
  • Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • KENTA vs. SANADA

Day 12: August 1 @ Fukuoka
2:30AM Pacific, 5:30AM Eastern, 10:30AM UK, 7:30PM East Australia

B Block


  • Jeff Cobb vs. Shingo Takagi
  • Juice Robinson vs. Tetsuya Naito
  • Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hirooki Goto
  • Toru Yano vs. Jon Moxley
  • Taichi vs. Jay White

Day 13: August 3 @ Osaka
1AM Pacific, 4AM Eastern, 9AM UK, 6PM East Australia

A Block


  • KENTA vs. Bad Luck Fale
  • Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Lance Archer
  • Will Ospreay vs. EVIL
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi
  • Kazuchika Okada vs. SANADA

Day 14: August 4 @ Osaka
(8/3) 11PM Pacific, 2AM Eastern, 7AM UK, 4PM East Australia

B Block


  • Tomohiro Ishii vs. Toru Yano
  • Juice Robinson vs. Taichi
  • Hirooki Goto vs. Jeff Cobb
  • Jon Moxley vs. Jay White
  • Tetsuya Naito vs. Shingo Takagi

Day 15: August 7 @ Hamamatsu
2:30AM Pacific, 5:30AM Eastern, 10:30AM UK, 7:30PM East Australia

A Block


  • SANADA vs. Lance Archer
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bad Luck Fale
  • Kota Ibushi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • Will Ospreay vs. KENTA
  • Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL

Day 16: August 8 @ Yokohama
2:30AM Pacific, 5:30AM Eastern, 10:30AM UK, 7:30PM East Australia

B Block


  • Jeff Cobb vs. Tetsuya Naito
  • Hirooki Goto vs. Jon Moxley
  • Juice Robinson vs. Jay White
  • Toru Yano vs. Taichi
  • Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shingo Takagi

Day 17: August 10 @ Tokyo
2AM Pacific, 5AM Eastern, 10AM UK, 7PM East Australia

A Block


  • KENTA vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • EVIL vs. Lance Archer
  • SANADA vs. Bad Luck Fale
  • Will Ospreay vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
  • Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi

Day 18: August 11 @ Tokyo
2AM Pacific, 5AM Eastern, 10AM UK, 7PM East Australia

B Block


  • Tomohiro Ishii vs. Taichi
  • Hirooki Goto vs. Shingo Takagi
  • Toru Yano vs. Jeff Cobb
  • Juice Robinson vs. Jon Moxley
  • Tetsuya Naito vs. Jay White

Day 19: August 12 @ Tokyo
(8/11) 11PM Pacific, 2AM Eastern, 7AM UK, 4PM East Australia

Final: A Block Winner vs. B Block Winner