G1 Climax

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G1 Climax is New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s premier annual heavyweight tournament, renowned for its round-robin format and high-caliber matches that often determine the company’s top star.

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G1 Climax canonical 9
2011 G1 Climax Tag League 1
G1 Climax 26 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Japan Pro-Wrestling event
annual sporting event
professional wrestling tournament
alsoKnownAs G1
broadcastOn NJPW World
TV Asahi
country Japan
determines top heavyweight star in NJPW
division A Block
B Block
C Block
D Block
finalMatchType single elimination final
firstEditionYear 1991
format round-robin tournament
frequency annual
governingBody New Japan Pro-Wrestling
languageOfPromotion Japanese
locationCountry Japan
notableVenue Nippon Budokan
Ryogoku Kokugikan
linked to: Ryōgoku Kokugikan
notableWinner Hiroshi Tanahashi
Kazuchika Okada
Keiji Muto
Kenny Omega
Kota Ibushi
Masahiro Chono
Shinsuke Nakamura
Tetsuya Naito
oftenAwards IWGP Heavyweight Championship title shot
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship title shot
organizer New Japan Pro-Wrestling
predecessor MSG League
World League
promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling
recordHolderMostWins Masahiro Chono
reputation NJPW’s premier heavyweight tournament
one of the most prestigious tournaments in professional wrestling
scoringSystem one point for a draw
two points for a win
zero points for a loss
sport professional wrestling
typicalStartTime summer
typicalVenues Nagoya
Osaka
Sapporo
Tokyo
weightClass heavyweight

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Shinsuke Nakamura tournamentWon 2011 G1 Climax Tag League
linked to: G1 Climax
World Tag League relatedTo G1 Climax
Yuji Nagata tournamentWon G1 Climax
New Japan Cup relatedEvent G1 Climax
Kenny Omega wonTournament G1 Climax 26
linked to: G1 Climax
Tetsuya Naito hasWonTournament G1 Climax