During this Sunday’s Dominion, NJPW announced the roster for this year’s G1 Climax, which will be the 33rd edition of the major tournament.
Of the announced fighters, highlight for: Kazuchika Okada, Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, Will Ospreay, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Eddie Kingston.
The 32 fighters announced for this year’s NJPW G1 Climax are:
- Kazuki Okada
- Tetsuya Naito
- SANADA
- Will Ospreay
- Hiroshi Tanahashi
- David Finlay
- Shota Umino
- Shingo Takagi
- Tomohiro Ishii
- Son of Tonga
- Tanga Loa
- Hikuleo
- Hirooki Goto
- YOSHI-HASHI
- Toru Yano
- KENTA
- Zack Sabre Jr
- Taichi
- Eddie Kingston
- The Phantasm
- Ren Narita
- EVIL
- Chase Owens
- Jeff Cobb
- Great-O-Khan
- Aaron Henry
- Gabriel Kidd
- Alex Coughlin
- Shane Haste
- Mikey Nicholls
- Yota Tsuji
- Kaito Kiyomiya
G1 Climax 33 will be divided into four blocks of 7 fighters and the winner of each block will advance to a semi-finals and subsequent final, for an opportunity at the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom.
The tournament will start on the 15th of July and will only end on the 13th of August.
What are your expectations for this year’s G1 Climax?
