The field for G1 Climax 31 is set.
During night 2 of Wrestle Grand Slam, New Japan Pro-Wrestling revealed the entrants in this year's G1 Climax. As is tradition, Block A and Block B finalists will fight in the finals to determine the top challenger for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
The full list of competitors can be seen below:
A Block
- Kota Ibushi
- Tomohiro Ishii
- Toru Yano
- Tetsuya Naito
- Shingo Takagi
- Zack Sabre Jr
- Great-O-Khan
- KENTA
- Tanga Loa
- Yujiro Takahashi
B Block:
- Hiroshi Tanahashi
- Kazuchika Okada
- Hirooki Goto
- YOSHI-HASHI
- SANDA
- Taichi
- Jeff Cobb
- EVIL
- Tama Tonga
- Chase Owens
The full schedule can be seen below:
September 18th at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
September 19th at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
September 23rd at Ota Ward Gymnasium in Tokyo
September 24th at Ota Ward Gymnasium in Tokyo
September 26th at Kobe World Memorial Hall in Hyogo
September 29th at Korakuen Hall
September 30th at Korakuen Hall
October 1st at Hamamatsu Arena in Shizuoka
October 3rd at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
October 4th at Korakuen Hall
October 7th at Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall
October 8th at Kochi Prefectural Gymnasium
October 9th at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
October 12th at Xebio Arena Sendai in Miyagi
October 13th at Xebio Arena Sendai in Miyagi
October 14th at Yamagata City Sports Center
October 18th at Yokohama Budokan
October 20th at Sumo Hall
October 21st at Sumo Hall
Kota Ibushi won the G1 Climax 30 in 2020, defeating SANADA in the finals. This year, the G1 will have full English commentary. Learn more here.
Fightful will have coverage of G1 Climax 31 as it unfolds.