The field is set.
NJPW announced the field of 28 wrestlers for the annual G1 Climax tournament. The field will be divided into four blocks with seven wrestlers in each block. Blocks and matches will be announced at a later date. The G1 Climax 32 is set to begin on July 16 in Hokkaido and conclude on August 18 at Nippon Budokan.
Here is the list of participants in the tournament:
- Kazuchika Okada (11th entry, 11th consecutive, 2012, 2014, 2021 winner. IWGP World Heavyweight Champion at time of writing)
- Hiroshi Tanahashi (21st entry, 21st consecutive. 2007, 2015, 2018 winner)
- Tetsuya Naito (13th entry, 13th consecutive. 2013, 2017 winner)
- Hirooki Goto (15th entry, 15th consecutive. 2008 winner)
- Tama Tonga (5th entry, 2nd consecutive. NEVER Openweight Champion at time of writing)
- Shingo Takagi (4th entry, 4th consecutive. KOPW 2022 holder at time of writing)
- Chase Owens (2nd entry, 2nd consecutive. IWGP Tag Team Champion at time of writing)
- Bad Luck Fale (7th entry, first in 3 years. IWGP Tag Team Champion at time of writing)
- Yujiro Takahashi (9th entry, 3rd consecutive. NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champion at time of writing)
- EVIL (7th entry, 7th consecutive. NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champion at time of writing)
- Tom Lawlor (Debut entry. STRONG Openweight Champion)
- Juice Robinson (5th entry, 1st in two years)
- JONAH (Debut entry)
- YOSHI-HASHI (6th entry, 3rd consecutive)
- Toru Yano (17th entry, 16th consecutive)
- Tomohiro Ishii (10th entry, 10th consecutive)
- Jeff Cobb (4th entry 4th consecutive)
- Great-O-Khan (2nd entry, 2nd consecutive)
- Will Ospreay (3rd entry, 1st in two years)
- Aaron Henare (Debut entry)
- SANADA (7th entry, 7th consecutive)
- Jay White (4th entry, 1st in two years)
- KENTA (4th entry, 4th consecutive)
- El Phantasmo (Debut entry)
- Taichi (4th entry 4th consecutive)
- Zack Sabre Jr. (6th entry, 6th consecutive)
- Lance Archer (6th entry, 1st in three years)
- David Finlay (Debut entry)
Fightful will provide more information on the G1 tournament when it is known. We will have results and updated standings from the tournament as it unfolds.
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