Full Schedule Of Matches For NJPW’s G1 Climax 25 Tournament

The greatest yearly tournament in professional wrestling gets started on Monday as New Japan Pro Wrestling presents the 25th edition of the G-1 Climax Tournament. The tournament, which will take place throughout July and August over the course of 19 shows, consists of 20 wrestlers divided into two blocks.

A BLOCK
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Togi Makabe
Katsuyori Shibata
Tetsuya Naito
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
Kota Ibushi
Toru Yano
AJ Styles
Doc Gallows
Bad Luck Fale

B BLOCK
Satoshi Kojima
Yuji Nagata
Hirooki Goto
Tomoaki Honma
Shinsuke Nakamura
Kazuchika Okada
Tomohiro Ishii
Michael Elgin
Karl Anderson
Yujiro Takahashi

The 2015 edition of the G1 is the longest version of the tournament in history. The winner of the tournament will be crowned on August 16 in Tokyo. The full schedule of matches, locations, and dates are below. All shows will be streamed live and on demand via the New Japan World streaming service.

G1 CLIMAX 25 – Day 1
Monday, July 20, 2015 at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center, Hokkaido Kitayell
A BLOCK: Togi Makabe vs. Toru Yano
A BLOCK: AJ Styles vs. Katsuyori Shibata
A BLOCK: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi

G1 CLIMAX 25 – Day 2
Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Twin Messe Shizuoka
B BLOCK: Satoshi Kojima vs. Tomohiro Ishii
B BLOCK: Kazuchika Okada vs. Michael Elgin
B BLOCK: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Karl Anderson

G1 CLIMAX 25 – Day 3
Friday, July 24, 2015 at Kyoto City Budo Center
A BLOCK: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tetsuya Naito
A BLOCK: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan

G1 CLIMAX 25 – Day 4
Saturday, July 25, 2015 at Takamatsu City General Gymnasium, 1st Stadium in Kagawa
B BLOCK: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Yuji Nagata
B BLOCK: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomoaki Honma

G1 CLIMAX 25 – Day 5
Sunday, July 26, 2015 at Hiroshima Green Arena
A BLOCK: AJ Styles vs. Kota Ibushi
A BLOCK: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito

G1 CLIMAX 25 – Day 6
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at Beppu City B-Con Plaza in Oita
B BLOCK: Hirooki Goto vs. Tomoaki Honma
B BLOCK: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Michael Elgin
B BLOCK: Satoshi Kojima vs. Kazuchika Okada

G1 CLIMAX 25 – Day 7
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at Fukuoka Kokusai Center
A BLOCK: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Kota Ibushi
A BLOCK: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bad Luck Fale
A BLOCK: AJ Styles vs. Tetsuya Naito

G1 CLIMAX 25 – Day 8
Saturday, August 1, 2015 at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
B BLOCK: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tomohiro Ishii
B BLOCK: Hirooki Goto vs. Kazuchika Okada

G1 CLIMAX 25 – Day 9
Sunday, August 2, 2015 at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
A BLOCK: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Bad Luck Fale
A BLOCK: Togi Makabe vs. Tetsuya Naito
A BLOCK: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Toru Yano

G1 CLIMAX 25 – Day 10
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at Sendai Sun Plaza Hall in Miyagi
B BLOCK: Yuji Nagata vs. Tomohiro Ishii
B BLOCK: Kazuchika Okada vs. Karl Anderson
B BLOCK: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Hirooki Goto

G1 CLIMAX 25 – Day 11
Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at Iwate industry Cultural Center Apio
A BLOCK: AJ Styles vs. Togi Makabe
A BLOCK: Kota Ibushi vs. Tetsuya Naito

G1 CLIMAX 25 – Day 12
Friday, August 7, 2015 at Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka
B BLOCK: Satoshi Kojima vs. Hirooki Goto
B BLOCK: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii

G1 CLIMAX 25 – Day 13
Saturday, August 8, 2015 at Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama
A BLOCK: Tetsuya Naito vs. Toru Yano
A BLOCK: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata

G1 CLIMAX 25 – Day 14
Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
B BLOCK: Hirooki Goto vs. Tomohiro Ishii
B BLOCK: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tomoaki Honma

G1 CLIMAX 25 – Day 15
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
A BLOCK: AJ Styles vs. Bad Luck Fale
A BLOCK: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Togi Makabe

G1 CLIMAX 25 – Day 16
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
B BLOCK: Hirooki Goto vs. Michael Elgin
B BLOCK: Satoshi Kojima vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
B BLOCK: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tomoaki Honma

G1 CLIMAX 25 – Day 17
Friday, August 14, 2015 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo
A BLOCK: Togi Makabe vs. Kota Ibushi
A BLOCK: AJ Styles vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

G1 CLIMAX 25 – Day 18
Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo
B BLOCK: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Michael Elgin
B BLOCK: Hirooki Goto vs. Yuji Nagata
B BLOCK: Kazuchika Okada vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

G1 CLIMAX 25 – FINAL
Sunday, August 16, 2015 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo
Final Match: [A BLOCK #1] vs. [B BLOCK #1]

If you’re looking for a very thorough preview of each individual match, check out Puroresus Spirit.

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