The participants for each block of the upcoming G1 Climax 31 tournament were announced During today’s (September 5) NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam.
Kota Ibushi, the winner of last two round-robin tournaments, will be part of Block A, along with current IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Shingo Takagi. Other notable names in the block include Tetsuya Naito and KENTA.
Top names set to compete in Block B are Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada and Jeff Cobb. Chase Owens, Tanga Loa, and The Great-O-Khan are set to make their G1 Climax tournament debuts during this year’s competition.
Here are the announced blocks:
Block A
- Kota Ibushi
- Tomohiro Ishii
- Toru Yano
- Shingo Takagi
- Tetsuya Naito
- Zack Sabre Jr.
- The Great O-Khan
- KENTA
- Tanga Loa
- Yujiro Takahashi
Block B
- Hiroshi Tanahashi
- Kazuchika Okada
- Hirooki Goto
- YOSHI-HASHI
- SANADA
- Taichi
- Jeff Cobb
- EVIL
- Tama Tonga
- Chase Owens
Here is a video of the announcement:
The G1 Climax 31 tournament will begin September 18, with the finals taking place on October 21.
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