G1 Climax 32 | |||
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![]() G1 Climax 32 logo | |||
Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
Date | July 16–August 18, 2022 | ||
City | See venues | ||
Venue | See venues | ||
Attendance | 48,138 (combined) | ||
Event chronology | |||
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G1 Climax chronology | |||
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![]() Kazuchika Okada, winner of G1 Climax 32 | |
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Professional wrestling |
Location | |
Dates | July 16, 2022–August 18, 2022 |
Tournament format(s) | Four-block round-robin tournament |
Participants | 28 |
Final positions | |
Champion | Kazuchika Okada |
Runner-up | Will Ospreay |
Tournament statistics | |
Bouts fought | 87 |
The G1 Climax 32 was a professional wrestling tournament promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The tournament commenced on July 16 and concluded on August 18, 2022. It was the thirty-second edition of G1 Climax and the forty-eighth edition of the tournament counting its previous forms under different names.
Considered NJPW's most important tournament, the G1 Climax featured twenty-eight wrestlers, divided into four blocks of seven ("A", "B", "C", and "D"). Each participant faced all six other wrestlers within the same block in singles matches. The winner of each block was determined via a point system, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a defeat. Each night of the event saw one match from each block between two members. On the final two days of the event, the winners of each block entered a four-man playoff to determine the winner of the tournament, who also receives a future match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom. The event was broadcast live on TV Asahi and Fighting TV Samurai in Japan, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling World worldwide.
For the first time in three years, the block returned to the summer, moving away from the previous years where it was held in the fall between September–October due to the 2020 Summer Olympic Games being held in Japan, while coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] At twenty-eight participants, it was the largest field in G1 Climax history and the most competitors since 2014. The tournament also ran in a four-block round-robin format for the first time since 2000.
The event saw the G1 Climax debuts of Tom Lawlor, Jonah, El Phantasmo, Aaron Henare, and David Finlay. [2]
Role: | Name: |
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English Commentators | Kevin Kelly |
Chris Charlton (nights 1–2, 4–7, 11–13, 16, 18–20) | |
El Phantasmo (nights 8 & 14) | |
Tom Lawlor (night 9) | |
Lance Archer (nights 10 & 15) | |
David Finlay (night 16) | |
Jonah (night 17) | |
Chase Owens (night 18) | |
Japanese Commentators | Milano Collection A.T. (nights 1–3, 8–13, 17–20) |
Shigeki Kiyono (nights 8–9, 11–13, 17) | |
Kazuki Kusanagi (nights 4, 16, 20) | |
Hiroki Mikami (nights 1 & 2) | |
Miki Motoi (nights 4–7) | |
Haruo Murata (nights 3 & 10) | |
Shimpei Nogami (night 18) | |
Yusuke Okamoto (nights 14–16) | |
Yohei Ohnishi (night 18) | |
Yuichi Tabata (nights 1–2, 6–7, 16, 19) | |
Shunpei Terakawa (nights 5, 18, 20) | |
Daisuke Takahashi (nights 4–7) | |
Koki Yamazaki (nights 14–15, 19) | |
Shinji Yoshino (nights 1–2, 14–15, 19–20) | |
Ring announcers | Kimihiko Ozaki |
Makoto Abe | |
Referees | Jeremy Marcus |
Kenta Sato | |
Yuya Sakamoto | |
Marty Asami | |
Red Shoes Unno |
The tournament features twenty-eight wrestlers, divided into four blocks of seven ("A", "B", "C", and "D"). Each participant faces all six other wrestlers within the same block in singles matches. The winner of each block is determined via a point system, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss; each night of the event sees one match from each block between two members competing for the tournament. In case of several wrestlers sharing the top score, the results of the matches those wrestlers had when facing each other in the tournament act as tiebreaker, with the one having the most wins over the other top-scorers determining the winner of the block. [3] [4]
On the final two days of the event, the respective winners of each block enter a four-man single-elimination playoff to determine the winner of the G1 Climax, who would gain a future match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, NJPW's top championship, at Wrestle Kingdom, NJPW's biggest yearly event; if the IWGP Heavyweight Champion himself wins, he selects his opponent at Wrestle Kingdom. The Young Lion matches have a fifteen-minutes time limit, while the matches of the tournament have a 30-minutes time limit (with the time limit being reached resulting in a tie); the semifinal (block winners) and final (semifinal winners) matches, where a winner must be determined, have no time limit. [3] [4]
On April 9, 2022, at Hyper Battle '22, NJPW announced that the 2022 edition of the G1 Climax would take place from July to August, returning to the summer for the first time since 2019. [1] During Dominion 6.12 in Osaka-jo Hall on June 22, NJPW announced the participants for the G1 Climax. [5]
The event includes matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. [6]
Dates [1] | Venue | Location |
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July 16 | Hokkai Kitayell | Toyohira-ku, Sapporo |
July 17 | ||
July 20 | Xebio Arena Sendai | Sendai, Miyagi |
July 23 | Ota City General Gymnasium | Ōta, Tokyo |
July 24 | ||
July 26 | Korakuen Hall | Bunkyo, Tokyo |
July 27 | ||
July 30 | Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium | Nagoya, Aichi |
July 31 | ||
August 2 | Hamamatsu Arena | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka |
August 5 | Item Ehime | Matsuyama, Ehime |
August 6 | Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium | Namba, Osaka |
August 7 | ||
August 9 | Hiroshima Sun Plaza | Nishi-ku, Hiroshima |
August 10 | ||
August 13 | Machida Municipal Gymnasium | Machida, Tokyo |
August 14 | White Ring | Nagano, Nagano |
August 16 | Nippon Budokan | Chiyoda, Tokyo |
August 17 | ||
August 18 |
The first night of the tournament took place on July 16, 2022, at Hokkai Kitayell in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo. [7]
A Block | B Block | C Block | D Block | ||||||||||||||||
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Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | ||||
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||||||||||
1 | Okada | Win | 0 | 2 | 1 | White | Win | 0 | 2 | 1 | Henare | Win | 0 | 2 | 1 | Ospreay | Win | 0 | 2 |
2 | Cobb | Loss | 0 | 0 | 2 | Sanada | Loss | 0 | 0 | 2 | Tanahashi | Loss | 0 | 0 | 2 | Phantasmo | Loss | 0 | 0 |
Yano | DNC | 0 | 0 | Tonga | DNC | 0 | 0 | Evil | DNC | 0 | 0 | Robinson | DNC | 0 | 0 | ||||
Archer | DNC | 0 | 0 | Ishii | DNC | 0 | 0 | Goto | DNC | 0 | 0 | Yoshi-Hashi | DNC | 0 | 0 | ||||
Fale | DNC | 0 | 0 | Taichi | DNC | 0 | 0 | Sabre | DNC | 0 | 0 | Takagi | DNC | 0 | 0 | ||||
Lawlor | DNC | 0 | 0 | O-Khan | DNC | 0 | 0 | Kenta | DNC | 0 | 0 | Takahashi | DNC | 0 | 0 | ||||
Jonah | DNC | 0 | 0 | Owens | DNC | 0 | 0 | Naito | DNC | 0 | 0 | Finlay | DNC | 0 | 0 |
The second night of the tournament took place on July 17, 2022, at Hokkai Kitayell in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo. [9]
A Block | B Block | C Block | D Block | ||||||||||||||||
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Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | ||||
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||||||||||
1 | Okada | DNC | 2 | 2 | 1 | White | DNC | 2 | 2 | 1 | Henare | DNC | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ospreay | DNC | 2 | 2 |
Yano | Win | 0 | 2 | Taichi | Win | 0 | 2 | Sabre | Win | 0 | 2 | Robinson | Win | 0 | 2 | ||||
2 | Jonah | Loss | 0 | 0 | 2 | Ishii | Loss | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kenta | Loss | 0 | 0 | 2 | Takagi | Loss | 0 | 0 |
Cobb | DNC | 0 | 0 | Sanada | DNC | 0 | 0 | Tanahashi | DNC | 0 | 0 | Phantasmo | DNC | 0 | 0 | ||||
Archer | DNC | 0 | 0 | Tonga | DNC | 0 | 0 | Goto | DNC | 0 | 0 | Yoshi-Hashi | DNC | 0 | 0 | ||||
Lawlor | DNC | 0 | 0 | O-Khan | DNC | 0 | 0 | Evil | DNC | 0 | 0 | Takahashi | DNC | 0 | 0 | ||||
Fale | DNC | 0 | 0 | Owens | DNC | 0 | 0 | Naito | DNC | 0 | 0 | Finlay | DNC | 0 | 0 |
The third night of the tournament took place on July 20, 2022, at Xebio Arena Sendai in Sendai, Miyagi. [11]
A Block | B Block | C Block | D Block | ||||||||||||||||
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Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | ||||
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||||||||||
1 | Okada | DNC | 2 | 2 | 1 | White | DNC | 2 | 2 | 1 | Henare | DNC | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ospreay | DNC | 2 | 2 |
Yano | DNC | 2 | 2 | Taichi | DNC | 2 | 2 | Sabre | DNC | 2 | 2 | Robinson | DNC | 2 | 2 | ||||
Fale | Win | 0 | 2 | Tonga | Win | 0 | 2 | Goto | Win | 0 | 2 | Takahashi | Win | 0 | 2 | ||||
2 | Archer | Loss | 0 | 0 | 2 | Owens | Loss | 0 | 0 | 2 | Naito | Loss | 0 | 0 | 2 | Finlay | Loss | 0 | 0 |
Cobb | DNC | 0 | 0 | Ishii | DNC | 0 | 0 | Kenta | DNC | 0 | 0 | Yoshi-Hashi | DNC | 0 | 0 | ||||
Lawlor | DNC | 0 | 0 | O-Khan | DNC | 0 | 0 | Evil | DNC | 0 | 0 | Takagi | DNC | 0 | 0 | ||||
Jonah | DNC | 0 | 0 | Sanada | DNC | 0 | 0 | Tanahashi | DNC | 0 | 0 | Phantasmo | DNC | 0 | 0 |
The fourth night of the tournament took place on July 23, 2022, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Ōta, Tokyo. [12]
A Block | B Block | C Block | D Block | ||||||||||||||||
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Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | ||||
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||||||||||
1 | Okada | Win | 2 | 4 | 1 | White | Win | 2 | 4 | 1 | Sabre | Win | 2 | 4 | 1 | Robinson | DNC | 2 | 2 |
2 | Yano | Loss | 2 | 2 | 2 | Taichi | DNC | 2 | 2 | 2 | Henare | Loss | 2 | 2 | Ospreay | DNC | 2 | 2 | |
Fale | DNC | 2 | 2 | Tonga | DNC | 2 | 2 | Goto | DNC | 2 | 2 | Takahashi | DNC | 2 | 2 | ||||
3 | Archer | DNC | 0 | 0 | 3 | Owens | DNC | 0 | 0 | 3 | Naito | DNC | 0 | 0 | Takagi | Win | 0 | 2 | |
Cobb | DNC | 0 | 0 | Ishii | Loss | 0 | 0 | Kenta | DNC | 0 | 0 | 2 | Yoshi-Hashi | Loss | 0 | 0 | |||
Lawlor | DNC | 0 | 0 | O-Khan | DNC | 0 | 0 | Evil | DNC | 0 | 0 | Finlay | DNC | 0 | 0 | ||||
Jonah | DNC | 0 | 0 | Sanada | DNC | 0 | 0 | Tanahashi | DNC | 0 | 0 | Phantasmo | DNC | 0 | 0 |
The fifth night of the tournament took place on July 24, 2022, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Ōta, Tokyo. [13]
A Block | B Block | C Block | D Block | ||||||||||||||||
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Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | ||||
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||||||||||
1 | Okada | DNC | 4 | 4 | 1 | White | DNC | 4 | 4 | 1 | Sabre | DNC | 4 | 4 | 1 | Ospreay | DNC | 2 | 2 |
2 | Yano | DNC | 2 | 2 | 2 | Sanada | Win | 0 | 2 | 2 | Henare | DNC | 2 | 2 | Robinson | DNC | 2 | 2 | |
Cobb | Win | 0 | 2 | Taichi | Loss | 2 | 2 | Goto | DNC | 2 | 2 | Phantasmo | Win | 0 | 2 | ||||
Fale | Loss | 2 | 2 | Tonga | DNC | 2 | 2 | Tanahashi | Win | 0 | 2 | Takagi | DNC | 2 | 2 | ||||
3 | Jonah | DNC | 0 | 0 | 3 | Owens | DNC | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kenta | DNC | 0 | 0 | Takahashi | Loss | 2 | 2 | |
Lawlor | DNC | 0 | 0 | O-Khan | DNC | 0 | 0 | Naito | Loss | 0 | 0 | 2 | Finlay | DNC | 0 | 0 | |||
Archer | DNC | 0 | 0 | Ishii | DNC | 0 | 0 | Evil | DNC | 0 | 0 | Yoshi-Hashi | DNC | 0 | 0 |
The sixth night of the tournament took place on July 26, 2022, at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo. [14]
A Block | B Block | C Block | D Block | ||||||||||||||||
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Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | ||||
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||||||||||
1 | Okada | DNC | 4 | 4 | 1 | White | DNC | 4 | 4 | 1 | Sabre | DNC | 4 | 4 | 1 | Ospreay | DNC | 2 | 2 |
2 | Yano | DNC | 2 | 2 | 2 | Sanada | DNC | 2 | 2 | 2 | Henare | DNC | 2 | 2 | Finlay | Win | 0 | 2 | |
Cobb | DNC | 2 | 2 | Taichi | DNC | 2 | 2 | Goto | DNC | 2 | 2 | Phantasmo | DNC | 2 | 2 | ||||
Fale | DNC | 2 | 2 | Tonga | DNC | 2 | 2 | Tanahashi | DNC | 2 | 2 | Takagi | DNC | 2 | 2 | ||||
Archer | Win | 0 | 2 | Owens | Win | 0 | 2 | Evil | Win | 0 | 2 | Takahashi | DNC | 2 | 2 | ||||
3 | Lawlor | Loss | 0 | 0 | 3 | O-Khan | Loss | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kenta | Loss | 0 | 0 | Robinson | Loss | 2 | 2 | |
Jonah | DNC | 0 | 0 | Ishii | DNC | 0 | 0 | Naito | DNC | 0 | 0 | 2 | Yoshi-Hashi | DNC | 0 | 0 |
The seventh night of the tournament took place on July 27, 2022, at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo. [15]
A Block | B Block | C Block | D Block | ||||||||||||||||
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Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | ||||
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||||||||||
1 | Okada | DNC | 4 | 4 | 1 | White | DNC | 4 | 4 | 1 | Sabre | DNC | 4 | 4 | 1 | Ospreay | Win | 2 | 4 |
Fale | Win | 2 | 4 | 2 | Sanada | DNC | 2 | 2 | Goto | Win | 2 | 4 | 2 | Finlay | DNC | 2 | 2 | ||
2 | Cobb | DNC | 2 | 2 | Taichi | DNC | 2 | 2 | 2 | Henare | Loss | 2 | 2 | Phantasmo | DNC | 2 | 2 | ||
Yano | Loss | 2 | 2 | Tonga | Loss | 2 | 2 | Tanahashi | DNC | 2 | 2 | Takagi | DNC | 2 | 2 | ||||
Archer | DNC | 2 | 2 | Owens | DNC | 2 | 2 | Evil | DNC | 2 | 2 | Takahashi | Loss | 2 | 2 | ||||
3 | Lawlor | DNC | 0 | 0 | Ishii | Win | 0 | 2 | 3 | Kenta | DNC | 0 | 0 | Robinson | DNC | 2 | 2 | ||
Jonah | DNC | 0 | 0 | 3 | O-Khan | DNC | 0 | 0 | Naito | DNC | 0 | 0 | 3 | Yoshi-Hashi | DNC | 0 | 0 |
The eighth night of the tournament took place on July 30, 2022, at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Aichi. [16]
A Block | B Block | C Block | D Block | ||||||||||||||||
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Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | ||||
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||||||||||
1 | Okada | DNC | 4 | 4 | 1 | White | DNC | 4 | 4 | 1 | Tanahashi | Win | 2 | 4 | 1 | Ospreay | DNC | 4 | 4 |
Fale | DNC | 4 | 4 | Sanada | Win | 2 | 4 | Sabre | Loss | 4 | 4 | Finlay | Win | 2 | 4 | ||||
2 | Cobb | DNC | 2 | 2 | 2 | Taichi | DNC | 2 | 2 | Goto | DNC | 4 | 4 | 2 | Phantasmo | DNC | 2 | 2 | |
Yano | DNC | 2 | 2 | Tonga | DNC | 2 | 2 | 2 | Henare | DNC | 2 | 2 | Takagi | Loss | 2 | 2 | |||
Archer | DNC | 2 | 2 | Owens | DNC | 2 | 2 | Evil | DNC | 2 | 2 | Takahashi | DNC | 2 | 2 | ||||
Jonah | Win | 0 | 2 | Ishii | DNC | 0 | 2 | 3 | Kenta | DNC | 0 | 0 | Robinson | DNC | 2 | 2 | |||
3 | Lawlor | Loss | 0 | 0 | 3 | O-Khan | Loss | 0 | 0 | Naito | DNC | 0 | 0 | 3 | Yoshi-Hashi | DNC | 0 | 0 |
The ninth night of the tournament took place on July 31, 2022, at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Aichi. [17]
A Block | B Block | C Block | D Block | ||||||||||||||||
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Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | ||||
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||||||||||
1 | Okada | Win | 4 | 6 | 1 | White | Win | 4 | 6 | 1 | Tanahashi | DNC | 4 | 4 | 1 | Ospreay | DNC | 4 | 4 |
2 | Fale | Loss | 4 | 4 | 2 | Sanada | DNC | 4 | 4 | Sabre | DNC | 4 | 4 | Finlay | DNC | 4 | 4 | ||
Cobb | Win | 2 | 4 | 3 | Taichi | DNC | 2 | 2 | Goto | DNC | 4 | 4 | 2 | Phantasmo | DNC | 2 | 2 | ||
3 | Yano | DNC | 2 | 2 | Tonga | DNC | 2 | 2 | 2 | Henare | DNC | 2 | 2 | Takagi | DNC | 2 | 2 | ||
Archer | Loss | 2 | 2 | Owens | Loss | 2 | 2 | Naito | Win | 0 | 2 | Takahashi | DNC | 2 | 2 | ||||
Jonah | DNC | 2 | 2 | Ishii | DNC | 2 | 2 | Evil | Loss | 2 | 2 | Yoshi-Hashi | Win | 0 | 2 | ||||
4 | Lawlor | DNC | 0 | 0 | 4 | O-Khan | DNC | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kenta | DNC | 0 | 0 | Robinson | Loss | 2 | 2 |
The tenth night of the tournament took place on August 2, 2022, at Hamamatsu Arena in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. [18]
A Block | B Block | C Block | D Block | ||||||||||||||||
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Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | ||||
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||||||||||
1 | Okada | DNC | 6 | 6 | 1 | White | DNC | 6 | 6 | 1 | Tanahashi | DNC | 4 | 4 | 1 | Finlay | Win | 4 | 6 |
2 | Fale | DNC | 4 | 4 | 2 | Tonga | Win | 2 | 4 | Sabre | DNC | 4 | 4 | 2 | Ospreay | Loss | 4 | 4 | |
Cobb | DNC | 4 | 4 | Sanada | Loss | 4 | 4 | Goto | Loss | 4 | 4 | 3 | Phantasmo | DNC | 2 | 2 | |||
3 | Lawlor | Win | 0 | 2 | 3 | Taichi | DNC | 2 | 2 | 2 | Kenta | Win | 0 | 2 | Takagi | DNC | 2 | 2 | |
Yano | Loss | 2 | 2 | Owens | DNC | 2 | 2 | Naito | DNC | 2 | 2 | Takahashi | DNC | 2 | 2 | ||||
Jonah | DNC | 2 | 2 | O-Khan | Win | 0 | 2 | Evil | DNC | 2 | 2 | Yoshi-Hashi | DNC | 2 | 2 | ||||
Archer | DNC | 2 | 2 | Ishii | Loss | 2 | 2 | Henare | DNC | 2 | 2 | Robinson | DNC | 2 | 2 |
The eleventh night of the tournament took place on August 5, 2022, at Item Ehime in Matsuyama, Ehime. [19]
A Block | B Block | C Block | D Block | ||||||||||||||||
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Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | ||||
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||||||||||
1 | Okada | DNC | 6 | 6 | 1 | White | DNC | 6 | 6 | 1 | Tanahashi | Win | 4 | 6 | 1 | Finlay | DNC | 6 | 6 |
2 | Fale | DNC | 4 | 4 | 2 | Tonga | DNC | 4 | 4 | 2 | Sabre | DNC | 4 | 4 | 2 | Ospreay | DNC | 4 | 4 |
Jonah | Win | 2 | 4 | Sanada | DNC | 4 | 4 | Goto | DNC | 4 | 4 | Takahashi | Win | 2 | 4 | ||||
Cobb | Loss | 4 | 4 | Taichi | Win | 2 | 4 | Naito | Win | 2 | 4 | 3 | Takagi | DNC | 2 | 2 | |||
3 | Yano | DNC | 2 | 2 | 3 | Owens | Loss | 2 | 2 | 3 | Kenta | DNC | 2 | 2 | Phantasmo | DNC | 2 | 2 | |
Archer | DNC | 2 | 2 | O-Khan | DNC | 2 | 2 | Evil | Loss | 2 | 2 | Yoshi-Hashi | DNC | 2 | 2 | ||||
Lawlor | DNC | 2 | 2 | Ishii | DNC | 2 | 2 | Henare | Loss | 2 | 2 | Robinson | Loss | 2 | 2 |
The twelfth night of the tournament took place on August 6, 2022, at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Namba, Osaka. [20]
A Block | B Block | C Block | D Block | ||||||||||||||||
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Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | ||||
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||||||||||
1 | Okada | DNC | 6 | 6 | 1 | White | Win | 6 | 8 | 1 | Tanahashi | DNC | 6 | 6 | 1 | Finlay | DNC | 6 | 6 |
2 | Fale | DNC | 4 | 4 | 2 | Tonga | DNC | 4 | 4 | Sabre | Win | 4 | 6 | 2 | Takagi | Win | 2 | 4 | |
Jonah | DNC | 4 | 4 | Sanada | DNC | 4 | 4 | 2 | Goto | Loss | 4 | 4 | Ospreay | Loss | 4 | 4 | |||
Cobb | DNC | 4 | 4 | Taichi | DNC | 4 | 4 | Naito | DNC | 4 | 4 | Takahashi | DNC | 4 | 4 | ||||
Archer | Win | 2 | 4 | 3 | Owens | DNC | 2 | 2 | 3 | Kenta | DNC | 2 | 2 | Yoshi-Hashi | Win | 2 | 4 | ||
3 | Lawlor | DNC | 2 | 2 | O-Khan | Loss | 2 | 2 | Evil | DNC | 2 | 2 | 3 | Phantasmo | Loss | 2 | 2 | ||
Yano | Loss | 2 | 2 | Ishii | DNC | 2 | 2 | Henare | DNC | 2 | 2 | Robinson | DNC | 2 | 2 |
The thirteenth night of the tournament took place on August 7, 2022, at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Namba, Osaka. [22]
A Block | B Block | C Block | D Block | ||||||||||||||||
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Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | ||||
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||||||||||
1 | Jonah | Win | 4 | 6 | 1 | White | DNC | 8 | 8 | 1 | Tanahashi | DNC | 6 | 6 | 1 | Finlay | DNC | 6 | 6 |
Okada | Loss | 6 | 6 | 2 | Tonga | DNC | 4 | 4 | Sabre | DNC | 6 | 6 | 2 | Takagi | DNC | 4 | 4 | ||
2 | Fale | Loss | 4 | 4 | Sanada | DNC | 4 | 4 | 2 | Goto | DNC | 4 | 4 | Ospreay | DNC | 4 | 4 | ||
Cobb | DNC | 4 | 4 | Taichi | DNC | 4 | 4 | Naito | DNC | 4 | 4 | Takahashi | DNC | 4 | 4 | ||||
Archer | DNC | 4 | 4 | Owens | Win | 2 | 4 | Evil | Win | 2 | 4 | Yoshi-Hashi | DNC | 4 | 4 | ||||
Lawlor | Win | 2 | 4 | 3 | O-Khan | DNC | 2 | 2 | 3 | Kenta | DNC | 2 | 2 | Robinson | Win | 2 | 4 | ||
3 | Yano | DNC | 2 | 2 | Ishii | Loss | 2 | 2 | Henare | Loss | 2 | 2 | 3 | Phantasmo | Loss | 2 | 2 |
The fourteenth night of the tournament took place on August 9, 2022, at Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima. [24]
A Block | B Block | C Block | D Block | ||||||||||||||||
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Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | ||||
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||||||||||
1 | Jonah | Loss | 6 | 6 | 1 | White | DNC | 8 | 8 | 1 | Tanahashi | DNC | 6 | 6 | 1 | Takahashi | Win | 4 | 6 |
Okada | DNC | 6 | 6 | 2 | Sanada | Win | 4 | 6 | Sabre | DNC | 6 | 6 | Finlay | DNC | 6 | 6 | |||
Archer | Win | 4 | 6 | Tonga | Win | 4 | 6 | Naito | Win | 4 | 6 | 2 | Takagi | DNC | 4 | 4 | |||
2 | Cobb | DNC | 4 | 4 | 3 | Taichi | Loss | 4 | 4 | 2 | Goto | DNC | 4 | 4 | Ospreay | DNC | 4 | 4 | |
Fale | DNC | 4 | 4 | Owens | Loss | 4 | 4 | Evil | DNC | 4 | 4 | Yoshi-Hashi | Loss | 4 | 4 | ||||
Lawlor | DNC | 4 | 4 | 4 | O-Khan | DNC | 2 | 2 | 3 | Kenta | Loss | 2 | 2 | Robinson | DNC | 4 | 4 | ||
3 | Yano | DNC | 2 | 2 | Ishii | DNC | 2 | 2 | Henare | DNC | 2 | 2 | 3 | Phantasmo | DNC | 2 | 2 |
The fifteenth night of the tournament took place on August 10, 2022, at Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima. [27]
A Block | B Block | C Block | D Block | ||||||||||||||||
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Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | ||||
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||||||||||
1 | Okada | Win | 6 | 8 | 1 | White | DNC | 8 | 8 | 1 | Sabre | Win | 6 | 8 | 1 | Takahashi | DNC | 6 | 6 |
2 | Archer | DNC | 6 | 6 | Tonga | Win | 6 | 8 | 2 | Tanahashi | Loss | 6 | 6 | Finlay | Loss | 6 | 6 | ||
Jonah | DNC | 6 | 6 | 2 | Sanada | DNC | 6 | 6 | Goto | Win | 4 | 6 | 2 | Takagi | DNC | 4 | 4 | ||
3 | Cobb | DNC | 4 | 4 | 3 | Taichi | DNC | 4 | 4 | Naito | DNC | 6 | 6 | Ospreay | DNC | 4 | 4 | ||
Lawlor | Loss | 4 | 4 | Owens | DNC | 4 | 4 | 3 | Evil | Loss | 4 | 4 | Yoshi-Hashi | DNC | 4 | 4 | |||
Fale | DNC | 4 | 4 | 4 | O-Khan | Loss | 2 | 2 | 4 | Kenta | DNC | 2 | 2 | Robinson | DNC | 4 | 4 | ||
4 | Yano | DNC | 2 | 2 | Ishii | DNC | 2 | 2 | Henare | DNC | 2 | 2 | Phantasmo | Win | 2 | 4 |
The sixteenth night of the tournament took place on August 13, 2022, at Machida Municipal Gymnasium in Machida, Tokyo. [29]
A Block | B Block | C Block | D Block | ||||||||||||||||
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Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | ||||
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||||||||||
1 | Okada | DNC | 8 | 8 | 1 | White | Win | 8 | 10 | 1 | Sabre | DNC | 8 | 8 | 1 | Takahashi | Loss | 6 | 6 |
2 | Jonah | DNC | 6 | 6 | Tonga | DNC | 8 | 8 | 2 | Tanahashi | DNC | 6 | 6 | Finlay | DNC | 6 | 6 | ||
Cobb | Win | 4 | 6 | 2 | Sanada | DNC | 6 | 6 | Goto | DNC | 4 | 6 | Takagi | Win | 4 | 6 | |||
Archer | DNC | 6 | 6 | 3 | Taichi | Loss | 4 | 4 | Naito | DNC | 6 | 6 | Ospreay | Win | 4 | 6 | |||
3 | Lawlor | DNC | 4 | 4 | Owens | DNC | 4 | 4 | 3 | Evil | DNC | 4 | 4 | 2 | Yoshi-Hashi | Loss | 4 | 4 | |
Fale | DNC | 4 | 4 | 4 | O-Khan | DNC | 2 | 2 | 4 | Kenta | Win | 2 | 4 | Robinson | DNC | 4 | 4 | ||
4 | Yano | Loss | 2 | 2 | Ishii | DNC | 2 | 2 | Henare | Loss | 2 | 2 | Phantasmo | DNC | 4 | 4 |
The seventeenth night of the tournament took place on August 14, 2022, at White Ring in Nagano, Nagano. [31]
A Block | B Block | C Block | D Block | ||||||||||||||||
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Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | ||||
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||||||||||
1 | Okada | DNC | 8 | 8 | 1 | White | DNC | 10 | 10 | 1 | Sabre | DNC | 8 | 8 | 1 | Takahashi | DNC | 6 | 6 |
2 | Archer | DNC | 6 | 6 | Tonga | DNC | 8 | 8 | 2 | Goto | DNC | 6 | 6 | Finlay | Loss | 6 | 6 | ||
Jonah | DNC | 6 | 6 | 2 | Sanada | DNC | 6 | 6 | Naito | DNC | 6 | 6 | Takagi | DNC | 6 | 6 | |||
Lawlor | Win | 4 | 6 | 3 | Taichi | Loss | 4 | 4 | Kenta | Win | 4 | 6 | Ospreay | DNC | 6 | 6 | |||
Cobb | Loss | 6 | 6 | Owens | DNC | 4 | 4 | Tanahashi | Loss | 6 | 6 | Yoshi-Hashi | Win | 4 | 6 | ||||
3 | Fale | DNC | 4 | 4 | O-Khan | Win | 2 | 4 | 3 | Evil | DNC | 4 | 4 | 2 | Robinson | DNC | 4 | 4 | |
4 | Yano | DNC | 2 | 2 | 4 | Ishii | DNC | 2 | 2 | 4 | Henare | DNC | 2 | 2 | Phantasmo | DNC | 4 | 4 |
The eighteenth night of the tournament took place on August 16, 2022, at Nippon Budokan in Chiyoda, Tokyo. [33]
No. | Results [34] | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Will Ospreay defeated Juice Robinson by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 11:07 |
2 | El Phantasmo defeated Shingo Takagi by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:12 |
3 | Evil defeated Hirooki Goto by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 8:40 |
4 | Tetsuya Naito defeated Zack Sabre Jr. by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 1:58 |
5 | Tomohiro Ishii defeated Sanada by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:35 |
6 | Tama Tonga defeated Jay White by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 13:56 |
7 | Jonah defeated Bad Luck Fale by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 9:13 |
8 | Kazuchika Okada defeated Lance Archer by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:43 |
Colors | |||||||||||||||||||
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Won the block | |||||||||||||||||||
Did not win the block | |||||||||||||||||||
A Block | B Block | C Block | D Block | ||||||||||||||||
Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | Rank | Wrestler | Result | Points | ||||
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||||||||||
1 | Okada | Win | 8 | 10 | 1 | Tonga | Win | 8 | 10 | 1 | Naito | Win | 6 | 8 | 1 | Ospreay | Win | 6 | 8 |
2 | Jonah | Win | 6 | 8 | White | Loss | 10 | 10 | Sabre | Loss | 8 | 8 | 2 | Takagi | Loss | 6 | 6 | ||
3 | Archer | Loss | 6 | 6 | 2 | Sanada | Loss | 6 | 6 | 2 | Kenta | DNC | 6 | 6 | Takahashi | DNC | 6 | 6 | |
Lawlor | DNC | 6 | 6 | 3 | Taichi | DNC | 4 | 4 | Goto | Loss | 6 | 6 | Finlay | DNC | 6 | 6 | |||
Cobb | DNC | 6 | 6 | Owens | DNC | 4 | 4 | Tanahashi | DNC | 6 | 6 | Yoshi-Hashi | DNC | 6 | 6 | ||||
4 | Fale | Loss | 4 | 4 | O-Khan | DNC | 4 | 4 | Evil | Win | 4 | 6 | Phantasmo | Win | 4 | 6 | |||
5 | Yano | DNC | 2 | 2 | Ishii | Win | 2 | 4 | 3 | Henare | DNC | 2 | 2 | 3 | Robinson | Loss | 4 | 4 |
The nineteenth night of the tournament took place on August 17, 2022, at Nippon Budokan in Chiyoda, Tokyo. [35]
The final night of the tournament took place on August 18, 2022, at Nippon Budokan in Chiyoda, Tokyo. [37]
Block A | Block B | Block C | Block D | ||||
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Kazuchika Okada | 10 | Tama Tonga | 10 | Tetsuya Naito | 8 | Will Ospreay | 8 |
Jonah | 8 | Jay White | 10 | Zack Sabre Jr. | 8 | El Phantasmo | 6 |
Lance Archer | 6 | Sanada | 6 | Evil | 6 | Shingo Takagi | 6 |
Tom Lawlor | 6 | Taichi | 4 | Kenta | 6 | Yujiro Takahashi | 6 |
Jeff Cobb | 6 | Great-O-Khan | 4 | Hirooki Goto | 6 | Yoshi-Hashi | 6 |
Bad Luck Fale | 4 | Chase Owens | 4 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 6 | David Finlay | 6 |
Toru Yano | 2 | Tomohiro Ishii | 4 | Aaron Henare | 2 | Juice Robinson | 4 |
Block A | Okada | Yano | Cobb | Archer | Fale | Lawlor | Jonah |
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Okada | — | Okada (10:10) | Okada (21:30) | Okada (12:43) | Okada (11:52) | Okada (16:16) | Jonah (21:53) |
Yano | Okada (10:10) | — | Cobb (4:28) | Archer (9:14) | Fale (5:36) | Lawlor (10:13) | Yano (9:01) |
Cobb | Okada (21:30) | Cobb (4:28) | — | Cobb (11:37) | Cobb (7:13) | Lawlor (14:03) | Jonah (14:50) |
Archer | Okada (12:43) | Archer (9:14) | Cobb (11:37) | — | Fale (10:46) | Archer (11:50) | Archer (12:43) |
Fale | Okada (11:52) | Fale (5:36) | Cobb (7:13) | Fale (10:46) | — | Lawlor (11:05) | Jonah (9:13) |
Lawlor | Okada (16:16) | Lawlor (10:13) | Lawlor (14:03) | Archer (11:50) | Lawlor (11:05) | — | Jonah (11:32) |
Jonah | Jonah (21:53) | Yano (9:01) | Jonah (14:50) | Archer (12:43) | Jonah (9:13) | Jonah (11:32) | — |
Block B | White | Taichi | Tonga | Ishii | Sanada | O-Khan | Owens |
White | — | White (23:30) | Tonga (13:56) | White (22:02) | White (18:07) | White (18:14) | White (13:12) |
Taichi | White (23:30) | — | Tonga (16:53) | Taichi (15:21) | Sanada (16:09) | O-Khan (7:06) | Taichi (13:25) |
Tonga | Tonga (13:56) | Tonga (16:53) | — | Ishii (20:07) | Tonga (16:28) | Tonga (14:32) | Tonga (13:18) |
Ishii | White (22:02) | Taichi (15:21) | Ishii (20:07) | — | Ishii (12:35) | O-Khan (12:59) | Owens (16:50) |
Sanada | White (18:07) | Sanada (16:09) | Tonga (16:28) | Ishii (12:35) | — | Sanada (16:35) | Sanada (12:45) |
O-Khan | White (18:14) | O-Khan (7:06) | Tonga (14:32) | O-Khan (12:59) | Sanada (16:35) | — | Owens (11:58) |
Owens | White (13:12) | Taichi (13:25) | Tonga (13:18) | Owens (16:50) | Sanada (12:45) | Owens (11:58) | — |
Block C | Tanahashi | Naito | Evil | Goto | Sabre | Kenta | Henare |
Tanahashi | — | Tanahashi (22:22) | Tanahashi (19:01) | Goto (19:01) | Tanahashi (17:32) | Kenta (23:46) | Henare (11:11) |
Naito | Tanahashi (22:22) | — | Naito (24:54) | Goto (22:41) | Naito (1:58) | Naito (23:30) | Naito (17:31) |
Evil | Tanahashi (19:01) | Naito (24:54) | — | Evil (8:40) | Sabre (0:44) | Evil (10:13) | Evil (10:28) |
Goto | Goto (19:01) | Goto (22:41) | Evil (8:40) | — | Sabre (17:31) | Kenta (18:08) | Goto (17:12) |
Sabre | Tanahashi (17:32) | Naito (1:58) | Sabre (0:44) | Sabre (17:31) | — | Sabre (21:33) | Sabre (14:15) |
Kenta | Kenta (23:46) | Naito (23:30) | Evil (10:13) | Kenta (18:08) | Sabre (21:33) | — | Kenta (12:35) |
Henare | Henare (11:11) | Naito (17:31) | Evil (10:28) | Goto (17:12) | Sabre (14:15) | Kenta (12:35) | — |
Block D | Ospreay | Takagi | Robinson | Yoshi-Hashi | Phantasmo | Takahashi | Finlay |
Ospreay | — | Takagi (21:55) | Ospreay (11:07) | Ospreay (18:48) | Ospreay (15:06) | Ospreay (11:17) | Finlay (15:28) |
Takagi | Takagi (21:55) | — | Robinson (21:33) | Takagi (17:28) | Phantasmo (12:12) | Takagi (15:24) | Finlay (14:50) |
Robinson | Ospreay (11:07) | Robinson (21:33) | — | Yoshi-Hashi (12:16) | Robinson (16:09) | Takahashi (11:36) | Finlay (24:01) |
Yoshi-Hashi | Ospreay (18:48) | Takagi (17:28) | Yoshi-Hashi (12:16) | — | Yoshi-Hashi (15:47) | Takahashi (13:12) | Yoshi-Hashi (11:14) |
Phantasmo | Ospreay (15:06) | Phantasmo (12:12) | Robinson (16:09) | Yoshi-Hashi (15:47) | — | Phantasmo (15:39) | Phantasmo (14:23) |
Takahashi | Ospreay (11:17) | Takagi (15:24) | Takahashi (11:36) | Takahashi (13:12) | Phantasmo (15:39) | — | Takahashi (12:59) |
Finlay | Finlay (15:28) | Finlay (14:50) | Finlay (24:01) | Yoshi-Hashi (11:14) | Phantasmo (14:23) | Takahashi (12:59) | — |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
A1 | Kazuchika Okada | Pin | |||||||
B1 | Tama Tonga | 19:08 | |||||||
A1 | Kazuchika Okada | Pin | |||||||
D1 | Will Ospreay | 33:53 | |||||||
C1 | Tetsuya Naito | 20:23 | |||||||
D1 | Will Ospreay | Pin |
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