G1 Climax 34 | |||
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Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
Date | July 20 – August 18, 2024 | ||
City | See venues | ||
Venue | See venues | ||
Event chronology | |||
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G1 Climax chronology | |||
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Tournament information | |
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Sport | Professional wrestling |
Location | |
Dates | July 20, 2024–August 18, 2024 |
Tournament format(s) | Two-block round-robin tournament |
Participants | 20 |
Final positions | |
Champion | TBD |
Runner-up | TBD |
Tournament statistics | |
Bouts fought | 45 |
The G1 Climax 34 is an ongoing professional wrestling tournament promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The tournament commences on July 20 and concludes on August 18, 2024. It is the thirty-fourth edition of G1 Climax and the fiftieth edition of the tournament counting its previous forms under different names.
Considered NJPW's most important tournament, the G1 Climax features 20 wrestlers, divided into two blocks of ten ("A" and "B"). Each participant faces all nine other wrestlers within the same block in singles matches.
The tournament sees a return to 20 participants split into two 10-man blocks for the first time since 2021.
The tournament features 20 wrestlers, divided into two blocks of ten ("A "B"). Each participant faces all nine 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. [1] [2]
On the final three days of the event, top 3 wrestlers in each block advances and enter into an six-man playoff, with the block winners earning a bye into the semifinals 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 matches of the tournament have a 30-minutes time limit (with the time limit being reached resulting in a tie); the quarterfinals (2nd and 3rd places of the block), the semifinal (block winners and quarterfinals winners) and final (semifinal winners) matches, where a winner must be determined, have no time limit. [1] [2]
On April 3, 2024, NJPW officially announced the 2024 edition of the tournament between July 20 and August 18; as usual, the tournament took place over several cities and locations across Japan. [3]
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. [4]
Dates | Venue | Location |
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July 20 | Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium | Namba, Osaka |
July 21 | ||
July 23 | Hiroshima Sun Plaza | Nishi-ku, Hiroshima |
July 25 | Sunmesse Kagawa | Takamatsu, Kagawa |
July 27 | Dejima Messe Nagasaki | Nagasaki City, Nagasaki |
July 28 | Fukuoka Convention Center | Hakata-ku, Fukuoka |
July 29 | ||
July 31 | KDDI Ishin Hall | Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi |
August 3 | Yamato Arena | Suita, Osaka |
August 4 | Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium | Nagoya, Aichi |
August 6 | Korakuen Hall | Bunkyo, Tokyo |
August 7 | ||
August 8 | Yokohama Budokan | Naka-ku, Yokohama |
August 10 | Xebio Arena Sendai | Sendai, Miyagi |
August 12 | City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka | Nagaoka, Niigata |
August 14 | Hamamatsu Arena | Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu |
August 16 | Makuhari Messe | Mihama-ku, Chiba |
August 17 | Ryōgoku Kokugikan | Sumida, Tokyo |
August 18 |
Before the main tournament there was a Qualifying Tournament during New Japan Soul tour to determine one entrance for each block.
Block A Qualifying Tournament
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
Tomohiro Ishii | 26:01 | ||||||||||
Yoshi-Hashi | Pin | Yoshi-Hashi | Pin | ||||||||
Chase Owens | 14:01 | Yoshi-Hashi | 11:59 | ||||||||
Callum Newman | Pin | ||||||||||
Kenta | 14:38 | ||||||||||
Yujiro Takahashi | 12:12 | Callum Newman | Pin | ||||||||
Callum Newman | Pin |
Block B Qualifying Tournament
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
Hiroshi Tanahashi | 6:50 | ||||||||||
Toru Yano | 9:16 | Boltin Oleg | Pin | ||||||||
Boltin Oleg | Sub | Boltin Oleg | Pin | ||||||||
Taichi | 16:27 | ||||||||||
Taichi | Pin | ||||||||||
Satoshi Kojima | 12:50 | TJP | 19:26 | ||||||||
TJP | Pin |
New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the eighteen official participants of the two blocks on June 16, 2024 with six qualifiers who competed in Qualifying Tournament. [5]
*Noted underneath are the champions who held their titles at the time of the tournament.
The first night of the tournament took place on July 20, 2024, at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Namba, Osaka. [6]
No. | Results [7] | Stipulations | Times [8] |
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1 | Oleg Boltin defeated Ren Narita by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 7:46 |
2 | Callum Newman defeated Shota Umino by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 9:45 |
3 | Henare defeated El Phantasmo (with Jado) by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 9:26 |
4 | Zack Sabre Jr. (with Kosei Fujita) defeated Great-O-Khan by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 11:10 |
5 | Jeff Cobb defeated Hirooki Goto by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 7:24 |
6 | Jake Lee defeated Sanada by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 4:57 |
7 | Yuya Uemura defeated David Finlay by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 16:22 |
8 | Evil (with Dick Togo) defeated Gabe Kidd by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 14:39 |
9 | Konosuke Takeshita defeated Yota Tsuji by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 17:14 |
10 | Shingo Takagi defeated Tetsuya Naito by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 23:13 |
The second night of the tournament took place on July 21, 2024, at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Namba, Osaka. [9]
No. | Results [10] | Stipulations | Times [11] |
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1 | Sanada defeated Callum Newman by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 8:41 |
2 | Henare defeated Oleg Boltin by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 8:07 |
3 | Gabe Kidd defeated Great-O-Khan by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:01 |
4 | Ren Narita defeated El Phantasmo (with Jado) by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 14:16 |
5 | Evil (with Dick Togo) defeated Jake Lee by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 11:20 |
6 | Yuya Uemura defeated Hirooki Goto by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:38 |
7 | Shota Umino defeated Shingo Takagi by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 18:22 |
8 | Zack Sabre Jr. (with Kosei Fujita) defeated Tetsuya Naito by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 16:03 |
9 | Yota Tsuji defeated David Finlay (with Gedo) by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 19:50 |
The third night of the tournament took place on July 23, 2024, at Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima. [12]
The fourth night of the tournament took place on July 25, 2024, at Sunmesse Kagawa in Takamatsu, Kagawa. [15]
The fifth night of the tournament took place on July 27, 2024, at Dejima Messe Nagasaki in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki. [18]
The sixth night of the tournament took place on July 28, 2024, at Fukuoka Convention Center in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka. [21]
The seventh night of the tournament took place on July 29, 2024, at Fukuoka Convention Center in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka. [24]
The eighth night of the tournament will take place on July 31, 2024, at KDDI Ishin Hall in Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi. [25]
No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||
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1 | Katsuya Murashima and Shoma Kato vs. Bullet Club War Dogs (Gabe Kidd and Jake Lee) | Tag team match | ||
2 | United Empire (Callum Newman and Great-O-Khan) vs. House of Torture (Dick Togo and Evil) | Tag team match | ||
3 | Tomoaki Honma and Shota Umino vs. Just 5 Guys (Taka Michinoku and Sanada) | Tag team match | ||
4 | Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito and Shingo Takagi) vs TMDK (Kosei Fujita and Zack Sabre Jr.) | Tag team match | ||
5 | Oleg Boltin vs. Yota Tsuji | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
6 | Yuya Uemura vs. Henare | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
7 | El Phantasmo (with Jado) vs. Jeff Cobb | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
8 | Hirooki Goto vs. Ren Narita | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
9 | Konosuke Takeshita vs. David Finlay (with Gedo) | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
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The ninth night of the tournament will take place on August 3, 2024, at Yamato Arena in Suita, Osaka. [26]
No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||
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1 | Katsuya Murashima, Shoma Kato, Tomoaki Honma and Hirooki Goto vs. United Empire (Francesco Akira, Henare and Jeff Cobb) and Konosuke Takeshita | Eight-man tag team match | ||
2 | Toru Yano and Oleg Boltin vs. Bullet Club War Dogs (Gedo and David Finlay) | Tag team match | ||
3 | Guerrillas of Destiny (Jado and El Phantasmo) vs. Just 5 Guys (Taka Michinoku and Yuya Uemura) | Tag team match | ||
4 | Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi and Yota Tsuji) vs. House of Torture (Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Ren Narita) | Tag team match | ||
5 | Callum Newman vs. Jake Lee | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
6 | Great-O-Khan vs. Evil (with Gedo) | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
7 | Tetsuya Naito vs. Gabe Kidd | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
8 | Shota Umino vs. Sanada | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
9 | Shingo Takagi vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (with Kosei Fujita) | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
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The tenth night of the tournament will take place on August 4, 2024, at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Aichi. [27]
No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||
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1 | Shoma Kato, Toru Yano and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. United Empire (Callum Newman, Francesco Akira and Great-O-Khan) | Six-man tag team match | ||
2 | Tomoaki Honma and Shota Umino vs. Bullet Club War Dogs (Gabe Kidd and Jake Lee) | Tag team match | ||
3 | TMDK (Kosei Fujita and Zack Sabre Jr.) vs. House of Torture (Dick Togo and Evil) | Tag team match | ||
4 | Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito and Shingo Takagi) vs. Just 5 Guys (Taka Michinoku and Sanada) | Tag team match | ||
5 | Oleg Boltin vs. David Finlay (with Gedo) | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
6 | El Phantasmo (with Jado) vs. Yuya Uemura | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
7 | Henare vs. Jeff Cobb | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
8 | Hirooki Goto vs. Konosuke Takeshita | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
9 | Yota Tsuji vs. Ren Narita | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
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The eleventh night of the tournament will take place on August 6, 2024, at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo. [28]
No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||
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1 | Katsuya Murashima and Shoma Kato vs. Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi and Yota Tsuji) | Tag team match | ||
2 | Just 5 Guys (Taka Michinoku and Yuya Uemura) vs. House of Torture (Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Ren Narita) | Tag team match | ||
3 | Guerrillas of Destiny (Jado and El Phantasmo), Toru Yano and Oleg Boltin vs. United Empire (Francesco Akira, Henare and Jeff Cobb) and Konosuke Takeshita | Eight-man tag team match | ||
4 | Tomoaki Honma and Hirooki Goto vs. Bullet Club War Dogs (Gedo and David Finlay) | Tag team match | ||
5 | Great-O-Khan vs. Callum Newman | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
6 | Gabe Kidd vs. Jake Lee | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
7 | Zack Sabre Jr. (with Kosei Fujita) vs. Evil (with Gedo) | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
8 | Shota Umino vs. Tetsuya Naito | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
9 | Shingo Takagi vs. Sanada | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
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The twelfth night of the tournament will take place on August 7, 2024, at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo. [29]
No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||
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1 | Katsuya Murashima and Shoma Kato vs. TMDK (Kosei Fujita and Zack Sabre Jr.) | Tag team match | ||
2 | Just 5 Guys (Taka Michinoku and Sanada) vs. United Empire (Callum Newman and Great-O-Khan) | Tag team match | ||
3 | Tomoaki Honma and Shota Umino vs. Bullet Club War Dogs (Gabe Kidd and Jake Lee) | Tag team match | ||
4 | Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito and Shingo Takagi) vs. House of Torture (Dick Togo and Evil) | Tag team match | ||
5 | Oleg Boltin vs. Jeff Cobb | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
6 | El Phantasmo (with Jado) vs. Konosuke Takeshita | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
7 | Yota Tsuji vs. Henare | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
8 | Yuya Uemura vs. Ren Narita | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
9 | Hirooki Goto vs. David Finlay (with Gedo) | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
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The thirteenth night of the tournament will take place on August 8, 2024, at Yokohama Budokan in Naka-ku, Yokohama. [30]
No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||
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1 | Toru Yano and Oleg Boltin vs. Katsuya Murashima and Shoma Kato | Tag team match | ||
2 | Henare and Konosuke Takeshita vs. House of Torture (Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Ren Narita) | Tag team match | ||
3 | Guerrillas of Destiny (Jado and El Phantasmo) vs. Tomoaki Honma and Hirooki Goto | Tag team match | ||
4 | United Empire (Francesco Akira and Jeff Cobb) vs. Bullet Club War Dogs (Gedo and David Finlay) | Tag team match | ||
5 | Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi and Yota Tsuji) vs. Just 5 Guys (Taka Michinoku and Yuya Uemura) | Tag team match | ||
6 | Tetsuya Naito vs. Callum Newman | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
7 | Sanada vs. Great-O-Khan | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
8 | Shota Umino vs. Jake Lee | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
9 | Zack Sabre Jr. (with Kosei Fujita) vs. Gabe Kidd | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
10 | Shingo Takagi vs. Evil (with Gedo) | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | ||
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The nineteenth and final night of the tournament will take place on August 18, 2024, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Sumida, Tokyo. [31]
Block A | Block B | ||
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Evil | 10 | Yuya Uemura | 6 |
Zack Sabre Jr. | 8 | Konosuke Takeshita | 6 |
Gabe Kidd | 6 | David Finlay | 4 |
Shota Umino | 6 | Henare | 4 |
Shingo Takagi | 4 | Ren Narita | 4 |
Tetsuya Naito | 4 | Jeff Cobb | 4 |
Sanada | 4 | Hirooki Goto | 4 |
Callum Newman | 4 | Boltin Oleg | 4 |
Great-O-Khan | 2 | El Phantasmo | 2 |
Jake Lee | 2 | Yota Tsuji | 2 |
Block A | Evil | Kidd | Lee | Naito | Newman | O-Khan | Sanada | Sabre | Takagi | Umino |
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Evil | — | Evil (10:21) | Evil (11:20) | Evil (15:11) | Evil (9:08) | - | Evil (18:06) | - | - | - |
Kidd | Evil (10:21) | — | - | - | - | Kidd (12:01) | Sanada (11:14) | - | Kidd (13:50) | Kidd (15:56) |
Lee | Evil (11:20) | - | — | Naito (17:05) | - | O-Khan (11:19) | Lee (4:57) | Sabre (17:47) | - | - |
Naito | Evil (15:11) | - | Naito (17:05) | — | - | - | Naito (17:45) | Sabre (16:03) | Takagi (23:14) | - |
Newman | Evil (9:08) | - | - | - | — | - | Sanada (8:41) | Sabre (11:56) | Newman (12:51) | Newman (9:46) |
O-Khan | - | Kidd (12:01) | O-Khan (11:19) | - | - | — | - | Sabre (11:11) | Takagi (11:05) | Umino (15:07) |
Sanada | Evil (18:06) | Sanada (11:14) | Lee (4:57) | Naito (17:45) | Sanada (8:41) | - | — | - | - | - |
Sabre | - | - | Sabre (17:47) | Sabre (16:03) | Sabre (11:56) | Sabre (11:11) | - | — | - | Umino (19:19) |
Takagi | - | Kidd (13:50) | - | Takagi (23:14) | Newman (12:51) | Takagi (11:05) | - | - | — | Umino (18:22) |
Umino | - | Kidd (15:56) | - | - | Newman (9:46) | Umino (15:07) | - | Umino (19:19) | Umino (18:22) | — |
Block B | Cobb | Finlay | Goto | Henare | Narita | Boltin | Phantasmo | Takeshita | Tsuji | Uemura |
Cobb | — | - | Cobb (7:24) | - | Narita (12:03) | - | - | Takeshita (10:28) | - | Cobb (12:30) |
Finlay | - | — | - | Finlay (16:05) | Finlay (11:01) | - | - | - | Tsuji (19:50) | Uemura (16:23) |
Goto | Cobb (7:24) | - | — | - | - | Goto (10:17) | - | - | Goto (17:37) | Uemura (12:38) |
Henare | - | Finlay (16:05) | - | — | - | Henare (8:05) | Henare (9:26) | Takeshita (13:19) | - | - |
Narita | Narita (12:03) | Finlay (11:01) | - | - | — | Boltin (7:37) | Narita (14:16) | - | - | - |
Boltin | - | - | Goto (10:17) | Henare (8:05) | Boltin (7:37) | — | Boltin (12:17) | - | - | - |
Phantasmo | - | - | - | Henare (9:26) | Narita (14:16) | Boltin (12:17) | — | - | Phantasmo (18:12) | - |
Takeshita | Takeshita (10:28) | - | - | Takeshita (13:19) | - | - | - | — | Takeshita (17:16) | Uemura (23:11) |
Tsuji | - | Tsuji (19:50) | Goto (17:37) | - | - | - | Phantasmo (18:12) | Takeshita (17:16) | — | - |
Uemura | Cobb (12:30) | Uemura (16:23) | Uemura (12:38) | - | - | - | - | Uemura (23:11) | - | — |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
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