Day 2 kicked off in the G1 Climax 27 tournament with the first round of matches in Block B. You can watch all of the upcoming shows on NJPW World for about $9 a month. Here are the full results:

Tournament Matches (Block B)
Juice Robinson defeated Satoshi Kojima
Tama Tonga defeated Michael Elgin
SANADA defeated EVIL
Kazuchika Okada defeated Toru Yano
Kenny Omega defeated Minoru Suzuki

Non-Tournament Matches
El Desperado and Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Hirai Kawato and Kota Ibushi
Yuji Nagata, Tiger Mask, and Togi Makabe defeated Tomohiro Ishii, Gedo, and Hirooki Goto
Chase Owens and Bad Luck Fale defeated David Finlay and Hiroshi Tanahashi
Tetsuya Naito and BUSHI defeated Jado and YOSHI-HASHI

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Earlier today, NJPW kicked off its G1 Climax 27 tournament with the first round of matches in Block A. The tournament will run from July 17 until August 13 with the winner getting a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 12 in January. You can watch all of the shows on NJPW World for about $9 a month. Here are the full results:

Tournament Matches (Block A)
* Tetsuya Naito defeated Kota Ibushi
* Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi
* Hirooki Goto defeated Tomohiro Ishii
* Bad Luck Fale defeated Togi Makabe
* Yoshi-Hashi defeated Yuji Nagata

 

Non-Tournament Matches
* Chaos (Toru Yano and Jado) defeated Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Gedo)
* Los Ingobernables (Hiromu Takahashi and Evil) defeated Los Ingobernables (Bushi and Sanada)
* Suzuki-Gun (El Desparado, Taichi, and Minoru Suzuki) defeated Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Chase Owens, and Tama Tonga)
* Jushin “Thunder” Liger, Satoshi Kojima, and Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated David Finlay, Michael Elgin, and Juice Robinson

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* Kushida, Jushin Thunder Liger & David Finlay vs. The Tempura Boyz & Yoshi Tatsu – Winners: Kushida, Jushin Liger & David Finlay

*  (Semifinals – (IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Tournament) – Kenny Omega vs. Jay Lethal – Winner: Kenny Omega(Advances to finals)

*  (Semifinals – (IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Tournament) – Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tomohiro Ishii – Winner: Tomohiro Ishii (Advances to finals)

* Los Ingobernables De Japon (Testsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI, EVIL & SANADA vs. Jay White, Juice Robinson, Dragon Lee, Volador Jr. & Titan – Winners: Jay White, Dragon Lee, Juice Robinson, Titan & Volador Jr.

* War Machine & Michael Elgin vs. Guerillas Of Destiny & Hangman Page w/Haku & Chase Owens – Winners: Hangman Page & Guerillas of Destiny

* (IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship) – The Young Bucks (c) vs. Roppongi Vice – Winners: The Young Bucks retain IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Titles

* Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay & The Briscoes vs. ‘The American Nightmare’ Cody, Marty Scurll, Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi – Winners: Cody, Marty Scurll, Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi

* (IWGP Intercontinental Championship) – Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Billy Gunn – Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi to retain IWGP IC Title

* (IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Tournament Final) – Kenny Omega w/The Young Bucks vs. Tomohiro Ishii – Winner: Kenny Omega – first ever IWGP US Heavyweight champion

* Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Marty Scurll, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson and Yujiro Takahashi) vs. Chaos (Beretta, Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, Rocky Romero and Will Ospreay) – Winners: Chaos (Beretta, Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, Rocky Romero and Will Ospreay via Pinfall

* Dragon Lee, Jushin Thunder Liger, Titán & Volador Jr. vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Evil, Hiromu Takahashi and Sanada) – Winners: Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Evil, Hiromu Takahashi and Sanada) via Pinfall

* Hangman Page vs. Jay Lethal (1st round – IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Tournament) – Winner: Jay Lethal via Pinfall (Advances to Semis)

* Juice Robinson vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (1st round – IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Tournament) – Winner: Zack Sabre Jr. via Submission (Advances to Semis)

* Jay White and Taguchi Japan (David Finlay, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kushida) vs. Hunter Club (Billy Gunn and Yos–tatsu) and Tempura Boyz (Sho Tanaka and Yohei Komatsu) – Winners: Jay White and Taguchi Japan (David Finlay, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kushida) by Pinfall

* Guerrillas of Destiny (c) vs. War Machine (IWGP Tag Team Championship) – Winners: War Machine defeats Guerrillas of Destiny via Pinfall to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship

* Tetsuya Naito vs. Tomohiro Ishii (1st Round IWGP U.S. Championship Tournament) – Winner: Tomohiro Ishii (Advances to Semis)

* Kenny Omega vs. Michael Elgin (1st round – IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Tournament) – Winner: Kenny Omega via Pinfall (Advances to Semis)

* Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Cody (IWGP Heavyweight Championship) – Winner: Kazuchika Okada retains the IWGP Heavyweight Championship via Pinfall

Earlier today at Kizuna Road 2017, NJPW announced the participants for this year’s G1 Climax tournament. This is NJPW’s biggest of the year featuring 20 participants who compete in a round-robin style tournament with the winner (assuming they aren’t already the champion) traditionally receiving a IWGP Heavyweight Championship match at the next Wrestle Kingdom, which is their biggest show of the year. Last year’s winner was Kenny Omega. Here is this year’s group that includes three first time appearances by Kota Ibushi, Juice Robinson, and Zack Sabre Jr.:

* Bad Luck Fale
* Evil
* Hirooki Goto
* Hiroshi Tanahashi
* Juice Robinson
* Kazuchika Okada
* Kenny Omega
* Kota Ibushi
* Michael Elgin
* Minoru Suzuki
* Sanada
* Satoshi Kojima
* Tama Tonga
* Tetsuya Naito
* Togi Makabe
* Tomohiro Ishii
* Toru Yano
* Yoshi-Hashi
* Yuji Nagata
* Zack Sabre Jr.

This will be Yuji Nagata’s 19th and final appearance in this tournament. NJPW also announced they will reveal the A and B Blocks on their June 26 Kizuna Road show and the full G1 Climax schedule on the June 27 Kizuna Road show.

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On July 1 and 2, NJPW will be holding a G1 Special event in Long Beach, California as a prelude to their biggest tournament of the year, G1 Climax. As they expand into the US market, NJPW debuted the IWGP United State Heavyweight Championship and the first champion will be crowned at the G1 Special. Initially, the tournament was said to be round-robin, but it now looks like they are going with a single-elimination, 8-man tournament. The eight participants are: Michael Elgin, Kenny Omega, Jay Lethal, Hangman Page, Juice Robinson, Zack Sabre Jr., Tomohiro Ishii, and Tetsuya Naito.

Here is the full lineup for July 1 and a preliminary lineup for July 2:

July 1
* Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Marty Scurll, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson and Yujiro Takahashi) vs. Chaos (Beretta, Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, Rocky Romero and Will Ospreay)
* Dragon Lee, Jushin Thunder Liger, Titán & Volador Jr. vs. Bushi, Evil, Hiromu Takahashi & Sanada
* Hangman Page vs. Jay Lethal (1st round – IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Tournament)
* Juice Robinson vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (1st round – IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Tournament)
* David Finlay, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jay White and Kushida vs. Billy Gunn, Sho Tanaka, Yohei Komatsu and Yos–tatsu
* Guerrillas of Destiny (c) vs. War Machine (IWGP Tag Team Championship)
* Tetsuya Naito vs. Tomohiro Ishii (1st round – IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Tournament)
* Kenny Omega vs. Michael Elgin (1st round – IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Tournament)
* Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Cody (IWGP Heavyweight Championship)

July 2
* The Young Bucks (c) vs. Roppongi Vice (IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship)
* Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Billy Gunn (IWGP Intercontinental Championship)
* Winner of Kenny Omega/Michael Elgin vs. winner of Jay Lethal/Hangman Page (Semifinals – IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Tournament)
* Winner of Juice Robinson/Zack Sabre Jr. vs. winner of Tetsuya Naito/Tomohiro Ishii (Semifinals – IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Tournament)
* Winner of Semis #1 vs. Winner of Semis #2 (Finals for the IWGP US Heavyweight Championship)

 

July 1 will air live on AXS TV at 8pm, while the July 2 show will air on AXS TV on Friday, July 7 at 8pm ET, both will have commentary by Jim Ross and Josh Barnett. Both shows will air live on NJPW World, but the July 1 show will be unavailable in the United States until the VOD comes out (exact time is not yet know). It’s about $9 to sign up for NJPW World.

Source: WrestlingINC