NJPW announces event schedule for G1 Climax 2025

Though the tournament is still a few months away, NJPW is rolling out its plans for the 2025 G1 Climax.

Consisting of 19 shows in total, the full schedule for G1 Climax 35 has now been announced. It begins in Hokkaido on the weekend of July 19-20 and will conclude with two nights at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on August 16-17. The full list of shows can be seen below:

• Opening weekend: Saturday, July 19 and Sunday, July 20 (Hokkaido: Hokkai Kita Yell)
• Night three: Tuesday, July 22 (Sendai: Sendai Sun Plaza Hall)
• Night four: Wednesday, July 23 (Nagaoka: Ao-re Nagaoka)
• Nights five and six: Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26 (Tokyo: Ota-ku Gymnasium)
• Night seven: Sunday, July 27 (Nagoya: Port Messe Nagoya)
• Night eight: Wednesday, July 30 (Osaka- Yamato Arena)
• Night nine: Friday, August 1 (Kagawa: Sun Messe Kagawa)
• Night 10: Saturday, August 2 (Hiroshima: Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall)
• Night 11: Sunday, August 3 (Fukuoka: Fukuoka International Convention Center)
• Night 12: Tuesday, August 5 (Osaka: Intex Osaka)
• Night 13: Thursday, August 7 (Tokyo: Korakuen Hall)
• Night 14: Friday, August 8 (Yokohama: Yokohama Budokan)
• Night 15: Sunday, August 10 (Gunma: G Messe Gunma)
• Night 16: Wednesday, August 13 (Hamamatsu: Act City Hamamatsu)
• Night 17: Thursday, August 14 (Tokyo: Korakuen Hall)
• Final weekend: Saturday, August 16 and Sunday, August 17 (Tokyo: Ariake Arena)

NJPW English-language commentator Walker Stewart noted that he’ll be doing live commentary for every night of the tournament, which will air on NJPW World.

No participants for this year’s G1 have been confirmed yet. The tournament winner traditionally receives an IWGP World Championship shot at Wrestle Kingdom, but Zack Sabre Jr. chose to forego that tradition last year. After winning the G1, he opted to challenge for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at King of Pro Wrestling 2024 instead of waiting until the Tokyo Dome.

Hirooki Goto is the current IWGP World Heavyweight Champion.

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