NJPW announces dates for the G1 Climax

New Japan Pro Wrestling has released the schedule for this year’s G1 Climax tournament, which begins in July.

The tournament will take over the course of a month and returns to the summer season with the final three nights Nippon Budokan. The 2020 and 2021 versions took place in the fall.

The G1 will begin on Saturday, July 16^th with twenty shows ending with the finals on Thursday, August 18^th.

Below is the full list of dates the promotion has listed:

Saturday, July 16^th – Hokkaido

Sunday, July 17^th – Hokkaido

Wednesday, July 20^th – Xebio Arena in Sendai

Saturday, July 23^rd – Ota Ward Gymnasium

Sunday, July 24^th – Ota Ward Gymnasium

Tuesday, July 26^th – Korakuen Hall

Wednesday, July 27^th – Korakuen Hall

Saturday, July 30^th – Nagoya at Dolphin’s Arena

Sunday, July 31^st – Nagoya at Dolphin’s Arena

Tuesday, August 2^nd – Shizuoka at Hamamatsu Arena

Friday, August 5^th – Aichi

Saturday, August 6^th – Osaka at Edion Arena

Sunday, August 7^th – Osaka at Edion Arena

Tuesday, August 9^th – Hiroshima Sun Plaza

Wednesday, August 10^th – Hiroshima Sun Plaza

Saturday, August 13^th – Tokyo at Machida Municipal Gymnasium

Sunday, August 14^th – Nagano at White Ring

Tuesday, August 16^th – Nippon Budokan

Wednesday, August 17^th – Nippon Budokan

Thursday, August 18^th – Nippon Budokan