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Introduction

It’s a cliché to say ‘it’s that time of year again’ but few events in professional wrestling earn it as much as New Japan Pro Wrestling’s G1 Climax. Since 2013, fans have associated the G1 with the highest of high-end wrestling in the smallest of timeframes. The incredible roster of performers cultivated across the last decade are crammed into two blocks of ten (a number which needs to be expanded for the sake of freshness) and the results are typically carnage. As much as that applies to the unexpected wins and losses, winners and losers, it goes also for the physical toll of the tour. Since 2015, the tournament has alternated days for its A Block and B Block, doubling the length of the tour and increasing the size of the buildings. Marry this expansion to the continued growth of marquee stars Kazuchika Okada, Tetsuya Naito and Kenny Omega, and you have the recipe for a mind-boggling list of world-class matches.