NJPW G1 Climax 31 Statistics, Individual Histories & Notes – B Block

This is part two of my deep-dive into historical statistics and individual performances of this year’s G1 Climax competitors. The introduction portion is mostly redundant to my A Block preview. If you already read that article, scroll past the “About the G1 Climax” section.

It is G1 Climax season, and it feels like it’s been forgotten that the G1 Climax is, without a doubt, the preeminent professional wrestling tournament on the planet. This year, twenty competitors will descend upon New Japan Pro Wrestling to prove that they are the best in-ring professional wrestler on the planet as they vie for an opportunity for the most meaningful title in professional wrestling: the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

In this post I will provide a snapshot of the G1 Climax history of each competitor in the B Block of this year’s tournament. I’ll highlight their all-time head-to-head performance against other wrestlers in their block and their historical G1 Climax performance including records, match times, and their individual histories throughout the tournament.

This isn’t the last you’ll hear from me for this year’s G1. In daily preview posts, I’ll dissect each tournament matchup, including 2021 and recent singles performance, individual head-to-head histories, and miscellaneous applicable research. Round robin tournaments are great equalizers for data: each wrestler competes in the same schedule throughout the tournament by facing each other wrestler once. So, as the tournament goes on and data points become more relevant, I’ll be including some advanced metrics and probabilities for each card as well. I’ll also help to dissect the complicated tiebreakers and other tournament nuances as they come up. You can find my Statistics, Individual Histories and Notes for the A Block Here.

Of course, you can find interactive tables for NJPW’s 2021, detailed results and statistics of all 1551 G1 Climax matches to date, and This Year’s Tournament at SportOfProWrestling.com, and you can let me know what you find when you drill down by dropping me a line on Twitter @TheChrisSamsa.

About The G1 Climax

The G1 Climax is an annual round robin style tournament held by New Japan Pro Wrestling. This year’s tournament will run from September 18th to October 21st. Twenty wrestlers are split into two equal blocks, the A Block and the B Block. Every wrestler will face every other wrestler in their block for a total of nine tournament matches. Block matches are contested with a 30-minute time limit with points awarded based on the following:

• 2 points for a win
• 1 point for a time limit draw
• 0 points for a loss or a No Contest (double disqualification or double count out are the most common no contests)

After all of the block matches are completed, the winner of each block is the wrestler who has the most points. If two or more wrestlers are tied, the block winner is determined by their head-to-head tiebreaker. For example, if Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada both end the tournament with 12 points, but Kazuchika Okada defeated Tanahashi in their match, Kazuchika Okada is the block winner. The winner of each block will meet in the G1 Climax Final match on October 21st. The G1 Final must have a winner, therefore there is no time limit imposed on the final match which is typically one of the most anticipated pro wrestling matches of the year.

Since 2012, the winner of the final match has been awarded a contract for a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom, New Japan Pro Wrestling’s annual Tokyo Dome card on January 4th. With three upcoming events carrying the “Wrestle Kingdom” branding, it is uncertain when the tournament winner will take their title shot, presumably for the newly established IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

There are a few added wrinkles to pay attention to as the tournament goes on. Traditionally, when a wrestler defeats the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, they earn themselves a championship match before Wrestle Kingdom. Shingo Takagi enters this year’s tournament as the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion and the G1 Climax has only been won twice by the wrestler holding the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, so we can expect to see the champion lose a couple of times, but we can also hope that they will be meaningful title challengers as the year goes forward.

In addition to the top title holder attempting to avenge their tournament losses, the G1 Climax winner also traditionally defends their Wrestle Kingdom title shot against wrestlers that defeated him during the tournament. Last year was the first time that the Wrestle Kingdom title shot actually changed hands when Jay White defeated Kota Ibushi at Power Struggle to weasel his way back into the Wrestle Kingdom title picture.

G1 Climax 31 B Block

This year’s G1 Climax B block features six G1 climax championships and eleven G1 finals appearances. Of course, half of both of those categories can be attributed to Hiroshi Tanahashi, but that’s beside the point. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Kazuchika Okada and SANADA have all perennially appeared near the top of their blocks in their combined fifty G1 climax tournaments. On paper, this year’s B Block looks to be pretty wide open. Justifications can be made for at least half of the block to be the favorite to move on to the final.

• Every year, it seems the collective NJPW fanbase says that Kazuchika Okada is due for another G1 Climax win, and this year is no different. Okada has averaged the best performance in the G1 over the last 10 years, but he has missed the finals six years straight now. This year marks the first time that Kazuchika Okada has participated in consecutive G1 Climax tournaments without the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Maybe that is just the motivation he needs to get himself back into the title picture via an elusive G1 Climax victory.
• Hiroshi Tanahashi can’t ever be ruled out of a G1 Climax. His experience speaks for itself: six finals appearances, three tournament victories and the most G1 Climax matches and victories all-time. Entering as the IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion, Tanahashi has to be in the conversation as a favorite to win this year’s B Block.
• SANADA finally crossed the bridge into the G1 Climax Finals in last year’s tournament. Since 2014, Shinsuke Nakamura, Kenny Omega, and Kota Ibushi have all appeared in back-to-back G1 Climax Finals.
• EVIL and his new “House of Torture” sub-unit of Bullet Club can’t be discounted. He matched his career high with 12 points in last year’s tournament and it could be argued that he, and his tactics, are stronger and more seasoned now.
• Jeff Cobb might seem like a dark horse, but he’s been a force to be reckoned with since joining The United Empire. His recent singles victory over Kazuchika Okada has set him up with the confidence he needs to enter G1 season ready to make his mark on the NJPW singles heavyweight division.
• Hirooki Goto would like you to believe that the G in G1 stands for Goto. The 2008 winner and 2016 finalist consistently out-performs his projections each year. Now in his 14th consecutive G1, Goto may be primed for one more run towards the finals.
• The block is rounded out with tag team specialists, Taichi, Tama Tonga, and YOSHI-HASHI and the G1 Climax debut of Chase Owens.

B Block G1 Entry History

B Block – Points By Tournament

Number in parenthesis (#) indicate number of participants in each block

Hiroshi Tanahashi

IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion

Affiliation: Hontai

G1 Experience: 20th G1 entry, 20th Consecutive. 2007, 2015, 2018 Winner. 2004, 2010, 2013 Finalist.

Schedule

September 19, EDION Arena Osaka: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada
September 24, Ota City General Gymnasium: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto
September 29, Korakuen Hall: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tama Tonga
October 1, Hamamatsu Arena: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. SANADA
October 4, Korakuen Hall: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Chase Owens
October 8, Kochi Prefectural Gymnasium: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL
October 12, Xebio Arena Sendai: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jeff Cobb
October 14, Yamagata City General Sports Center: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. YOSHI-HASHI
October 20, Nippon Budokan: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Taichi

• This is Hiroshi Tanahashi’s 20th consecutive G1 and his 20th overall.
• Tanahashi’s 20th G1 ties him with Yuji Nagata for second-most G1 Climax tournaments. Hiroyoshi Tenzan holds the record with 21 tournaments.
• Hiroshi Tanahashi’s 151 G1 Climax matches are the most all-time. Toru Yano, at 121 matches, has the next most among this year’s G1 participants.
• Hiroshi Tanahashi’s 40 hours, 15 minutes, and 40 seconds of total G1 Climax match time is the highest all time, and nearly ten hours longer than Yuji Nagata (30:59:56), who has amassed the second most G1 match length. Among this year’s competitors, Tetsuya Naito has the second most G1 Climax ring time at 26 hours, 15 minutes, and 3 seconds.
• Hiroshi Tanahashi’s 11 point average over the last five tournaments is the second-highest average points per tournament, only behind Kazuchika Okada’s 12.6.
• Tanahashi is one of three three-time G1 Climax winners (Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan)
• Tanahashi has reached six G1 Finals, tied for the most all-time with Masahiro Chono.
• Hiroshi Tanahashi’s 7 time limit draws in G1 competition are by far the most all-time. Kazuchika Okada’s 4 are second-most among competitors active in this year’s G1.
• Tanahashi has lost eight G1 matches by submission, most of this year’s competitors and third-most all time.
• Hiroshi Tanahashi has two first time matches in this year’s B Block (Jeff Cobb & Chase Owens)
• Tanahashi is one of four B Block competitors with a historical winning percentage against his block opponents over .500.

Kazuchika Okada

Affiliation: CHAOS

G1 Experience: 10th G1 entry, 10th consecutive. 2012 & 2014 winner.

Schedule

September 19, EDION Arena Osaka: Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
September 24, Ota City General Gymnasium: Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL
September 29, Korakuen Hall: Kazuchika Okada vs. YOSHI-HASHI
October 1, Hamamatsu Arena: Kazuchika Okada vs. Hirooki Goto
October 4, Korakuen Hall: Kazuchika Okada vs. SANADA
October 8, Kochi Prefectural Gymnasium: Kazuchika Okada vs. Taichi
October 12, Xebio Arena Sendai: Kazuchika Okada vs. Chase Owens
October 14, Yamagata City General Sports Center: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tama Tonga
October 20, Nippon Budokan: Kazuchika Okada vs. Jeff Cobb

• This is Kazuchika Okada’s 10th consecutive G1 and his 10th overall.
• Kazuchika Okada won the G1 Climax tournament in 2012 and 2014 and he has not appeared in a G1 Final
• Okada only has one first-time matchup in this year’s B Block (Chase Owens).
• Okada has defeated every wrestler in the B block that is not a first-time match for him.
• Kazuchika Okada has been the IWGP Heavyweight Champion during five of the last eight G1 Climax tournaments.
• This year marks the first time that Kazuchika Okada has participated in consecutive G1 Climax tournaments without the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
• Kazuchika Okada holds the highest average points over the last five years of G1 competition at 12.6. He has not reached the finals during that time.
• Only Masahiro Chono (1994-2002) and Hiroshi Tanahashi (2007-2015) have won multiple tournaments at longer intervals than what would be Okada’s seven-year drought if he were to win this year’s tournament.
• Only Kenny Omega (.690) and AJ Styles (.737) hold better all-time G1 Climax winning percentages than Kazuchika Okada (.675)
• Okada’s 56 G1 Climax wins are seventh-most all-time, and fourth-most among this year’s field (Tanahashi-87, Naito-60, Goto-59)
• In the last 5 years, only Tetsuya Naito (31) has more victories than Kazuchika Okada (30)
• SANADA and Kazuchika Okada participated in the longest G1 Climax match to ever render a decision when SANADA defeated Kazuchika Okada in 29 minutes and 47 seconds during G1 Climax 29.
• Okada is one of four B Block competitors with a historical winning percentage against his block opponents over .500

SANADA

Affiliation: Los Ingobernables De Japon

G1 Experience: 6th G1 Entry, 6th consecutive. 2020 Finalist

Schedule

September 19, EDION Arena Osaka: SANADA vs. Tama Tonga
September 24, Ota City General Gymnasium: SANADA vs. Taichi
September 29, Korakuen Hall: SANADA vs. Chase Owens
October 1, Hamamatsu Arena: SANADA vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
October 4, Korakuen Hall: SANADA vs. Kazuchika Okada
October 8, Kochi Prefectural Gymnasium: SANADA vs. Jeff Cobb
October 12, Xebio Arena Sendai: SANADA vs. YOSHI-HASHI
October 14, Yamagata City General Sports Center: SANADA vs. Hirooki Goto
October 20, Nippon Budokan: SANADA vs. EVIL

• This is SANADA’s 6th G1 Climax entry and his 6th overall.
• SANADA has first-time matches with Jeff Cobb and Chase Owens during this year’s tournament.
• SANADA reached the finals for the first time in last year’s tournament, ultimately losing to Kota Ibushi in the final match.
• SANADA has averaged 8.8 points in his first five G1 tournaments, topping out at 12 points during last year’s tournament.
• SANADA and Kazuchika Okada participated in the longest G1 Climax match to ever render a decision when SANADA defeated Kazuchika Okada in 29 minutes and 47 seconds during G1 Climax 29.

EVIL

Affiliation: Bullet Club – House of Torture

G1 Experience: 6th G1 entry, 6th consecutive

Schedule

September 19, EDION Arena Osaka: EVIL vs. YOSHI-HASHI
September 24, Ota City General Gymnasium: EVIL vs. Kazuchika Okada
September 29, Korakuen Hall: EVIL vs. Taichi
October 1, Hamamatsu Arena: EVIL vs. Chase Owens
October 4, Korakuen Hall: EVIL vs. Tama Tonga
October 8, Kochi Prefectural Gymnasium: EVIL vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
October 12, Xebio Arena Sendai: EVIL vs. Hirooki Goto
October 14, Yamagata City General Sports Center: EVIL vs. Jeff Cobb
October 20, Nippon Budokan: EVIL vs. SANADA

• This is EVIL’s 6th consecutive G1 entry and 6th overall.
• EVIL has first-time matchups in this year’s block schedule with Taichi and Chase Owens.
• EVIL has averaged 10 points through his first 5 G1 tournaments. That is third highest among B Block competitors (Okada, Tanahashi)
• YOSHI-HASHI is the only wrestler in the B Block that EVIL has a winning record against.
• EVIL matched his career-high with 12 points during last year’s G1 Climax.
• EVIL has defeated the IWGP Heavyweight Champion twice during the G1. In 2017, EVIL defeated Kazuchika Okada. In 2020, EVIL defeated Tetsuya Naito.

Hirooki Goto

NEVER Openweight Six Man Champion

Affiliation: CHAOS

G1 Experience: 14th G1 entry, 14th consecutive

Schedule

September 19, EDION Arena Osaka: Hirooki Goto vs. Taichi
September 24, Ota City General Gymnasium: Hirooki Goto vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
September 29, Korakuen Hall: Hirooki Goto vs. Jeff Cobb
October 1, Hamamatsu Arena: Hirooki Goto vs. Kazuchika Okada
October 4, Korakuen Hall: Hirooki Goto vs. YOSHI-HASHI
October 8, Kochi Prefectural Gymnasium: Hirooki Goto vs. Chase Owens
October 12, Xebio Arena Sendai: Hirooki Goto vs. EVIL
October 14, Yamagata City General Sports Center: Hirooki Goto vs. SANADA
October 20, Nippon Budokan: Hirooki Goto vs. Tama Tonga

• This is Hirooki Goto’s 14th consecutive G1 and 14th overall.
• Hirooki Goto has been to two G1 Climax finals, winning his first (2008) and losing the other (2016).
• Goto is one of four B Block competitors with a historical winning percentage against his block opponents over .500.
• Goto has averaged 9.2 points per year over the last five tournaments.
• Hirooki Goto boasts the third-most G1 Climax victories among this year’s G1 Climax competitors. Only Hiroshi Tanahashi (87) and Tetsuya Naito (60) have more G1 wins than Goto.
• Goto has the second-most G1 Climax losses among this year’s field with 52.
• Hirooki Goto’s 111 all-time G1 Climax matches are the sixth-most all-time. During this year’s tournament, Goto will pass Togi Makabe for fifth.

Jeff Cobb

Affiliation: The United Empire

G1 Experience: 3rd G1 entry, 3rd consecutive

Schedule

September 19, EDION Arena Osaka: Jeff Cobb vs. Chase Owens
September 24, Ota City General Gymnasium: Jeff Cobb vs. YOSHI-HASHI
September 29, Korakuen Hall: Jeff Cobb vs. Hirooki Goto
October 1, Hamamatsu Arena: Jeff Cobb vs. Tama Tonga
October 4, Korakuen Hall: Jeff Cobb vs. Taichi
October 8, Kochi Prefectural Gymnasium: Jeff Cobb vs. SANADA
October 12, Xebio Arena Sendai: Jeff Cobb vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
October 14, Yamagata City General Sports Center: Jeff Cobb vs. EVIL
October 20, Nippon Budokan: Jeff Cobb vs. Kazuchika Okada

• This is Jeff Cobb’s 3rd consecutive G1 and his 3rd overall.
• Cobb has ended both of his previous G1 Climax tournaments with 8 points.
• Cobb has four first-time matchups in his block schedule this year: Hiroshi Tanahashi, SANADA, Tama Tonga, and YOSHI-HASHI.
• Jeff Cobb’s 3 hours, 49 minutes and 9 seconds of Total G1 Climax match length is the lowest among B Block competitors who are not making their G1 Climax debut.

Taichi

IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion

Affiliation: Suzuki-Gun

G1 Experience: 3rd G1 entry, 3rd consecutive

Schedule

September 19, EDION Arena Osaka: Taichi vs. Hirooki Goto
September 24, Ota City General Gymnasium: Taichi vs. SANADA
September 29, Korakuen Hall: Taichi vs. EVIL
October 1, Hamamatsu Arena: Taichi vs. YOSHI-HASHI
October 4, Korakuen Hall: Taichi vs. Jeff Cobb
October 8, Kochi Prefectural Gymnasium: Taichi vs. Kazuchika Okada
October 12, Xebio Arena Sendai: Taichi vs. Tama Tonga
October 14, Yamagata City General Sports Center: Taichi vs. Chase Owens
October 20, Nippon Budokan: Taichi vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

• This is Taichi’s 3rd consecutive G1 and 3rd overall.
• Taichi has ended both of his first two G1 tournaments with 8 points.
• Taichi will have two first-time matches during this year’s B Block (Chase Owens, EVIL)
• Among B Block competitors, Taichi is still looking for his first singles victory over Kazuchika Okada, SANADA, Chase Owens, and EVIL.
• Taichi is one of four B Block competitors with a historical winning percentage against his block opponents of .500 or above.

YOSHI-HASHI

NEVER Openweight Six Man Champion

Affiliation: CHAOS

G1 Experience: 5th G1 entry, 2nd consecutive

Schedule

September 19, EDION Arena Osaka: YOSHI-HASHI vs. EVIL
September 24, Ota City General Gymnasium: YOSHI-HASHI vs. Jeff Cobb
September 29, Korakuen Hall: YOSHI-HASHI vs. Kazuchika Okada
October 1, Hamamatsu Arena: YOSHI-HASHI vs. Taichi
October 4, Korakuen Hall: YOSHI-HASHI vs. Hirooki Goto
October 8, Kochi Prefectural Gymnasium: YOSHI-HASHI vs. Tama Tonga
October 12, Xebio Arena Sendai: YOSHI-HASHI vs. SANADA
October 14, Yamagata City General Sports Center: YOSHI-HASHI vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
October 20, Nippon Budokan: YOSHI-HASHI vs. Chase Owens

• This is YOSHI-HASHI’s 5th G1 entry, his second consecutive.
• YOSHI-HASHI has just one first-time matchup in this year’s block schedule (Jeff Cobb)
• Among this year’s B-Block competitors, YOSHI-HASHI has only defeated SANADA, Chase Owens, and EVIL. His .100 winning percentage against B Block competitors is the worst in the tournament.
• YOSHI-HASHI has the third-worst all-time G1 Climax winning percentage among wrestlers with over 20 G1 Climax matches. Only Tomoaki Honma and Wataru Inoue are worse.
• YOSHI-HASHI is still seeking his first singles victory over six of his nine G1 Climax B Block competitors.

Tama Tonga

Affiliation: Bullet Club

G1 Experience: 4th G1 Entry, 1st in three years

Schedule

September 19, EDION Arena Osaka: Tama Tonga vs. SANADA
September 24, Ota City General Gymnasium: Tama Tonga vs. Chase Owens
September 29, Korakuen Hall: Tama Tonga vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
October 1, Hamamatsu Arena: Tama Tonga vs. Jeff Cobb
October 4, Korakuen Hall: Tama Tonga vs. EVIL
October 8, Kochi Prefectural Gymnasium: Tama Tonga vs. YOSHI-HASHI
October 12, Xebio Arena Sendai: Tama Tonga vs. Taichi
October 14, Yamagata City General Sports Center: Tama Tonga vs. Kazuchika Okada
October 20, Nippon Budokan: Tama Tonga vs. Hirooki Goto

• This is Tama Tonga’s fourth G1 Climax entry, and his first since 2018.
• Tama Tonga has two first-time singles matches in this year’s B Block (Chase Owens & Jeff Cobb)
• Tama Tonga is seeking his first singles victory against five of the nine competitors in B Block.
• Tama Tonga’s 10 minute and 43 second average G1 match length is the lowest among this year’s B Block wrestlers.

Chase Owens

Affiliation: Bullet Club

G1 Experience: Debut entry

Schedule

September 19, EDION Arena Osaka: Chase Owens vs. Jeff Cobb
September 24, Ota City General Gymnasium: Chase Owens vs. Tama Tonga
September 29, Korakuen Hall: Chase Owens vs. SANADA
October 1, Hamamatsu Arena: Chase Owens vs. EVIL
October 4, Korakuen Hall: Chase Owens vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
October 8, Kochi Prefectural Gymnasium: Chase Owens vs. Hirooki Goto
October 12, Xebio Arena Sendai: Chase Owens vs. Kazuchika Okada
October 14, Yamagata City General Sports Center: Chase Owens vs. Taichi
October 20, Nippon Budokan: Chase Owens vs. YOSHI-HASHI

• This is Chase Owens first G1 Climax tournament.
• Seven of Owens’ nine G1 Climax block matches will be first-time matchups.
• Chase Owens is seeking his first singles victory against every single member of the B Block.

B Block Table

B Block Schedule

NJPW G1 Climax 31 Night Two (B Block
Date: September 19, 2021
City: Osaka
Venue: EDION Arena Osaka
Time: 2:00pm JST
Watch: NJPWWorld (With Live English Commentary)

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada
Hirooki Goto vs. Taichi
SANADA vs. Tama Tonga
Jeff Cobb vs. Chase Owens
YOSHI-HASHI vs. EVIL
(Kosei Fujita vs. SHO)

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NJPW G1 Climax 31 Night Four (B Block)
Date: September 24, 2021
City: Tokyo
Venue: Ota City General Gymnasium
Time: 6:30pm JST
Watch: NJPWWorld (With Live English Commentary)

Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL
SANADA vs. Taichi
YOSHI-HASHI vs. Jeff Cobb
Tama Tonga vs. Chase Owens
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto

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NJPW G1 Climax 31 Night Six (B Block)
Date: September 29, 2021
City: Tokyo
Venue: Korakuen Hall
Time: 6:30pm JST
Watch: NJPWWorld (With Live English Commentary)

Kazuchika Okada vs. YOSHI-HASHI
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tama Tonga
Hirooki Goto vs. Jeff Cobb
SANADA vs. Chase Owens
Taichi vs. EVIL

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NJPW G1 Climax 31 Night Eight (B Block)
Date: October 1, 2021
City: Shizuoka
Venue: Hamamatsu Arena
Time: 6:30pm JST
Watch: NJPWWorld (With Live English Commentary)

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. SANADA
Kazuchika Okada vs. Hirooki Goto
YOSHI-HASHI vs. Taichi
EVIL vs. Chase Owens
Jeff Cobb vs. Tama Tonga
(Ryohei Oiwa vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru)

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NJPW G1 Climax 31 Night Ten (B Block)
Date: October 4, 2021
City: Tokyo
Venue: Korakuen Hall
Time: 6:30pm JST
Watch: NJPWWorld (With Live English Commentary)

Kazuchika Okada vs. SANADA
Hirooki Goto vs. YOSHI-HASHI
Taichi vs. Jeff Cobb
EVIL vs. Tama Tonga
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Chase Owens

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NJPW G1 Climax 31 Night Twelve (B Block)
Date: October 8, 2021
City: Kochi
Venue: Kochi Prefectural Gymnasium
Time: 7:00pm JST
Watch: NJPWWorld (With Live English Commentary)

Kazuchika Okada vs. Taichi
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL
SANADA vs. Jeff Cobb
Hirooki Goto vs. Chase Owens
YOSHI-HASHI vs. Tama Tonga
(Kosei Fujita vs. El Desperado)

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NJPW G1 Climax 31 Night Fourteen (B Block)
Date: October 12, 2021
City: Miyagi
Venue: Xebio Arena Sendai
Time: 6:30pm JST
Watch: NJPWWorld (With Live English Commentary)

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jeff Cobb
Hirooki Goto vs. EVIL
Kazuchika Okada vs. Chase Owens
YOSHI-HASHI vs. SANADA
Taichi vs. Tama Tonga
(Ryohei Oiwa vs. Hiromu Takahashi)

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NJPW G1 Climax 31 Night Sixteen (B Block)
Date: October 14, 2021
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata City General Sports Center
Time: 6:30pm JST
Watch: NJPWWorld (With Live English Commentary)

Kazuchika Okada vs. Tama Tonga
Jeff Cobb vs. EVIL
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. YOSHI-HASHI
Hirooki Goto vs. SANADA
Taichi vs. Chase Owens
(Kosei Fujita & Ryohei Oiwa vs. BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi)

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NJPW G1 Climax 31 Night Eighteen (B Block Final)
Date: October 20, 2021
City: Tokyo
Venue: Nippon Budokan
Time: 5:30pm JST
Watch: NJPWWorld (With Live English Commentary)

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Taichi
Kazuchika Okada vs. Jeff Cobb
Hirooki Goto vs. Tama Tonga
YOSHI-HASHI vs. Chase Owens
SANADA vs. EVIL
(Kosei Fujita & Ryohei Oiwa vs. BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi)