G1 Climax
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The G1 (Grade One) Climax professional wrestling tournament is a weeklong event held each August by the New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion. The G1 draws standing room only crowds each night, record receipt gates and generates front-page coverage on the sports sections of several of the daily newspapers in Tokyo. Though it has sometimes been held as a single elimination tournament, it is usually (and currently) held as a round-robin, with winners from two blocks wrestling in the final to decide that year's winner. The winner of each block is determined by a points system; two points for a victory, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.
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[edit] Tournament history
New Japan had had an annual tournament since 1974 under various names: the World League (1974-77, based on the World League tournament from the old Japanese Wrestling Association); the MSG League (1978-82); the International Wrestling Grand Prix League (1983-87; although the first winner, Hulk Hogan was awarded a belt, this is not the beginning of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship). Most of these tournaments were dominated by New Japan's founding top star, Antonio Inoki. In 1987, all tournaments in the company were suspended, although in 1989 there was a World Cup Tournament which also included wrestlers from the then-Soviet Union.
With Inoki's dominance over New Japan gone, the promotion established the G1 Climax tournament in 1991 as a platform to showcase the company's top heavyweights and have them compete in round robin matches where the winners of the two divisions would then square off in the tournament finals. The first G1 was held from August 7 to August 11, 1991 at Tokyo's Sumo Hall.
The G1 Climax tournament has often been used as a platform for New Japan to push their rising stars. Wins by young up-and-comers over Japanese legends would usually take their respective careers to new heights. Past winners include Masahiro Chono, Keiji Muto, Shinya Hashimoto, Yuji Nagata and others who have gone on to become wrestling superstars.
[edit] G1 Climax results
[edit] List of winners
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[edit] 1991
The 1991 G1 Climax was a round-robin tournament consisting of two four-man blocks, and running from August 7 to August 11, 1991.
| Block A | Block B | ||
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| Keiji Muto | 4 | Masahiro Chono | 5 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami | 3 | Shinya Hashimoto | 5 |
| Scott Norton | 3 | Bam Bam Bigelow | 2 |
| Big Van Vader | 2 | Riki Chōshū | 0 |
| Block A | Tatsumi Fujinami | Keiji Muto | Scott Norton | Big Van Vader |
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| Tatsumi Fujinami | X | Muto (13:56) | Draw (7:56) | Fujinami (12:13) |
| Keiji Muto | Muto (13:56) | X | Norton (9:56) | Muto (13:54) |
| Scott Norton | Draw (7:56) | Norton (9:56) | X | Vader (10:49) |
| Big Van Vader | Fujinami (12:13) | Muto (13:54) | Vader (10:49) | X |
| Block B | Bam Bam Bigelow | Masahiro Chono | Riki Chōshū | Shinya Hashimoto |
| Bam Bam Bigelow | X | Chono (12:38) | Bigelow (10:10) | Hashimoto (9:59) |
| Masahiro Chono | Chono (12:38) | X | Chono (14:17) | Draw (30:00) |
| Riki Chōshū | Bigelow (10:10) | Chono (14:17) | X | Hashimoto (7:50) |
| Shinya Hashimoto | Hashimoto (9:59) | Draw (30:00) | Hashimoto (7:50) | X |
| Block B Decision | Final | |||||||
| A1 | Keiji Muto | Pin | ||||||
| B1 | Masahiro Chono | Sub | B1 | Masahiro Chono | 29:31 | |||
| B2 | Shinya Hashimoto | 15:50 | ||||||
[edit] 1992
The 1992 G1 Climax was a 16-man single-elimination tournament, and was also for the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Championship. It ran from August 6 to August 12, 1992.
| Round 1 | Quarterfinals August 10 |
Semifinals August 11 |
Finals August 12 |
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| Arn Anderson | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Steve Austin | 8:58 | |||||||||||||||||
| Steve Austin | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Keiji Muto | 17:05 | |||||||||||||||||
| Keiji Muto | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Barry Windham | 10:17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Masahiro Chono | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Keiji Muto | 26:07 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bam Bam Bigelow | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Scott Norton | 8:16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Scott Norton | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Masahiro Chono | 10:48 | |||||||||||||||||
| Masahiro Chono | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Tony Halme | 12:20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Masahiro Chono | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Rick Rude | 29:44 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jim Neidhart | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Kensuke Sasaki | 8:20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kensuke Sasaki | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Terry Taylor | 9:35 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Hase | ||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Taylor | Forf | |||||||||||||||||
| Rick Rude | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Kensuke Sasaki | 19:24 | |||||||||||||||||
| The Barbarian | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Shinya Hashimoto | 11:29 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shinya Hashimoto | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Rick Rude | 13:52 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rick Rude | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Super Strong Machine | 11:54 | |||||||||||||||||
[edit] 1993
The 1993 G1 Climax was once again a 16-man single-elimination tournament, held from August 3 to August 7, 1993. Guest natives include Hiromichi Fuyuki, Ashura Hara, Takashi Ishikawa and The Great Kabuki from WAR, and Yoshiaki Fujiwara from Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi.
| Round 1 August 3/4 |
Quarterfinals August 5 |
Semifinals August 6 |
Finals August 7 |
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| Hiromichi Fuyuki | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Takayuki Iizuka | 12:10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hiromichi Fuyuki | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Masahiro Chono | 19:04 | |||||||||||||||||
| Masahiro Chono | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Ashura Hara | 12:28 | |||||||||||||||||
| Masahiro Chono | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Hase | 26:46 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Hase | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Shinya Hashimoto | 20:42 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Hase | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Kengo Kimura | 15:55 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kengo Kimura | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Michiyoshi Ohara | 26:44 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Hase | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Tatsumi Fujinami | 21:49 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shiro Koshinaka | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Super Strong Machine | 17:33 | |||||||||||||||||
| Super Strong Machine | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Keiji Muto | 17:22 | |||||||||||||||||
| The Great Kabuki | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Keiji Muto | 16:17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Keiji Muto | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Tatsumi Fujinami | 24:26 | |||||||||||||||||
| Takashi Ishikawa | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Osamu Kido | 11:33 | |||||||||||||||||
| Osamu Kido | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Tatsumi Fujinami | 11:58 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tatsumi Fujinami | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Yoshiaki Fujiwara | 14:32 | |||||||||||||||||
[edit] 1994
The 1994 G1 Climax returned to the round-robin format, this time with two blocks of six. It was held from August 3 to August 7, 1994. Guest natives included Yoshiaki Fujiwara from Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi and Yoshiaki Yatsu from SPWF.
| Block A | Block B | ||
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| Masahiro Chono | 8 | Power Warrior | 7 |
| Keiji Muto | 6 | Hiroshi Hase | 6 |
| Riki Chōshū | 6 | Shinya Hashimoto | 6 |
| Yoshiaki Yatsu | 4 | Tatsumi Fujinami | 6 |
| Yoshiaki Fujiwara | 4 | Shiro Koshinaka | 5 |
| Osamu Kido | 2 | Takayuki Iizuka | 0 |
| Block A | Masahiro Chono | Riki Chōshū | Yoshiaki Fujiwara | Osamu Kido | Keiji Muto | Yoshiaki Yatsu |
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| Masahiro Chono | X | Chōshū (3:47) | Chono (9:31) | Chono (6:55) | Chono (27:28) | Chono (15:01) |
| Riki Chōshū | Chōshū (3:47) | X | Fujiwara (9:14) | Chōshū (5:13) | Muto (15:32) | Chōshū (10:11) |
| Yoshiaki Fujiwara | Chono (9:31) | Fujiwara (8:26) | X | Kido (9:45) | Fujiwara (12:12) | Yatsu (9:14) |
| Osamu Kido | Chono (6:55) | Chōshū (5:13) | Kido (9:45) | X | Muto (7:53) | Yatsu (8:25) |
| Keiji Muto | Chono (27:28) | Muto (15:32) | Fujiwara (12:12) | Muto (7:53) | X | Muto (15:12) |
| Yoshiaki Yatsu | Chono (15:01) | Chōshū (10:11) | Yatsu (9:14) | Yatsu (8:25) | Muto (15:12) | X |
| Block B | Tatsumi Fujinami | Hiroshi Hase | Shinya Hashimoto | Takayuki Iizuka | Shiro Koshinaka | Power Warrior |
| Tatsumi Fujinami | X | Hase (11:53) | Hashimoto (10:31) | Fujinami (7:09) | Fujinami (12:59) | Fujinami (5:25) |
| Hiroshi Hase | Hase (11:53) | X | Hase (9:10) | Hase (17:32) | Koshinaka (20:44) | Warrior (16:50) |
| Shinya Hashimoto | Hashimoto (10:31) | Hase (9:10) | X | Hashimoto (13:04) | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) |
| Takayuki Iizuka | Fujinami (7:09) | Hase (17:32) | Hashimoto (13:04) | X | Koshinaka (14:02) | Warrior (17:33) |
| Shiro Koshinaka | Fujinami (12:59) | Koshinaka (20:44) | Draw (30:00) | Koshinaka (14:02) | X | Warrior (14:10) |
| Power Warrior | Fujinami (5:25) | Warrior (16:50) | Draw (30:00) | Warrior (17:33) | Warrior (14:10) | X |
| Final | |||
| A1 | Masahiro Chono | Sub | |
| B1 | Power Warrior | 21:51 | |
[edit] 1995
The 1995 G1 Climax was another eight-man round-robin tournament held August 11 to August 15, with the addition that the top two scorers from each block would advance to a four-man mini-tournament to decide the winner.
| Block A | Block B | ||
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| Keiji Muto | 4 | Shinya Hashimoto | 4 |
| Masahiro Chono | 3 | Scott Norton | 4 |
| Ric Flair | 3 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 2 |
| Shiro Koshinaka | 2 | Kensuke Sasaki | 2 |
| Block A | Masahiro Chono | Ric Flair | Shiro Koshinaka | Keiji Muto |
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| Masahiro Chono | X | Draw (30:00) | Chono (11:10) | Muto (11:36) |
| Ric Flair | Draw (30:00) | X | Flair (17:17) | Muto (23:33) |
| Shiro Koshinaka | Chono (11:10) | Flair (17:17) | X | Koshinaka (15:47) |
| Keiji Muto | Muto (11:36) | Muto (23:33) | Koshinaka (15:47) | X |
| Block B | Shinya Hashimoto | Scott Norton | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Kensuke Sasaki |
| Shinya Hashimoto | X | Hashimoto (13:35) | Hashimoto (11:44) | Sasaki (21:46) |
| Scott Norton | Hashimoto (13:35) | X | Norton (15:08) | Norton (16:21) |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Hashimoto (11:44) | Norton (15:08) | X | Tenzan (12:51) |
| Kensuke Sasaki | Sasaki (21:46) | Norton (16:21) | Tenzan (12:51) | X |
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| A1 | Keiji Muto | Pin | ||||||
| B2 | Scott Norton | 17:07 | ||||||
| A1 | Keiji Muto | Pin | ||||||
| B1 | Shinya Hashimoto | 24:08 | ||||||
| A2 | Masahiro Chono | Pin | ||||||
| B1 | Shinya Hashimoto | 10:05 | ||||||
[edit] 1996
The 1996 G1 Climax was held from August 2 to August 6, 1996, and was a round-robin tournament featuring two blocks of five.
| Block A | Block B | ||
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| Riki Chōshū | 8 | Masahiro Chono | 6 |
| Kensuke Sasaki | 6 | Shiro Koshinaka | 4 |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 4 | Keiji Muto | 4 |
| Shinya Hashimoto | 2 | Kazuo Yamazaki | 4 |
| Junji Hirata | 0 | Satoshi Kojima | 2 |
| Block A | Riki Chōshū | Shinya Hashimoto | Junji Hirata | Kensuke Sasaki | Hiroyoshi Tenzan |
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| Riki Chōshū | X | Chōshū (17:14) | Chōshū (Forf) | Chōshū (15:13) | Chōshū (5:12) |
| Shinya Hashimoto | Chōshū (17:14) | X | Hashimoto (Forf) | Sasaki (9:13) | Tenzan (11:27) |
| Junji Hirata | Chōshū (Forf) | Hashimoto (Forf) | X | Sasaki (5:08) | Tenzan (Forf) |
| Kensuke Sasaki | Chōshū (15:13) | Sasaki (9:13) | Sasaki (5:08) | X | Sasaki (15:03) |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Chōshū (5:12) | Tenzan (11:27) | Tenzan (Forf) | Sasaki (15:03) | X |
| Block B | Masahiro Chono | Satoshi Kojima | Shiro Koshinaka | Keiji Muto | Kazuo Yamazaki |
| Masahiro Chono | X | Chono (13:46) | Koshinaka (22:10) | Chono (24:43) | Chono (12:25) |
| Satoshi Kojima | Chono (13:46) | X | Kojima (10:33) | Muto (15:21) | Yamazaki (9:56) |
| Shiro Koshinaka | Koshinaka (22:10) | Kojima (10:33) | X | Muto (11:59) | Koshinaka (13:50) |
| Keiji Muto | Chono (24:43) | Muto (15:21) | Muto (11:59) | X | Yamazaki (13:50) |
| Kazuo Yamazaki | Chono (12:25) | Yamazaki (9:56) | Koshinaka (13:50) | Yamazaki (13:50) | X |
| Final | |||
| A1 | Riki Chōshū | Sub | |
| B1 | Masahiro Chono | 13:45 | |
[edit] 1997
The 1997 G1 Climax was a 14-man single-elimination tournament, with Kensuke Sasaki and Buff Bagwell receiving byes to the quarterfinals. The tournament was held from August 1 to August 3.
| Round 1 August 1 |
Quarterfinals August 2 |
Semifinals August 3 |
Finals August 3 |
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| Satoshi Kojima | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Steven Regal | 9:45 | |||||||||||||||||
| Satoshi Kojima | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 11:43 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Tadao Yasuda | 10:39 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Shinya Hashimoto | 14:01 | |||||||||||||||||
| Masahiro Chono | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Michiyoshi Ohara | 18:39 | |||||||||||||||||
| Masahiro Chono | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Shinya Hashimoto | 5:45 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shinya Hashimoto | Stop | |||||||||||||||||
| Kazuo Yamazaki | 11:35 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Kensuke Sasaki | 8:09 | |||||||||||||||||
| Junji Hirata | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Scott Norton | 6:31 | |||||||||||||||||
| Scott Norton | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| The Great Muta | 6:31 | |||||||||||||||||
| The Great Muta | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Manabu Nakanishi | 10:25 | |||||||||||||||||
| Scott Norton | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Kensuke Sasaki | 5:16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Buff Bagwell | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Kensuke Sasaki | 8:04 | |||||||||||||||||
[edit] 1998
The 1998 G1 Climax was another 16-man single-elimination tournament, held between July 31 and August 2. Genichiro Tenryu, who had separated from his own WAR promotion to become a freelancer since early in the year, was invited.
| Round 1 July 31 |
Quarterfinals August 1 |
Semifinals August 2 |
Finals August 2 |
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| Big Titan | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Tadao Yasuda | 10:35 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tadao Yasuda | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Satoshi Kojima | 13:38 | |||||||||||||||||
| Satoshi Kojima | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 11:08 | |||||||||||||||||
| Satoshi Kojima | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Shinya Hashimoto | 13:51 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tatsutoshi Goto | Stop | |||||||||||||||||
| Shinya Hashimoto | 4:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shinya Hashimoto | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Genichiro Tenryu | 13:13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Keiji Muto | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Genichiro Tenryu | 21:37 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shinya Hashimoto | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Kazuo Yamazaki | 15:34 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shiro Koshinaka | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Osamu Nishimura | 10:25 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shiro Koshinaka | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Masahiro Chono | 16:03 | |||||||||||||||||
| Masahiro Chono | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Manabu Nakanishi | 18:52 | |||||||||||||||||
| Masahiro Chono | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Kazuo Yamazaki | 9:43 | |||||||||||||||||
| Michiyoshi Ohara | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Kensuke Sasaki | 10:59 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kensuke Sasaki | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Kazuo Yamazaki | 6:42 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tatsumi Fujinami | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Kazuo Yamazaki | 7:51 | |||||||||||||||||
[edit] 1999
The 1999 G1 Climax was a 12-man round-robin tournament, held from August 10 to August 15.
| Block A | Block B | ||
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| Keiji Muto | 8 | Manabu Nakanishi | 8 |
| Yuji Nagata | 8 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 6 |
| Kensuke Sasaki | 6 | Shiro Koshinaka | 6 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami | 6 | Masahiro Chono | 6 |
| Satoshi Kojima | 2 | Shinya Hashimoto | 4 |
| Tadao Yasuda | 0 | Kazuo Yamazaki | 0 |
| Block A | T. Fujinami | Satoshi Kojima | Keiji Muto | Yuji Nagata | Kensuke Sasaki | Tadao Yasuda |
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| Tatsumi Fujinami | X | Fujinami (13:10) | Fujinami (17:36) | Nagata (12:03) | Sasaki (10:23) | Fujinami (3:29) |
| Satoshi Kojima | Fujinami (13:10) | X | Muto (11:40) | Nagata (19:51) | Sasaki (13:50) | Kojima (13:51) |
| Keiji Muto | Fujinami (17:36) | Muto (11:40) | X | Muto (21:11) | Muto (20:56) | Muto (6:25) |
| Yuji Nagata | Nagata (12:03) | Nagata (19:51) | Muto (21:11) | X | Nagata (14:43) | Nagata (10:26) |
| Kensuke Sasaki | Sasaki (10:23) | Sasaki (13:50) | Muto (20:56) | Nagata (14:43) | X | Sasaki (7:28) |
| Tadao Yasuda | Fujinami (3:29) | Kojima (13:51) | Muto (6:25) | Nagata (10:26) | Sasaki (7:28) | X |
| Block B | Masahiro Chono | Shinya Hashimoto | Shiro Koshinaka | M. Nakanishi | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Kazuo Yamazaki |
| Masahiro Chono | X | Chono (21:36) | Koshinaka (13:05) | Chono (10:21) | Tenzan (17:25) | Chono (10:18) |
| Shinya Hashimoto | Chono (21:36) | X | Koshinaka (13:47) | Nakanishi (15:22) | Hashimoto (13:24) | Hashimoto (4:55) |
| Shiro Koshinaka | Koshinaka (13:05) | Koshinaka (13:47) | X | Nakanishi (14:15) | Tenzan (15:14) | Koshinaka (Forf) |
| M. Nakanishi | Chono (10:21) | Nakanishi (15:22) | Nakanishi (14:15) | X | Nakanishi (15:40) | Nakanishi (6:43) |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Tenzan (17:25) | Hashimoto (13:24) | Tenzan (15:14) | Nakanishi (15:40) | X | Tenzan (12:30) |
| Kazuo Yamazaki | Chono (10:18) | Hashimoto (4:55) | Koshinaka (Forf) | Nakanishi (6:43) | Tenzan (12:30) | X |
| Block A Decision | Final | |||||||
| B1 | Manabu Nakanishi | Sub | ||||||
| A1 | Keiji Muto | Sub | A1 | Keiji Muto | 14:43 | |||
| A2 | Yuji Nagata | 10:28 | ||||||
[edit] 2000
The 2000 G1 Climax was a round-robin tournament, featuring four blocks of five, with each block champion advancing to a four-man tournament to decide that year's winner; it was held from August 7 to August 13. Also note that the points system was modified from the original: 1 point for a victory, and zero points for a draw or loss. This was the first time that two recognized junior heavyweights, IWGP titleholder Tatsuhito Takaiwa and previous champion Jushin Liger, were invited to compete in the heavyweight tournament.
| Block A | Block B | Block C | Block D | ||||
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| Yuji Nagata | 3 | Kensuke Sasaki | 3 | Manabu Nakanishi | 3 | Masahiro Chono | 3 |
| Takashi Iizuka | 3 | Satoshi Kojima | 2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 3 | Junji Hirata | 2 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami | 2 | Brian Johnston | 2 | Tadao Yasuda | 2 | Shiro Koshinaka | 2 |
| Jushin Liger | 1 | Osamu Kido | 0 | Osamu Nishimura | 2 | Yutaka Yoshie | 2 |
| Tatsutoshi Goto | 1 | Hiro Saito | 0 | Kenzo Suzuki | 0 | Tatsuhito Takaiwa | 1 |
| Block A | Tatsumi Fujinami | Tatsutoshi Goto | Takashi Iizuka | Jushin Liger | Yuji Nagata |
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| Tatsumi Fujinami | X | Fujinami (6:42) | Iizuka (11:46) | Fujinami (10:33) | Nagata (12:25) |
| Tatsutoshi Goto | Fujinami (6:42) | X | Iizuka (9:42) | Liger (7:17) | Goto (11:41) |
| Takashi Iizuka | Iizuka (11:46) | Iizuka (9:42) | X | Iizuka (15:13) | Nagata (16:38) |
| Jushin Liger | Fujinami (10:33) | Liger (7:17) | Iizuka (15:13) | X | Nagata (12:06) |
| Yuji Nagata | Nagata (12:25) | Goto (11:41) | Nagata (16:38) | Nagata (12:06) | X |
| Block B | Brian Johnston | Osamu Kido | Satoshi Kojima | Hiro Saito | Kensuke Sasaki |
| Brian Johnston | X | Johnston (5:38) | Kojima (10:08) | Johnston (5:18) | Sasaki (6:48) |
| Osamu Kido | Johnston (5:38) | X | Kojima (9:55) | Draw (6:29) | Sasaki (4:21) |
| Satoshi Kojima | Kojima (10:08) | Kojima (9:55) | X | Draw (5:54) | Sasaki (19:39) |
| Hiro Saito | Johnston (5:18) | Draw (6:29) | Draw (5:54) | X | Draw (5:37) |
| Kensuke Sasaki | Sasaki (6:48) | Sasaki (4:21) | Sasaki (19:39) | Draw (5:37) | X |
| Block C | Manabu Nakanishi | Osamu Nishimura | Kenzo Suzuki | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Tadao Yasuda |
| Manabu Nakanishi | X | Nakanishi (13:04) | Nakanishi (8:43) | Tenzan (18:21) | Nakanishi (9:23) |
| Osamu Nishimura | Nakanishi (13:04) | X | Nishimura (7:37) | Nishimura (14:22) | Yasuda (11:47) |
| Kenzo Suzuki | Nakanishi (8:43) | Nishimura (7:37) | X | Tenzan (13:24) | Yasuda (10:43) |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Tenzan (18:21) | Nishimura (14:22) | Tenzan (13:24) | X | Tenzan (11:40) |
| Tadao Yasuda | Nakanishi (9:23) | Yasuda (11:47) | Yasuda (10:43) | Tenzan (11:40) | X |
| Block D | Masahiro Chono | Junji Hirata | Shiro Koshinaka | Tatsuhito Takaiwa | Yutaka Yoshie |
| Masahiro Chono | X | Chono (11:42) | Koshinaka (12:40) | Chono (14:22) | Chono (20:16) |
| Junji Hirata | Chono (11:42) | X | Hirata (8:24) | Hirata (11:08) | Yoshie (11:19) |
| Shiro Koshinaka | Koshinaka (12:40) | Hirata (8:24) | X | Takaiwa (9:04) | Koshinaka (10:38) |
| Tatsuhito Takaiwa | Chono (14:22) | Hirata (11:08) | Takaiwa (9:04) | X | Yoshie (13:48) |
| Yutaka Yoshie | Chono (20:16) | Yoshie (11:19) | Koshinaka (10:38) | Yoshie (13:48) | X |
| Decision Matches | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| A2 | Takashi Iizuka | Sub | |||||||||||
| A1 | Yuji Nagata | 10:48 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Yuji Nagata | Pin | |||||||||||
| B1 | Kensuke Sasaki | 15:12 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Kensuke Sasaki | Sub | |||||||||||
| C1 | Manabu Nakanishi | 19:42 | |||||||||||
| C1 | Manabu Nakanishi | Sub | |||||||||||
| C2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 11:26 | |||||||||||
| C1 | Manabu Nakanishi | Sub | |||||||||||
| D1 | Masahiro Chono | 9:33 | |||||||||||
[edit] 2001
The 2001 G1 Climax was a two-block, twelve-man round-robin tournament held from August 4 to August 12. It returned to the original method of scoring, and also reintroduced the 1995 G1's format of each block's top two scorers advancing to the final four, which is still used today. Jushin Liger and Minoru Tanaka were the junior heavyweight invitees.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuji Nagata | 7 | Keiji Muto | 8 |
| Tadao Yasuda | 6 | Masahiro Chono | 6 |
| Manabu Nakanishi | 6 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 6 |
| Kazunari Murakami | 5 | Satoshi Kojima | 4 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami | 4 | Jushin Liger | 3 |
| Minoru Tanaka | 2 | Osamu Nishimura | 3 |
| Block A | Fujinami | Murakami | Nagata | Nakanishi | Tanaka | Yasuda |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fujinami | X | Fujinami (0:36) | Nagata (11:30) | Nakanishi (5:18) | Fujinami (8:38) | Yasuda (5:14) |
| Murakami | Fujinami (0:36) | X | Draw (8:01) | Murakami (2:02) | Tanaka (5:10) | Murakami (3:48) |
| Nagata | Nagata (11:30) | Draw (8:01) | X | Nakanishi (14:15) | Nagata (12:39) | Nagata (8:11) |
| Nakanishi | Nakanishi (5:18) | Murakami (2:02) | Nakanishi (14:15) | X | Nakanishi (9:47) | Yasuda (7:11) |
| Tanaka | Fujinami (8:38) | Tanaka (5:10) | Nagata (12:39) | Nakanishi (9:47) | X | Yasuda (7:35) |
| Yasuda | Yasuda (5:14) | Murakami (3:48) | Nagata (8:11) | Yasuda (7:11) | Yasuda (7:35) | X |
| Block B | Chono | Kojima | Liger | Muto | Nishimura | Tenzan |
| Chono | X | Kojima (17:18) | Chono (14:16) | Muto (8:14) | Chono (26:16) | Chono (17:53) |
| Kojima | Kojima (17:18) | X | Liger (16:01) | Kojima (17:30) | Nishimura (19:23) | Tenzan (20:53) |
| Liger | Chono (14:16) | Liger (16:01) | X | Muto (14:24) | Draw (30:00) | Tenzan (15:44) |
| Muto | Muto (8:14) | Kojima (17:30) | Muto (14:24) | X | Muto (16:08) | Muto (18:35) |
| Nishimura | Chono (26:16) | Nishimura (19:23) | Draw (30:00) | Muto (16:08) | X | Tenzan (24:06) |
| Tenzan | Chono (17:53) | Tenzan (20:53) | Tenzan (15:44) | Muto (18:35) | Tenzan (24:06) | X |
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| B1 | Keiji Muto | Sub | ||||||
| A2 | Tadao Yasuda | 11:22 | ||||||
| B1 | Keiji Muto | Sub | ||||||
| A1 | Yuji Nagata | 22:03 | ||||||
| B2 | Masahiro Chono | Sub | ||||||
| A1 | Yuji Nagata | 13:44 | ||||||
[edit] 2002
The 2002 G1 Climax was identical in structure to the previous year's, and was held from August 8 to August 11.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshihiro Takayama | 8 | Masahiro Chono | 7 |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 6 | Osamu Nishimura | 5 |
| Kensuke Sasaki | 6 | Manabu Nakanishi | 5 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | 4 | Yuji Nagata | 5 |
| Shiro Koshinaka | 4 | Kenzo Suzuki | 4 |
| Yutaka Yoshie | 2 | Tadao Yasuda | 4 |
| Block A | Koshinaka | Sasaki | Takayama | Tanahashi | Tenzan | Yoshie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koshinaka | X | Sasaki (8:33) | Takayama (12:00) | Tanahashi (8:52) | Koshinaka (11:02) | Koshinaka (10:54) |
| Sasaki | Sasaki (8:33) | X | Sasaki (12:11) | Tanahashi (1:40) | Tenzan (15:52) | Sasaki (0:41) |
| Takayama | Takayama (12:00) | Sasaki (12:11) | X | Takayama (9:24) | Takayama (13:18) | Takayama (11:28) |
| Tanahashi | Tanahashi (8:52) | Tanahashi (1:40) | Takayama (9:24) | X | Tenzan (14:49) | Yoshie (10:38) |
| Tenzan | Koshinaka (11:02) | Tenzan (15:52) | Takayama (13:18) | Tenzan (14:49) | X | Tenzan (15:53) |
| Yoshie | Koshinaka (10:54) | Sasaki (0:41) | Takayama (11:28) | Yoshie (10:38) | Tenzan (15:53) | X |
| Block B | Chono | Nagata | Nakanishi | Nishimura | Suzuki | Yasuda |
| Chono | X | Nagata (16:00) | Chono (16:17) | Draw (30:00) | Chono (17:33) | Chono (Forf) |
| Nagata | Nagata (16:00) | X | Nakanishi (17:21) | Draw (30:00) | Nagata (14:51) | Yasuda (11:10) |
| Nakanishi | Chono (16:17) | Nakanishi (17:21) | X | Draw (30:00) | Nakanishi (11:17) | Yasuda (2:15) |
| Nishimura | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) | X | Suzuki (18:10) | Nishimura (1:36) |
| Suzuki | Chono (17:33) | Nagata (14:51) | Nakanishi (11:17) | Suzuki (18:10) | X | Suzuki (0:37) |
| Yasuda | Chono (Forf) | Yasuda (11:10) | Yasuda (2:15) | Nishimura (1:36) | Suzuki (0:37) | X |
| Block B Decision | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| A1 | Yoshihiro Takayama | Pin | |||||||||||
| B2 | Osamu Nishimura | 22:38 | |||||||||||
| B3 | Manabu Nakanishi | Sub | |||||||||||
| B2 | Osamu Nishimura | 5:49 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Yoshihiro Takayama | Pin | |||||||||||
| B1 | Masahiro Chono | 20:23 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Masahiro Chono | Sub | |||||||||||
| A2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 22:03 | |||||||||||
[edit] 2003
The 2003 G1 Climax was another 12-man round-robin tournament, held from August 10 to August 17. Jun Akiyama from Pro Wrestling NOAH, along with freelancer Yoshihiro Takayama were invitees.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun Akiyama | 7 | Yoshihiro Takayama | 8 |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 6 | Yuji Nagata | 5 |
| Masahiro Chono | 5 | Katsuyori Shibata | 5 |
| Manabu Nakanishi | 4 | Yutaka Yoshie | 4 |
| Osamu Nishimura | 4 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 4 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | 4 | Tadao Yasuda | 4 |
| Block A | Akiyama | Chono | Nakanishi | Nishimura | Tanahashi | Tenzan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akiyama | X | Draw (30:00) | Akiyama (16:35) | Nishimura (27:17) | Akiyama (16:08) | Akiyama (19:43) |
| Chono | Draw (30:00) | X | Nakanishi (11:39) | Chono (24:08) | Chono (13:11) | Tenzan (21:21) |
| Nakanishi | Akiyama (16:35) | Nakanishi (11:39) | X | Nishimura (13:45) | Nakanishi (14:04) | Tenzan (14:50) |
| Nishimura | Nishimura (27:17) | Chono (24:08) | Nishimura (13:45) | X | Tanahashi (14:03) | Tenzan (25:56) |
| Tanahashi | Akiyama (16:08) | Chono (13:11) | Nakanishi (14:04) | Tanahashi (14:03) | X | Tanahashi (15:14) |
| Tenzan | Akiyama (19:43) | Tenzan (21:21) | Tenzan (14:50) | Tenzan (25:56) | Tanahashi (15:14) | X |
| Block B | Nagata | Nakamura | Shibata | Takayama | Yasuda | Yoshie |
| Nagata | X | Nagata (11:32) | Draw (13:17) | Takayama (14:05) | Yasuda (12:21) | Nagata (12:51) |
| Nakamura | Nagata (11:32) | X | Nakamura (10:14) | Takayama (7:08) | Nakamura (7:38) | Yoshie (12:31) |
| Shibata | Draw (13:17) | Nakamura (10:14) | X | Takayama (6:38) | Shibata (1:14) | Shibata (9:17) |
| Takayama | Takayama (14:05) | Takayama (7:08) | Takayama (6:38) | X | Yasuda (11:16) | Takayama (12:31) |
| Yasuda | Yasuda (12:21) | Nakamura (7:38) | Shibata (1:14) | Yasuda (11:16) | X | Yoshie (13:01) |
| Yoshie | Nagata (12:51) | Yoshie (12:31) | Shibata (9:17) | Takayama (12:31) | Yoshie (13:01) | X |
| Block B Decision | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| A1 | Jun Akiyama | Pin | |||||||||||
| B2 | Yuji Nagata | 16:11 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Yuji Nagata | KO | |||||||||||
| B3 | Katsuyori Shibata | 4:11 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Jun Akiyama | Sub | |||||||||||
| A2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 31:43 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Yoshihiro Takayama | KO | |||||||||||
| A2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 21:13 | |||||||||||
[edit] 2004
The 2004 G1 Climax was a two-block, sixteen-man tournament held from August 7 to August 15. As well as the increased number of participants, it introduced a format in which the second and third runner-ups from each block would advance to a four-man tournament, the two finalists of which would advance to a second four-man tournament also featuring each block winner; the eventual winner of this tournament would win the G1 Climax. Also, it would seem that, for this particular year, matches which ended in a double countout or double disqualification would result in zero points for both competitors.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Katsuyori Shibata | 8 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 12 |
| Genichiro Tenryu | 8 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 11 |
| Shinsuke Nakamura | 8 | Kensuke Sasaki | 9 |
| Masahiro Chono | 8 | Koji Kanemoto | 6 |
| Minoru Suzuki | 8 | Manabu Nakanishi | 6 |
| Yuji Nagata | 8 | Osamu Nishimura | 6 |
| Blue Wolf | 4 | Togi Makabe | 4 |
| Yutaka Yoshie | 2 | Yoshihiro Takayama | 2 |
| Block A | Wolf | Chono | Nagata | Nakamura | Shibata | Suzuki | Tenryu | Yoshie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf | X | Cho. (14:29) | Nag. (13:35) | Nak. (8:15) | Wolf (11:46) | Suz. (13:34) | Ten. (6:09) | Wolf (14:04) |
| Chono | Cho. (14:29) | X | Cho. (16:26) | Draw (14:36)1 | Shi. (15:05) | Cho. (17:32) | Ten. (0:38) | Cho. (12:57) |
| Nagata | Nag. (13:35) | Cho. (16:26) | X | Nak. (13:08) | Nag. (12:44) | Suz. (17:39) | Nag. (11:28) | Nag. (13:50) |
| Nakamura | Nak. (8:15) | Draw (14:36)1 | Nak. (13:08) | X | Shi. (12:00) | Nak. (11:58) | Ten. (14:43) | Nak. (11:33) |
| Shibata | Wolf (11:46) | Shi. (15:05) | Nag. (12:44) | Shi. (12:00) | X | Suz. (7:20) | Shi. (7:15) | Shi. (10:22) |
| Suzuki | Suz. (13:34) | Cho. (17:32) | Suz. (17:39) | Nak. (11:58) | Suz. (7:20) | X | Ten. (13:01) | Suz. (9:12) |
| Tenryu | Ten. (6:09) | Ten. (0:38) | Nag. (11:28) | Ten. (14:43) | Shi. (7:15) | Ten. (13:01) | X | Yos. (4:07) |
| Yoshie | Wolf (14:04) | Cho. (12:57) | Nag. (13:50) | Nak. (11:33) | Shi (10:22) | Suz (9:12) | Yos. (4:07) | X |
| Block B | Kanemoto | Makabe | Nakanishi | Nishimura | Sasaki | Takayama | Tanahashi | Tenzan |
| Kanemoto | X | Kan. (13:50) | Kan. (9:54) | Nis. (14:03) | Sas. (16:55) | Kan. (Forf) | Tan. (15:45) | Ten. (16:55) |
| Makabe | Kan. (13:50) | X | Nak. (7:40) | Mak. (12:51) | Sas. (6:34) | Mak. (Forf) | Tan. (11:35) | Ten. (11:33) |
| Nakanishi | Kan. (9:54) | Nak. (7:40) | X | Nak. (14:36) | Sas. (17:57) | Nak. (15:48) | Tan. (9:12) | Ten. (12:47) |
| Nishimura | Nis. (14:03) | Mak. (12:51) | Nak. (14:36) | X | Sas. (14:00) | Nis. (Forf) | Tan. (16:23) | Nis. (20:02) |
| Sasaki | Sas. (16:55) | Sas. (6:34) | Sas. (17:57) | Sas. (14:00) | X | Tak. (14:40) | Tan. (12:00) | Draw (30:00) |
| Takayama | Kan. (Forf) | Mak. (Forf) | Nak. (15:48) | Nis. (Forf) | Tak. (14:40) | X | Tan. (Forf) | Ten. (Forf) |
| Tanahashi | Tan. (15:45) | Tan. (11:35) | Tan. (9:12) | Tan. (16:23) | Tan. (12:00) | Tan. (Forf) | X | Ten. (15:15) |
| Tenzan | Ten. (16:55) | Ten. (11:33) | Ten. (12:47) | Nis. (20:02) | Draw (30:00) | Ten. (Forf) | Ten. (15:15) | X |
1 This was a double countout, and so neither Chono nor Nakamura received any points.
| Block A Decision | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Genichiro Tenryu | 6:34 | ||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Genichiro Tenryu | Pin | ||||||||||||||||
| B3 | Kensuke Sasaki | 8:11 | ||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Sub | ||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 21:01 | ||||||||||||||||
| N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Katsuyori Shibata | KO | ||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 7:11 | ||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Sub | ||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 13:06 | ||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Masahiro Chono | DQ | ||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 4:39 | ||||||||||||||||
[edit] 2005
The 2005 G1 Climax was another 16-man round-robin tournament, held from August 4 to August 14. It returned to the format of 2003, eliminating the "quarterfinals" seen in 2004, and simply bringing each block's top two scorers into the final four.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Masahiro Chono | 10 | Kazuyuki Fujita | 14 |
| Toshiaki Kawada | 10 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 11 |
| Yuji Nagata | 8 | Manabu Nakanishi | 10 |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 8 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 7 |
| Minoru Suzuki | 6 | Yutaka Yoshie | 6 |
| Kendo Kashin | 5 | Tatsutoshi Goto | 4 |
| Osamu Nishimura | 5 | Toru Yano | 4 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami | 4 | Togi Makabe | 0 |
| Block A | Chono | Fujinami | Kashin | Kawada | Nagata | Nishimura | Suzuki | Tenzan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chono | X | Cho. (11:08) | Cho. (1:45) | Cho. (12:14) | Cho. (17:02) | Nis. (20:55) | Cho. (17:50) | Ten. (18:33) |
| Fujinami | Cho. (11:08) | X | Fuj. (4:50) | Kaw. (12:03) | Nag. (9:37) | Nis. (11:29) | Fuj. (10:17) | Ten. (12:49) |
| Kashin | Cho. (1:45) | Fuj. (4:50) | X | Kas. (11:16) | Nag. (13:08) | Kas. (15:07) | Draw (12:17) | Ten. (12:19) |
| Kawada | Cho. (12:14) | Kaw. (12:03) | Kas. (11:16) | X | Kaw. (26:55) | Kaw. (17:00) | Kaw. (17:11) | Kaw. (19:08) |
| Nagata | Cho. (17:02) | Nag. (9:37) | Nag. (13:08) | Kaw. (26:55) | X | Nag. (19:34) | Suz. (12:06) | Nag. (16:55) |
| Nishimura | Nis. (20:55) | Nis. (11:29) | Kas. (15:07) | Kaw. (17:00) | Nag. (19:34) | X | Draw (30:00) | Ten. (18:46) |
| Suzuki | Cho. (17:50) | Fuj. (10:17) | Draw (12:17) | Kaw. (17:11) | Suz. (12:06) | Draw (30:00) | X | Suz. (13:50) |
| Tenzan | Ten. (18:33) | Ten. (12:49) | Ten. (12:19) | Kawada (19:08) | Nag. (16:55) | Ten. (18:46) | Suz. (13:50) | X |
| Block B | Fujita | Goto | Makabe | Nakamura | Nakanishi | Tanahashi | Yano | Yoshie |
| Fujita | X | Fuj. (3:19) | Fuj. (Forf) | Fuj. (6:25) | Fuj. (8:02) | Fuj. (9:14) | Fuj. (3:41) | Fuj. (8:45) |
| Goto | Fuj. (3:19) | X | Goto (Forf) | Nakam. (6:11) | Nakan. (7:26) | Tan. (9:09) | Goto (4:16) | Yos. (8:22) |
| Makabe | Fuj. (Forf) | Goto (Forf) | X | Nakam. (2:30) | Nakan. (Forf) | Tan. (Forf) | Yano (Forf) | Yos. (12:23) |
| Nakamura | Fuj. (6:25) | Nakam. (6:11) | Nakam. (2:30) | X | Nakam. (14:38) | Nakam. (13:35) | Draw (5:15) | Nakam. (10:49) |
| Nakanishi | Fuj. (8:02) | Nakan. (7:26) | Nakan. (Forf) | Nakam. (14:38) | X | Nakan. (13:50) | Nakan. (5:17) | Nakan. (12:40) |
| Tanahashi | Fuj. (9:14) | Tan. (9:09) | Tan. (Forf) | Nakam. (13:35) | Nakan. (13:50) | X | Draw (30:00) | Tan. (15:01) |
| Yano | Fuj. (3:41) | Goto (4:16) | Yano (Forf) | Draw (5:15) | Nakan. (5:17) | Draw (30:00) | X | Yos. (12:39) |
| Yoshie | Fuj. (8:45) | Yos. (8:22) | Yos. (12:23) | Nakam. (10:49) | Nakan. (12:40) | Tan. (15:01) | Yos. (12:39) | X |
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| A1 | Masahiro Chono | Sub | ||||||
| B2 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 11:35 | ||||||
| A1 | Masahiro Chono | Pin | ||||||
| B1 | Kazuyuki Fujita | 8:52 | ||||||
| B1 | Kazuyuki Fujita | Pin | ||||||
| A2 | Toshiaki Kawada | 6:23 | ||||||
[edit] 2006
The 2006 G1 Climax was a 10-man round-robin tournament held from August 6 to August 13.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Satoshi Kojima | 7 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 8 |
| Giant Bernard | 5 | Koji Kanemoto | 5 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | 4 | Yuji Nagata | 4 |
| Jushin Liger | 2 | Togi Makabe | 3 |
| Manabu Nakanishi | 2 | Naofumi Yamamoto | 0 |
| Block A | Giant Bernard | Satoshi Kojima | Jushin Liger | Manabu Nakanishi | Hiroshi Tanahashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Bernard | X | Draw (25:54) | Bernard (6:53) | Nakanishi (11:41) | Bernard (17:54) |
| Satoshi Kojima | Draw (25:54) | X | Kojima (14:09) | Kojima (18:17) | Kojima (21:55) |
| Jushin Liger | Bernard (6:53) | Kojima (14:09) | X | Liger (8:32) | Tanahashi (14:18) |
| Manabu Nakanishi | Nakanishi (11:41) | Kojima (18:17) | Liger (8:32) | X | Tanahashi (14:51) |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Bernard (17:54) | Kojima (21:55) | Tanahashi (14:18) | Tanahashi (14:51) | X |
| Block B | Koji Kanemoto | Togi Makabe | Yuji Nagata | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Naofumi Yamamoto |
| Koji Kanemoto | X | Kanemoto (11:25) | Draw (30:00) | Tenzan (13:07) | Kanemoto (13:14) |
| Togi Makabe | Kanemoto (11:25) | X | Draw (15:44) | Tenzan (12:23) | Makabe (11:18) |
| Yuji Nagata | Draw (30:00) | Draw (15:44) | X | Tenzan (15:41) | Nagata (10:28) |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Tenzan (13:07) | Tenzan (12:23) | Tenzan (15:41) | X | Tenzan (12:28) |
| Naofumi Yamamoto | Kanemoto (13:14) | Makabe (11:18) | Nagata (10:28) | Tenzan (12:28) | X |
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| A1 | Satoshi Kojima | Pin | ||||||
| B2 | Koji Kanemoto | 15:41 | ||||||
| A1 | Satoshi Kojima | Pin | ||||||
| B1 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 27:36 | ||||||
| B1 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Sub | ||||||
| A2 | Giant Bernard | 11:13 | ||||||
[edit] 2007
The 2007 G1 Climax, featuring twelve men in two blocks,was held from August 5 to August 12.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Togi Makabe | 6 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 7 |
| Yuji Nagata | 6 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 6 |
| Akebono | 5 | Toru Yano | 5 |
| Giant Bernard | 5 | Shiro Koshinaka | 4 |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 4 | Milano Collection AT | 4 |
| Masahiro Chono | 4 | Manabu Nakanishi | 4 |
| Block A | Bernard | Chono | Makabe | Nagata | Tenzan | Akebono |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard | X | Bernard (3:40) | Makabe (8:34) | Nagata (13:58) | Bernard (13:24) | Draw (9:57) |
| Chono | Bernard (3:40) | X | Makabe (11:17) | Chono (16:15) | Tenzan (17:20) | Chono (7:45) |
| Makabe | Makabe (8:34) | Makabe (11:17) | X | Makabe (15:44) | Tenzan (15:45) | Akebono (7:48) |
| Nagata | Nagata (13:58) | Chono (16:15) | Makabe (15:44) | X | Nagata (10:41) | Nagata (6:32) |
| Tenzan | Bernard (13:24) | Tenzan (17:20) | Tenzan (15:45) | Nagata (10:41) | X | Akebono (9:18) |
| Akebono | Draw (9:57) | Chono (7:45) | Akebono (7:48) | Nagata (6:32) | Akebono (9:18) | X |
| Block B | Koshinaka | Milano | Nakamura | Nakanishi | Tanahashi | Yano |
| Koshinaka | X | Milano (10:29) | Koshinaka (10:34) | Koshinaka (10:30) | Tanahashi (17:04) | Yano (9:52) |
| Milano | Milano (10:29) | X | Nakamura (12:30) | Nakanishi (5:29) | Tanahashi (9:59) | Milano (6:00) |
| Nakamura | Koshinaka (10:34) | Nakamura (12:30) | X | Nakamura (12:38) | Draw (30:00) | Nakamura (12:13) |
| Nakanishi | Koshinaka (10:30) | Nakanishi (5:29) | Nakamura (12:38) | X | Nakanishi (12:13) | Yano (10:41) |
| Tanahashi | Tanahashi (17:04) | Tanahashi (9:59) | Draw (30:00) | Nakanishi (12:13) | X | Draw (12:27) |
| Yano | Yano (9:52) | Milano (6:00) | Nakamura (12:13) | Yano (10:41) | Draw (12:27) | X |
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| A1 | Togi Makabe | Pin | ||||||
| B2 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 15:24 | ||||||
| B2 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||
| A2 | Yuji Nagata | 19:02 | ||||||
| B1 | Shinsuke Nakamura | Stop | ||||||
| A2 | Yuji Nagata | 18:22 | ||||||
[edit] Statistics
- Most G1 Climax cups: Masahiro Chono, 5
- Most cups won overall: Antonio Inoki, 9
- Most cups won by a foreigner overall: André the Giant, 2
- IWGP Heavyweight champions who never won the cup: Vader, Salmon Hashimikov, Nobuhiko Takada, Scott Norton, Genichiro Tenryu, Kazuyuki Fujita, Tadao Yasuda, Yoshihiro Takayama, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bob Sapp, Brock Lesnar and Satoshi Kojima
- Won both G1 and Champion's Carnival cups: Keiji Muto and Kensuke Sasaki
