New Japan Announces Dates For G1 Climax 31

New Japan Announces Dates For G1 Climax 31

July 8, 2021 1 By Tim Jarrell

The biggest tournament of the year is coming.

Every year one of if not the biggest tournaments of the year in pro wrestling is the G1 Climax. It takes all of the best in New Japan Pro Wrestling and has them face off against one another of a month or so period and we now have info on this year’s tournament.

Today, New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that the G1 Climax 31 will be taking place from September 18th through October 21st. The tournament itself was pushed back from its normal time of the year due to the Olympics taking place in Tokyo. New Japan did the same thing last year and then the Olympics got pushed back a year due to COVID.

The full schedule for the G1 Climax 31 is a follows,

September 18th at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

September 19th at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

September 23rd at Ota Ward Gymnasium in Tokyo

September 24th at Ota Ward Gymnasium in Tokyo

September 26th at Kobe World Memorial Hall in Hyogo

September 29th at Korakuen Hall

September 30th at Korakuen Hall

October 1st at Hamamatsu Arena in Shizuoka

October 3rd at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium

October 4th at Korakuen Hall

October 7th at Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall

October 8th at Kochi Prefectural Gymnasium

October 9th at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

October 12th at Xebio Arena Sendai in Miyagi

October 13th at Xebio Arena Sendai in Miyagi

October 14th at Yamagata City Sports Center

October 18th at Yokohama Budokan

October 20th at Sumo Hall

October 21st at Sumo Hall

Last year’s tournament did see Kota Ibushing coming out victorious after defeating SANADA in the tournament. As far as who will be in this year’s G1 and the bracketing of the tournament, that has yet to be announced.

If we do hear anything else regarding this year’s G1, we will have it here and on the PWUnlimited YouTube Channel.