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NEW JAPAN ANNOUNCES G1 CLIMAX DETAILS

During Wrestle Grand Slam, New Japan made an announcement of the G1 Blocks.

A Block
Kota Ibushi, Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, Zack Sabre Jr., Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, Yujiro Takahashi, KENTA, Tanga Loa, and Great O-Khan

B Block
SANADA, Taichi, YOSHI-HASHI, Hirooki Goto, Jeff Cobb, EVIL, Tama Tonga, Chase Owens, Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi


The field will include 20 wrestlers, 10 per block.   Cards to be announced soon.   The G1 Climax will begin on September 18.

Quick thoughts:  It will be the first G1 for Tanga Loa.  Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI will have to face each other in the B Block.    Other tag teams were split between blocks.   

My initial pick to win A Block is Shingo Takagi.  For B Block, it would be Jeff Cobb, and Cobb winning it all.   It will be a tough tournament and hopefully the G1 will not be impacted by COVID.

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