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{{short description|New Japan Pro-Wrestling event series}}
[[File:G1 Climax.PNG|thumb|G1 Climax trophy]]
The {{Nihongo|'''G1 (Grade One) Climax'''|G1（グレードワン）クライマックス|Gurēdo Wan Kuraimakkusu}} is a [[professional wrestling tournament]] held each August by the [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] (NJPW) promotion. Though it has sometimes been held as a [[single-elimination tournament]], it is usually&nbsp;– and currently&nbsp;– held as a [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]], with the most victorious wrestlers in each pool wrestling in a short tournament to decide that year's winner. Since 2012, the winner of the tournament earns the right to challenge for the [[IWGP World Heavyweight Championship]] at the following January's [[Wrestle Kingdom]] show.

In its current format, the tournament lasts four weeks. The winner of each pool is determined by a points system; two points for a victory, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss or no contest. Under the current format, double decisions (such as double count-outs or double disqualifications) are treated as draws.

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==Tournament history==
[[File:Hiroshi Tanahashi Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge right certificate.JPG|thumb|[[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] holding his prize for winning the [[#2015|2015]] G1 Climax, a contract for an [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] match at [[Wrestle Kingdom 10 in Tokyo Dome]]]]
NJPW had an annual tournament since 1974 under various names: the {{Nihongo|'''World League'''|ワールドリーグ戦|Wārudorīgu-sen}} (1974–1977, based on the World (Big) League tournament from the old [[Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance|Japanese Wrestling Association]] held between 1959 and 1972);<ref name=WorldLeague-1974/><ref name=WorldLeague-1975/><ref name=WorldLeague-1976/><ref name=WorldLeague-1977/><ref name=BAN>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/component/content/article/80-features-and-tv-reviews/43611-the-big-audio-nightmares-guide-to-the-annual-new-japan-g1-climax|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719181932/http://www.f4wonline.com/component/content/article/80-features-and-tv-reviews/43611-the-big-audio-nightmares-guide-to-the-annual-new-japan-g1-climax|archive-date=July 19, 2015|title=The Big Audio Nightmare's Guide to the annual New Japan G1 Climax|last=Sempervive|first=Mike|date=July 18, 2015|access-date=July 18, 2015|work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref> the {{Nihongo|'''MSG League'''|MSGシリーズ|MSG shirīzu}} (1978–1982);<ref name=MSGLeague-1978/><ref name=MSGLeague-1979/><ref name=MSGLeague-1980/><ref name=MSGLeague-1981/><ref name=MSGLeague-1982/> the {{Nihongo|'''IWGP League'''|IWGPリーグ戦|IWGP rīgu-sen}} (1983–1988), "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the International Wrestling Grand Prix (インターナショナル・レスリング・グラン・プリ, ''intānashonaru resuringu guran puri''). Most of these tournaments were dominated by NJPW's founding top star [[Antonio Inoki]].

Although the 1983 winner, [[Hulk Hogan]], was awarded a [[Championship belt#Professional wrestling|championship belt]], this is not the beginning of the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]], but [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship (original version)|its early version]] that was defended annually against the winner of the IWGP League of the year. The current IWGP Heavyweight Championship arrived only in 1987, replacing the old version.<ref name="original version">{{cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL WRESTLING GRAND PRIX CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp.html|access-date=2019-02-09|publisher=Wrestling-Titles.com}}</ref>

In 1989, there was a {{Nihongo|'''World Cup Tournament'''|ワールドカップ争奪リーグ戦|Wārudokappu sōdatsu rīgu-sen}}, which included wrestlers from the then-[[Soviet Union]].<ref name=BAN/><ref name=WorldCup-1989/> No tournament was held in 1990.

With Inoki's dominance over NJPW 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 final. NJPW's then president [[Seiji Sakaguchi]] named the tournament after the [[Group One|G1]] horse race.<ref name=SakaguchiHistory>{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/news/1513888.html|script-title=ja:闘魂三銃士を売り出す大会だった／25年目のＧ１|date=July 28, 2015|access-date=August 9, 2017|work=[[Nikkan Sports]]|language=ja}}</ref> Though considered a continuation of the previous tournaments,<ref name=BAN/> officially NJPW does not recognize the earlier tournaments as part of the G1 Climax lineage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/data/g1/list_g1.php|title=G1 Climax|access-date=August 14, 2016|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> The first G1 was held from August 7 to August 11, 1991, at Tokyo's [[Ryōgoku Kokugikan]]. The winner of the tournament, assuming they are not already the champion, has traditionally earned a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Since 2012, the winner has earned the "[[#Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate|Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate]]", a contract for a title shot at NJPW's largest event, [[January 4 Dome Show|Wrestle Kingdom in Tokyo Dome]], held annually on January 4. Much like [[WWE]]'s [[Money in the Bank ladder match|Money in the Bank]] contract, the certificate is kept in a briefcase that the wrestler then has to defend until the end of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=8105|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019171845/http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=8105|title=オカダが1.4東京ドームのIWGP王座挑戦"権利証"をゲット!! だが菅林社長は"ある条件"を提示!!|archive-date=October 19, 2013|date=September 6, 2012|access-date=August 14, 2013|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/beginners-guide-2017-g1-climax-239261|title=A beginner's guide to the 2017 G1 Climax|last=Rose|first=Bryan|date=July 15, 2017|access-date=August 23, 2017|work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]|archive-date=August 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814180419/http://www2.f4wonline.com/japan/beginners-guide-2017-g1-climax-239261|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since its inception, the contract has only changed hands one time, on November 7, 2020, at [[Power Struggle (2020)|Power Struggle]] when [[Jay White]] defeated [[Kota Ibushi]]. In 2021, the now retired IWGP Heavyweight Championship belt was given to G1 winner [[Kazuchika Okada]] instead of a briefcase. In [[#2015|2015]], the tournament format was changed with NJPW reducing the number of G1 Climax matches per show, giving the participating wrestlers more time to rest between matches. This increased the tournament's length to four weeks.<ref name=FirstTimer/> In 2016, [[Kenny Omega]] became the first non-Japanese wrestler to win the tournament.

The G1 Climax tournament has often been used as a platform for NJPW to push their rising stars. Wins by young up-and-comers over Japanese legends would usually take their respective careers to new heights. The first tournament was specifically created to make stars out of [[Keiji Mutoh]], [[Masahiro Chono]] and [[Shinya Hashimoto]], three NJPW wrestlers who had just returned to the promotion from their overseas learning excursions.<ref name=SakaguchiHistory/> Past winners include Mutoh, Chono, Hashimoto, [[Yuji Nagata]], [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]], and others who have gone on to become wrestling superstars.

Unlike the [[New Japan Cup]], the G1 Climax features the then-reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion as one of the participants, except in [[#1992|1992]], [[#2001|2001]], [[#2004|2004]] and [[#2008|2008]], when then-champions [[Riki Choshu]] (in 1992), [[Kazuyuki Fujita]] (in 2001 and 2004), and Keiji Mutoh (in 2008), respectively, did not compete in the tournament. Often being labeled as a favorite to win the tournament, the IWGP Heavyweight Champion has reached the final five times, the first one being in [[#1995|1995]] when Keiji Mutoh won the tournament. Mutoh would repeat this feat again in [[#1999|1999]], but would lose the final to [[Manabu Nakanishi]]. Other then-reigning champions to reach the final include [[Kensuke Sasaki]] in [[#2000|2000]], Kazuyuki Fujita in [[#2005|2005]] and Yuji Nagata in [[#2007|2007]]. Mutoh and Sasaki are the only two wrestlers to have won the G1 Climax while holding the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/555968/|script-title=ja:【新日】オカダがＧ１全試合メーン出場要求|date=June 21, 2016|access-date=June 21, 2016|work=[[Tokyo Sports]]|language=ja|archive-date=October 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007031849/http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/555968/|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of 2025, every G1 Climax winner has held either the IWGP Heavyweight Championship or IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, with [[Hirooki Goto]] being the last to accomplish this by defeating [[Zack Sabre Jr.]] for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at [[The New Beginning in Osaka (2025)|The New Beginning in Osaka]] on February 11, 2025. Overall, Antonio Inoki holds the record for most tournament wins with ten, while Masahiro Chono with his five wins holds the record for most tournament wins under its G1 Climax name. [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]] has taken part in the G1 Climax tournament a record 21 times.

The opening night of the [[G1 Climax (2019)|2019 G1 Climax]] took place in Dallas, Texas, marking the first time the opening night took place outside Japan.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/japan/first-night-njpw-g1-climax-29-taking-place-united-states-273781|date=January 4, 2019|publisher=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|access-date=January 4, 2019|title=FIRST NIGHT OF NJPW G1 CLIMAX 29 TAKING PLACE IN UNITED STATES}}</ref>

The finals for the [[G1 Climax 30|2020 G1 Climax]] took place in October due to the [[2020 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] originally intended to be held in [[Tokyo]] when the tournament is usually held, making this the first time the tournament took place in the Autumn.<ref name="G1Climax2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/new-japan-news/njpw-announces-dates-2020-g1-climax-finals-moved-october-300936|date=January 5, 2020|publisher=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|access-date=January 6, 2020|title=NJPW ANNOUNCES DATES FOR 2020, G1 CLIMAX FINALS MOVED TO OCTOBER}}</ref>

The longest match in tournament history is [[Kota Ibushi]] vs. [[Sanada (wrestler)|Sanada]] in the [[G1 Climax 30|2020]] finals at 35 minutes and 12 seconds. The longest match with a decisive winner in the block stages of the tournament is Sanada vs. [[Kazuchika Okada]] in the [[G1 Climax 29|2019 tournament]] at 29 minutes and 47 seconds, 13 seconds shy of the 30-minute time limit. Conversely, the shortest match is [[Hirooki Goto]] vs. [[Toru Yano]] in the 2020 tournament at just 18 seconds.

==List of winners==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Tournament
!Year
!Winner
!Total won
!{{abbr|Refs.|References}}
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| rowspan="4" |{{sort|01|World League}} || [[#1974|1974]] || [[Antonio Inoki]] || 1 || <ref name=WorldLeague-1974>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/world-lg.html#74|title=1stAnnual World League|date=April 5 – May 8, 1974|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher= ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[#1975|1975]] || [[Antonio Inoki]] || 2 || <ref name=WorldLeague-1975>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/world-lg.html#75|title=2ndAnnual World League|date=April 5 – May 8, 1974|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[#1976|1976]] || [[Seiji Sakaguchi]] || 1 || <ref name=WorldLeague-1976>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/world-lg.html#76|title=3rdAnnual World League|date=April 2 – May 11, 1976|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[#1977|1977]] || [[Seiji Sakaguchi]] || 2 || <ref name=WorldLeague-1977>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/world-lg.html#77|title= 4thAnnual World League|date=March 4–31, 1977|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5" |{{sort|05|MSG League}} || [[#1978|1978]] || [[Antonio Inoki]] || 3 || <ref name=MSGLeague-1978>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/world-lg.html#78|title=1stAnnual MSG League|date=April 21 – May 30, 1978|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[#1979|1979]] || [[Antonio Inoki]] || 4 || <ref name=MSGLeague-1979>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/msg-lg.html#79|title=2ndAnnual MSG League|date=April 27 – June 7, 1979|access-date= May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[#1980|1980]] || [[Antonio Inoki]] || 5 || <ref name=MSGLeague-1980>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/msg-lg.html#80|title= 3rdAnnual MSG League|date=April 25 – June 5, 1980|access-date= May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[#1981|1981]] || [[Antonio Inoki]] || 6 || <ref name=MSGLeague-1981>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/msg-lg.html#81|title= 4thAnnual MSG League|date=May 8 – June 4, 1981|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher= ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[#1982|1982]] || [[André the Giant]] || 1 || <ref name=MSGLeague-1982>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/msg-lg.html#82|title=5thAnnual MSG League|date=March 4 – April 1, 1982|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6" |{{sort|10|IWGP League}}||[[#1983|1983]] || [[Hulk Hogan]] || 1 || <ref name=IWGP-1983>* {{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/iwgp.html#83|title=IWGP League1983|date=May 6 – June 2, 1983|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp1.html|title=IWGP League1983|date=May 6 – June 2, 1983|access-date=February 9, 2019|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[#1984|1984]] || [[Antonio Inoki]] || 7 || <ref name=IWGP-1984>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/iwgp.html#84|title=IWGP League1984|date=May 11 – June 14, 1984|access-date= May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[#1985|1985]] || [[André the Giant]] || 2 || <ref name=IWGP-1985>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/iwgp.html#85|title=IWGP League1985|date=May 10 – June 11, 1985|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[#1986|1986]] || [[Antonio Inoki]] || 8 || <ref name=IWGP-1986>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/iwgp.html#86|title=IWGP League1986|date=May 16 – June 19, 1986|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[#1987|1987]] || [[Antonio Inoki]] || 9 || <ref name=IWGP-1987>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/iwgp.html#87|title=IWGP League1987|date=May 11 – June 14, 1987|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[#1988|1988]] || [[Antonio Inoki]] || 10 || <ref name=IWGP-1988>{{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=2346|title=IWGP League 1988|access-date=January 7, 2013|publisher=Cagematch.net}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|16|World Cup Tournament}} || [[#1989|1989]] || [[Riki Choshu]] || 1 || <ref name=WorldCup-1989>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/misctny.html#worldcup|title=World Cup Tournament 1989|date=December 7, 1989|access-date=July 10, 2015|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="34" |{{sort|17|G1 Climax}} || [[#1991|1991]] || [[Masahiro Chono]] || 1 || <ref name=G1Climax>{{cite book|author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will|title=Wrestling Title Histories|publisher=Archeus Communications|chapter=Japan: New Japan G-1 (Grade-1) Climax Tournament Champions|page=375|year=2000|isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}</ref><ref name=G1-1991>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/climax.html#91|title=G1 Climax 1991|date=August 7–11, 1991|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref><ref name=F4W0811>{{cite web | url=http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/day-pro-wrestling-history-august-11-verne-gagne-vs-lou-thesz-awa-title-first-ever-g1 | title=On this day in pro wrestling history (August 11): Verne Gagne vs. Lou Thesz for AWA title, first ever G1 final | date=August 11, 2015 | access-date=February 18, 2017 | first=Brian | last=Hoops | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref>
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| [[#1992|1992]] || [[Masahiro Chono]] || 2 || <ref name=G1Climax/><ref name=G1-1992>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/climax.html#92|title= G1 Climax 1992|date=August 6–12, 1992|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
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| [[#1993|1993]] || [[Tatsumi Fujinami]] || 1 || <ref name=G1Climax/><ref name=G1-1993>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/climax.html#93|title=G1 Climax 1993|date=August 2–8, 1993|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
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| [[#1994|1994]] || [[Masahiro Chono]] || 3 || <ref name=G1Climax/><ref name=G1-1994>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/climax.html#94|title= G1 Climax 1994|date=August 3–7, 1994|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
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| [[#1995|1995]] || [[Keiji Mutoh]] || 1 || <ref name=G1Climax/><ref name=G1-1995>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/climax.html#95|title= G1 Climax 1995|date=August 11–15, 1995|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
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| [[#1996|1996]] || [[Riki Choshu]] || 2 || <ref name=G1Climax/><ref name=G1-1996>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/climax.html#96|title=G1 Climax 1996|date=August 2–6, 1996|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
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| [[#1997|1997]] || [[Kensuke Sasaki]] || 1 || <ref name=G1Climax/><ref name=G1-1997>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/climax.html#97|title=G1 Climax 1997|date=August 1–3, 1997|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
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| [[#1998|1998]] || [[Shinya Hashimoto]] || 1 || <ref name=G1Climax/><ref name=G1-1998>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/climax.html#98|title=G1 Climax 1998|date=July 31 – August 2, 1998|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
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| [[#1999|1999]] || [[Manabu Nakanishi]] || 1 || <ref name=G1Climax/><ref name=G1-1999>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/climax.html#99|title=G1 Climax 1999|date=August 10–15, 1999|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
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| [[#2000|2000]] || [[Kensuke Sasaki]] || 2 || <ref name=G1-2000>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/climax.html#2000|title=G1 Climax 2000|date=August 7–13, 2000|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
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| [[#2001|2001]] || [[Yuji Nagata]] || 1 || <ref name=G1-2001>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/climax.html#2001|title=G1 Climax 2001|date=August 4–12, 2001|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
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| [[#2002|2002]] || [[Masahiro Chono]] || 4 || <ref name=G1-2002>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/climax.html#2002|title=G1 Climax 2002|date=August 4–12, 2002|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
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| [[#2003|2003]] || [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]] || 1 || <ref name=G1-2003>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/climax.html#2003|title=G1 Climax 2003|date=August 10–17, 2003|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
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| [[#2004|2004]] || [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]] || 2 || <ref name=G1-2004>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/climax.html#2004|title=G1 Climax 2004|date=August 7–15, 2004|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
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| [[#2005|2005]] || [[Masahiro Chono]] || 5 || <ref name=G1-2005>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/climax.html#2005|title=G1 Climax 2005|date= August 4–14, 2005|access-date= May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
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| [[#2006|2006]] || [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]] || 3 || <ref name=G1-2006>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/climax.html#2006|title=G1 Climax 2006|date=August 6–13, 2006|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
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| [[#2007|2007]] || [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] || 1 || <ref name=G1-2007>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/climax.html#2007|title=G1 Climax 2007|date=August 5–12, 2007|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
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| [[#2008|2008]] || [[Hirooki Goto]] || 1|| <ref name=G1-2008>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/climax.html#2008|title=G1 Climax 2008|date=August 9–17, 2008|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher= ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
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| [[#2009|2009]] || [[Togi Makabe]] || 1 || <ref name=G1-2009>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/climax.html#2009|title=G1 Climax 2009|date=August 7–16, 2009|access-date=May 12, 2010|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com}}</ref>
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| [[#2010|2010]] || [[Satoshi Kojima]] || 1 || <ref name=Results081510/>
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| [[#2011|2011]] || [[Shinsuke Nakamura]] || 1|| <ref name=G1081411/>
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| [[#2012|2012]] || [[Kazuchika Okada]] || 1 || <ref name=G1081212/>
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| [[#2013|2013]] || [[Tetsuya Naito]] || 1 || <ref name=G1081113/>
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| [[#2014|2014]] || [[Kazuchika Okada]] || 2 || <ref name=G1081014/>
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| [[#2015|2015]] || [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] || 2 || <ref name=G1081615/>
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| [[#2016|2016]] || [[Kenny Omega]] || 1 || <ref name=G1081416/>
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| [[#2017|2017]] || [[Tetsuya Naito]] || 2 || <ref name=NJPW081317/>
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| [[#2018|2018]] || [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] || 3 || <ref name=NJPW081218/>
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| [[G1 Climax 29|2019]] || [[Kota Ibushi]] || 1 ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/47818|title=2019.08.12 G1 CLIMAX 29 Night 19 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|last=NJPW|website=NJPW|language=en|access-date=2019-08-12}}</ref>
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| [[G1 Climax 30|2020]] || [[Kota Ibushi]] || 2 ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/njpw-g1-climax-30-winner-crowned|title=NJPW G1 Climax 30 Winner Crowned|first=Jeremy|last=Lambert|website=Fightful|language=en|access-date=2021-10-24}}</ref>
|-
| [[#2021|2021]] || [[Kazuchika Okada]] || 3 ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/106614|title=G1 ends in Heartbreak as Okada Wins due to Ibushi Injury 【G131】|website=NJPW|language=en|access-date=2021-10-24}}</ref>
|-
| [[#2022|2022]] || [[Kazuchika Okada]] || 4 ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/results/g1-climax-32-live-results-kazuchika-okada-vs-will-ospreay|title=NJPW G1 Climax 32 live results: Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay|website=f4wonline|language=en|access-date=2022-08-18}}</ref>
|-
| [[#2023|2023]] || [[Tetsuya Naito]] || 3 ||
|-
| [[#2024|2024]] || [[Zack Sabre Jr.]] || 1 ||
|}

==Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year !! Certificate history
|-
|[[#2012|2012]] || Holder: [[Kazuchika Okada]]<br />Matches:
*Successfully defended the certificate against [[Karl Anderson]] on October 8, 2012, at [[King of Pro-Wrestling (2012)|King of Pro-Wrestling]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wrestleview.com/misc-news/36349-10-8-njpw-ippv-results-tokyo-japan | title = 10/8 NJPW iPPV Results: Tokyo, Japan | last=Namako | first=Jason | date=October 8, 2012 | access-date=August 23, 2017 | work=Wrestleview}}</ref>
*Successfully defended the certificate against [[Hirooki Goto]] on November 11, 2012, at [[Power Struggle (2012)|Power Struggle]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/12916?showResult=1 | title = NJPW 40th anniversary Power Struggle | access-date=August 23, 2017 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=ja}}</ref>
*Lost to [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] for the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] on January 4, 2013, at [[Wrestle Kingdom 7 in Tokyo Dome]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_67650.shtml | title = Show results - 1/4 New Japan Tokyo Dome Show: Former WWE stars in undercard matches, Tanahashi vs. Okada, did any titles change hands? | date=January 4, 2013 | access-date=August 23, 2017 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref>
|-
|[[#2013|2013]] || Holder: [[Tetsuya Naito]]<br />Matches:
*Successfully defended the certificate against [[Masato Tanaka]] on September 29, 2013, at [[Destruction (2013)|Destruction]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wrestleview.com/misc-news/44076-9-29-njpw-ippv-results-hyogo-japan-okada-kojima | title = 9/29 NJPW iPPV Results: Hyogo, Japan (Okada/Kojima) | last=Namako | first=Jason | date=September 29, 2013 | access-date=August 23, 2017 | work=Wrestleview}}</ref>
*Successfully defended the certificate against [[Yujiro Takahashi]] on October 14, 2013, at [[King of Pro-Wrestling (2013)|King of Pro-Wrestling]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wrestleview.com/misc-news/44319-10-14-njpw-ippv-results-tokyo-japan-tanahashi-okada | title = 10/14 NJPW iPPV Results: Tokyo, Japan (Tanahashi/Okada) | last=Namako | first=Jason | date=October 14, 2012 | access-date=August 23, 2017 | work=Wrestleview}}</ref>
*Successfully defended the certificate against Masato Tanaka on November 9, 2013, at [[Power Struggle (2013)|Power Struggle]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wrestleview.com/misc-news/44882-11-9-njpw-ippv-results-osaka-japan-okada-anderson | title = 11/9 NJPW iPPV Results: Osaka, Japan (Okada/Anderson) | last=Namako | first=Jason | date=November 11, 2013 | access-date=August 23, 2017 | work=Wrestleview}}</ref>
*Lost to [[Kazuchika Okada]] for the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] on January 4, 2014, at [[Wrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/otherppvs/article_75461.shtml | title=Caldwell's NJPW Tokyo Dome results 1/4: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of New Japan's biggest show of the year – four title changes, former WWE/TNA stars featured, more | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=January 4, 2014 | access-date=August 23, 2017 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref>
|-
|[[#2014|2014]] || Holder: [[Kazuchika Okada]]<br />Matches:
*Successfully defended the certificate against [[Karl Anderson]] on September 23, 2014, at [[Destruction in Okayama (2014)|Destruction in Okayama]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wrestleview.com/misc-news/50879-9-23-njpw-results-okayama-japan-okada-anderson | title = 9/23 NJPW Results: Okayama, Japan (Okada/Anderson) | last=Namako | first=Jason | date=September 23, 2014 | access-date=August 23, 2017 | work=Wrestleview}}</ref>
*Successfully defended the certificate against [[Tetsuya Naito]] on October 13, 2014, at [[King of Pro-Wrestling (2014)|King of Pro-Wrestling]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/otherppvs/article_81243.shtml | title = PPV results - 10/13 New Japan in Tokyo, Japan: Styles drops IWGP World Hvt. Title to Tanahashi, more title changes, former WWE star returns to New Japan, more | date=October 13, 2014 | access-date=August 23, 2017 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref>
*Lost to [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] for the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] on January 4, 2015, at [[Wrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/102-japan/40606-new-japan-wrestle-kingdom-9-live-coverage-from-the-tokyo-dome-tanahashi-vs-okada-ibushi-vs-nakamura-plus-4-way-juniors-tag | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150727204307/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/102-japan/40606-new-japan-wrestle-kingdom-9-live-coverage-from-the-tokyo-dome-tanahashi-vs-okada-ibushi-vs-nakamura-plus-4-way-juniors-tag | title = New Japan Wrestle Kingdom 9 live results and recap: Tanahashi vs. Okada, Ibushi vs. Nakamura plus 4 way juniors tag | last1=Meltzer | first1=Dave | author-link=Dave Meltzer | archive-date=July 27, 2015 | date=January 3, 2015 | access-date=August 23, 2017 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[#2015|2015]] || Holder: [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]<br />Matches:
*Successfully defended the certificate against [[Bad Luck Fale]] on September 27, 2015, at [[Destruction in Kobe (2015)|Destruction in Kobe]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-destruction-kobe-results-shinuske-nakamura-vs-hirooki-goto-i-c-title-bout-nakamura-vs-bad | title = NJPW Destruction In Kobe results: Shinuske Nakamura vs. Hirooki Goto I-C title bout, Nakamura vs. Bad Luck Fale | last=Rose | first=Bryan | date=September 27, 2015 | access-date=August 23, 2017 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref>
*Successfully defended the certificate against [[Tetsuya Naito]] on October 12, 2015, at [[King of Pro-Wrestling (2015)|King of Pro-Wrestling]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-king-pro-wrestling-10-11-kazuchika-okada-vs-aj-styles-iwgp-heavyweight-title-199546 | title = NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 10-11: Kazuchika Okada vs. A.J. Styles for IWGP heavyweight title | last=Meltzer | first=Dave | author-link=Dave Meltzer | date=October 11, 2015 | access-date=August 23, 2017 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref>
*Lost to [[Kazuchika Okada]] for the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] on January 4, 2016, at [[Wrestle Kingdom 10 in Tokyo Dome]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/wrestle-kingdom-10-live-results-kazuchika-okada-vs-hiroshi-tanahashi-204791 | title = Wrestle Kingdom 10 live results: Kazuchika Okada vs Hiroshi Tanahashi | last=Meltzer | first=Dave | author-link=Dave Meltzer | date=January 3, 2016 | access-date=August 23, 2017 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[#2016|2016]] || Holder: [[Kenny Omega]]<br />Matches:
*Successfully defended the certificate against [[Yoshi-Hashi]] on September 22, 2016, at [[Destruction in Hiroshima (2016)|Destruction in Hiroshima]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-destruction-hiroshima-results-kenny-omega-defends-his-title-shot-221346 | title = NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima results: Kenny Omega defends his title shot | last=Rose | first=Bryan | date=September 22, 2016 | access-date=August 23, 2017 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref>
*Successfully defended the certificate against [[Hirooki Goto]] on October 10, 2016, at [[King of Pro-Wrestling (2016)|King of Pro-Wrestling]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-king-pro-wrestling-live-results-kazuchika-okada-vs-naomichi-marufuji-222396 | title = NJPW King of Pro Wrestling live results: Kazuchika Okada vs. Naomichi Marufuji | last=Rose | first=Bryan | date=October 9, 2016 | access-date=August 23, 2017 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref>
*Lost to [[Kazuchika Okada]] for the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] on January 4, 2017, at [[Wrestle Kingdom 11 in Tokyo Dome]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-wrestle-kingdom-11-live-results-kazuchika-okada-vs-kenny-omega-227626 | title = NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11 live results: Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega | last1=Rose | first1=Bryan | last2=Currier | first2=Joseph | date=January 3, 2017 | access-date=August 23, 2017 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[#2017|2017]] || Holder: [[Tetsuya Naito]]<br />Matches:
*Successfully defended the certificate against [[Tomohiro Ishii]] on October 9, 2017, at [[King of Pro-Wrestling (2017)|King of Pro-Wrestling]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-king-pro-wrestling-live-results-kazuchika-okada-vs-evil-244191 | title = NJPW King of Pro Wrestling live results: Kazuchika Okada vs. Evil | last=Rose | first=Bryan | date=October 8, 2017 | access-date=October 9, 2017 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref>
*Lost to [[Kazuchika Okada]] for the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] on January 4, 2018, at [[Wrestle Kingdom 12 in Tokyo Dome]]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-wrestle-kingdom-12-live-results-okada-naito-omega-jericho-249171 | title = NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 Live Results: Okada-Naito, Omega-Jericho | last=Renner | first=Ethan | date=January 3, 2018 | access-date=January 5, 2018 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[#2018|2018]] || Holder: [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]<br />Matches:
* Successfully defended the certificate against [[Kazuchika Okada]] on September 23, 2018, at [[Destruction (2018)|Destruction in Kobe]]
* Successfully defended the certificate against [[Jay White]] on October 8, 2018, at [[King of Pro-Wrestling (2018)|King of Pro-Wrestling]]
* Defeated [[Kenny Omega]] for the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] on January 4, 2019, at [[Wrestle Kingdom 13 in Tokyo Dome]]
|-
|[[#2019|2019]] || Holder: [[Kota Ibushi]]<br />Matches:
* Successfully defended the certificate against [[Kenta Kobayashi|Kenta]] on September 16, 2019, at [[Destruction (2019)|Destruction in Kagoshima]]
* Successfully defended the certificate against [[Evil (wrestler)|Evil]] on October 14, 2019, at [[King of Pro-Wrestling (2019)|King of Pro-Wrestling]]
* Lost to [[Kazuchika Okada]] for the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] on January 4, 2020, at [[Wrestle Kingdom 14 in Tokyo Dome]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/49954?showResult=1|title=2020.01.04 WRESTLE KINGDOM in TOKYO DOME|publisher=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|date=January 4, 2020|access-date=January 4, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|[[#2020|2020]] || Holder: [[Kota Ibushi]]<br />Matches: 
*Lost the certificate against [[Jay White]] on November 7, 2020, at [[Power Struggle (2020)|Power Struggle]]
|-
|Holder: [[Jay White]]<br />Matches:
*Lost to [[Kota Ibushi]] for the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] and [[IWGP Intercontinental Championship]] on January 5, 2021, at [[Wrestle Kingdom 15 in Tokyo Dome]]
|-
|[[#2021|2021]] || Holder: [[Kazuchika Okada]]<br />Matches: 
*Successfully defended the certificate against [[Tama Tonga]] on November 6, 2021, at [[Power Struggle (2021)|Power Struggle]]
*Defeated [[Shingo Takagi]] for the [[IWGP World Heavyweight Championship]] on January 4, 2022 at [[Wrestle Kingdom 16]]
|-
|[[#2022|2022]] || Holder: [[Kazuchika Okada]]<br />Matches: 
*Defeated [[Jay White]] for the [[IWGP World Heavyweight Championship]] on January 4, 2023 at [[Wrestle Kingdom 17]]
|-
|[[#2023|2023]] || Holder: [[Tetsuya Naito]] 
*Successfully defended the certificate against [[Jeff Cobb]] on September 24, 2023 at [[Destruction (2023)|Destruction in Kobe]]
*Defeated [[Sanada (wrestler)|Sanada]] for the [[IWGP World Heavyweight Championship]] on January 4, 2024 at [[Wrestle Kingdom 18]]
|-
|-
|[[#2024|2024]] || Holder: [[Zack Sabre Jr.]] 
*Defeated [[Tetsuya Naito]] for the [[IWGP World Heavyweight Championship]] on October 14, 2024 at [[King of Pro-Wrestling (2024)]]
*The only time the title match did not take place at Wrestle Kingdom
|}

==World League==
===1974===
The 1974 World League ran from April 5 to May 8, 1974. The tournament began with 16 wrestlers, eight Japanese and eight Internationals, placed into groups accordingly. All first round matches featured the Japanese against the Internationals. The top four finishers from both groups advanced to a second round of round-robin competition.<ref name=WorldLeague-1974/><ref name=G1Climax/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Round one
|-
! colspan=2 style="width:50%" |Japanese !! colspan=2 style="width:50%" |International
|-
! [[Seiji Sakaguchi]]
| style="width:35px" | 7.5
! [[Killer Karl Krupp]]
| 7
|-
! [[Antonio Inoki]]
| 7
! [[José González (wrestler)|Invader I]]
| 6
|-
! [[Masa Saito]]
| 5.5
! [[Stan Stasiak]]
| 5
|-
! [[Kantaro Hoshino]]
| 4
! [[Newton Tattrie|Geto Mongol]]
| style="width:35px" | 3.5
|-
![[Kotetsu Yamamoto]]
| 3.5
! [[The Iron Sheik|Khosrow Vaziri]]
| 3
|-
! [[Haruka Eigen]]
| 2
! [[Bill Eadie|Bolo Mongol]]
| 3
|-
! [[Osamu Kido]]
| 2
! [[Walter Johnson (defensive tackle)|Walter Johnson]]
| 1
|-
!Katsuhisa Shibata
| 1
! [[Antonino Rocca|Argentina Zuma]]
| 0
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Round two
|-
! [[Antonio Inoki]]
| style="width:35px" | 5.5
|-
! [[Seiji Sakaguchi]]
| 5.5
|-
! [[Killer Karl Krupp]]
| 5.5
|-
! [[Masa Saito]]
| 5
|-
! [[Stan Stasiak]]
| 2.5
|-
! [[José González (wrestler)|Invader I]]
| 2
|-
! [[Kantaro Hoshino]]
| 1.5
|-
! [[Newton Tattrie|Geto Mongol]]
| 0
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Tie-breaker
|-
! [[Antonio Inoki]] (J)
| style="width:35px" | 2-0
|-
! [[Seiji Sakaguchi]] (J)
| 1-1
|-
! [[Killer Karl Krupp]] (I)
| 0-2
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! &nbsp; !! [[Antonio Inoki|Inoki]] (J) !! [[Killer Karl Krupp|Krupp]] (I) !! [[Seiji Sakaguchi|Sakaguchi]] (J)
|-align="center"
! [[Antonio Inoki|Inoki]] (J)
| {{n/a}} || Inoki<br>(7:17) || Inoki<br>(16:52)
|-align="center"
! [[Killer Karl Krupp|Krupp]] (I)
| Inoki<br>(7:17) || {{n/a}} || Sakaguchi<br>(12:46)
|-align="center"
! [[Seiji Sakaguchi|Sakaguchi]] (J)
| Inoki<br>(16:52) || Sakaguchi<br>(12:46) || {{n/a}}
|}

===1975===
The 1975 World League ran from April 4 to May 16, 1975. The tournament featured 16 wrestlers, but the Locals versus Internationals format was abolished. The top five finishers advanced to a knockout round, with the top finisher receiving a bye to the final.<ref name=WorldLeague-1975/><ref name=G1Climax/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! [[Killer Karl Krupp]]
| style="width:35px" | 13.5
|-
! [[Antonio Inoki]]
| 12.5
|-
! [[Seiji Sakaguchi]]
| 12.5
|-
! [[Kintarō Ōki]]
| 12.5
|-
![[Strong Kobayashi]]
| 12.5
|-
! [[Don Jardine|Super Destroyer]]
| 10.5
|-
! [[Masa Saito]]
| 9
|-
![[Kotetsu Yamamoto]]
| 8
|-
! [[Kantaro Hoshino]]
| 7
|-
! [[Man Mountain Mike]]
| 7
|-
! [[Haruka Eigen]]
| 5
|-
!Katsuhisa Shibata
| 3
|-
!John Gagne
| 2
|-
!Sangre Fría
| 2
|-
! [[Dara Singh|Father Singh]]
| 2
|-
! [[Osamu Kido]]
| 1
|}
<br />
{{5TeamBracket-ByeToFinal
| align = center
| RD1-seed1=2
| RD1-team1='''[[Antonio Inoki]]'''
| RD1-seed2=5
| RD1-team2=[[Strong Kobayashi]]
| RD1-score1=Sub
| RD1-score2=20:02

| RD1-seed3=3
| RD1-team3=[[Seiji Sakaguchi]]
| RD1-seed4=4
| RD1-team4=[[Kintarō Ōki]]
| RD1-score3=DDQ
| RD1-score4=2:23

| RD2-seed1=2
| RD2-team1='''[[Antonio Inoki]]'''
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=''Won by default''
| RD2-score1=<small>Defaulted</small>
| RD2-score2=<small>DDQ</small>

| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1=[[Killer Karl Krupp]]
| RD3-seed2=2
| RD3-team2='''[[Antonio Inoki]]'''
| RD3-score1=Sub
| RD3-score2=16:42
}}

===1976===
The 1976 World League ran from April 2 to May 11, 1976. The tournament featured 14 wrestlers. The top finisher advanced to the final match of the tournament, to face the winner of a three-wrestler round-robin semifinal round.<ref name=WorldLeague-1976/><ref name=G1Climax/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+First round
|-
! [[Pedro Morales]]
| style="width:35px" | 13
|-
! [[Killer Karl Krupp]]
| 10
|-
! [[Víctor Rivera (professional wrestler)|Victor Rivera]]
| 10
|-
! [[Seiji Sakaguchi]]
| 10
|-
! [[Strong Kobayashi]]
| 9
|-
! [[Masa Saito]]
| 9
|-
! [[Kantaro Hoshino]]
| 7
|-
! [[Osamu Kido]]
| 6
|-
! [[Neil Guay|Towering Inferno]]
| 5
|-
! [[Paul Vachon|Butcher Vachon]]
| 4
|-
! [[Haruka Eigen]]
| 3
|-
! [[Ken Mantell]]
| 3
|-
! [[Raul Mata]]
| 2
|-
! [[Kotetsu Yamamoto]]
| 0
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Semifinals
|-
! [[Seiji Sakaguchi]]
| style="width:35px" | 2-0
|-
! [[Killer Karl Krupp]]
| 1-1
|-
! [[Víctor Rivera (professional wrestler)|Victor Rivera]]
| 0-2
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto;"
|-align="center"
! &nbsp; !! [[Killer Karl Krupp|Krupp]] !! [[Víctor Rivera (professional wrestler)|Rivera]] !! [[Seiji Sakaguchi|Sakaguchi]]
|-align="center"
! [[Killer Karl Krupp|Krupp]]
| {{n/a}} || Krupp<br>(12:06) || Sakaguchi<br>(6:12)
|-align="center"
! [[Víctor Rivera (professional wrestler)|Rivera]]
| Krupp<br>(12:06) || {{n/a}} || Sakaguchi<br>(8:57)
|-align="center"
! [[Seiji Sakaguchi|Sakaguchi]]
| Sakaguchi<br>(6:12) || Sakaguchi<br>(8:57) || {{n/a}}
|}
<br/>
{{2TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1=Final
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=[[Pedro Morales]]
| RD1-seed2=2
| RD1-team2='''[[Seiji Sakaguchi]]'''
| RD1-score1=CO
| RD1-score2=25:38
}}

===1977===
The 1977 World League ran from April 21 to May 30, 1977. The tournament featured 11 wrestlers.<ref name=WorldLeague-1977/><ref name=G1Climax/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! [[Bill Eadie|The Masked Superstar]]
| style="width:35px" | 10
|-
! [[Seiji Sakaguchi]]
| 8
|-
! [[Riki Choshu|Mitsuo Yoshida]]
| 7.5
|-
! [[Nikolai Volkoff]]
| 7.5
|-
! [[Kantaro Hoshino]]
| 5
|-
! [[Johnny Powers (wrestler)|Johnny Powers]]
| 4
|-
! Manuel Soto
| 4
|-
! [[Haruka Eigen]]
| 3
|-
! [[Osamu Kido]]
| 3
|-
! Tony Charles
| 2
|-
! Enrique Vera
| 1
|}
{{2TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1=Final
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1={{nobr|[[Bill Eadie|The Masked Superstar]]}}
| RD1-seed2=2
| RD1-team2='''[[Seiji Sakaguchi]]'''
| RD1-score1=Sub
| RD1-score2=20:05
}}

==MSG Series==
===1978===
The 1978 MSG Series ran from April 21 to May 30, 1978. The tournament featured nine wrestlers in a round robin format, with a different scoring system than today's tournaments. A win by pinfall or submission was worth five points, a win by dq or countout was worth four points, a time limit, double dq, or double countout draw was worth two points, and a loss or forfeit was worth 0 points. André the Giant received an extra five points, although the reason why is unclear.<ref name=MSGLeague-1978/><ref name=G1Climax/><ref>{{Cite web |title=第１回МＳＧシリーズ |url=https://showapro2016.web.fc2.com/tournament/msg-series/msg01.html |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=showapro2016.web.fc2.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! [[André the Giant]]
| style="width:35px" | 37
|-
! [[Antonio Inoki]]
| 29
|-
! [[Seiji Sakaguchi]]
| 28
|-
! [[Tatsumi Fujinami]]
| 25
|-
! [[Bugsy McGraw]]
| 15
|-
! [[Nikolai Volkoff]]
| 14
|-
! [[Umanosuke Ueda]]
| 10
|-
! [[Riki Choshu]]
| 9
|-
! [[Chief Jay Strongbow]]
| 0
|}
{{2TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1=Final
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=[[André the Giant]]
| RD1-seed2=2
| RD1-team2='''[[Antonio Inoki]]'''
| RD1-score1=CO
| RD1-score2=16:41
}}

===1979===
The 1979 MSG Series ran from April 27 to June 7, 1979. The tournament featured 10 wrestlers.<ref name=MSGLeague-1979/><ref name=G1Climax/><ref>{{Cite web |title=第２回МＳＧシリーズ |url=https://showapro2016.web.fc2.com/tournament/msg-series/msg02.html |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=showapro2016.web.fc2.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! [[Antonio Inoki]]
| style="width:35px" | 41
|-
! [[Stan Hansen]]
| 37
|-
! [[André the Giant]]
| 36
|-
! [[Seiji Sakaguchi]]
| 31
|-
! [[Tatsumi Fujinami]]
| 22
|-
! [[Riki Choshu]]
| 18
|-
! [[Canek (wrestler)|Canek]]
| 16
|-
! [[Masa Saito]]
| 10
|-
! [[Larry Zbyszko]]
| 5
|-
! [[Tony Garea]]
| 0
|}
{{2TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1=Final
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1='''[[Antonio Inoki]]'''
| RD1-seed2=2
| RD1-team2=[[Stan Hansen]]
| RD1-score1=Pin
| RD1-score2=&nbsp;9:03&nbsp;
}}

===1980===
The 1980 MSG Series ran from April 25 to June 5, 1980. The tournament featured 10 wrestlers.<ref name=MSGLeague-1980/><ref name=G1Climax/><ref>{{Cite web |title=第３回МＳＧシリーズ |url=https://showapro2016.web.fc2.com/tournament/msg-series/msg03.html |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=showapro2016.web.fc2.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! [[Antonio Inoki]]
| style="width:35px" | 35
|-
! [[Stan Hansen]]
| 32
|-
! [[André the Giant]]
| 32
|-
! [[Seiji Sakaguchi]]
| 32
|-
! [[Dusty Rhodes]]
| 29
|-
! [[Tatsumi Fujinami]]
| 20
|-
! [[Strong Kobayashi]]
| 12
|-
! [[Riki Choshu]]
| 11
|-
! [[Chavo Guerrero, Sr.|Chavo Guerrero]]
| 7
|-
! [[Ryuma Go]]
| 0
|}
{{2TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1=Final
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1='''[[Antonio Inoki]]'''
| RD1-seed2=2
| RD1-team2=[[Stan Hansen]]
| RD1-score1=DQ
| RD1-score2=&nbsp;7:49&nbsp;
}}

===1981===
The 1981 MSG Series ran from May 8 to June 4, 1981. The tournament featured 11 wrestlers.<ref name=MSGLeague-1981/><ref name=G1Climax/><ref>{{Cite web |title=第４回ＭＳＧシリーズ |url=https://showapro2016.web.fc2.com/tournament/msg-series/msg04.html |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=showapro2016.web.fc2.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! [[Stan Hansen]]
| style="width:35px" | 39
|-
! [[Antonio Inoki]]
| 38
|-
! [[Tiger Jeet Singh]]
| 38
|-
! [[Hulk Hogan]]
| 36
|-
! [[Seiji Sakaguchi]]
| 33
|-
! [[Tatsumi Fujinami]]
| 29
|-
! [[Riki Choshu]]
| 16
|-
! [[Bobby Duncum, Sr.|Bobby Duncum]]
| 14
|-
! [[Sgt. Slaughter]]
| 12
|-
! [[Chris Adams (wrestler)|Chris Adams]]
| 5
|-
! Mike Masters
| 0
|}
{{2TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1=Final
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=[[Stan Hansen]]
| RD1-seed2=2
| RD1-team2='''[[Antonio Inoki]]'''
| RD1-score1=CO
| RD1-score2=&nbsp;7:45&nbsp;
}}

===1982===
The 1982 MSG Series ran from March 4 to April 1, 1982. The tournament featured 14 wrestlers.<ref name=MSGLeague-1982/><ref name=G1Climax/><ref>{{Cite web |title=第５回ＭＳＧシリーズ |url=https://showapro2016.web.fc2.com/tournament/msg-series/msg05.html |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=showapro2016.web.fc2.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! [[André the Giant]]
| style="width:35px" | 57
|-
! [[Antonio Inoki]] †
| 53
|-
! [[Killer Khan]]
| 50
|-
! [[Dick Murdoch]]
| 42
|-
! [[Bill Eadie|The Masked Superstar]]
| 36
|-
! [[Tatsumi Fujinami]]
| 35
|-
! [[Rusher Kimura]]
| 33
|-
! [[Seiji Sakaguchi]]
| 33
|-
! [[Tony Atlas]]
| 31
|-
! [[Masanori Toguchi|Tiger Toguchi]]
| 17
|-
! [[Yoshiaki Yatsu]]
| 13
|-
! [[Don Muraco]]
| 9
|-
! [[The Iron Sheik]]
| 5
|-
! [[Riki Choshu]]
| 4
|}
<div class="center">
† Antonio Inoki was injured and unable to compete in the final. Killer Khan, as the next highest finisher, took his place.</div>

{{2TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1=Final
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1='''[[André the Giant]]'''
| RD1-seed2=3
| RD1-team2=[[Killer Khan]]
| RD1-score1=Pin
| RD1-score2=&nbsp;16:42&nbsp;
}}
==IWGP League==
===1983===
The 1983 International Wrestling Grand Prix Championship League ran from May 6 to June 2, 1983. The tournament featured 10 wrestlers.<ref name=IWGP-1983/><ref name=G1Climax/> The winner was awarded a championship belt (the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship (original version)|original IWGP Heavyweight Championship]]) defended annually against the winner of the IWGP League of the year).<ref name="original version"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! [[Hulk Hogan]]
| style="width:35px" | 37
|-
! [[Antonio Inoki]]
| 36
|-
! [[André the Giant]]
| 35
|-
! [[Big John Studd]]
| 25
|-
! [[Killer Khan]]
| 24
|-
! [[Rusher Kimura]]
| 21
|-
! [[Akira Maeda]]
| 14
|-
! [[Canek (wrestler)|Canek]]
| 5
|-
! [[Otto Wanz]]
| 5
|-
! Enrique Vera
| 4
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto;"
|-align="center"
!  !! [[André the Giant|André]] !! [[Canek (wrestler)|Canek]] !! [[Hulk Hogan|Hogan]] !! [[Antonio Inoki|Inoki]] !! [[Killer Khan|Khan]] !! [[Rusher Kimura|Kimura]] !! [[Akira Maeda|Maeda]] !! [[Big John Studd|Studd]] !! Vera !! [[Otto Wanz|Wanz]]
|-align="center"
! [[André the Giant|André]]
| {{n/a}} || André || DCO || André || DCO || André ||  André ||  André ||  André ||  André
|-align="center"
! [[Canek (wrestler)|Canek]]
|André || {{n/a}} || Hogan || Inoki || Khan || Kimura || Maeda || Studd || Canek || Wanz
|-align="center"
! [[Hulk Hogan|Hogan]]
|DCO || Hogan || {{n/a}} || DCO || Hogan || Hogan || Hogan || Hogan || Hogan || Hogan
|-align="center"
! [[Antonio Inoki|Inoki]]
|André || Inoki || DCO || {{n/a}} || Inoki || Inoki || Inoki || Inoki || Inoki || Inoki
|-align="center"
! [[Killer Khan|Khan]]
|DCO || Khan || Hogan || Inoki || {{n/a}} || Khan || DCO || Studd || Khan || Khan
|-align="center"
! [[Rusher Kimura|Kimura]]
|André || Kimura || Hogan || Inoki || Khan || {{n/a}} || Kimura || DCO || Kimura || Kimura
|-align="center"
! [[Akira Maeda|Maeda]]
|André || Maeda || Hogan || Inoki || DCO || Kimura || {{n/a}} || Studd || Maeda || Maeda
|-align="center"
! [[Big John Studd|Studd]]
|André || Studd || Hogan || Inoki || Studd || DCO || Studd || {{n/a}} || Studd || Studd
|-align="center"
! Vera
|André || Canek || Hogan || Inoki || Khan || Kimura || Maeda || Studd || {{n/a}} || Vera
|-align="center"
! [[Otto Wanz|Wanz]]
|André || Wanz || Hogan || Inoki || Khan || Kimura || Maeda || Studd || Vera || {{n/a}}
|}

{{2TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1=Final
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1='''[[Hulk Hogan]]'''
| RD1-seed2=2
| RD1-team2=[[Antonio Inoki]]
| RD1-score1=KO
| RD1-score2=&nbsp;21:27&nbsp;
}}

===1984===
The 1984 International Wrestling Grand Prix Champion League ran from May 11 to June 14, 1984. The tournament featured 12 wrestlers, and was the first time that the tournament featured no sort of final round.<ref name=IWGP-1984/><ref name=G1Climax/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! [[Antonio Inoki]]
| style="width:35px" | 53
|-
! [[André the Giant]]
| 49
|-
! [[Tatsumi Fujinami]]
| 34
|-
! [[Riki Choshu]]
| 32
|-
! [[Dick Murdoch]]
| 30
|-
! [[Masa Saito]]
| 26
|-
! [[Adrian Adonis]]
| 25
|-
! [[Bill Eadie|The Masked Superstar]]
| 18
|-
! [[Ken Patera]]
| 17
|-
! [[John Quinn (wrestler)|John Quinn]]
| 10
|-
! [[Otto Wanz]]
| 6
|-
! [[Big John Studd]]
| 2
|}

===1985===
The IWGP Champion Series ran from May 10 to June 15, 1985. The tournament featured 13 wrestlers, and was single-elimination. This was the first time the tournament did not feature a points system.<ref name=IWGP-1985/><ref name=G1Climax/>

{{16TeamBracket|byes=2
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Quarterfinals
| RD3=Semifinals
| RD4=Final

| RD1-team05=[[Ron Miller (wrestler)|Ron Miller]]
| RD1-team06='''[[Junji Hirata|Strong Machine]]'''

| RD1-team07='''[[André the Giant]]'''
| RD1-team08=[[Canek (wrestler)|Canek]]

| RD1-team09='''[[Tatsumi Fujinami]]'''
| RD1-team10=[[Mike Sharpe]]

| RD1-team11='''[[Adrian Adonis]]'''
| RD1-team12=[[King Kong Bundy]]

| RD1-team13={{nobr|[[Bill Eadie|The Masked Superstar]]}}
| RD1-team14='''[[Seiji Sakaguchi]]'''

| RD1-team15=Kengo Kimura
| RD1-team16='''[[Dick Murdoch]]'''

| RD2-team03=Strong Machine
| RD2-team04='''André the Giant'''

| RD2-team05='''Tatsumi Fujinami'''
| RD2-team06=Adrian Adonis

| RD2-team07=Seiji Sakaguchi
| RD2-team08='''Dick Murdoch'''

| RD3-team01=Seiji Sakaguchi
| RD3-team02='''André the Giant'''

| RD3-team03='''Tatsumi Fujinami'''
| RD3-team04=Dick Murdoch

| RD4-team01=Tatsumi Fujinami
| RD4-team02='''André the Giant'''
}}

===1986===
The 1986 International Wrestling Grand Prix ran from May 16 to June 19, 1986. The tournament featured the return of the points system, with 14 wrestlers in two blocks of seven each. The top two from each block advanced to a knockout stage.<ref name=IWGP-1986/><ref name=G1Climax/> The winner won the vacated [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship (original version)]].<ref name="original version"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Antonio Inoki]]
| style="width:35px" | 25
! [[Akira Maeda]]
| style="width:35px" | 27
|-
! [[André the Giant]]
| 17
! [[Dick Murdoch]]
| 21
|-
! [[Seiji Sakaguchi]]
| 15
! [[Tatsumi Fujinami]]
| 17
|-
! [[Kengo Kimura]]
| 15
! [[Jimmy Snuka]]
| 16
|-
! [[Bill Eadie|The Masked Superstar]]
| 14
! [[Umanosuke Ueda]]
| 13
|-
! [[Yoshiaki Fujiwara]]
| 11
! [[Samula Anoaʻi|The Wild Samoan]]
| 9
|-
! Klaus Wallace
| 0
! [[Fidel Sierra|The Cuban Assassin]]
| 0
|}

{{4TeamBracket
| align = center
|RD1=Semifinals
|RD2=Final

|RD1-seed1=A1
|RD1-team1='''[[Antonio Inoki]]'''
|RD1-seed2=A2
|RD1-team2=[[André the Giant]]
|RD1-score1=Sub
|RD1-score2=9:30

|RD1-seed3=B1
|RD1-team3=[[Akira Maeda]]
|RD1-seed4=B2
|RD1-team4='''[[Dick Murdoch]]'''
|RD1-score3=CO
|RD1-score4=&nbsp;16:22&nbsp;

|RD2-seed1=A1
|RD2-team1='''Antonio Inoki'''
|RD2-seed2=B2
|RD2-team2=Dick Murdoch
|RD2-score1=Pin
|RD2-score2=&nbsp;30:07&nbsp;
}}

===1987===
The 1987 International Wrestling Grand Prix ran from May 11 to June 12, 1987. The tournament featured 14 wrestlers in two blocks of seven each. The top finishers from each block advanced to the final, with the winner becoming the first [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship|IWGP Heavyweight Champion]]. Tatsumi Fujinami missed the tournament due to an injury he suffered on the ''IWGP Champion Series'' tour, but acted as a commentator for the final match.<ref name=IWGP-1987/><ref name=G1Climax/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Antonio Inoki]]
| style="width:35px" | 29
! [[Masa Saito]]
| style="width:35px" | 28
|-
! [[Yoshiaki Fujiwara]]
| 19
! [[Kengo Kimura]]
| 21
|-
! [[Konga the Barbarian]]
| 18
! Hacksaw Higgins
| 16
|-
! [[Scott Hall]]
| 13
! [[George Takano]]
| 13
|-
! [[Seiji Sakaguchi]]
| 11
! [[Akira Maeda]]
| 10
|-
! [[Killer Tim Brooks]]
| 4
! [[Umanosuke Ueda]]
| 4
|-
! [[Tatsumi Fujinami]]
| 0
! [[Michel Lamarche|Alexis Smirnoff]]
| 4
|}

{{2TeamBracket
| align = center
|RD1=Final

|RD1-seed1=A1
|RD1-team1='''[[Antonio Inoki]]'''
|RD1-seed2=B1
|RD1-team2=[[Masa Saito]]
|RD1-score1=Pin
|RD1-score2=&nbsp;14:53&nbsp;
}}

===1988===
The 1988 International Wrestling Grand Prix ran from July 15 to July 29, 1988. The tournament featured five wrestlers in a single block, with the winner becoming the number one contender to [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship|IWGP Heavyweight Champion]] [[Tatsumi Fujinami]] for August 8.<ref name=IWGP-1988/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! [[Antonio Inoki]]
| style="width:35px" | 6
|-
! [[Riki Choshu]]
| 6
|-
! [[Big Van Vader]]
| 4
|-
! [[Masa Saito]]
| 4
|-
! [[Kengo Kimura]]
| 0
|}

==World Cup Tournament==
===1989===
The 1989 World Cup Tournament was held from November 24 to December 7, 1989. The tournament featured 20 wrestlers in four blocks of five each.<ref name=BAN/><ref name=WorldCup-1989/>
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:25%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:25%" | Block B !! colspan="2" style="width:25%" | Block C !! colspan="2" style="width:25%" | Block D
|-
! [[Riki Choshu]]
| style="width:35px" | 8
! [[Masahiro Chono]]
| style="width:35px" | 8
! [[Salman Hashimikov]]
| style="width:35px" | 8
! [["Dr. Death" Steve Williams|Steve Williams]]
| style="width:35px" | 8
|-
! [[Victor Zangiev]]
| 6
! [[Shinya Hashimoto]]
| 6
! [[Brad Rheingans]]
| 6
! [[Osamu Kido]]
| 6
|-
! [[Kengo Kimura]]
| 4
! [[Manny Fernandez (wrestler)|Manny Fernandez]]
| 4
! [[Hiroshi Hase]]
| 0
! [[Shiro Koshinaka]]
| 2
|-
! [[Wayne Bloom]]
| 2
! Timur Zalasov
| 2
! [[George Takano]]
| 4
! [[Junji Hirata|Super Strong Machine]]
| 2
|-
! [[Buzz Sawyer]]
| 0
! Andrei Sulsaev
| 0
! [[Tatsutoshi Goto]]
| 2
! Vladimir Berkovich
| 2
|}

{{8TeamBracket|seeds=n
| align = center
| RD1=Quarterfinals
| RD2=Semifinals
| RD3=Final

| RD1-team1='''[[Shinya Hashimoto]]'''
| RD1-team2=Salman Hashimikov
| RD1-score1=
| RD1-score2=<ref name=WorldCup-1989/>

| RD1-team3='''[["Dr. Death" Steve Williams|Steve Williams]]'''
| RD1-team4=[[Victor Zangiev]]
| RD1-score3=
| RD1-score4=<ref name=WorldCup-1989/>

| RD1-team5='''[[Riki Choshu]]'''
| RD1-team6=[[Osamu Kido]]
| RD1-score5=
| RD1-score6=<ref name=WorldCup-1989/>

| RD1-team7='''[[Masahiro Chono]]'''
| RD1-team8=[[Brad Rheingans]]
| RD1-score7=
| RD1-score8=<ref name=WorldCup-1989/>

| RD2-team1='''Shinya Hashimoto'''
| RD2-team2=Steve Williams
| RD2-score1=
| RD2-score2=<ref name=WorldCup-1989/>

| RD2-team3='''Riki Choshu'''
| RD2-team4=Masahiro Chono
| RD2-score3=
| RD2-score4=<ref name=WorldCup-1989/>

| RD3-team1=Shinya Hashimoto
| RD3-team2='''Riki Choshu'''
| RD3-score1=
| RD3-score2=<ref name=WorldCup-1989/>
}}

==G1 Climax==
===1991===
The inaugural G1 Climax was a round-robin tournament consisting of two four-man blocks, and running from August 7 to August 11, 1991.<ref name=G1Climax/><ref name=G1-1991/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Keiji Mutoh]]
| style="width:35px" | 4
! [[Masahiro Chono]]
| style="width:35px" | 5
|-
! [[Tatsumi Fujinami]]
| 3
! [[Shinya Hashimoto]]
| 5
|-
! [[Scott Norton]]
| 3
! [[Bam Bam Bigelow|Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow]]
| 2
|-
! [[Big Van Vader]]
| 2
! [[Riki Choshu]]
| 0
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Tatsumi Fujinami|Fujinami]] !! [[Keiji Mutoh|Mutoh]] !! [[Scott Norton|Norton]] !! [[Big Van Vader|Vader]]
|-align="center"
! [[Tatsumi Fujinami|Fujinami]]
| {{n/a}} || Mutoh<br>(13:56) || Draw<br>(7:56) || Fujinami<br>(12:13)
|-align="center"
! [[Keiji Mutoh|Mutoh]]
| Mutoh<br>(13:56) || {{n/a}} || Norton<br>(9:56) || Mutoh<br>(13:54)
|-align="center"
! [[Scott Norton|Norton]]
| Draw<br>(7:56) || Norton<br>(9:56) || {{n/a}} || Vader<br>(10:49)
|-align="center"
! [[Big Van Vader|Vader]]
| Fujinami<br>(12:13) || Mutoh<br>(13:54) || Vader<br>(10:49) || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block B !! [[Bam Bam Bigelow|Bigelow]] !! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]] !! [[Riki Choshu|Choshu]] !! [[Shinya Hashimoto|Hashimoto]]
|-align="center"
! [[Bam Bam Bigelow|Bigelow]]
| {{n/a}} || Chono<br>(12:38) || Bigelow<br>(10:10) || Hashimoto<br>(9:59)
|-align="center"
! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]]
| Chono<br>(12:38) || {{n/a}} || Chono<br>(14:17) || Draw<br>(30:00)
|-align="center"
! [[Riki Choshu|Choshu]]
| Bigelow<br>(10:10) || Chono<br>(14:17) || {{n/a}} || Hashimoto<br>(7:50)
|-align="center"
! [[Shinya Hashimoto|Hashimoto]]
| Hashimoto<br>(9:59) || Draw<br>(30:00) || Hashimoto<br>(7:50) || {{n/a}}
|}
{{3TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1 = Block B Decision
| RD2 = Final
|RD2-seed1 = A1
|RD2-team1 = [[Keiji Mutoh]]
|RD2-score1 = Pin
|RD1-seed1 = B1
|RD1-team1 = '''[[Masahiro Chono]]'''
|RD1-score1 = Sub
|RD2-seed2 = B1
|RD2-team2 = '''Masahiro Chono'''
|RD2-score2 = 29:31
|RD1-seed2 = B2
|RD1-team2 = [[Shinya Hashimoto]]
|RD1-score2 = 15:50
}}

===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.<ref name=G1Climax/><ref name=G1-1992/> [[Terry Taylor]] advanced to the quarterfinals, due to a shoulder injury suffered by his scheduled opponent [[Hiroshi Hase]] on August 3.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/data/g1/detail_g1-2.php | title=奇跡の2連覇で蝶野、NWA王者に！ | access-date=August 14, 2016 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=ja}}</ref>

{{16TeamBracket|seeds=n
|RD1=Round 1<br><small>August 6, 7</small>
|RD2=Quarterfinals<br><small>August 10</small>
|RD3=Semifinals<br><small>August 11</small>
|RD4=Final<br><small>August 12</small>

|RD1-team01=[[Arn Anderson]]
|RD1-score01=Pin
|RD1-team02='''[[Stone Cold Steve Austin|Steve Austin]]'''
|RD1-score02=8:58

|RD1-team03='''[[Keiji Mutoh]]'''
|RD1-score03=Pin
|RD1-team04=[[Barry Windham]]
|RD1-score04=10:17

|RD1-team05='''[[Masahiro Chono]]'''
|RD1-score05=Sub
|RD1-team06=[[Tony Halme]]
|RD1-score06=12:20

|RD1-team07='''[[Scott Norton]]'''
|RD1-score07=Pin
|RD1-team08=[[Bam Bam Bigelow|Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow]]
|RD1-score08=8:16

|RD1-team09='''[[Kensuke Sasaki]]'''
|RD1-score09=Pin
|RD1-team10=[[Jim Neidhart]]
|RD1-score10=8:20

|RD1-team11=[[Hiroshi Hase]]
|RD1-score11=
|RD1-team12='''[[Terry Taylor]]'''
|RD1-score12=Forfeit

|RD1-team13='''[[Shinya Hashimoto]]'''
|RD1-score13=Pin
|RD1-team14=[[Sione Vailahi|The Barbarian]]
|RD1-score14=11:29

|RD1-team15=[[Junji Hirata|Super Strong Machine]]
|RD1-score15=11:54
|RD1-team16='''[[Rick Rude]]'''
|RD1-score16=Pin

|RD2-team01=Steve Austin
|RD2-score01=13:52
|RD2-team02='''Keiji Mutoh'''
|RD2-score02=Pin

|RD2-team03='''Masahiro Chono'''
|RD2-score03=Sub
|RD2-team04=Scott Norton
|RD2-score04=10:48

|RD2-team05='''Kensuke Sasaki'''
|RD2-score05=Pin
|RD2-team06=Terry Taylor
|RD2-score06=9:35

|RD2-team07=Shinya Hashimoto
|RD2-score07=13:52
|RD2-team08='''Rick Rude'''
|RD2-score08=Pin

|RD3-team01=Keiji Mutoh
|RD3-score01=26:07
|RD3-team02='''Masahiro Chono'''
|RD3-score02=Sub

|RD3-team03=Kensuke Sasaki
|RD3-score03=19:24
|RD3-team04='''Rick Rude'''
|RD3-score04=Pin

|RD4-team01='''Masahiro Chono'''
|RD4-score01=Pin
|RD4-team02=Rick Rude
|RD4-score02=29:44
}}

===1993===
The 1993 G1 Climax was once again a 16-man single-elimination tournament, held from August 3 to August 7, 1993. NJPW invited several non-NJPW wrestlers to participate in the 1993 tournament, including [[Hiromichi Fuyuki]], [[Ashura Hara]], [[Takashi Ishikawa]] and [[The Great Kabuki]] from [[WAR (wrestling promotion)|WAR]], and [[Yoshiaki Fujiwara]] from [[Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi]].<ref name=G1Climax/><ref name=G1-1993/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/data/g1/detail_g1-3.php | script-title=ja:史上初の 両国7連戦 藤波が覇権奪回 | access-date=August 14, 2016 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=ja}}</ref>

{{16TeamBracket|seeds=n
|RD1=Round 1<br><small>August 3, 4</small>
|RD2=Quarterfinals<br><small>August 5</small>
|RD3=Semifinals<br><small>August 6</small>
|RD4=Final<br><small>August 7</small>

|RD1-team01='''[[Hiroshi Hase]]'''
|RD1-score01=Pin
|RD1-team02=[[Shinya Hashimoto]]
|RD1-score02=20:42

|RD1-team03=[[Michiyoshi Ohara]]
|RD1-score03=Pin
|RD1-team04='''[[Kengo Kimura]]'''
|RD1-score04=26:44

|RD1-team05=[[Takayuki Iizuka]]
|RD1-score05=Pin
|RD1-team06='''[[Hiromichi Fuyuki]]'''
|RD1-score06=12:10

|RD1-team07=[[Ashura Hara]]
|RD1-score07=Sub
|RD1-team08='''[[Masahiro Chono]]'''
|RD1-score08=12:28

|RD1-team09='''[[Tatsumi Fujinami]]'''
|RD1-score09=Pin
|RD1-team10=[[Yoshiaki Fujiwara]]
|RD1-score10=14:32

|RD1-team11='''[[Osamu Kido]]'''
|RD1-score11=Pin
|RD1-team12=[[Takashi Ishikawa]]
|RD1-score12=11:33

|RD1-team13=[[Shiro Koshinaka]]
|RD1-score13=Pin
|RD1-team14='''[[Junji Hirata|Super Strong Machine]]'''
|RD1-score14=17:33

|RD1-team15='''[[Keiji Mutoh]]'''
|RD1-score15=Pin
|RD1-team16=[[The Great Kabuki]]
|RD1-score16=16:17

|RD2-team01='''Hiroshi Hase'''
|RD2-score01=Pin
|RD2-team02=Kengo Kimura
|RD2-score02=15:55

|RD2-team03=Hiromichi Fuyuki
|RD2-score03=Sub
|RD2-team04='''Masahiro Chono'''
|RD2-score04=19:04

|RD2-team05='''Tatsumi Fujinami'''
|RD2-score05=Sub
|RD2-team06=Osamu Kido
|RD2-score06=11:58

|RD2-team07=Super Strong Machine
|RD2-score07=Pin
|RD2-team08='''Keiji Mutoh'''
|RD2-score08=17:22

|RD3-team01='''Hiroshi Hase'''
|RD3-score01=Sub
|RD3-team02=Masahiro Chono
|RD3-score02=26:46

|RD3-team03='''Tatsumi Fujinami'''
|RD3-score03=Sub
|RD3-team04=Keiji Mutoh
|RD3-score04=24:26

|RD4-team01=Hiroshi Hase
|RD4-score01=Sub
|RD4-team02='''Tatsumi Fujinami'''
|RD4-score02=21:49
}}

===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 Social Progress Wrestling Federation (SPWF).<ref name=G1Climax/><ref name=G1-1994/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Masahiro Chono]]
| style="width:35px" | 8
! [[Kensuke Sasaki|Power Warrior]]
| style="width:35px" | 7
|-
! [[Keiji Mutoh]]
| 6
! [[Hiroshi Hase]]
| 6
|-
! [[Riki Choshu]]
| 6
! [[Shinya Hashimoto]]
| 6
|-
! [[Yoshiaki Yatsu]]
| 4
! [[Tatsumi Fujinami]]
| 6
|-
! [[Yoshiaki Fujiwara]]
| 4
! [[Shiro Koshinaka]]
| 5
|-
! [[Osamu Kido]]
| 2
! [[Takayuki Iizuka]]
| 0
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]] !! [[Riki Choshu|Choshu]] !! [[Yoshiaki Fujiwara|Fujiwara]] !! [[Osamu Kido|Kido]] !! [[Keiji Mutoh|Mutoh]] !! [[Yoshiaki Yatsu|Yatsu]]
|-align="center"
! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]]
| {{n/a}} || Choshu<br>(3:47) || Chono<br>(9:31) || Chono<br>(6:55) || Chono<br>(27:28) || Chono<br>(15:01)
|-align="center"
! [[Riki Choshu|Choshu]]
| Choshu<br>(3:47) || {{n/a}} || Fujiwara<br>(9:14) || Choshu<br>(5:13) || Mutoh<br>(15:32) || Choshu<br>(10:11)
|-align="center"
! [[Yoshiaki Fujiwara|Fujiwara]]
| Chono<br>(9:31) || Fujiwara<br>(8:26) || {{n/a}} || Kido<br>(9:45) || Fujiwara<br>(12:12) || Yatsu<br>(9:14)
|-align="center"
! [[Osamu Kido|Kido]]
| Chono<br>(6:55) || Choshu<br>(5:13) || Kido<br>(9:45) || {{n/a}} || Mutoh<br>(7:53) || Yatsu<br>(8:25)
|-align="center"
! [[Keiji Mutoh|Mutoh]]
| Chono<br>(27:28) || Mutoh<br>(15:32) || Fujiwara<br>(12:12) || Mutoh<br>(7:53) || {{n/a}} || Mutoh<br>(15:12)
|-align="center"
! [[Yoshiaki Yatsu|Yatsu]]
| Chono<br>(15:01) || Choshu<br>(10:11) || Yatsu<br>(9:14) || Yatsu<br>(8:25) || Mutoh<br>(15:12) || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block B !! [[Tatsumi Fujinami|Fujinami]] !! [[Hiroshi Hase|Hase]] !! [[Shinya Hashimoto|Hashimoto]] !! [[Takayuki Iizuka|Iizuka]] !! [[Shiro Koshinaka|Koshinaka]] !! [[Kensuke Sasaki|Warrior]]
|-align="center"
! [[Tatsumi Fujinami|Fujinami]]
| {{n/a}} || Hase<br>(11:53) || Hashimoto<br>(10:31) || Fujinami<br>(7:09) || Fujinami<br>(12:59) || Fujinami<br>(5:25)
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroshi Hase|Hase]]
| Hase<br>(11:53) || {{n/a}} || Hase<br>(9:10) || Hase<br>(17:32) || Koshinaka<br>(20:44) || Warrior<br>(16:50)
|-align="center"
! [[Shinya Hashimoto|Hashimoto]]
| Hashimoto<br>(10:31) || Hase<br>(9:10) || {{n/a}} || Hashimoto<br>(13:04) || Draw<br>(30:00) || Draw<br>(30:00)
|-align="center"
! [[Takayuki Iizuka|Iizuka]]
| Fujinami<br>(7:09) || Hase<br>(17:32) || Hashimoto<br>(13:04) || {{n/a}} || Koshinaka<br>(14:02) || Warrior<br>(17:33)
|-align="center"
! [[Shiro Koshinaka|Koshinaka]]
| Fujinami<br>(12:59) || Koshinaka<br>(20:44) || Draw<br>(30:00) || Koshinaka<br>(14:02) || {{n/a}} || Warrior<br>(14:10)
|-align="center"
! [[Kensuke Sasaki|Warrior]]
| Fujinami<br>(5:25) || Warrior<br>(16:50) || Draw<br>(30:00) || Warrior<br>(17:33) || Warrior<br>(14:10) || {{n/a}}
|}
{{2TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1= Final
| RD1-seed1=A1
| RD1-team1='''[[Masahiro Chono]]'''
| RD1-score1=Sub
| RD1-seed2=B1
| RD1-team2=[[Kensuke Sasaki|Power Warrior]]
| RD1-score2=21:51
}}

===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. Masahiro Chono advanced out of his block despite being tied with Ric Flair because of his faster match winning time over Shiro Koshinaka.<ref name=G1Climax/><ref name=G1-1995/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Keiji Mutoh]]
| style="width:35px" | 4
! [[Shinya Hashimoto]]
| style="width:35px" | 4
|-
! [[Masahiro Chono]]
| 3
! [[Scott Norton]]
| 4
|-
! [[Ric Flair]]
| 3
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]
| 2
|-
! [[Shiro Koshinaka]]
| 2
! [[Kensuke Sasaki]]
| 2
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]] !! [[Ric Flair|Flair]] !! [[Shiro Koshinaka|Koshinaka]] !! [[Keiji Mutoh|Mutoh]]
|-align="center"
! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]]
| {{n/a}} || Draw<br>(30:00) || Chono<br>(11:10) || Mutoh<br>(11:36)
|-align="center"
! [[Ric Flair|Flair]]
| Draw<br>(30:00) || {{n/a}} || Flair<br>(17:17) || Mutoh<br>(23:33)
|-align="center"
! [[Shiro Koshinaka|Koshinaka]]
| Chono<br>(11:10) || Flair<br>(17:17) || {{n/a}} || Koshinaka<br>(15:47)
|-align="center"
! [[Keiji Mutoh|Mutoh]]
| Mutoh<br>(11:36) || Mutoh<br>(23:33) || Koshinaka<br>(15:47) || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block B !! [[Shinya Hashimoto|Hashimoto]] !! [[Scott Norton|Norton]] !! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]] !! [[Kensuke Sasaki|Sasaki]]
|-align="center"
! [[Shinya Hashimoto|Hashimoto]]
| {{n/a}} || Hashimoto<br>(13:35) || Hashimoto<br>(11:44) || Sasaki<br>(21:46)
|-align="center"
! [[Scott Norton|Norton]]
| Hashimoto<br>(13:35) || {{n/a}} || Norton<br>(15:08) || Norton<br>(16:21)
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
| Hashimoto<br>(11:44) || Norton<br>(15:08) || {{n/a}} || Tenzan<br>(12:51)
|-align="center"
! [[Kensuke Sasaki|Sasaki]]
| Sasaki<br>(21:46) || Norton<br>(16:21) || Tenzan<br>(12:51) || {{n/a}}
|}

{{4TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1= Semifinals
| RD2= Final
| RD1-seed1= A1
| RD1-team1= '''[[Keiji Mutoh]]'''
| RD1-score1= Pin
| RD1-seed2= B2
| RD1-team2= [[Scott Norton]]
| RD1-score2= 17:07
| RD1-seed3= A2
| RD1-team3= [[Masahiro Chono]]
| RD1-score3= Pin
| RD1-seed4= B1
| RD1-team4= '''[[Shinya Hashimoto]]'''
| RD1-score4= 10:05
| RD2-seed1= A1
| RD2-team1= '''Keiji Mutoh'''
| RD2-score1= Pin
| RD2-seed2= B1
| RD2-team2= Shinya Hashimoto
| RD2-score2= 24:08
}}

===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.<ref name=G1Climax/><ref name=G1-1996/> [[Junji Hirata]] suffered an injury during his match with [[Kensuke Sasaki]], which caused him to forfeit his remaining matches.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Riki Choshu]]
| style="width:35px" | 8
! [[Masahiro Chono]]
| style="width:35px" | 6
|-
! [[Kensuke Sasaki]]
| 6
! [[Shiro Koshinaka]]
| 4
|-
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]
| 4
! [[Keiji Mutoh]]
| 4
|-
! [[Shinya Hashimoto]]
| 2
! [[Kazuo Yamazaki]]
| 4
|-
! [[Junji Hirata]]
| 0
! [[Satoshi Kojima]]
| 2
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Riki Choshu|Choshu]] !! [[Shinya Hashimoto|Hashimoto]] !! [[Junji Hirata|Hirata]] !! [[Kensuke Sasaki|Sasaki]] !! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
|-align="center"
! [[Riki Choshu|Choshu]]
| {{n/a}} || Choshu<br>(17:14) || Choshu<br>(Forfeit) || Choshu<br>(15:13) || Choshu<br>(5:12)
|-align="center"
! [[Shinya Hashimoto|Hashimoto]]
| Choshu<br>(17:14) || {{n/a}} || Hashimoto<br>(Forfeit) || Sasaki<br>(9:13) || Tenzan<br>(11:27)
|-align="center"
! [[Junji Hirata|Hirata]]
| Choshu<br>(Forfeit) || Hashimoto<br>(Forfeit) || {{n/a}} || Sasaki<br>(5:08) || Tenzan<br>(Forfeit)
|-align="center"
! [[Kensuke Sasaki|Sasaki]]
| Choshu<br>(15:13) || Sasaki<br>(9:13) || Sasaki<br>(5:08) || {{n/a}} || Sasaki<br>(15:03)
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
| Choshu<br>(5:12) || Tenzan<br>(11:27) || Tenzan<br>(Forfeit) || Sasaki<br>(15:03) || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block B !! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]] !! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]] !! [[Shiro Koshinaka|Koshinaka]] !! [[Keiji Mutoh|Mutoh]] !! [[Kazuo Yamazaki|Yamazaki]]
|-align="center"
! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]]
| {{n/a}} || Chono<br>(13:46) || Koshinaka<br>(22:10) || Chono<br>(24:43) || Chono<br>(12:25)
|-align="center"
! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]]
| Chono<br>(13:46) || {{n/a}} || Kojima<br>(10:33) || Mutoh<br>(15:21) || Yamazaki<br>(9:56)
|-align="center"
! [[Shiro Koshinaka|Koshinaka]]
| Koshinaka<br>(22:10) || Kojima<br>(10:33) || {{n/a}} || Mutoh<br>(11:59) || Koshinaka<br>(13:50)
|-align="center"
! [[Keiji Mutoh|Mutoh]]
| Chono<br>(24:43) || Mutoh<br>(15:21) || Mutoh<br>(11:59) || {{n/a}} || Yamazaki<br>(13:50)
|-align="center"
! [[Kazuo Yamazaki|Yamazaki]]
| Chono<br>(12:25) || Yamazaki<br>(9:56) || Koshinaka<br>(13:50) || Yamazaki<br>(13:50) || {{n/a}}
|}
{{2TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1=Final
| RD1-seed1=A1
| RD1-team1='''[[Riki Choshu]]'''
| RD1-score1=Sub
| RD1-seed2=B1
| RD1-team2=[[Masahiro Chono]]
| RD1-score2=13:45
}}

===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.<ref name=G1Climax/><ref name=G1-1997/>

{{16TeamBracket|byes=1
| RD1= Round 1<br><small>August 1</small>
| RD2= Quarterfinals<br><small>August 2</small>
| RD3= Semifinals<br><small>August 3</small>
| RD4= Final<br><small>August 3</small>
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01= '''[[Satoshi Kojima]]'''
| RD1-score01= Pin
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02= [[William Regal|Steven Regal]]
| RD1-score02= 9:45
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03= '''[[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]'''
| RD1-score03= Pin
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04= [[Tadao Yasuda]]
| RD1-score04= 10:39
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05= '''[[Masahiro Chono]]'''
| RD1-score05= Sub
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06= [[Michiyoshi Ohara]]
| RD1-score06= 18:39
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07= '''[[Shinya Hashimoto]]'''
| RD1-score07= Stop
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08= [[Kazuo Yamazaki]]
| RD1-score08= 11:35
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09= [[Junji Hirata]]
| RD1-score09= Pin
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10= '''[[Scott Norton]]'''
| RD1-score10= 6:31
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11= '''[[Keiji Mutoh|The Great Muta]]'''
| RD1-score11= Pin
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12= [[Manabu Nakanishi]]
| RD1-score12= 10:25
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13=
| RD1-score13=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=
| RD1-score14=
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15=
| RD1-score15=
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16=
| RD1-score16=
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01= Satoshi Kojima
| RD2-score01= Pin
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02= '''Hiroyoshi Tenzan'''
| RD2-score02= 11:43
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03= Masahiro Chono
| RD2-score03= Sub
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04= '''Shinya Hashimoto'''
| RD2-score04= 5:45
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05= '''Scott Norton'''
| RD2-score05= Pin
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06= The Great Muta
| RD2-score06= 6:31
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07= [[Buff Bagwell]]
| RD2-score07= Pin
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08= '''[[Kensuke Sasaki]]'''
| RD2-score08= 8:04
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01= '''Hiroyoshi Tenzan'''
| RD3-score01= Pin
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02= Shinya Hashimoto
| RD3-score02= 14:01
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03= Scott Norton
| RD3-score03= Pin
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04= '''Kensuke Sasaki'''
| RD3-score04= 5:16
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01= Hiroyoshi Tenzan
| RD4-score01= Pin
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02= '''Kensuke Sasaki'''
| RD4-score02= 8:09
}}

===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 (wrestling promotion)|WAR]] promotion to become a freelancer since early in the year, was invited.<ref name=G1Climax/><ref name=G1-1998/>

{{16TeamBracket | RD1= Round 1<br><small>July 31</small>
| RD2= Quarterfinals<br><small>August 1</small>
| RD3= Semifinals<br><small>August 2</small>
| RD4= Final<br><small>August 2</small>
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01= [[Rick Bognar|Big Titan]]
| RD1-score01= Pin
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02= '''[[Tadao Yasuda]]'''
| RD1-score02= 10:35
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03= '''[[Satoshi Kojima]]'''
| RD1-score03= Pin
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04= [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]
| RD1-score04= 11:08
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05= [[Tatsutoshi Goto]]
| RD1-score05= Stop
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06= '''[[Shinya Hashimoto]]'''
| RD1-score06= 4:00
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07= [[Keiji Mutoh]]
| RD1-score07= Pin
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08= '''[[Genichiro Tenryu]]'''
| RD1-score08= 21:37
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09= '''[[Shiro Koshinaka]]'''
| RD1-score09= Pin
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10= [[Osamu Nishimura]]
| RD1-score10= 10:25
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11= '''[[Masahiro Chono]]'''
| RD1-score11= Sub
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12= [[Manabu Nakanishi]]
| RD1-score12= 18:52
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13= [[Michiyoshi Ohara]]
| RD1-score13= Pin
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14= '''[[Kensuke Sasaki]]'''
| RD1-score14= 10:59
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15= [[Tatsumi Fujinami]]
| RD1-score15= Sub
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16= '''[[Kazuo Yamazaki]]'''
| RD1-score16= 7:51
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01= Tadao Yasuda
| RD2-score01= Pin
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02= '''Satoshi Kojima'''
| RD2-score02= 13:38
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03= '''Shinya Hashimoto'''
| RD2-score03= Pin
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04= Genichiro Tenryu
| RD2-score04= 13:13
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05= Shiro Koshinaka
| RD2-score05= Sub
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06= '''Masahiro Chono'''
| RD2-score06= 16:03
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07= Kensuke Sasaki
| RD2-score07= Sub
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08= '''Kazuo Yamazaki'''
| RD2-score08= 6:42
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01= Satoshi Kojima
| RD3-score01= Sub
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02= '''Shinya Hashimoto'''
| RD3-score02= 13:51
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03= Masahiro Chono
| RD3-score03= Sub
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04= '''Kazuo Yamazaki'''
| RD3-score04= 9:43
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01= '''Shinya Hashimoto'''
| RD4-score01= Pin
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02= Kazuo Yamazaki
| RD4-score02= 15:34
}}

===1999===
The 1999 G1 Climax was a 12-man round-robin tournament, held from August 10 to August 15. This was the first of two years (with 2000) where head-to-head tiebreakers did not decide numerical ties; the winner of Block A was decided by tiebreaker matches, even when there was a clear winner in the two participants' league match.<ref name=G1Climax/><ref name=G1-1999/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Keiji Mutoh]]
| style="width:35px" | 8
! [[Manabu Nakanishi]]
| style="width:35px" | 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
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Tatsumi Fujinami|Fujinami]] !! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]] !! [[Keiji Mutoh|Mutoh]] !! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]] !! [[Kensuke Sasaki|Sasaki]] !! [[Tadao Yasuda|Yasuda]]
|-align="center"
! [[Tatsumi Fujinami|Fujinami]]
| {{n/a}} || Fujinami<br>(13:10) || Fujinami<br>(17:36) || Nagata<br>(12:03) || Sasaki<br>(10:23) || Fujinami<br>(3:29)
|-align="center"
! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]]
| Fujinami<br>(13:10) || {{n/a}} || Mutoh<br>(11:40) || Nagata<br>(19:51) || Sasaki<br>(13:50) || Kojima<br>(13:51)
|-align="center"
! [[Keiji Mutoh|Mutoh]]
| Fujinami<br>(17:36) || Mutoh<br>(11:40) || {{n/a}} || Mutoh<br>(21:11) || Mutoh<br>(20:56) || Mutoh<br>(6:25)
|-align="center"
! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]]
| Nagata<br>(12:03) || Nagata<br>(19:51) || Mutoh<br>(21:11) || {{n/a}} || Nagata<br>(14:43) || Nagata<br>(10:26)
|-align="center"
! [[Kensuke Sasaki|Sasaki]]
| Sasaki<br>(10:23) || Sasaki<br>(13:50) || Mutoh<br>(20:56) || Nagata<br>(14:43) || {{n/a}} || Sasaki<br>(7:28)
|-align="center"
! [[Tadao Yasuda|Yasuda]]
| Fujinami<br>(3:29) || Kojima<br>(13:51) || Mutoh<br>(6:25) || Nagata<br>(10:26) || Sasaki<br>(7:28) || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block B !! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]] !! [[Shinya Hashimoto|Hashimoto]] !! [[Shiro Koshinaka|Koshinaka]] !! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]] !! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]] !! [[Kazuo Yamazaki|Yamazaki]]
|-align="center"
! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]]
| {{n/a}} || Chono<br>(21:36) || Koshinaka<br>(13:05) || Chono<br>(10:21) || Tenzan<br>(17:25) || Chono<br>(10:18)
|-align="center"
! [[Shinya Hashimoto|Hashimoto]]
| Chono<br>(21:36) || {{n/a}} || Koshinaka<br>(13:47) || Nakanishi<br>(15:22) || Hashimoto<br>(13:24) || Hashimoto<br>(4:55)
|-align="center"
! [[Shiro Koshinaka|Koshinaka]]
| Koshinaka<br>(13:05) || Koshinaka<br>(13:47) || {{n/a}} || Nakanishi<br>(14:15) || Tenzan<br>(15:14) || Koshinaka<br>(Forfeit)
|-align="center"
! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]]
| Chono<br>(10:21) || Nakanishi<br>(15:22) || Nakanishi<br>(14:15) || {{n/a}} || Nakanishi<br>(15:40) || Nakanishi<br>(6:43)
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
| Tenzan<br>(17:25) || Hashimoto<br>(13:24) || Tenzan<br>(15:14) || Nakanishi<br>(15:40) || {{n/a}} || Tenzan<br>(12:30)
|-align="center"
! [[Kazuo Yamazaki|Yamazaki]]
| Chono<br>(10:18) || Hashimoto<br>(4:55) || Koshinaka<br>(Forfeit) || Nakanishi<br>(6:43) || Tenzan<br>(12:30) || {{n/a}}
|}

{{3TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1 = Block A Decision
| RD2 = Final
|RD1-seed1 = A1
|RD1-team1 = '''[[Keiji Mutoh]]'''
|RD1-score1 = Sub
|RD1-seed2 = A2
|RD1-team2 = [[Yuji Nagata]]
|RD1-score2 = 10:28
|RD2-seed1 = A1
|RD2-team1 = Keiji Mutoh
|RD2-score1 = Sub
|RD2-seed2 = B1
|RD2-team2 = '''[[Manabu Nakanishi]]'''
|RD2-score2 = 14:43
}}

===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. Additionally, head-to-head tiebreakers did not decide numerical ties; the winners of Block A and Block C were decided by tiebreaker matches, even though there was a clear winner in the two participants' league match. This was the first time that two recognized [[cruiserweight (professional wrestling)|junior heavyweight]]s; [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship|IWGP titleholder]] [[Tatsuhito Takaiwa]] and previous champion [[Jyushin Thunder Liger]], were invited to compete in the heavyweight tournament.<ref name=G1-2000/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:25%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:25%" | Block B !! colspan="2" style="width:25%" | Block C !! colspan="2" style="width:25%" | Block D
|-
! [[Yuji Nagata]]
| style="width:35px" | 3
! [[Kensuke Sasaki]]
| style="width:35px" | 3
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]
| style="width:35px" | 3
! [[Masahiro Chono]]
| style="width:35px" | 3
|-
! [[Takayuki Iizuka|Takashi Iizuka]]
| 3
! [[Satoshi Kojima]]
| 2
! [[Manabu Nakanishi]]
| 3
! [[Junji Hirata]]
| 2 
|-
! [[Tatsumi Fujinami]]
| 2
! [[Brian Johnston (fighter)|Brian Johnston]]
| 2
! [[Tadao Yasuda]]
| 2
! [[Shiro Koshinaka]]
| 2 
|-
! [[Jyushin Thunder Liger]]
| 1
! [[Osamu Kido]]
| 0
! [[Osamu Nishimura]]
| 2
! [[Yutaka Yoshie]]
| 2  
|-
! [[Tatsutoshi Goto]]
| 1
! [[Hiro Saito]]
| 0
! [[Kenzo Suzuki]]
| 0
! [[Tatsuhito Takaiwa]]
| 1
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Tatsumi Fujinami|Fujinami]] !! [[Tatsutoshi Goto|Goto]] !! [[Takayuki Iizuka|Iizuka]] !! [[Jyushin Thunder Liger|Liger]] !! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]]
|-align="center"
! [[Tatsumi Fujinami|Fujinami]]
| {{n/a}} || Fujinami<br>(6:42) || Iizuka<br>(11:46) || Fujinami<br>(10:33) || Nagata<br>(12:25)
|-align="center"
! [[Tatsutoshi Goto|Goto]]
| Fujinami<br>(6:42) || {{n/a}} || Iizuka<br>(9:42) || Liger<br>(7:17) || Goto<br>(11:41)
|-align="center"
! [[Takayuki Iizuka|Iizuka]]
| Iizuka<br>(11:46) || Iizuka<br>(9:42) || {{n/a}} || Iizuka<br>(15:13) || Nagata<br>(16:38)
|-align="center"
! [[Jyushin Thunder Liger|Liger]]
| Fujinami<br>(10:33) || Liger<br>(7:17) || Iizuka<br>(15:13) || {{n/a}} || Nagata<br>(12:06)
|-align="center"
! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]]
| Nagata<br>(12:25) || Goto<br>(11:41) || Nagata<br>(16:38) || Nagata<br>(12:06) || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block B !! [[Brian Johnston (fighter)|Johnston]] !! [[Osamu Kido|Kido]] !! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]] !! [[Hiro Saito|Saito]] !! [[Kensuke Sasaki|Sasaki]]
|-align="center"
! [[Brian Johnston (fighter)|Johnston]]
| {{n/a}} || Johnston<br>(5:38) || Kojima<br>(10:08) || Johnston<br>(5:18) || Sasaki<br>(6:48)
|-align="center"
! [[Osamu Kido|Kido]]
| Johnston<br>(5:38) || {{n/a}} || Kojima<br>(9:55) || Draw<br>(6:29) || Sasaki<br>(4:21)
|-align="center"
! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]]
| Kojima<br>(10:08) || Kojima<br>(9:55) || {{n/a}} || Draw<br>(5:54) || Sasaki<br>(19:39)
|-align="center"
! [[Hiro Saito|Saito]]
| Johnston<br>(5:18) || Draw<br>(6:29) || Draw<br>(5:54) || {{n/a}} || Draw<br>(5:37)
|-align="center"
! [[Kensuke Sasaki|Sasaki]]
| Sasaki<br>(6:48) || Sasaki<br>(4:21) || Sasaki<br>(19:39) || Draw<br>(5:37) || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block C !! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]] !! [[Osamu Nishimura|Nishimura]] !! [[Kenzo Suzuki|Suzuki]] !! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]] !! [[Tadao Yasuda|Yasuda]]
|-align="center"
! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]]
| {{n/a}} || Nakanishi<br>(13:04) || Nakanishi<br>(8:43) || Tenzan<br>(18:21) || Nakanishi<br>(9:23)
|-align="center"
! [[Osamu Nishimura|Nishimura]]
| Nakanishi<br>(13:04) || {{n/a}} || Nishimura<br>(7:37) || Nishimura<br>(14:22) || Yasuda<br>(11:47)
|-align="center"
! [[Kenzo Suzuki|Suzuki]]
| Nakanishi<br>(8:43) || Nishimura<br>(7:37) || {{n/a}} || Tenzan<br>(13:24) || Yasuda<br>(10:43)
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
| Tenzan<br>(18:21) || Nishimura<br>(14:22) || Tenzan<br>(13:24) || {{n/a}} || Tenzan<br>(11:40)
|-align="center"
! [[Tadao Yasuda|Yasuda]]
| Nakanishi<br>(9:23) || Yasuda<br>(11:47) || Yasuda<br>(10:43) || Tenzan<br>(11:40) || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block D !! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]] !! [[Junji Hirata|Hirata]] !! [[Shiro Koshinaka|Koshinaka]] !! [[Tatsuhito Takaiwa|Takaiwa]] !! [[Yutaka Yoshie|Yoshie]]
|-align="center"
! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]]
| {{n/a}} || Chono<br>(11:42) || Koshinaka<br>(12:40) || Chono<br>(14:22) || Chono<br>(20:16)
|-align="center"
! [[Junji Hirata|Hirata]]
| Chono<br>(11:42) || {{n/a}} || Hirata<br>(8:24) || Hirata<br>(11:08) || Yoshie<br>(11:19)
|-align="center"
! [[Shiro Koshinaka|Koshinaka]]
| Koshinaka<br>(12:40) || Hirata<br>(8:24) || {{n/a}} || Takaiwa<br>(9:04) || Koshinaka<br>(10:38)
|-align="center"
! [[Tatsuhito Takaiwa|Takaiwa]]
| Chono<br>(14:22) || Hirata<br>(11:08) || Takaiwa<br>(9:04) || {{n/a}} || Yoshie<br>(13:48)
|-align="center"
! [[Yutaka Yoshie|Yoshie]]
| Chono<br>(20:16) || Yoshie<br>(11:19) || Koshinaka<br>(10:38) || Yoshie<br>(13:48) || {{n/a}}
|}

{{6TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1= Tiebreakers
| RD2= Semifinals
| RD3= Final
| RD1-seed1= A1
| RD1-team1= '''[[Yuji Nagata]]'''
| RD1-score1= Sub
| RD1-seed2= A2
| RD1-team2= [[Takayuki Iizuka|Takashi Iizuka]]
| RD1-score2= 10:48
| RD1-seed3= C1
| RD1-team3= [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]
| RD1-score3= Sub
| RD1-seed4= C2
| RD1-team4= '''[[Manabu Nakanishi]]'''
| RD1-score4= 11:26
| RD2-seed1= A1
| RD2-team1= Yuji Nagata
| RD2-score1= Pin
| RD2-seed2= B1
| RD2-team2= '''[[Kensuke Sasaki]]'''
| RD2-score2= 15:12
| RD2-seed3= C2
| RD2-team3= '''Manabu Nakanishi'''
| RD2-score3= Sub
| RD2-seed4= D1
| RD2-team4= [[Masahiro Chono]]
| RD2-score4= 9:33
| RD3-seed1= B1
| RD3-team1= '''Kensuke Sasaki'''
| RD3-score1= Sub
| RD3-seed2= C2
| RD3-team2= Manabu Nakanishi
| RD3-score2= 19:42
}}

===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|1995 G1]]'s format of each block's top two scorers advancing to the final four. [[Jyushin Thunder Liger]] and [[Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)|Minoru Tanaka]] were the junior heavyweight invitees.<ref name=G1-2001/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Yuji Nagata]]
| style="width:35px" | 7
! [[Keiji Mutoh]]
| style="width:35px" | 8
|-
! [[Tadao Yasuda]]
| 6
! [[Masahiro Chono]]
| 6
|-
! [[Manabu Nakanishi]]
| 6
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]
| 6
|-
! [[Kazunari Murakami]]
| 5
! [[Satoshi Kojima]]
| 4
|-
! [[Tatsumi Fujinami]]
| 4
! [[Jyushin Thunder Liger]]
| 3
|-
! [[Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)|Minoru Tanaka]]
| 2
! [[Osamu Nishimura]]
| 3
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Tatsumi Fujinami|Fujinami]] !! [[Kazunari Murakami|Murakami]] !! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]] !! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]] !! [[Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)|Tanaka]] !! [[Tadao Yasuda|Yasuda]]
|-align="center"
! [[Tatsumi Fujinami|Fujinami]]
| {{n/a}} || Fujinami<br>(0:36) || Nagata<br>(11:30) || Nakanishi<br>(5:18) || Fujinami<br>(8:38) || Yasuda<br>(5:14)
|-align="center"
! [[Kazunari Murakami|Murakami]]
| Fujinami<br>(0:36) || {{n/a}} || Draw<br>(8:01) || Murakami<br>(2:02) || Tanaka<br>(5:10) || Murakami<br>(3:48)
|-align="center"
! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]]
| Nagata<br>(11:30) || Draw<br>(8:01) || {{n/a}} || Nakanishi<br>(14:15) || Nagata<br>(12:39) || Nagata<br>(8:11)
|-align="center"
! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]]
| Nakanishi<br>(5:18) || Murakami<br>(2:02) || Nakanishi<br>(14:15) || {{n/a}} || Nakanishi<br>(9:47) || Yasuda<br>(7:11)
|-align="center"
! [[Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)|Tanaka]]
| Fujinami<br>(8:38) || Tanaka<br>(5:10) || Nagata<br>(12:39) || Nakanishi<br>(9:47) || {{n/a}} || Yasuda<br>(7:35)
|-align="center"
! [[Tadao Yasuda|Yasuda]]
| Yasuda<br>(5:14) || Murakami<br>(3:48) || Nagata<br>(8:11) || Yasuda<br>(7:11) || Yasuda<br>(7:35) || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block B !! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]] !! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]] !! [[Jyushin Thunder Liger|Liger]] !! [[Keiji Mutoh|Mutoh]] !! [[Osamu Nishimura|Nishimura]] !! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
|-align="center"
! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]]
| {{n/a}} || Kojima<br>(17:18) || Chono<br>(14:16) || Mutoh<br>(8:14) || Chono<br>(26:16) || Chono<br>(17:53)
|-align="center"
! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]]
| Kojima<br>(17:18) || {{n/a}} || Liger<br>(16:01) || Kojima<br>(17:30) || Nishimura<br>(19:23) || Tenzan<br>(20:53)
|-align="center"
! [[Jyushin Thunder Liger|Liger]]
| Chono<br>(14:16) || Liger<br>(16:01) || {{n/a}} || Mutoh<br>(14:24) || Draw<br>(30:00) || Tenzan<br>(15:44)
|-align="center"
! [[Keiji Mutoh|Mutoh]]
| Mutoh<br>(8:14) || Kojima<br>(17:30) || Mutoh<br>(14:24) || {{n/a}} || Mutoh<br>(16:08) || Mutoh<br>(18:35)
|-align="center"
! [[Osamu Nishimura|Nishimura]]
| Chono<br>(26:16) || Nishimura<br>(19:23) || Draw<br>(30:00) || Mutoh<br>(16:08) || {{n/a}} || Tenzan<br>(24:06)
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
| Chono<br>(17:53) || Tenzan<br>(20:53) || Tenzan<br>(15:44) || Mutoh<br>(18:35) || Tenzan<br>(24:06) || {{n/a}}
|}

{{4TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1= Semifinals
| RD2= Final
| RD1-seed1= B1
| RD1-team1= '''[[Keiji Mutoh]]'''
| RD1-score1= Sub
| RD1-seed2= A2
| RD1-team2= [[Tadao Yasuda]]
| RD1-score2= 11:22
| RD1-seed3= B2
| RD1-team3= [[Masahiro Chono]]
| RD1-score3= Sub
| RD1-seed4= A1
| RD1-team4= '''[[Yuji Nagata]]'''
| RD1-score4= 13:44
| RD2-seed1= B1
| RD2-team1= Keiji Mutoh
| RD2-score1= Sub
| RD2-seed2= A1
| RD2-team2= '''Yuji Nagata'''
| RD2-score2= 22:03
}}

===2002===
The 2002 G1 Climax was identical in structure to the previous year's, and was held from August 3 to August 11.<ref name=G1-2000/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Yoshihiro Takayama]]
| style="width:35px" | 8
! [[Masahiro Chono]]
| style="width:35px" | 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
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Shiro Koshinaka|Koshinaka]] !! [[Kensuke Sasaki|Sasaki]] !! [[Yoshihiro Takayama|Takayama]] !! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]] !! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]] !! [[Yutaka Yoshie|Yoshie]]
|-align="center"
! [[Shiro Koshinaka|Koshinaka]]
| {{n/a}} || Sasaki<br>(8:33) || Takayama<br>(12:00) || Tanahashi<br>(8:52) || Koshinaka<br>(11:02) || Koshinaka<br>(10:54)
|-align="center"
! [[Kensuke Sasaki|Sasaki]]
| Sasaki<br>(8:33) || {{n/a}} || Sasaki<br>(12:11) || Tanahashi<br>(1:40) || Tenzan<br>(15:52) || Sasaki<br>(0:41)
|-align="center"
! [[Yoshihiro Takayama|Takayama]]
| Takayama<br>(12:00) || Sasaki<br>(12:11) || {{n/a}} || Takayama<br>(9:24) || Takayama<br>(13:18) || Takayama<br>(11:28)
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]]
| Tanahashi<br>(8:52) || Tanahashi<br>(1:40) || Takayama<br>(9:24) || {{n/a}} || Tenzan<br>(14:49) || Yoshie<br>(10:38)
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
| Koshinaka<br>(11:02) || Tenzan<br>(15:52) || Takayama<br>(13:18) || Tenzan<br>(14:49) || {{n/a}} || Tenzan<br>(15:53)
|-align="center"
! [[Yutaka Yoshie|Yoshie]]
| Koshinaka<br>(10:54) || Sasaki<br>(0:41) || Takayama<br>(11:28) || Yoshie<br>(10:38) || Tenzan<br>(15:53) || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block B !! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]] !! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]] !! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]] !! [[Osamu Nishimura|Nishimura]] !! [[Kenzo Suzuki|Suzuki]] !! [[Tadao Yasuda|Yasuda]]
|-align="center"
! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]]
| {{n/a}} || Nagata<br>(16:00) || Chono<br>(16:17) || Draw<br>(30:00) || Chono<br>(17:33) || Chono<br>(Forfeit)
|-align="center"
! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]]
| Nagata<br>(16:00) || {{n/a}} || Nakanishi<br>(17:21) || Draw<br>(30:00) || Nagata<br>(14:51) || Yasuda<br>(11:10)
|-align="center"
! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]]
| Chono<br>(16:17) || Nakanishi<br>(17:21) || {{n/a}} || Draw<br>(30:00) || Nakanishi<br>(11:17) || Yasuda<br>(2:15)
|-align="center"
! [[Osamu Nishimura|Nishimura]]
| Draw<br>(30:00) || Draw<br>(30:00) || Draw<br>(30:00) || {{n/a}} || Suzuki<br>(18:10) || Nishimura<br>(1:36)
|-align="center"
! [[Kenzo Suzuki|Suzuki]]
| Chono<br>(17:33) || Nagata<br>(14:51) || Nakanishi<br>(11:17) || Suzuki<br>(18:10) || {{n/a}} || Suzuki<br>(0:37)
|-align="center"
! [[Tadao Yasuda|Yasuda]]
| Chono<br>(Forfeit) || Yasuda<br>(11:10) || Yasuda<br>(2:15) || Nishimura<br>(1:36) || Suzuki<br>(0:37) || {{n/a}}
|}

{{5TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1= Tiebreaker 
| RD2= Semifinals
| RD3= Final
| RD1-seed1= B3
| RD1-team1= [[Manabu Nakanishi]]
| RD1-score1= Sub
| RD1-seed2= B2
| RD1-team2= '''[[Osamu Nishimura]]'''
| RD1-score2= 5:49
| RD2-seed1= A1
| RD2-team1= '''[[Yoshihiro Takayama]]'''
| RD2-score1= Pin
| RD2-seed2= B2
| RD2-team2= Osamu Nishimura
| RD2-score2= 22:38
| RD2-seed3= B1
| RD2-team3= '''[[Masahiro Chono]]'''
| RD2-score3= Sub
| RD2-seed4= A2
| RD2-team4= [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]
| RD2-score4= 22:03
| RD3-seed1= A1
| RD3-team1= Yoshihiro Takayama
| RD3-score1= Pin
| RD3-seed2= B1
| RD3-team2= '''Masahiro Chono'''
| RD3-score2= 20:23
}}

===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.<ref name=G1-2003/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Jun Akiyama]]
| style="width:35px" | 7
! [[Yoshihiro Takayama]]
| style="width:35px" | 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
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Jun Akiyama|Akiyama]] !! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]] !! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]] !! [[Osamu Nishimura|Nishimura]] !! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]] !! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
|-align="center"
! [[Jun Akiyama|Akiyama]]
| {{n/a}} || Draw<br>(30:00) || Akiyama<br>(16:35) || Nishimura<br>(27:17) || Akiyama<br>(16:08) || Akiyama<br>(19:43)
|-align="center"
! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]]
| Draw<br>(30:00) || {{n/a}} || Nakanishi<br>(11:39) || Chono<br>(24:08) || Chono<br>(13:11) || Tenzan<br>(21:21)
|-align="center"
! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]]
| Akiyama<br>(16:35) || Nakanishi<br>(11:39) || {{n/a}} || Nishimura<br>(13:45) || Nakanishi<br>(14:04) || Tenzan<br>(14:50)
|-align="center"
! [[Osamu Nishimura|Nishimura]]
| Nishimura<br>(27:17) || Chono<br>(24:08) || Nishimura<br>(13:45) || {{n/a}} || Tanahashi<br>(14:03) || Tenzan<br>(25:56)
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]]
| Akiyama<br>(16:08) || Chono<br>(13:11) || Nakanishi<br>(14:04) || Tanahashi<br>(14:03) || {{n/a}} || Tanahashi<br>(15:14)
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
| Akiyama<br>(19:43) || Tenzan<br>(21:21) || Tenzan<br>(14:50) || Tenzan<br>(25:56) || Tanahashi<br>(15:14) || {{n/a}}
|-
! Block B !! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]] !! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]] !! [[Katsuyori Shibata|Shibata]] !! [[Yoshihiro Takayama|Takayama]] !! [[Tadao Yasuda|Yasuda]] !! [[Yutaka Yoshie|Yoshie]]
|-align="center"
! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]]
| {{n/a}} || Nagata<br>(11:32) || Draw<br>(13:17) || Takayama<br>(14:05) || Yasuda<br>(12:21) || Nagata<br>(12:51)
|-align="center"
! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]]
| Nagata<br>(11:32) || {{n/a}} || Nakamura<br>(10:14) || Takayama<br>(7:08) || Nakamura<br>(7:38) || Yoshie<br>(12:31)
|-align="center"
! [[Katsuyori Shibata|Shibata]]
| Draw<br>(13:17) || Nakamura<br>(10:14) || {{n/a}} || Takayama<br>(6:38) || Shibata<br>(1:14) || Shibata<br>(9:17)
|-align="center"
! [[Yoshihiro Takayama|Takayama]]
| Takayama<br>(14:05) || Takayama<br>(7:08) || Takayama<br>(6:38) || {{n/a}} || Yasuda<br>(11:16) || Takayama<br>(12:31)
|-align="center"
! [[Tadao Yasuda|Yasuda]]
| Yasuda<br>(12:21) || Nakamura<br>(7:38) || Shibata<br>(1:14) || Yasuda<br>(11:16) || {{n/a}} || Yoshie<br>(13:01)
|-align="center"
! [[Yutaka Yoshie|Yoshie]]
| Nagata<br>(12:51) || Yoshie<br>(12:31) || Shibata<br>(9:17) || Takayama<br>(12:31) || Yoshie<br>(13:01) || {{n/a}}
|}

{{5TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1= Block B Decision
| RD2= Semifinals
| RD3= Final
| RD1-seed1= B2
| RD1-team1= '''[[Yuji Nagata]]'''
| RD1-score1= KO
| RD1-seed2= B3
| RD1-team2= [[Katsuyori Shibata]]
| RD1-score2= 4:11
| RD2-seed1= A1
| RD2-team1= '''[[Jun Akiyama]]'''
| RD2-score1= Pin
| RD2-seed2= B2
| RD2-team2= Yuji Nagata
| RD2-score2= 16:11
| RD2-seed3= B1
| RD2-team3= [[Yoshihiro Takayama]]
| RD2-score3= KO
| RD2-seed4= A2
| RD2-team4= '''[[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]'''
| RD2-score4= 21:13
| RD3-seed1= A1
| RD3-team1= Jun Akiyama
| RD3-score1= Sub
| RD3-seed2= A2
| RD3-team2= '''Hiroyoshi Tenzan'''
| RD3-score2= 31:43
}}

===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 runners-up 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.<!-- Not sure about this, but puroresufan.com seems to insinuate it --><ref name=G1-2004/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Katsuyori Shibata]]
| style="width:35px" | 8
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]
| style="width:35px" | 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
|-
! [[Dolgorsürengiin Serjbüdee|Blue Wolf]]
| 4
! [[Togi Makabe]]
| 4
|-
! [[Yutaka Yoshie]]
| 2
! [[Yoshihiro Takayama]]
| 2
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Dolgorsürengiin Serjbüdee|Wolf]] !! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]] !! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]] !! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]] !! [[Katsuyori Shibata|Shibata]] !! [[Minoru Suzuki|Suzuki]] !! [[Genichiro Tenryu|Tenryu]] !! [[Yutaka Yoshie|Yoshie]]
|-align="center"
! [[Dolgorsürengiin Serjbüdee|Wolf]]
| {{n/a}} || Chono<br>(14:29) || Nagata<br>(13:35) || Nakamura<br>(8:15) || Wolf<br>(11:46) || Suzuki<br>(13:34) || Tenryu<br>(6:09) || Wolf<br>(14:04)
|-align="center"
! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]]
| Chono<br>(14:29) || {{n/a}} || Chono<br>(16:26) || Draw<br>(14:36)<sup>1</sup> || Shibata<br>(15:05) || Chono<br>(17:32) || Tenryu<br>(0:38) || Chono<br>(12:57)
|-align="center"
! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]]
| Nagata<br>(13:35) || Chono<br>(16:26) || {{n/a}} || Nakamura<br>(13:08) || Nagata<br>(12:44) || Suzuki<br>(17:39) || Nagata<br>(11:28) || Nagata<br>(13:50)
|-align="center"
! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]]
| Nakamura<br>(8:15) || Draw<br>(14:36)<sup>1</sup> || Nakamura<br>(13:08) || {{n/a}} || Shibata<br>(12:00) || Nakamura<br>(11:58) || Tenryu<br>(14:43) || Nakamura<br>(11:33)
|-align="center"
! [[Katsuyori Shibata|Shibata]]
| Wolf<br>(11:46) || Shibata<br>(15:05) || Nagata<br>(12:44) || Shibata<br>(12:00) || {{n/a}} || Suzuki<br>(7:20) || Shibata<br>(7:15) || Shibata<br>(10:22)
|-align="center"
! [[Minoru Suzuki|Suzuki]]
| Suzuki<br>(13:34) || Chono<br>(17:32) || Suzuki<br>(17:39) || Nakamura<br>(11:58) || Suzuki<br>(7:20) || {{n/a}} || Tenryu<br>(13:01) || Suzuki<br>(9:12)
|-align="center"
! [[Genichiro Tenryu|Tenryu]]
| Tenryu<br>(6:09) || Tenryu<br>(0:38) || Nagata<br>(11:28) || Tenryu<br>(14:43) || Shibata<br>(7:15) || Tenryu<br>(13:01) || {{n/a}} || Yoshie<br>(4:07)
|-align="center"
! [[Yutaka Yoshie|Yoshie]]
| Wolf<br>(14:04) || Chono<br>(12:57) || Nagata<br>(13:50) || Nakamura<br>(11:33) || Shibata<br>(10:22) || Suzuki<br>(9:12) || Yoshie<br>(4:07) || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block B !! [[Koji Kanemoto|Kanemoto]] !! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]] !! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]] !! [[Osamu Nishimura|Nishimura]] !! [[Kensuke Sasaki|Sasaki]] !! [[Yoshihiro Takayama|Takayama]] !! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]] !! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
|-align="center"
! [[Koji Kanemoto|Kanemoto]]
| {{n/a}} || Kanemoto<br>(13:50) || Kanemoto<br>(9:54) || Nishimura<br>(14:03) || Sasaki<br>(16:55) || Kanemoto<br>(Forfeit) || Tanahashi<br>(15:45) || Tenzan<br>(16:55)
|-align="center"
! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]]
| Kanemoto<br>(13:50) || {{n/a}} || Nakanishi<br>(7:40) || Makabe<br>(12:51) || Sasaki<br>(6:34) || Makabe<br>(Forfeit) || Tanahashi<br>(11:35) || Tenzan<br>(11:33)
|-align="center"
! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]]
| Kanemoto<br>(9:54) || Nakanishi<br>(7:40) || {{n/a}} || Nakanishi<br>(14:36) || Sasaki<br>(17:57) || Nakanishi<br>(15:48) || Tanahashi<br>(9:12) || Tenzan<br>(12:47)
|-align="center"
! [[Osamu Nishimura|Nishimura]]
| Nishimura<br>(14:03) || Makabe<br>(12:51) || Nakanishi<br>(14:36) || {{n/a}} || Sasaki<br>(14:00) || Nishimura<br>(Forfeit) || Tanahashi<br>(16:23) || Nishimura<br>(20:02)
|-align="center"
! [[Kensuke Sasaki|Sasaki]]
| Sasaki<br>(16:55) || Sasaki<br>(6:34) || Sasaki<br>(17:57) || Sasaki<br>(14:00) || {{n/a}} || Takayama<br>(14:40) || Tanahashi<br>(12:00) || Draw<br>(30:00)
|-align="center"
! [[Yoshihiro Takayama|Takayama]]
| Kanemoto<br>(Forfeit) || Makabe<br>(Forfeit) || Nakanishi<br>(15:48) || Nishimura<br>(Forfeit) || Takayama<br>(14:40) || {{n/a}} || Tanahashi<br>(Forfeit) || Tenzan<br>(Forfeit)
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]]
| Tanahashi<br>(15:45) || Tanahashi<br>(11:35) || Tanahashi<br>(9:12) || Tanahashi<br>(16:23) || Tanahashi<br>(12:00) || Tanahashi<br>(Forfeit) || {{n/a}} || Tenzan<br>(15:15)
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
| Tenzan<br>(16:55) || Tenzan<br>(11:33) || Tenzan<br>(12:47) || Nishimura<br>(20:02) || Draw<br>(30:00) || Tenzan<br>(Forfeit) || Tenzan<br>(15:15) || {{n/a}}
|}

<sup>1</sup> This was a double countout, and so neither Chono nor Nakamura received any points.

{{7TeamBracket-StepladderToSF
| align = center
| RD1= Block A Decision
| RD2= Quarterfinals
| RD3= Semifinals
| RD4= Final
| RD1-seed1= A4
| RD1-team1= [[Masahiro Chono]]
| RD1-score1= DQ
| RD1-seed2= A3
| RD1-team2= '''[[Shinsuke Nakamura]]'''
| RD1-score2= 4:39
| RD2-seed03= A2
| RD2-team03= '''[[Genichiro Tenryu]]'''
| RD2-score03= Pin
| RD2-seed04= B3
| RD2-team04= [[Kensuke Sasaki]]
| RD2-score04= 8:11
| RD2-seed01= B2
| RD2-team01= '''[[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]'''
| RD2-score01= Sub
| RD2-seed02= A3
| RD2-team02= Shinsuke Nakamura
| RD2-score02= 13:06
| RD3-seed03= B1
| RD3-team03= '''[[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]'''
| RD3-score03= Pin
| RD3-seed04= A2
| RD3-team04= Genichiro Tenryu
| RD3-score04= 6:34
| RD3-seed01= A1
| RD3-team01= [[Katsuyori Shibata]]
| RD3-score01= KO
| RD3-seed02= B2
| RD3-team02= '''Hiroyoshi Tenzan'''
| RD3-score02= 7:11
| RD4-seed02= B1
| RD4-team02= Hiroshi Tanahashi
| RD4-score02= Sub
| RD4-seed01= B2
| RD4-team01= '''Hiroyoshi Tenzan'''
| RD4-score01= 21:01
}}

===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.<ref name=G1-2005/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Masahiro Chono]]
| style="width:35px" | 10
! [[Kazuyuki Fujita]]
| style="width:35px" | 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
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]] !! [[Tatsumi Fujinami|Fujinami]] !! [[Kendo Kashin|Kashin]] !! [[Toshiaki Kawada|Kawada]] !! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]] !! [[Osamu Nishimura|Nishimura]] !! [[Minoru Suzuki|Suzuki]] !! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
|-align="center"
! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]]
| {{n/a}} || Chono<br>(11:08) || Chono<br>(1:45) || Chono<br>(12:14) || Chono<br>(17:02) || Nishimura<br>(20:55) || Chono<br>(17:50) || Tenzan<br>(18:33)
|-align="center"
! [[Tatsumi Fujinami|Fujinami]]
| Chono<br>(11:08) || {{n/a}} || Fujinami<br>(4:50) || Kawada<br>(12:03) || Nagata<br>(9:37) || Nishimura<br>(11:29) || Fujinami<br>(10:17) || Tenzan<br>(12:49)
|-align="center"
! [[Kendo Kashin|Kashin]]
| Chono<br>(1:45) || Fujinami<br>(4:50) || {{n/a}} || Kashin<br>(11:16) || Nagata<br>(13:08) || Kashin<br>(15:07) || Draw<br>(12:17) || Tenzan<br>(12:19)
|-align="center"
! [[Toshiaki Kawada|Kawada]]
| Chono<br>(12:14) || Kawada<br>(12:03) || Kashin<br>(11:16) || {{n/a}} || Kawada<br>(26:55) || Kawada<br>(17:00) || Kawada<br>(17:11) || Kawada<br>(19:08)
|-align="center"
! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]]
| Chono<br>(17:02) || Nagata<br>(9:37) || Nagata<br>(13:08) || Kawada<br>(26:55) || {{n/a}} || Nagata<br>(19:34) || Suzuki<br>(12:06) || Nagata<br>(16:55)
|-align="center"
! [[Osamu Nishimura|Nishimura]]
| Nishimura<br>(20:55) || Nishimura<br>(11:29) || Kashin<br>(15:07) || Kawada<br>(17:00) || Nagata<br>(19:34) || {{n/a}} || Draw<br>(30:00) || Tenzan<br>(18:46)
|-align="center"
! [[Minoru Suzuki|Suzuki]]
| Chono<br>(17:50) || Fujinami<br>(10:17) || Draw<br>(12:17) || Kawada<br>(17:11) || Suzuki<br>(12:06) || Draw<br>(30:00) || {{n/a}} || Suzuki<br>(13:50)
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
| Tenzan<br>(18:33) || Tenzan<br>(12:49) || Tenzan<br>(12:19) || Kawada<br>(19:08) || Nagata<br>(16:55) || Tenzan<br>(18:46) || Suzuki<br>(13:50) || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block B !! [[Kazuyuki Fujita|Fujita]] !! [[Tatsutoshi Goto|Goto]] !! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]] !! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]] !! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]] !! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]] !! [[Toru Yano|Yano]] !! [[Yutaka Yoshie|Yoshie]]
|-align="center"
! [[Kazuyuki Fujita|Fujita]]
| {{n/a}} || Fujita<br>(3:19) || Fujita<br>(Forfeit) || Fujita<br>(6:25) || Fujita<br>(8:02) || Fujita<br>(9:14) || Fujita<br>(3:41) || Fujita<br>(8:45)
|-align="center"
! [[Tatsutoshi Goto|Goto]]
| Fujita<br>(3:19) || {{n/a}} || Goto<br>(Forfeit) || Nakamura<br>(6:11) || Nakanishi<br>(7:26) || Tanahashi<br>(9:09) || Goto<br>(4:16) || Yoshie<br>(8:22)
|-align="center"
! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]]
| Fujita<br>(Forfeit) || Goto<br>(Forfeit) || {{n/a}} || Nakamura<br>(2:30) || Nakanishi<br>(Forfeit) || Tanahashi<br>(Forfeit) || Yano<br>(Forfeit) || Yoshie<br>(12:23)
|-align="center"
! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]]
| Fujita<br>(6:25) || Nakamura<br>(6:11) || Nakamura<br>(2:30) || {{n/a}} || Nakamura<br>(14:38) || Nakamura<br>(13:35) || Draw<br>(5:15) || Nakamura<br>(10:49)
|-align="center"
! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]]
| Fujita<br>(8:02) || Nakanishi<br>(7:26) || Nakanishi<br>(Forfeit) || Nakamura<br>(14:38) || {{n/a}} || Nakanishi<br>(13:50) || Nakanishi<br>(5:17) || Nakanishi<br>(12:40)
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]]
| Fujita<br>(9:14) || Tanahashi<br>(9:09) || Tanahashi<br>(Forfeit) || Nakamura<br>(13:35) || Nakanishi<br>(13:50) || {{n/a}} || Draw<br>(30:00) || Tanahashi<br>(15:01)
|-align="center"
! [[Toru Yano|Yano]]
| Fujita<br>(3:41) || Goto<br>(4:16) || Yano<br>(Forfeit) || Draw<br>(5:15) || Nakanishi<br>(5:17) || Draw<br>(30:00) || {{n/a}} || Yoshie<br>(12:39)
|-align="center"
! [[Yutaka Yoshie|Yoshie]]
| Fujita<br>(8:45) || Yoshie<br>(8:22) || Yoshie<br>(12:23) || Nakamura<br>(10:49) || Nakanishi<br>(12:40) || Tanahashi<br>(15:01) || Yoshie<br>(12:39) || {{n/a}}
|}

{{4TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD2=Final
| RD1-seed1= A1
| RD1-team1= '''[[Masahiro Chono]]'''
| RD1-score1= Sub
| RD1-seed2= B2
| RD1-team2= [[Shinsuke Nakamura]]
| RD1-score2= 11:35
| RD1-seed3= B1
| RD1-team3= '''[[Kazuyuki Fujita]]'''
| RD1-score3= Pin
| RD1-seed4= A2
| RD1-team4= [[Toshiaki Kawada]]
| RD1-score4= 6:23
| RD2-seed1= A1
| RD2-team1= '''Masahiro Chono'''
| RD2-score1= Pin
| RD2-seed2= B1
| RD2-team2= Kazuyuki Fujita
| RD2-score2= 8:52
}}

===2006===
The 2006 G1 Climax was a 10-man round-robin tournament held from August 6 to August 13.<ref name=G1-2006/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Satoshi Kojima]]
| style="width:35px" | 7
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]
| style="width:35px" | 8
|-
! [[Matt Bloom|Giant Bernard]]
| 5
! [[Koji Kanemoto]]
| 5
|-
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]
| 4
! [[Yuji Nagata]]
| 4
|-
! [[Jyushin Thunder Liger]]
| 2
! [[Togi Makabe]]
| 3
|-
! [[Manabu Nakanishi]]
| 2
! [[Yoshi Tatsu|Naofumi Yamamoto]]
| 0
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Matt Bloom|Bernard]] !! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]] !! [[Jyushin Thunder Liger|Liger]] !! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]] !! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]]
|-align="center"
! [[Matt Bloom|Bernard]]
| {{n/a}} || Draw<br>(25:54) || Bernard<br>(6:53) || Nakanishi<br>(11:41) || Bernard<br>(17:54)
|-align="center"
! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]]
| Draw<br>(25:54) || {{n/a}} || Kojima<br>(14:09) || Kojima<br>(18:17) || Kojima<br>(21:55)
|-align="center"
! [[Jyushin Thunder Liger|Liger]]
| Bernard<br>(6:53) || Kojima<br>(14:09) || {{n/a}} || Liger<br>(8:32) || Tanahashi<br>(14:18)
|-align="center"
! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]]
| Nakanishi<br>(11:41) || Kojima<br>(18:17) || Liger<br>(8:32) || {{n/a}} || Tanahashi<br>(14:51)
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]]
| Bernard<br>(17:54) || Kojima<br>(21:55) || Tanahashi<br>(14:18) || Tanahashi<br>(14:51) || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block B !! [[Koji Kanemoto|Kanemoto]] !! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]] !! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]] !! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]] !! [[Naofumi Yamamoto|Yamamoto]]
|-align="center"
! [[Koji Kanemoto|Kanemoto]]
| {{n/a}} || Kanemoto<br>(11:25) || Draw<br>(30:00) || Tenzan<br>(13:07) || Kanemoto<br>(13:14)
|-align="center"
! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]]
| Kanemoto<br>(11:25) || {{n/a}} || Draw<br>(15:44) || Tenzan<br>(12:23) || Makabe<br>(11:18)
|-align="center"
! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]]
| Draw<br>(30:00) || Draw<br>(15:44) || {{n/a}} || Tenzan<br>(15:41) || Nagata<br>(10:28)
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
| Tenzan<br>(13:07) || Tenzan<br>(12:23) || Tenzan<br>(15:41) || {{n/a}} || Tenzan<br>(12:28)
|-align="center"
! [[Yoshi Tatsu|Yamamoto]]
| Kanemoto<br>(13:14) || Makabe<br>(11:18) || Nagata<br>(10:28) || Tenzan<br>(12:28) || {{n/a}}
|}

{{4TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD2=Final
| RD1-seed1= A1
| RD1-team1= '''[[Satoshi Kojima]]'''
| RD1-score1= Pin
| RD1-seed2= B2
| RD1-team2= [[Koji Kanemoto]]
| RD1-score2= 15:41
| RD1-seed3= B1
| RD1-team3= '''[[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]'''
| RD1-score3= Sub
| RD1-seed4= A2
| RD1-team4= [[Matt Bloom|Giant Bernard]]
| RD1-score4= 11:13
| RD2-seed1= A1
| RD2-team1= Satoshi Kojima
| RD2-score1= Pin
| RD2-seed2= B1
| RD2-team2= '''Hiroyoshi Tenzan'''
| RD2-score2= 27:36
}}

===2007===
The 2007 G1 Climax, featuring twelve men in two blocks, was held from August 5 to August 12.<ref name=G1-2007/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Togi Makabe]]
| style="width:35px" | 6
! [[Shinsuke Nakamura]]
| style="width:35px" | 7
|-
! [[Yuji Nagata]]
| 6
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]
| 6
|-
! [[Akebono Tarō|Akebono]]
| 5
! [[Toru Yano]]
| 5
|-
! [[Matt Bloom|Giant Bernard]]
| 5
! [[Shiro Koshinaka]]
| 4
|-
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]
| 4
! [[Milano Collection A.T.]]
| 4
|-
! [[Masahiro Chono]]
| 4
! [[Manabu Nakanishi]]
| 4
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Matt Bloom|Bernard]] !! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]] !! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]] !! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]] !! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]] !! [[Akebono Tarō|Akebono]]
|-align="center"
! [[Matt Bloom|Bernard]]
| {{n/a}} || Bernard<br>(3:40) || Makabe<br>(8:34) || Nagata<br>(13:58) || Bernard<br>(13:24) || Draw<br>(9:57)
|-align="center"
! [[Masahiro Chono|Chono]]
| Bernard<br>(3:40) || {{n/a}} || Makabe<br>(11:17) || Chono<br>(16:15) || Tenzan<br>(17:20) || Chono<br>(7:45)
|-align="center"
! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]]
| Makabe<br>(8:34) || Makabe<br>(11:17) || {{n/a}} || Makabe<br>(15:44) || Tenzan<br>(15:45) || Akebono<br>(7:48)
|-align="center"
! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]]
| Nagata<br>(13:58) || Chono<br>(16:15) || Makabe<br>(15:44) || {{n/a}} || Nagata<br>(10:41) || Nagata<br>(6:32)
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
| Bernard<br>(13:24) || Tenzan<br>(17:20) || Tenzan<br>(15:45) || Nagata<br>(10:41) || {{n/a}} || Akebono<br>(9:18)
|-align="center"
! [[Akebono Tarō|Akebono]]
| Draw<br>(9:57) || Chono<br>(7:45) || Akebono<br>(7:48) || Nagata<br>(6:32) || Akebono<br>(9:18) || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block B !! [[Shiro Koshinaka|Koshinaka]] !! [[Milano Collection A.T.|Milano]] !! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]] !! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]] !! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]] !! [[Toru Yano|Yano]]
|-align="center"
! [[Shiro Koshinaka|Koshinaka]]
| {{n/a}} || Milano<br>(10:29) || Koshinaka<br>(10:34) || Koshinaka<br>(10:30) || Tanahashi<br>(17:04) || Yano<br>(9:52)
|-align="center"
! [[Milano Collection A.T.|Milano]]
| Milano<br>(10:29) || {{n/a}} || Nakamura<br>(12:30) || Nakanishi<br>(5:29) || Tanahashi<br>(9:59) || Milano<br>(6:00)
|-align="center"
! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]]
| Koshinaka<br>(10:34) || Nakamura<br>(12:30) || {{n/a}} || Nakamura<br>(12:38) || Draw<br>(30:00) || Nakamura<br>(12:13)
|-align="center"
! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]]
| Koshinaka<br>(10:30) || Nakanishi<br>(5:29) || Nakamura<br>(12:38) || {{n/a}} || Nakanishi<br>(12:13) || Yano<br>(10:41)
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]]
| Tanahashi<br>(17:04) || Tanahashi<br>(9:59) || Draw<br>(30:00) || Nakanishi<br>(12:13) || {{n/a}} || Draw<br>(12:27)
|-align="center"
! [[Toru Yano|Yano]]
| Yano<br>(9:52) || Milano<br>(6:00) || Nakamura<br>(12:13) || Yano<br>(10:41) || Draw<br>(12:27) || {{n/a}}
|}
{{4TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1= Semifinals
| RD2= Final
| RD1-seed1= A1
| RD1-team1= [[Togi Makabe]]
| RD1-score1= Pin
| RD1-seed2= B2
| RD1-team2= '''[[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]'''
| RD1-score2= 15:24
| RD1-seed3= B1
| RD1-team3= [[Shinsuke Nakamura]]
| RD1-score3= Stop
| RD1-seed4= A2
| RD1-team4= '''[[Yuji Nagata]]'''
| RD1-score4= 18:22
| RD2-seed1= B2
| RD2-team1= '''Hiroshi Tanahashi'''
| RD2-score1= Pin
| RD2-seed2= A2
| RD2-team2= Yuji Nagata
| RD2-score2= 19:02
}}

===2008===
The 2008 G1 Climax, featuring fourteen men in two blocks, was held from August 9 to August 17 over seven shows.<ref name=G1-2008/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Togi Makabe]]
| style="width:35px" | 8
! [[Hirooki Goto]]
| style="width:35px" | 8
|-
! [[Satoshi Kojima]]
| 7
! [[Shinsuke Nakamura]]
| 8
|-
! [[Shinjiro Otani]]
| 7
! [[Toshiaki Kawada]]
| 7
|-
! [[Manabu Nakanishi]]
| 6
! [[Yutaka Yoshie]]
| 7
|-
! [[Matt Bloom|Giant Bernard]]
| 6
! [[Yuji Nagata]]
| 6
|-
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]
| 4
! [[Toru Yano]]
| 4
|-
! [[Wataru Inoue (wrestler)|Wataru Inoue]]
| 4
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]
| 2
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Matt Bloom|Bernard]] !! [[Wataru Inoue (wrestler)|Inoue]] !! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]] !! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]] !! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]] !! [[Shinjiro Otani|Otani]] !! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]]
|-align="center"
! [[Matt Bloom|Bernard]]
| {{n/a}} || Inoue<br />(7:32) || Bernard<br />(13:27) || Makabe<br />(10:56) || Nakanishi<br />(13:17) || Bernard<br />(14:12) || Bernard<br />(13:51)
|-align="center"
! [[Wataru Inoue (wrestler)|Inoue]]
| Inoue<br />(7:32) || {{n/a}} || Kojima<br />(12:39) || Makabe<br />(12:59) || Inoue<br />(8:38) || Otani<br />(9:56) || Tanahashi<br />(14:07)
|-align="center"
! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]]
| Bernard<br />(13:27) || Kojima<br />(12:39) || {{n/a}} || Makabe<br />(12:26) || Kojima<br />(15:15) || Draw<br />(30:00) || Kojima<br />(16:57)
|-align="center"
! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]]
| Makabe<br />(10:56) || Makabe<br />(12:59) || Makabe<br />(12:26) || {{n/a}} || Nakanishi<br />(9:31) || Otani<br />(12:11) || Makabe<br />(20:14)
|-align="center"
! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]]
| Nakanishi<br />(13:17) || Inoue<br />(8:38) || Kojima<br />(15:15) || Nakanishi<br />(9:31) || {{n/a}} || Otani<br />(12:21) || Nakanishi<br />(17:33)
|-align="center"
! [[Shinjiro Otani|Otani]]
| Bernard<br />(14:12) || Otani<br />(9:56) || Draw<br />(30:00) || Otani<br />(12:11) || Otani<br />(12:21) || {{n/a}} || Tanahashi<br />(12:44)
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]]
| Bernard<br />(13:51) || Tanahashi<br />(14:07) || Kojima<br />(16:57) || Makabe<br />(20:14) || Nakanishi<br />(17:33) || Tanahashi<br />(12:44) || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block B !! [[Hirooki Goto|Goto]] !! [[Toshiaki Kawada|Kawada]] !! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]] !! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]] !! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]] !! [[Toru Yano|Yano]] !! [[Yutaka Yoshie|Yoshie]]
|-align="center"
! [[Hirooki Goto|Goto]]
| {{n/a}} || Kawada<br />(13:24) || Goto<br />(12:12) || Goto<br />(14:22) || Goto<br />(12:43) || Goto<br />(9:11) || Yoshie<br />(14:28)
|-align="center"
! [[Toshiaki Kawada|Kawada]]
| Kawada<br />(13:24) || {{n/a}} || Kawada<br />(16:38) || Nakamura<br />(14:36) || Tenzan<br />(19:24) || Kawada<br />(8:38) || Draw<br />(30:00)
|-align="center"
! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]]
| Goto<br />(12:12) || Kawada<br />(16:38) || {{n/a}} || Nakamura<br />(15:52) || Nagata<br />(11:34) || Nagata<br />(13:10) || Nagata<br />(15:38)
|-align="center"
! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]]
| Goto<br />(14:22) || Nakamura<br />(14:36) || Nakamura<br />(15:52) || {{n/a}} || Nakamura<br />(12:16) || Yano<br />(12:53) || Nakamura<br />(15:20)
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
| Goto<br />(12:43) || Tenzan<br />(19:24) || Nagata<br />(11:34) || Nakamura<br />(12:16) || {{n/a}} || Yano<br />(11:50) || Yoshie<br />(15:09)
|-align="center"
! [[Toru Yano|Yano]]
| Goto<br />(9:11) || Kawada<br />(8:38) || Nagata<br />(13:10) || Yano<br />(12:53) || Yano<br />(11:50) || {{n/a}} || Yoshie<br />(11:38)
|-align="center"
! [[Yutaka Yoshie|Yoshie]]
| Yoshie<br />(14:28) || Draw<br />(30:00) || Nagata<br />(15:38) || Nakamura<br />(15:20) || Yoshie<br />(15:09) || Yoshie<br />(11:38) || {{n/a}}
|}
{{2TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1=Final
| RD1-seed1=A1
| RD1-team1=[[Togi Makabe]]
| RD1-score1=Pin
| RD1-seed2=B1
| RD1-team2='''[[Hirooki Goto]]'''
| RD1-score2=22:25
}}

===2009===
The 2009 G1 Climax, featuring fourteen men in two blocks, was held from August 7 to August 16 over eight shows. In a tournament first, the exact tie for first place in Block A between [[Togi Makabe]] and [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] was decided by a coin toss.<ref name=G1-2009/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Togi Makabe]]
| style="width:35px" | 7
! [[Shinsuke Nakamura]]
| style="width:35px" | 12
|-
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]
| 7
! [[Takashi Sugiura]]
| 7
|-
! [[Masato Tanaka]]
| 7
! [[Hirooki Goto]]
| 6
|-
! [[Toru Yano]]
| 6
! [[Manabu Nakanishi]]
| 6
|-
! [[Takao Omori]]
| 6
! [[Yuji Nagata]]
| 5
|-
! [[Matt Bloom|Giant Bernard]]
| 5
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]
| 4
|-
! [[Yoshihiro Tajiri|Tajiri]]
| 4
! [[Takayuki Iizuka|Takashi Iizuka]]
| 2
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Matt Bloom|Bernard]] !! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]] !! [[Takao Omori|Omori]] !! [[Yoshihiro Tajiri|Tajiri]] !! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]] !! [[Masato Tanaka|Tanaka]] !! [[Toru Yano|Yano]]
|-align="center"
! [[Matt Bloom|Bernard]]
| {{n/a}} || Bernard<br>(12:15) || Bernard<br>(10:11) || Tajiri<br>(10:33) || Tanahashi<br>(19:57) || Draw<br>(13:07) || Yano<br>(9:50)
|-align="center"
! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]]
| Bernard<br>(12:15) || {{n/a}} || Omori<br>(14:40) || Makabe<br>(12:17) || Draw<br>(30:00) || Makabe<br>(12:29) || Makabe<br>(13:18)
|-align="center"
! [[Takao Omori|Omori]]
| Bernard<br>(10:11) || Omori<br>(14:40) || {{n/a}} || Omori<br>(1:05) || Omori<br>(18:20) || Tanaka<br>(13:08) || Yano<br>(9:11)
|-align="center"
! [[Yoshihiro Tajiri|Tajiri]]
| Tajiri<br>(10:33) || Makabe<br>(12:17) || Omori<br>(1:05) || {{n/a}} || Tajiri<br>(18:03) || Tanaka<br>(11:24) || Yano<br>(11:34)
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]]
| Tanahashi<br>(19:57) || Draw<br>(30:00) || Omori<br>(18:20) || Tajiri<br>(18:03) || {{n/a}} || Tanahashi<br>(22:28) || Tanahashi<br>(18:39)
|-align="center"
! [[Masato Tanaka|Tanaka]]
| Draw<br>(13:07) || Makabe<br>(12:29) || Tanaka<br>(13:08) || Tanaka<br>(11:24) || Tanahashi<br>(22:28) || {{n/a}} || Tanaka<br>(10:44)
|-align="center"
! [[Toru Yano|Yano]]
| Yano<br>(9:50) || Makabe<br>(13:18) || Yano<br>(9:11) || Yano<br>(11:34) || Tanahashi<br>(18:39) || Tanaka<br>(10:44) || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block B !! [[Hirooki Goto|Goto]] !! [[Takayuki Iizuka|Iizuka]] !! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]] !! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]] !! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]] !! [[Takashi Sugiura|Sugiura]] !! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
|-align="center"
! [[Hirooki Goto|Goto]]
| {{n/a}} || Goto<br>(12:24) || Nagata<br>(17:48) || Nakamura<br>(16:42) || Goto<br>(14:55) || Sugiura<br>(13:32) || Goto<br>(6:57)
|-align="center"
! [[Takayuki Iizuka|Iizuka]]
| Goto<br>(12:24) || {{n/a}} || Iizuka<br>(7:53) || Nakamura<br>(5:11) || Nakanishi<br>(11:58) || Sugiura<br>(9:05) || Tenzan<br>(10:59)
|-align="center"
! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]]
| Nagata<br>(17:48) || Iizuka<br>(7:53) || {{n/a}} || Nakamura<br>(17:41) || Nakanishi<br>(21:58) || Draw<br>(30:00) || Nagata<br>(11:01)
|-align="center"
! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]]
| Nakamura<br>(16:42) || Nakamura<br>(5:11) || Nakamura<br>(17:41) || {{n/a}} || Nakamura<br>(7:10) || Nakamura<br>(13:51) || Nakamura<br>(8:41)
|-align="center"
! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]]
| Goto<br>(14:55) || Nakanishi<br>(11:58) || Nakanishi<br>(21:58) || Nakamura<br>(7:10) || {{n/a}} || Sugiura<br>(14:22) || Nakanishi<br>(10:30)
|-align="center"
! [[Takashi Sugiura|Sugiura]]
| Sugiura<br>(13:32) || Sugiura<br>(9:05) || Draw<br>(30:00) || Nakamura<br>(13:51) || Sugiura<br>(14:22) || {{n/a}} || Tenzan<br>(12:42)
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
| Goto<br>(6:57) || Tenzan<br>(10:59) || Nagata<br>(11:01) || Nakamura<br>(8:41) || Nakanishi<br>(10:30) || Tenzan<br>(12:42) || {{n/a}}
|}
{{4TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1=Semifinals
| RD2=Final
| RD1-seed1=A1
| RD1-team1='''[[Togi Makabe]]'''
| RD1-score1=Pin
| RD1-seed2=B2
| RD1-team2=[[Takashi Sugiura]]
| RD1-score2=11:57
| RD1-seed3=B1
| RD1-team3='''[[Shinsuke Nakamura]]'''
| RD1-score3=Pin
| RD1-seed4=A2
| RD1-team4=[[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]
| RD1-score4=13:31
| RD2-seed1=A1
| RD2-team1='''Togi Makabe'''
| RD2-score1=Pin
| RD2-seed2=B1
| RD2-team2=Shinsuke Nakamura
| RD2-score2=18:29
}}

===2010===
The 2010 version of the G1 Climax tournament was announced in late May 2010 and was the 20th anniversary of the G1 Climax tournament. The tournament took place over eight shows between August 6 and August 15, 2010.<ref name=May30>{{cite web | url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1591 | title= Results New Japan 5/30/10 | date= May 30, 2010 | access-date= May 30, 2010 | publisher= Puroresufan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1731|title=(Results) New Japan, 7/11/10 & G1 Climax 2010 cast announced; Shiozaki, Marufuji, Kojima!|work=Strong Style Spirit|date=July 11, 2010|access-date=July 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1753|title=G1 Climax 2010 blocks and match schedule!|work=Strong Style Spirit|date=July 12, 2010|access-date=July 13, 2010}}</ref> [[Naomichi Marufuji]] was scheduled to participate in the tournament, but was forced to pull out after suffering an arm injury on July 25.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1820|title=Naomichi Marufuji out of the G1|work=Strong Style Spirit|date=July 26, 2010|access-date=July 26, 2010}}</ref> On August 5, NJPW announced that [[Prince Devitt]] would replace Marufuji in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1833|title=Devitt replaces Marufuji in the G1!|work=Strong Style Spirit|date=August 5, 2010|access-date=August 5, 2010}}</ref> With his victory, freelancer [[Satoshi Kojima]] became the third man to have won both the G1 Climax and [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]]'s [[Champion Carnival]].

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]
| style="width:35px" | 9
! [[Satoshi Kojima]]
| style="width:35px" | 10
|-
! [[Togi Makabe]]
| 8
! [[Shinsuke Nakamura]]
| 9
|-
! [[Manabu Nakanishi]]
| 8
! [[Go Shiozaki]]
| 9
|-
! [[Toru Yano]]
| 8
! [[Hirooki Goto]]
| 8
|-
! [[Fergal Devitt|Prince Devitt]]
| 8
! [[Yuji Nagata]]
| 8
|-
! [[Tetsuya Naito]]
| 7
! [[Matt Bloom|Giant Bernard]]
| 6
|-
! [[Jon Andersen|Strong Man]]
| 4
! [[Yujiro Takahashi]]
| 4
|-
! [[Karl Anderson]]
| 4
! [[Wataru Inoue (wrestler)|Wataru Inoue]]
| 2
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Karl Anderson|Anderson]] !! [[Prince Devitt|Devitt]] !! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]] !! [[Tetsuya Naito|Naito]] !! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]] !! [[Jon Andersen|Strong Man]] !! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]] !! [[Toru Yano|Yano]]
|-align="center"
! [[Karl Anderson|Anderson]]
| {{n/a}} || Devitt<br/>(10:44)<ref name=Results080710>{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1848|title=(Results) New Japan, 8/7/10|work=Strong Style Spirit|date=August 7, 2010|access-date=August 7, 2010}}</ref> || Makabe<br/>(11:07)<ref name=Results081310>{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1848|title=(Results) New Japan, 8/13/10|work=Strong Style Spirit|date=August 13, 2010|access-date=August 13, 2010}}</ref> || Naito<br/>(11:52)<ref name=Results081010>{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1885|title=(Results) New Japan, 8/10/10|work=Strong Style Spirit|date=August 10, 2010|access-date=August 10, 2010}}</ref> || Nakanishi<br/>(7:29)<ref name=Results080810>{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1869|title=(Results) New Japan, 8/8/10|work=Strong Style Spirit|date=August 8, 2010|access-date=August 8, 2010}}</ref> || Strong Man<br/>(6:30)<ref name=Results081210>{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1909|title=(Results) New Japan, 8/12/10|work=Strong Style Spirit|date=August 12, 2010|access-date=August 12, 2010}}</ref> || Anderson<br/>(11:42)<ref name=Results080610>{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1836|title=(Results) New Japan, 8/6/10|work=Strong Style Spirit|date=August 6, 2010|access-date=August 6, 2010}}</ref> || Anderson<br/>(9:16)<ref name=Results081410>{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1950|title=(Results) New Japan, 8/14/10|work=Strong Style Spirit|date=August 14, 2010|access-date=August 14, 2010}}</ref>
|-align="center"
! [[Fergal Devitt|Devitt]]
| Devitt<br/>(10:44)<ref name=Results080710/> || {{n/a}} || Makabe<br/>(13:36)<ref name=Results080810/> || Devitt<br/>(11:42)<ref name=Results081310/> || Nakanishi<br/>(9:23)<ref name=Results081210/> || Devitt<br/>(7:36)<ref name=Results080610/> || Devitt<br/>(11:35)<ref name=Results081410/> || Yano<br/>(7:26)<ref name=Results081510>{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1973|title=(Results) New Japan, 8/15/10|work=Strong Style Spirit|date=August 15, 2010|access-date=August 15, 2010}}</ref>
|-align="center"
! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]]
| Makabe<br/>(11:07)<ref name=Results081310/> || Makabe<br/>(13:36)<ref name=Results080810/> || {{n/a}} || Naito<br/>(14:34)<ref name=Results080610/> || Makabe<br/>(10:52)<ref name=Results081410/> || Makabe<br/>(5:57)<ref name=Results081010/> || Tanahashi<br/>(11:58)<ref name=Results081510/> || Yano<br/>(7:18)<ref name=Results080710/>
|-align="center"
! [[Tetsuya Naito|Naito]]
| Naito<br/>(11:52)<ref name=Results081010/> || Devitt<br/>(11:42)<ref name=Results081310/> || Naito<br/>(14:34)<ref name=Results080610/> || {{n/a}} || Naito<br/>(10:52)<ref name=Results081510/> || Strong Man<br/>(7:55)<ref name=Results081410/> || Draw<br/>(30:00)<ref name=Results080810/> || Yano<br/>(10:59)<ref name=Results081210/>
|-align="center"
! [[Manabu Nakanishi|Nakanishi]]
| Nakanishi<br/>(7:29)<ref name=Results080810/> || Nakanishi<br/>(9:23)<ref name=Results081210/> || Makabe<br/>(10:52)<ref name=Results081410/> || Naito<br/>(10:52)<ref name=Results081510/> || {{n/a}} || Nakanishi<br/>(8:41)<ref name=Results081310/> || Tanahashi<br/>(15:01)<ref name=Results081010/> || Nakanishi<br/>(7:30)<ref name=Results080610/>
|-align="center"
! [[Jon Andersen|Strong Man]]
| Strong Man<br/>(6:30)<ref name=Results081210/> || Devitt<br/>(7:36)<ref name=Results080610/> || Makabe<br/>(5:57)<ref name=Results081010/> || Strong Man<br/>(7:55)<ref name=Results081410/> || Nakanishi<br/>(8:41)<ref name=Results081310/> || {{n/a}} || Tanahashi<br/>(6:50)<ref name=Results080710/> || Yano<br/>(5:16)<ref name=Results080810/>
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]]
| Anderson<br/>(11:42)<ref name=Results080610/> || Devitt<br/>(11:35)<ref name=Results081410/> || Tanahashi<br/>(11:58)<ref name=Results081510/> || Draw<br/>(30:00)<ref name=Results080810/> || Tanahashi<br/>(15:01)<ref name=Results081010/> || Tanahashi<br/>(6:50)<ref name=Results080710/> || {{n/a}} || Tanahashi<br/>(14:49)<ref name=Results081310/>
|-align="center"
! [[Toru Yano|Yano]]
| Anderson<br/>(9:16)<ref name=Results081410/> || Yano<br/>(7:26)<ref name=Results081510/> || Yano<br/>(7:18)<ref name=Results080710/> || Yano<br/>(10:59)<ref name=Results081210/> || Nakanishi<br/>(7:30)<ref name=Results080610/> || Yano<br/>(5:16)<ref name=Results080810/> || Tanahashi<br/>(14:49)<ref name=Results081310/> || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block B !! [[Matt Bloom|Bernard]] !! [[Hirooki Goto|Goto]] !! [[Wataru Inoue (wrestler)|Inoue]] !! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]] !! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]] !! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]] !! [[Go Shiozaki|Shiozaki]] !! [[Yujiro Takahashi|Takahashi]]
|-align="center"
! [[Matt Bloom|Bernard]]
| {{n/a}} || Bernard<br/>(11:25)<ref name=Results081010/> || Bernard<br/>(9:19)<ref name=Results080610/> || Kojima<br/>(11:44)<ref name=Results081310/> || Bernard<br/>(13:05)<ref name=Results080710/> || Nakamura<br/>(10:39)<ref name=Results080810/> || Shiozaki<br/>(11:07)<ref name=Results081210/> || Takahashi<br/>(8:03)<ref name=Results081410/>
|-align="center"
! [[Hirooki Goto|Goto]]
| Bernard<br/>(11:25)<ref name=Results081010/> || {{n/a}} || Goto<br/>(10:14)<ref name=Results080810/> || Kojima<br/>(12:09)<ref name=Results081510/> || Goto<br/>(15:22)<ref name=Results081310/> || Goto<br/>(16:51)<ref name=Results080710/> || Shiozaki<br/>(17:52)<ref name=Results081410/> || Goto<br/>(13:03)<ref name=Results081210/>
|-align="center"
! [[Wataru Inoue (wrestler)|Inoue]]
| Bernard<br/>(9:19)<ref name=Results080610/> || Goto<br/>(10:14)<ref name=Results080810/> || {{n/a}} || Kojima<br/>(13:56)<ref name=Results081010/> || Nagata<br/>(10:18)<ref name=Results081410/> || Nakamura<br/>(11:18)<ref name=Results081210/> || Shiozaki<br/>(16:03)<ref name=Results080710/> || Inoue<br/>(8:19)<ref name=Results081310/>
|-align="center"
! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]]
| Kojima<br/>(11:44)<ref name=Results081310/> || Kojima<br/>(12:09)<ref name=Results081510/> || Kojima<br/>(13:56)<ref name=Results081010/> || {{n/a}} || Nagata<br/>(16:18)<ref name=Results081210/> || Nakamura<br/>(16:45)<ref name=Results081410/> || Kojima<br/>(15:13)<ref name=Results080810/> || Kojima<br/>(8:20)<ref name=Results080610/>
|-align="center"
! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]]
| Bernard<br/>(13:05)<ref name=Results080710/> || Goto<br/>(15:22)<ref name=Results081310/> || Nagata<br/>(10:18)<ref name=Results081410/> || Nagata<br/>(16:18)<ref name=Results081210/> || {{n/a}} || Nagata<br/>(17:43)<ref name=Results080610/> || Nagata<br/>(16:25)<ref name=Results081010/> || Takahashi<br/>(5:28)<ref name=Results081510/>
|-align="center"
! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]]
| Nakamura<br/>(10:39)<ref name=Results080810/> || Goto<br/>(16:51)<ref name=Results080710/> || Nakamura<br/>(11:18)<ref name=Results081210/> || Nakamura<br/>(16:45)<ref name=Results081410/> || Nagata<br/>(17:43)<ref name=Results080610/> || {{n/a}} || Draw<br/>(30:00)<ref name=Results081510/> || Nakamura<br/>(11:47)<ref name=Results081010/>
|-align="center"
! [[Go Shiozaki|Shiozaki]]
| Shiozaki<br/>(11:07)<ref name=Results081210/> || Shiozaki<br/>(17:52)<ref name=Results081410/> || Shiozaki<br/>(16:03)<ref name=Results080710/> || Kojima<br/>(15:13)<ref name=Results080810/> || Nagata<br/>(16:25)<ref name=Results081010/> || Draw<br/>(30:00)<ref name=Results081510/> || {{n/a}} || Shiozaki<br/>(10:36)<ref name=Results080610/>
|-align="center"
! [[Yujiro Takahashi|Takahashi]]
| Takahashi<br/>(8:03)<ref name=Results081410/> || Goto<br/>(13:03)<ref name=Results081210/> || Inoue<br/>(8:19)<ref name=Results081310/> || Kojima<br/>(8:20)<ref name=Results080610/> || Takahashi<br/>(5:28)<ref name=Results081510/> || Nakamura<br/>(11:47)<ref name=Results081010/> || Shiozaki<br/>(10:36)<ref name=Results080610/> || {{n/a}}
|}
{{2TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1=Final
| RD1-seed1=A1
| RD1-team1=[[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]
| RD1-score1=Pin
| RD1-seed2=B1
| RD1-team2='''[[Satoshi Kojima]]'''
| RD1-score2=21:25<ref name=Results081510/>
}}

===2011===
The 2011 version of the G1 Climax tournament was announced on May 3, 2011. It took place over ten shows between August 1 and August 14 and included 20 participants, making it at the time the largest G1 Climax in history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=5612|title=今年の『G1 CLIMAX』の日程が発表!! 開幕は福岡2連戦!! 代々木第2でも連戦!!|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|date=May 3, 2011|access-date=May 3, 2011|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=5899|title=今年の『G1 Climax』出場20選手が決定!! 鈴木みのる、高山善廣、ラ・ソンブラも出場!!|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|date=July 3, 2011|access-date=July 3, 2011|language=ja}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Tetsuya Naito]]
| style="width:35px" | 12
! [[Shinsuke Nakamura]]
| style="width:35px" | 14
|-
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]
| 12
! [[Satoshi Kojima]]
| 12
|-
! [[Yoshihiro Takayama]]
| 10
! [[Minoru Suzuki]]
| 12
|-
! [[Togi Makabe]]
| 10
! [[Montel Vontavious Porter|MVP]]
| 12
|-
! [[Matt Bloom|Giant Bernard]]
| 10
! [[Hirooki Goto]]
| 12
|-
! [[Toru Yano]]
| 10
! [[Karl Anderson]]
| 8
|-
! [[Yuji Nagata]]
| 10
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]
| 8
|-
! [[Lance Hoyt|Lance Archer]]
| 8
! [[Andrade Cien Almas|La Sombra]]
| 4
|-
! [[Yujiro Takahashi]]
| 6
! [[Wataru Inoue (wrestler)|Wataru Inoue]]
| 4
|-
! [[Mitsuhide Hirasawa|Hideo Saito]]
| 2
! [[Jon Andersen|Strong Man]]
| 4
|}

{| class="wikitable" align=center style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Lance Hoyt|Archer]] !! [[Matt Bloom|Bernard]] !! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]] !! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]] !! [[Tetsuya Naito|Naito]] !! [[Mitsuhide Hirasawa|Saito]] !! [[Yujiro Takahashi|Takahashi]] !! [[Yoshihiro Takayama|Takayama]] !! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]] !! [[Toru Yano|Yano]]
|-align="center"
! [[Lance Hoyt|Archer]]
| {{n/a}} || Bernard<br/>(11:23)<ref name=G1080511>{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=3055|title=(Results) New Japan, 8/5/11|work=Strong Style Spirit|date=August 5, 2011|access-date=August 5, 2011}}</ref> || Archer<br/>(8:18)<ref name=G1080111>{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=3037|title=(Results) New Japan, 8/1/11|work=Strong Style Spirit|date=August 1, 2011|access-date=August 1, 2011}}</ref> || Nagata<br/>(8:42)<ref name=G1081311>{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=3100|title=(Results) New Japan, 8/13/11|work=Strong Style Spirit|date=August 13, 2011|access-date=August 13, 2011}}</ref> || Naito<br/>(12:38)<ref name=G1080811>{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=3080|title=(Results) New Japan, 8/8/11|work=Strong Style Spirit|date=August 8, 2011|access-date=August 8, 2011}}</ref> || Archer<br/>(6:42)<ref name=G1080211>{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=3047|title=(Results) New Japan, 8/2/11|work=Strong Style Spirit|date=August 2, 2011|access-date=August 2, 2011}}</ref> || Archer<br/>(7:14)<ref name=G1081011>{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=3088|title=(Results) New Japan, 8/10/11|work=Strong Style Spirit|date=August 10, 2011|access-date=August 10, 2011}}</ref> || Archer<br/>(7:19)<ref name=G1081411>{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=3103|title=(Results) New Japan, 8/14/11|work=Strong Style Spirit|date=August 14, 2011|access-date=August 14, 2011}}</ref> || Tanahashi<br/>(11:33)<ref name=G1080611>{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=3064|title=(Results) New Japan, 8/6/11|work=Strong Style Spirit|date=August 6, 2011|access-date=August 6, 2011}}</ref>|| Yano<br/>(8:51)<ref name=G1081111>{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=3097|title=(Results) New Japan, 8/11/11|work=Strong Style Spirit|date=August 11, 2011|access-date=August 11, 2011}}</ref>
|-align="center"
! [[Matt Bloom|Bernard]]
| Bernard<br/>(11:23)<ref name=G1080511/> || {{n/a}} || Makabe<br/>(12:35)<ref name=G1081111/> || Bernard<br/>(10:00)<ref name=G1080711>{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=3074|title=(Results) New Japan, 8/7/11|work=Strong Style Spirit|date=August 7, 2011|access-date=August 7, 2011}}</ref> || Naito<br/>(10:44)<ref name=G1081311/> || Bernard<br/>(9:47)<ref name=G1080111/> || Bernard<br/>(8:58)<ref name=G1080211/> || Takayama<br/>(9:36)<ref name=G1080611/> || Tanahashi<br/>(13:05)<ref name=G1081011/> || Bernard<br/>(7:29)<ref name=G1081411/>
|-align="center"
! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]]
| Archer<br/>(8:18)<ref name=G1080111/> || Makabe<br/>(12:35)<ref name=G1081111/> || {{n/a}} || Makabe<br/>(13:13)<ref name=G1080811/> || Makabe<br/>(14:27)<ref name=G1080511/> || Makabe<br/>(5:23)<ref name=G1080611/> || Takahashi<br/>(8:37)<ref name=G1081411/> || Takayama<br/>(12:14)<ref name=G1081311/> || Tanahashi<br/>(18:46)<ref name=G1080711/> || Makabe<br/>(10:54)<ref name=G1080211/>
|-align="center"
! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]]
| Nagata<br/>(8:42)<ref name=G1081311/> || Bernard<br/>(10:00)<ref name=G1080711/> || Makabe<br/>(13:13)<ref name=G1080811/> || {{n/a}} || Nagata<br/>(13:11)<ref name=G1080211/> || Saito<br/>(4:29)<ref name=G1081411/> || Nagata<br/>(9:49)<ref name=G1080611/> || Nagata<br/>(13:51)<ref name=G1081111/> || Nagata<br/>(18:19)<ref name=G1080111/> || Yano<br/>(11:24)<ref name=G1080511/>
|-align="center"
! [[Tetsuya Naito|Naito]]
| Naito<br/>(12:38)<ref name=G1080811/> || Naito<br/>(10:44)<ref name=G1081311/> || Makabe<br/>(14:27)<ref name=G1080511/> || Nagata<br/>(13:11)<ref name=G1080211/> || {{n/a}} || Naito<br/>(7:25)<ref name=G1081111/> || Takahashi<br/>(10:52)<ref name=G1080111/> || Naito<br/>(10:32)<ref name=G1081011/> || Naito<br/>(5:11)<ref name=G1081411/> || Naito<br/>(14:05)<ref name=G1080611/>
|-align="center"
! [[Mitsuhide Hirasawa|Saito]]
| Archer<br/>(6:42)<ref name=G1080211/> || Bernard<br/>(9:47)<ref name=G1080111/> || Makabe<br/>(5:23)<ref name=G1080611/> || Saito<br/>(4:29)<ref name=G1081411/> || Naito<br/>(7:25)<ref name=G1081111/> || {{n/a}} || Takahashi<br/>(9:25)<ref name=G1080511/> || Takayama<br/>(3:29)<ref name=G1080711/> || Tanahashi<br/>(8:01)<ref name=G1080811/> || Yano<br/>(6:09)<ref name=G1081011/>
|-align="center"
! [[Yujiro Takahashi|Takahashi]]
| Archer<br/>(7:14)<ref name=G1081011/> || Bernard<br/>(8:58)<ref name=G1080211/> || Takahashi<br/>(8:37)<ref name=G1081411/> || Nagata<br/>(9:49)<ref name=G1080611/> || Takahashi<br/>(10:52)<ref name=G1080111/> || Takahashi<br/>(9:25)<ref name=G1080511/> || {{n/a}} || Takayama<br/>(9:25)<ref name=G1080811/> || Tanahashi<br/>(12:43)<ref name=G1081111/> || Yano<br/>(8:30)<ref name=G1080711/>
|-align="center"
! [[Yoshihiro Takayama|Takayama]]
| Archer<br/>(7:19)<ref name=G1081411/> || Takayama<br/>(9:36)<ref name=G1080611/> || Takayama<br/>(12:14)<ref name=G1081311/> || Nagata<br/>(13:51)<ref name=G1081111/> || Naito<br/>(10:32)<ref name=G1081011/> || Takayama<br/>(3:29)<ref name=G1080711/> || Takayama<br/>(9:25)<ref name=G1080811/> || {{n/a}} || Tanahashi<br/>(11:57)<ref name=G1080211/> || Takayama<br/>(6:29)<ref name=G1080111/>
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]]
| Tanahashi<br/>(11:33)<ref name=G1080611/>|| Tanahashi<br/>(13:05)<ref name=G1081011/> || Tanahashi<br/>(18:46)<ref name=G1080711/> || Nagata<br/>(18:19)<ref name=G1080111/> || Naito<br/>(5:11)<ref name=G1081411/> || Tanahashi<br/>(8:01)<ref name=G1080811/> || Tanahashi<br/>(12:43)<ref name=G1081111/> || Tanahashi<br/>(11:57)<ref name=G1080211/> || {{n/a}} || Yano<br/>(16:57)<ref name=G1081311/>
|-align="center"
! [[Toru Yano|Yano]]
| Yano<br/>(8:51)<ref name=G1081111/> || Bernard<br/>(7:29)<ref name=G1081411/> || Makabe<br/>(10:54)<ref name=G1080211/> || Yano<br/>(11:24)<ref name=G1080511/> || Naito<br/>(14:05)<ref name=G1080611/> || Yano<br/>(6:09)<ref name=G1081011/> || Yano<br/>(8:30)<ref name=G1080711/> || Takayama<br/>(6:29)<ref name=G1080111/> || Yano<br/>(16:57)<ref name=G1081311/> || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block B !! [[Karl Anderson|Anderson]] !! [[Hirooki Goto|Goto]] !! [[Wataru Inoue (wrestler)|Inoue]] !! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]] !! [[Montel Vontavious Porter|MVP]] !! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]] !! [[Andrade Cien Almas|Sombra]] !! [[Jon Andersen|Strong Man]] !! [[Minoru Suzuki|Suzuki]] !! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
|-align="center"
! [[Karl Anderson|Anderson]]
| {{n/a}} || Goto<br/>(10:56)<ref name=G1080711/> || Inoue<br/>(9:07)<ref name=G1080811/> || Kojima<br/>(12:55)<ref name=G1081111/> || Anderson<br/>(8:30)<ref name=G1081411/> || Nakamura<br/>(12:11)<ref name=G1081011/> || Anderson<br/>(7:49)<ref name=G1080211/> || Anderson<br/>(7:55)<ref name=G1080611/> || Suzuki<br/>(10:59)<ref name=G1080511/> || Anderson<br/>(9:39)<ref name=G1081311/>
|-align="center"
! [[Hirooki Goto|Goto]]
| Goto<br/>(10:56)<ref name=G1080711/> || {{n/a}} || Goto<br/>(11:09)<ref name=G1081111/> || Goto<br/>(16:15)<ref name=G1080511/> || MVP<br/>(10:39)<ref name=G1081011/> || Goto<br/>(13:13)<ref name=G1081311/> || Goto<br/>(9:06)<ref name=G1080611/> || Strong Man<br/>(7:27)<ref name=G1081411/> || Suzuki<br/>(12:38)<ref name=G1080811/> || Goto<br/>(10:37)<ref name=G1080111/>
|-align="center"
! [[Wataru Inoue (wrestler)|Inoue]]
| Inoue<br/>(9:07)<ref name=G1080811/> || Goto<br/>(11:09)<ref name=G1081111/> || {{n/a}} || Kojima<br/>(9:51)<ref name=G1081311/> || MVP<br/>(9:34)<ref name=G1080511/> || Nakamura<br/>(12:29)<ref name=G1080611/> || Sombra<br/>(8:41)<ref name=G1080111/> || Inoue<br/>(7:00)<ref name=G1080211/> || Suzuki<br/>(14:19)<ref name=G1081011/> || Tenzan<br/>(9:50)<ref name=G1080711/>
|-align="center"
! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]]
| Kojima<br/>(12:55)<ref name=G1081111/> || Goto<br/>(16:15)<ref name=G1080511/> || Kojima<br/>(9:51)<ref name=G1081311/> || {{n/a}} || Kojima<br/>(11:26)<ref name=G1080711/> || Nakamura<br/>(15:05)<ref name=G1080211/> || Kojima<br/>(9:25)<ref name=G1081011/> || Kojima<br/>(8:15)<ref name=G1080811/> || Kojima<br/>(12:40)<ref name=G1080111/> || Tenzan<br/>(14:10)<ref name=G1081411/>
|-align="center"
! [[Montel Vontavious Porter|MVP]]
| Anderson<br/>(8:30)<ref name=G1081411/> || MVP<br/>(10:39)<ref name=G1081011/> || MVP<br/>(9:34)<ref name=G1080511/> || Kojima<br/>(11:26)<ref name=G1080711/> || {{n/a}} || MVP<br/>(12:02)<ref name=G1080111/> || MVP<br/>(4:59)<ref name=G1081311/> || MVP<br/>(8:18)<ref name=G1081111/> || Suzuki<br/>(12:03)<ref name=G1080211/> || MVP<br/>(11:17)<ref name=G1080811/>
|-align="center"
! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]]
| Nakamura<br/>(12:11)<ref name=G1081011/> || Goto<br/>(13:13)<ref name=G1081311/> || Nakamura<br/>(12:29)<ref name=G1080611/> || Nakamura<br/>(15:05)<ref name=G1080211/> || MVP<br/>(12:02)<ref name=G1080111/> || {{n/a}} || Nakamura<br/>(10:49)<ref name=G1080811/> || Nakamura<br/>(6:56)<ref name=G1080711/> || Nakamura<br/>(12:13)<ref name=G1081411/> || Nakamura<br/>(13:43)<ref name=G1080511/>
|-align="center"
! [[Andrade Cien Almas|Sombra]]
| Anderson<br/>(7:49)<ref name=G1080211/> || Goto<br/>(9:06)<ref name=G1080611/> || Sombra<br/>(8:41)<ref name=G1080111/> || Kojima<br/>(9:25)<ref name=G1081011/> || MVP<br/>(4:59)<ref name=G1081311/> || Nakamura<br/>(10:49)<ref name=G1080811/> || {{n/a}} || Sombra<br/>(6:48)<ref name=G1080511/> || Suzuki<br/>(9:32)<ref name=G1080711/> || Tenzan<br/>(9:16)<ref name=G1081111/>
|-align="center"
! [[Jon Andersen|Strong Man]]
| Anderson<br/>(7:55)<ref name=G1080611/> || Strong Man<br/>(7:27)<ref name=G1081411/> || Inoue<br/>(7:00)<ref name=G1080211/> || Kojima<br/>(8:15)<ref name=G1080811/> || MVP<br/>(8:18)<ref name=G1081111/> || Nakamura<br/>(6:56)<ref name=G1080711/> || Sombra<br/>(6:48)<ref name=G1080511/> || {{n/a}} || Strong Man<br/>(9:31)<ref name=G1081311/> || Tenzan<br/>(7:18)<ref name=G1081011/>
|-align="center"
! [[Minoru Suzuki|Suzuki]]
| Suzuki<br/>(10:59)<ref name=G1080511/> || Suzuki<br/>(12:38)<ref name=G1080811/> || Suzuki<br/>(14:19)<ref name=G1081011/> || Kojima<br/>(12:40)<ref name=G1080111/> || Suzuki<br/>(12:03)<ref name=G1080211/> || Nakamura<br/>(12:13)<ref name=G1081411/> || Suzuki<br/>(9:32)<ref name=G1080711/> || Strong Man<br/>(9:31)<ref name=G1081311/> || {{n/a}} || Suzuki<br/>(14:26)<ref name=G1080611/>
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
| Anderson<br/>(9:39)<ref name=G1081311/> || Goto<br/>(10:37)<ref name=G1080111/> || Tenzan<br/>(9:50)<ref name=G1080711/> || Tenzan<br/>(14:10)<ref name=G1081411/> || MVP<br/>(11:17)<ref name=G1080811/> || Nakamura<br/>(13:43)<ref name=G1080511/> || Tenzan<br/>(9:16)<ref name=G1081111/> || Tenzan<br/>(7:18)<ref name=G1081011/> || Suzuki<br/>(14:26)<ref name=G1080611/> || {{n/a}}
|}
{{2TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1=Final
| RD1-seed1=A1
| RD1-team1=[[Tetsuya Naito]]
| RD1-score1=Pin
| RD1-seed2=B1
| RD1-team2='''[[Shinsuke Nakamura]]'''
| RD1-score2=20:19<ref name=G1081411/>
}}

===2012===
The 2012 version of the G1 Climax tournament took place over nine shows between August 1 and August 12 and included 18 participants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=7547|title=今年の『G1 Climax 22』の全日程が正式決定! 開幕は、8月1日後楽園!! 7日は仙台、10日は新潟に上陸!!|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|date=May 27, 2012|access-date=May 27, 2012|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=7770|title=今年の『G1』出場メンバーが決定!! 丸藤、べンジャミン、ルーシュ、オカダが初出場!!|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|date=July 8, 2012|access-date=July 8, 2012|language=ja}}</ref> The 24-year-old [[Kazuchika Okada]] went on to become the youngest G1 Climax winner in history, breaking the previous record held by the then 27-year-old [[Masahiro Chono]].<ref name=G1081212/> Okada also became the first winner since [[Hirooki Goto]] to win the tournament in his first attempt.<ref name=G1081212/> [[Karl Anderson]] became the first foreigner to make it to the final of the tournament since [[Rick Rude]] in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daily.co.jp/ring/2012/08/13/1p_0005291541.shtml|script-title=ja:オカダ、初出場で史上最年少Ｇ１制覇|work=Daily Sports Online|date=August 13, 2012|access-date=August 13, 2012|language=ja}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Karl Anderson]]
| style="width:35px" | 10
! [[Kazuchika Okada]]
| style="width:35px" | 10
|-
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]
| 10
! [[Lance Hoyt|Lance Archer]]
| 8
|-
! [[Yuji Nagata]]
| 8
! [[Hirooki Goto]]
| 8
|-
! [[Shelton Benjamin]]
| 8
! [[Togi Makabe]]
| 8
|-
! [[Satoshi Kojima]]
| 8
! [[Montel Vontavious Porter|MVP]]
| 8
|-
! [[Minoru Suzuki]]
| 8
! [[Tetsuya Naito]]
| 8
|-
! [[Naomichi Marufuji]]
| 8
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]
| 8
|-
! [[Toru Yano]]
| 6
! [[Shinsuke Nakamura]]
| 8
|-
! [[Yujiro Takahashi]]
| 6
! [[Rush (wrestler)|Rush]]
| 6
|}

{| class="wikitable" align=center style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Karl Anderson|Anderson]] !! [[Shelton Benjamin|Benjamin]] !! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]] !! [[Naomichi Marufuji|Marufuji]] !! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]] !! [[Minoru Suzuki|Suzuki]] !! [[Yujiro Takahashi|Takahashi]] !! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]] !! [[Toru Yano|Yano]]
|-align="center"
! [[Karl Anderson|Anderson]]
| {{n/a}} || Anderson<br/>(9:15)<ref name=G1080512>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=600|title=2012/08/05(日)17：00 大阪・大阪府立体育会館～Body Maker コロシアム～|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|date=August 5, 2012|access-date=August 5, 2012|language=ja}}</ref> || Kojima<br/>(12:47)<ref name=G1080712>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=601|script-title=ja:2012/08/07(火)18：30 宮城・仙台サンプラザホール|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|date=August 7, 2012|access-date=August 7, 2012|language=ja}}</ref> || Marufuji<br/>(9:14)<ref name=G1080812>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=602|script-title=ja:2012/08/08(水)18：30 神奈川・横浜文化体育館|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|date=August 8, 2012|access-date=August 8, 2012|language=ja}}</ref> || Anderson<br/>(11:28)<ref name=G1080112>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=597|script-title=ja:2012/08/01(水)18：30 東京・後楽園ホール ＜開幕戦＞|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|date=August 1, 2012|access-date=August 1, 2012|language=ja}}</ref> || Anderson<br/>(12:22)<ref name=G1080312>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=597|script-title=ja:2012/08/03(金)18：30 東京・後楽園ホール|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|date=August 3, 2012|access-date=August 3, 2012|language=ja}}</ref> || Takahashi<br/>(10:16)<ref name=G1080412>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=599|script-title=ja:2012/08/04(土)18：00 愛知・愛知県体育館|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|date=August 4, 2012|access-date=August 4, 2012|language=ja}}</ref> || Anderson<br/>(11:15)<ref name=G1081212>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=605|script-title=ja:2012/08/12(日)15：00 東京・両国国技館 ＜優勝決定戦＞|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|date=August 12, 2012|access-date=August 12, 2012|language=ja}}</ref> || Anderson<br/>(9:14)<ref name=G1081012>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=603|script-title=ja:2012/08/10(金)18：30 新潟・新潟市体育館|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|date=August 10, 2012|access-date=August 10, 2012|language=ja}}</ref>
|-align="center"
! [[Shelton Benjamin|Benjamin]]
| Anderson<br/>(9:15)<ref name=G1080512/> || {{n/a}} || Benjamin<br/>(9:04)<ref name=G1081212/> || Benjamin<br/>(7:54)<ref name=G1080312/> || Nagata<br/>(9:52)<ref name=G1081012/> || Suzuki<br/>(10:45)<ref name=G1081112>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=604|script-title=ja:2012/08/11(土)18：30 東京・後楽園ホール|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|date=August 11, 2012|access-date=August 11, 2012|language=ja}}</ref> || Benjamin<br/>(7:40)<ref name=G1080712/> || Tanahashi<br/>(13:54)<ref name=G1080112/> || Benjamin<br/>(8:11)<ref name=G1080412/>
|-align="center"
! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]]
| Kojima<br/>(12:47)<ref name=G1080712/> || Benjamin<br/>(9:04)<ref name=G1081212/> || {{n/a}} || Marufuji<br/>(11:37)<ref name=G1080112/> || Kojima<br/>(13:52)<ref name=G1080812/> || Kojima<br/>(13:33)<ref name=G1081012/> || Takahashi<br/>(8:34)<ref name=G1080312/> || Tanahashi<br/>(17:41)<ref name=G1080412/> || Kojima<br/>(9:03)<ref name=G1081112/>
|-align="center"
! [[Naomichi Marufuji|Marufuji]]
| Marufuji<br/>(9:14)<ref name=G1080812/> || Benjamin<br/>(7:54)<ref name=G1080312/> || Marufuji<br/>(11:37)<ref name=G1080112/> || {{n/a}} || Nagata<br/>(13:04)<ref name=G1080412/> || Suzuki<br/>(14:49)<ref name=G1080712/> || Marufuji<br/>(8:34)<ref name=G1081112/> || Marufuji<br/>(21:29)<ref name=G1080512/> || Yano<br/>(9:55)<ref name=G1081212/>
|-align="center"
! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]]
| Anderson<br/>(11:28)<ref name=G1080112/> || Nagata<br/>(9:52)<ref name=G1081012/> || Kojima<br/>(13:52)<ref name=G1080812/> || Nagata<br/>(13:04)<ref name=G1080412/> || {{n/a}} || Nagata<br/>(9:03)<ref name=G1081212/> || Takahashi<br/>(9:31)<ref name=G1080512/> || Tanahashi<br/>(17:24)<ref name=G1081112/> || Nagata<br/>(10:01)<ref name=G1080312/>
|-align="center"
! [[Minoru Suzuki|Suzuki]]
| Anderson<br/>(12:22)<ref name=G1080312/> || Suzuki<br/>(10:45)<ref name=G1081112/> || Kojima<br/>(13:33)<ref name=G1081012/> || Suzuki<br/>(14:49)<ref name=G1080712/> || Nagata<br/>(9:03)<ref name=G1081212/> || {{n/a}} || Suzuki<br/>(8:05)<ref name=G1080112/> || Suzuki<br/>(20:53)<ref name=G1080812/>|| Yano<br/>(8:05)<ref name=G1080512/>
|-align="center"
! [[Yujiro Takahashi|Takahashi]]
| Takahashi<br/>(10:16)<ref name=G1080412/> || Benjamin<br/>(7:40)<ref name=G1080712/> || Takahashi<br/>(8:34)<ref name=G1080312/> || Marufuji<br/>(8:34)<ref name=G1081112/> || Takahashi<br/>(9:31)<ref name=G1080512/> || Suzuki<br/>(8:05)<ref name=G1080112/> || {{n/a}} || Tanahashi<br/>(14:23)<ref name=G1081012/> || Yano<br/>(7:34)<ref name=G1080812/>
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]]
| Anderson<br/>(11:15)<ref name=G1081212/> || Tanahashi<br/>(13:54)<ref name=G1080112/> || Tanahashi<br/>(17:41)<ref name=G1080412/> || Marufuji<br/>(21:29)<ref name=G1080512/> || Tanahashi<br/>(17:24)<ref name=G1081112/> || Suzuki<br/>(20:53)<ref name=G1080812/>|| Tanahashi<br/>(14:23)<ref name=G1081012/> || {{n/a}} || Tanahashi<br/>(14:18)<ref name=G1080712/>
|-align="center"
! [[Toru Yano|Yano]]
| Anderson<br/>(9:14)<ref name=G1081012/> || Benjamin<br/>(8:11)<ref name=G1080412/> || Kojima<br/>(9:03)<ref name=G1081112/> || Yano<br/>(9:55)<ref name=G1081212/> || Nagata<br/>(10:01)<ref name=G1080312/> || Yano<br/>(8:05)<ref name=G1080512/> || Yano<br/>(7:34)<ref name=G1080812/> || Tanahashi<br/>(14:18)<ref name=G1080712/> || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block B !! [[Lance Hoyt|Archer]] !! [[Hirooki Goto|Goto]] !! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]] !! [[Montel Vontavious Porter|MVP]] !! [[Tetsuya Naito|Naito]] !! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]] !! [[Kazuchika Okada|Okada]] !! [[Rush (wrestler)|Rush]] !! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
|-align="center"
! [[Lance Hoyt|Archer]]
| {{n/a}} || Archer<br/>(9:41)<ref name=G1080812/> || Archer<br/>(9:55)<ref name=G1080112/> || MVP<br/>(10:50)<ref name=G1081212/> || Archer<br/>(10:41)<ref name=G1081012/> || Nakamura<br/>(12:11)<ref name=G1080412/> || Okada<br/>(10:46)<ref name=G1080712/>|| Rush<br/>(7:30)<ref name=G1080312/> || Archer<br/>(10:57)<ref name=G1080512/>
|-align="center"
! [[Hirooki Goto|Goto]]
| Archer<br/>(9:41)<ref name=G1080812/> || {{n/a}} || Makabe<br/>(13:31)<ref name=G1081112/> || Goto<br/>(9:19)<ref name=G1080412/> || Goto<br/>(11:05)<ref name=G1081212/> || Goto<br/>(13:31)<ref name=G1080312/> || Goto<br/>(18:36)<ref name=G1081012/> || Rush<br/>(8:02)<ref name=G1080112/> || Tenzan<br/>(13:39)<ref name=G1080712/>
|-align="center"
! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]]
| Archer<br/>(9:55)<ref name=G1080112/> || Makabe<br/>(13:31)<ref name=G1081112/> || {{n/a}} || MVP<br/>(9:30)<ref name=G1080312/> || Makabe<br/>(14:10)<ref name=G1080512/> || Makabe<br/>(14:12)<ref name=G1080812/> || Okada<br/>(9:33)<ref name=G1081212/> || Makabe<br/>(7:17)<ref name=G1081012/> || Tenzan<br/>(11:58)<ref name=G1080412/>
|-align="center"
! [[Montel Vontavious Porter|MVP]]
| MVP<br/>(10:50)<ref name=G1081212/> || Goto<br/>(9:19)<ref name=G1080412/> || MVP<br/>(9:30)<ref name=G1080312/> || {{n/a}} || Naito<br/>(9:33)<ref name=G1080812/> || Nakamura<br/>(12:14)<ref name=G1080712/> || Okada<br/>(10:44)<ref name=G1081112/> || MVP<br/>(7:53)<ref name=G1080512/> || MVP<br/>(9:35)<ref name=G1081012/>
|-align="center"
! [[Tetsuya Naito|Naito]]
| Archer<br/>(10:41)<ref name=G1081012/> || Goto<br/>(11:05)<ref name=G1081212/> || Makabe<br/>(14:10)<ref name=G1080512/> || Naito<br/>(9:33)<ref name=G1080812/> || {{n/a}} || Naito<br/>(13:39)<ref name=G1080112/> || Naito<br/>(21:59)<ref name=G1080312/> || Rush<br/>(9:39)<ref name=G1080712/> || Naito<br/>(13:27)<ref name=G1081112/>
|-align="center"
! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]]
| Nakamura<br/>(12:11)<ref name=G1080412/> || Goto<br/>(13:31)<ref name=G1080312/> || Makabe<br/>(14:12)<ref name=G1080812/> || Nakamura<br/>(12:14)<ref name=G1080712/> || Naito<br/>(13:39)<ref name=G1080112/> || {{n/a}} || Nakamura<br/>(16:16)<ref name=G1080512/> || Nakamura<br/>(10:07)<ref name=G1081112/> || Tenzan<br/>(12:48)<ref name=G1081212/>
|-align="center"
! [[Kazuchika Okada|Okada]]
| Okada<br/>(10:46)<ref name=G1080712/>|| Goto<br/>(18:36)<ref name=G1081012/> || Okada<br/>(9:33)<ref name=G1081212/> || Okada<br/>(10:44)<ref name=G1081112/> || Naito<br/>(21:59)<ref name=G1080312/> || Nakamura<br/>(16:16)<ref name=G1080512/> || {{n/a}} || Okada<br/>(9:20)<ref name=G1080412/> || Okada<br/>(11:20)<ref name=G1080112/>
|-align="center"
! [[Rush (wrestler)|Rush]]
| Rush<br/>(7:30)<ref name=G1080312/> || Rush<br/>(8:02)<ref name=G1080112/> || Makabe<br/>(7:17)<ref name=G1081012/> || MVP<br/>(7:53)<ref name=G1080512/> || Rush<br/>(9:39)<ref name=G1080712/> || Nakamura<br/>(10:07)<ref name=G1081112/> || Okada<br/>(9:20)<ref name=G1080412/> || {{n/a}} || Tenzan<br/>(9:30)<ref name=G1080812/>
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
| Archer<br/>(10:57)<ref name=G1080512/> || Tenzan<br/>(13:39)<ref name=G1080712/> || Tenzan<br/>(11:58)<ref name=G1080412/> || MVP<br/>(9:35)<ref name=G1081012/> || Naito<br/>(13:27)<ref name=G1081112/> || Tenzan<br/>(12:48)<ref name=G1081212/> || Okada<br/>(11:20)<ref name=G1080112/> || Tenzan<br/>(9:30)<ref name=G1080812/> || {{n/a}}
|}
{{2TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1=Final
| RD1-seed1=A1
| RD1-team1=[[Karl Anderson]]
| RD1-score1=Pin
| RD1-seed2=B1
| RD1-team2='''[[Kazuchika Okada]]'''
| RD1-score2=23:19<ref name=G1081212/>
}}

===2013===
The 2013 version of the G1 Climax tournament took place over nine shows between August 1 and August 11 and included 20 participants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=9510|title=「G1 Climax 23」8.8横浜文化体育館大会のチケット情報が決定！|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|date=May 16, 2013|access-date=May 16, 2013|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=9857 |title=『G1 Climax 23』出場メンバー発表!! 飯伏幸太、石井智宏が初出場!! 柴田勝頼が9年ぶりエントリー!! |work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] |date=July 5, 2013 |access-date=July 5, 2013 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706145439/http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=9857 |archive-date=July 6, 2013 }}</ref> In an unprecedented move, NJPW broadcast all nine events live on [[internet]] [[pay-per-view]] (iPPV) through [[Niconico]] and [[Ustream]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=9957|title=『ブシモPresents G1 Climax 23』全9大会をniconicoとUstreamでインターネットPPV配信決定！|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|date=July 24, 2013|access-date=July 24, 2013|language=ja}}</ref> On August 8, NJPW announced that [[Hirooki Goto]] and [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]] had suffered jaw and rib fractures respectively and would both miss the rest of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=10074|title=【お知らせ】後藤洋央紀選手、天山広吉選手が怪我のため『G1』を欠場|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|date=August 8, 2013|access-date=August 8, 2013|language=ja}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]
| style="width:35px" | 11
! [[Tetsuya Naito]]
| style="width:35px" | 10
|-
! [[Katsuyori Shibata]]
| 10
! [[Minoru Suzuki]]
| 10
|-
! [[David Hart Smith|Davey Boy Smith, Jr.]]
| 10
! [[Karl Anderson]]
| 10
|-
! [[Fergal Devitt|Prince Devitt]]
| 10
! [[Shelton Benjamin|Shelton X Benjamin]]
| 10
|-
! [[Togi Makabe]]
| 10
! [[Shinsuke Nakamura]]
| 10
|-
! [[Kazuchika Okada]]
| 9
! [[Yuji Nagata]]
| 10
|-
! [[Hirooki Goto]]
| 8
! [[Kota Ibushi]]
| 8
|-
! [[Lance Hoyt|Lance Archer]]
| 8
! [[Toru Yano]]
| 8
|-
! [[Satoshi Kojima]]
| 8
! [[Yujiro Takahashi]]
| 8
|-
! [[Tomohiro Ishii]]
| 6
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]
| 6
|}

{| class="wikitable" align=center style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Lance Hoyt|Archer]] !! [[Fergal Devitt|Devitt]] !! [[Hirooki Goto|Goto]] !! [[Tomohiro Ishii|Ishii]] !! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]] !! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]] !! [[Kazuchika Okada|Okada]] !! [[Katsuyori Shibata|Shibata]] !! [[David Hart Smith|Smith]] !! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]]
|-align="center"
! [[Lance Hoyt|Archer]]
| {{n/a}} || Archer<br />(8:14)<ref name=G1080213>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=740|title=ブシモ Presents G1 Climax 23|access-date=August 2, 2013|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Goto<br />(8:35)<ref name=G1080413>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=742|title=ブシモ Presents G1 Climax 23|access-date=August 4, 2013|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Archer<br />(10:43)<ref name=G1080113>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=739|title=ブシモ Presents G1 Climax 23|access-date=August 1, 2013|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Archer<br />(12:38)<ref name=G1081013>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=746|title=ブシモ Presents G1 Climax 23|access-date=August 10, 2013|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Makabe<br />(9:07)<ref name=G1080713>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=744|title=ブシモ Presents G1 Climax 23|access-date=August 7, 2013|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Okada<br />(11:26)<ref name=G1080313>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=741|title=ブシモ Presents G1 Climax 23|access-date=August 3, 2013|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Shibata<br />(6:41)<ref name=G1080613>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=743|title=ブシモ Presents G1 Climax 23|access-date=August 6, 2013|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Archer<br />(14:37)<ref name=G1081113/> || Tanahashi<br />(10:56)<ref name=G1080813>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=745|title=ブシモ Presents G1 Climax 23|access-date=August 8, 2013|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref>
|-align="center"
! [[Prince Devitt|Devitt]]
| Archer<br />(8:14)<ref name=G1080213/> || {{n/a}} || Goto<br />(8:04)<ref name=G1080613/> || Devitt<br />(10:28)<ref name=G1080313/> || Devitt<br />(9:02)<ref name=G1080713/> || Devitt<br />(8:43)<ref name=G1081113/> || Devitt<br />(12:56)<ref name=G1080113/> || Shibata<br />(6:56)<ref name=G1080813/> || Smith<br />(7:26)<ref name=G1081013/> || Devitt<br />(11:07)<ref name=G1080413/>
|-align="center"
! [[Hirooki Goto|Goto]]
| Goto<br />(8:35)<ref name=G1080413/> || Goto<br />(8:04)<ref name=G1080613/> || {{n/a}} || Ishii<br />(Forfeit) || Goto<br />(13:07)<ref name=G1080313/>|| Makabe<br />(11:20)<ref name=G1080113/> || Goto<br />(12:43)<ref name=G1080213/> || Shibata<br />(Forfeit) || Smith<br />(Forfeit) || Tanahashi<br />(15:30)<ref name=G1080713/>
|-align="center"
! [[Tomohiro Ishii|Ishii]]
| Archer<br />(10:43)<ref name=G1080113/> || Devitt<br />(10:28)<ref name=G1080313/> || Ishii<br />(Forfeit) || {{n/a}} || Kojima<br />(11:20)<ref name=G1080613/> || Makabe<br />(14:00)<ref name=G1081013/> || Okada<br />(11:21)<ref name=G1080813/> || Ishii<br />(12:17)<ref name=G1080413/> || Smith<br />(11:17)<ref name=G1080713/> || Ishii<br />(17:42)<ref name=G1080213/>
|-align="center"
! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]]
| Archer<br />(12:38)<ref name=G1081013/> || Devitt<br />(9:02)<ref name=G1080713/> || Goto<br />(13:07)<ref name=G1080313/>|| Kojima<br />(11:20)<ref name=G1080613/> || {{n/a}} || Makabe<br />(15:40)<ref name=G1080813/> || Kojima<br />(11:56)<ref name=G1081113/> || Kojima<br />(9:40)<ref name=G1080213/> || Smith<br />(11:43)<ref name=G1080413/> || Kojima<br />(16:07)<ref name=G1080113/>
|-align="center"
! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]]
| Makabe<br />(9:07)<ref name=G1080713/> || Devitt<br />(8:43)<ref name=G1081113/> || Makabe<br />(11:20)<ref name=G1080113/> || Makabe<br />(14:00)<ref name=G1081013/> || Makabe<br />(15:40)<ref name=G1080813/> || {{n/a}} || Makabe<br />(13:55)<ref name=G1080413/> || Shibata<br />(7:23)<ref name=G1080313/> || Smith<br />(10:13)<ref name=G1080213/> || Tanahashi<br />(13:37)<ref name=G1080613/>
|-align="center"
! [[Kazuchika Okada|Okada]]
| Okada<br />(11:26)<ref name=G1080313/> || Devitt<br />(12:56)<ref name=G1080113/> || Goto<br />(12:43)<ref name=G1080213/> || Okada<br />(11:21)<ref name=G1080813/> || Kojima<br />(11:56)<ref name=G1081113/> || Makabe<br />(13:55)<ref name=G1080413/> || {{n/a}} || Okada<br />(9:13)<ref name=G1080713/> || Okada<br />(13:33)<ref name=G1080613/> || Draw<br />(30:00)<ref name=G1081013/>
|-align="center"
! [[Katsuyori Shibata|Shibata]]
| Shibata<br />(6:41)<ref name=G1080613/> || Shibata<br />(6:56)<ref name=G1080813/> || Shibata<br />(Forfeit) || Ishii<br />(12:17)<ref name=G1080413/> || Kojima<br />(9:40)<ref name=G1080213/> || Shibata<br />(7:23)<ref name=G1080313/> || Okada<br />(9:13)<ref name=G1080713/> || {{n/a}} || Shibata<br />(9:06)<ref name=G1080113/> || Tanahashi<br />(10:56)<ref name=G1081113/>
|-align="center"
! [[David Hart Smith|Smith]]
| Archer<br />(14:37)<ref name=G1081113/> || Smith<br />(7:26)<ref name=G1081013/> || Smith<br />(Forfeit) || Smith<br />(11:17)<ref name=G1080713/> || Smith<br />(11:43)<ref name=G1080413/> || Smith<br />(10:13)<ref name=G1080213/> || Okada<br />(13:33)<ref name=G1080613/> || Shibata<br />(9:06)<ref name=G1080113/> || {{n/a}} || Tanahashi<br />(14:35)<ref name=G1080313/>
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]]
| Tanahashi<br />(10:56)<ref name=G1080813/> || Devitt<br />(11:07)<ref name=G1080413/> || Tanahashi<br />(15:30)<ref name=G1080713/> || Ishii<br />(17:42)<ref name=G1080213/> || Kojima<br />(16:07)<ref name=G1080113/> || Tanahashi<br />(13:37)<ref name=G1080613/> || Draw<br />(30:00)<ref name=G1081013/> || Tanahashi<br />(10:56)<ref name=G1081113/> || Tanahashi<br />(14:35)<ref name=G1080313/> || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block B !! [[Karl Anderson|Anderson]] !! [[Shelton Benjamin|Benjamin]] !! [[Kota Ibushi|Ibushi]] !! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]] !! [[Tetsuya Naito|Naito]] !! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]] !! [[Minoru Suzuki|Suzuki]] !! [[Yujiro Takahashi|Takahashi]] !! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]] !! [[Toru Yano|Yano]]
|-align="center"
! [[Karl Anderson|Anderson]]
| {{n/a}} || Anderson<br />(6:28)<ref name=G1080213/> || Ibushi<br />(9:52)<ref name=G1080313/> || Anderson<br />(10:09)<ref name=G1080813/> || Naito<br />(13:11)<ref name=G1081113/> || Anderson<br />(12:54)<ref name=G1080113/> || Suzuki<br />(10:40)<ref name=G1080613/> || Anderson<br />(7:00)<ref name=G1081013/> || Anderson<br />(9:55)<ref name=G1080413/> || Yano<br />(7:24)<ref name=G1080713/>
|-align="center"
! [[Shelton Benjamin|Benjamin]]
| Anderson<br />(6:28)<ref name=G1080213/> || {{n/a}} || Benjamin<br />(10:20)<ref name=G1080713/> || Benjamin<br />(8:17)<ref name=G1080413/> || Naito<br />(8:36)<ref name=G1080613/> || Benjamin<br />(10:34)<ref name=G1081113/> || Suzuki<br />(8:42)<ref name=G1080813/> || Takahashi<br />(7:58)<ref name=G1080313/> || Benjamin<br />(8:20)<ref name=G1080113/> || Benjamin<br />(7:35)<ref name=G1081013/>
|-align="center"
! [[Kota Ibushi|Ibushi]]
| Ibushi<br />(9:52)<ref name=G1080313/> || Benjamin<br />(10:20)<ref name=G1080713/> || {{n/a}} || Nagata<br />(13:49)<ref name=G1080613/> || Ibushi<br />(13:16)<ref name=G1080213/> || Nakamura<br />(19:18)<ref name=G1080413/> || Suzuki<br />(13:37)<ref name=G1081013/> || Takahashi<br />(8:45)<ref name=G1080813/> || Ibushi<br />(Forfeit) || Ibushi<br />(7:32)<ref name=G1080113/>
|-align="center"
! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]]
| Anderson<br />(10:09)<ref name=G1080813/> || Benjamin<br />(8:17)<ref name=G1080413/> || Nagata<br />(13:49)<ref name=G1080613/> || {{n/a}} || Naito<br />(11:40)<ref name=G1080313/> || Nakamura<br />(13:55)<ref name=G1080713/> || Nagata<br />(14:34)<ref name=G1080113/> || Nagata<br />(9:06)<ref name=G1081113>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=747 |title=ブシモ Presents G1 Climax 23 |access-date=August 11, 2013 |work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816170459/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=747 |archive-date=August 16, 2013 }}</ref> || Nagata<br />(Forfeit) || Nagata<br />(6:46)<ref name=G1080213/>
|-align="center"
! [[Tetsuya Naito|Naito]]
| Naito<br />(13:11)<ref name=G1081113/> || Naito<br />(8:36)<ref name=G1080613/> || Ibushi<br />(13:16)<ref name=G1080213/> || Naito<br />(11:40)<ref name=G1080313/> || {{n/a}} || Naito<br />(14:50)<ref name=G1081013/> || Naito<br />(16:19)<ref name=G1080413/> || Takahashi<br />(9:30)<ref name=G1080113/> || Tenzan<br />(12:20)<ref name=G1080713/> || Yano<br />(9:26)<ref name=G1080813/>
|-align="center"
! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]]
| Anderson<br />(12:54)<ref name=G1080113/> || Benjamin<br />(10:34)<ref name=G1081113/> || Nakamura<br />(19:18)<ref name=G1080413/> || Nakamura<br />(13:55)<ref name=G1080713/> || Naito<br />(14:50)<ref name=G1081013/> || {{n/a}} || Suzuki<br />(13:44)<ref name=G1080213/> || Nakamura<br />(10:47)<ref name=G1080613/> || Nakamura<br />(Forfeit) || Nakamura<br />(11:36)<ref name=G1080313/>
|-align="center"
! [[Minoru Suzuki|Suzuki]]
| Suzuki<br />(10:40)<ref name=G1080613/> || Suzuki<br />(8:42)<ref name=G1080813/> || Suzuki<br />(13:37)<ref name=G1081013/> || Nagata<br />(14:34)<ref name=G1080113/> || Naito<br />(16:19)<ref name=G1080413/> || Suzuki<br />(13:44)<ref name=G1080213/> || {{n/a}} || Suzuki<br />(10:31)<ref name=G1080713/> || Tenzan<br />(11:46)<ref name=G1080313/> || Yano<br />(9:23)<ref name=G1081113/>
|-align="center"
! [[Yujiro Takahashi|Takahashi]]
| Anderson<br />(7:00)<ref name=G1081013/> || Takahashi<br />(7:58)<ref name=G1080313/> || Takahashi<br />(8:45)<ref name=G1080813/> || Nagata<br />(9:06)<ref name=G1081113/> || Takahashi<br />(9:30)<ref name=G1080113/> || Nakamura<br />(10:47)<ref name=G1080613/> || Suzuki<br />(10:31)<ref name=G1080713/> || {{n/a}} || Takahashi<br />(9:07)<ref name=G1080213/> || Yano<br />(7:04)<ref name=G1080413/>
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
| Anderson<br />(9:55)<ref name=G1080413/> || Benjamin<br />(8:20)<ref name=G1080113/> || Ibushi<br />(Forfeit) || Nagata<br />(Forfeit) || Tenzan<br />(12:20)<ref name=G1080713/> || Nakamura<br />(Forfeit) || Tenzan<br />(11:46)<ref name=G1080313/> || Takahashi<br />(9:07)<ref name=G1080213/> || {{n/a}} || Tenzan<br />(8:39)<ref name=G1080613/>
|-align="center"
! [[Toru Yano|Yano]]
| Yano<br />(7:24)<ref name=G1080713/> || Benjamin<br />(7:35)<ref name=G1081013/> || Ibushi<br />(7:32)<ref name=G1080113/> || Nagata<br />(6:46)<ref name=G1080213/> || Yano<br />(9:26)<ref name=G1080813/> || Nakamura<br />(11:36)<ref name=G1080313/> || Yano<br />(9:23)<ref name=G1081113/> || Yano<br />(7:04)<ref name=G1080413/> || Tenzan<br />(8:39)<ref name=G1080613/> || {{n/a}}
|}
{{2TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1=Final
| RD1-seed1=A1
| RD1-team1=[[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]
| RD1-score1=Pin
| RD1-seed2=B1
| RD1-team2='''[[Tetsuya Naito]]'''
| RD1-score2=26:44<ref name=G1081113/>
}}

===2014===
The 2014 version of the G1 Climax tournament took place between July 21 and August 10 with the final taking place in [[Tokorozawa, Saitama]] at the [[Seibu Dome]] for the first time departing [[Ryōgoku Kokugikan]], which housed the final from every year since the tournament began.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=10876|title=【電撃決定!!】なんと今年の『G1 Climax』決勝は、"西武ドーム"に初進出!! 新日本プロレスが2014年上半期の予定をイッキに発表!!|date=January 4, 2014|access-date=January 4, 2014|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> With 22 participants, the tournament marked the largest G1 Climax in history. Like the previous year, all events in the tournament were made available on iPPV through [[Niconico]] and [[Ustream]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=11980|title=【G124】お得な全12大会パック! 各大会ごとも販売!! 『G1 Climax 24』全大会をインターネットPPVにて生中継!!|date=July 15, 2014|access-date=July 15, 2014|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> [[Kota Ibushi]] was scheduled to take part in the tournament, but on July 18 NJPW announced that he would have to pull out due to a concussion suffered at the beginning of the month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=12012|title=【G124】【お詫びとお知らせ】飯伏幸太選手が『G1 Climax 24』を全戦欠場|date=July 18, 2014|access-date=July 18, 2014|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> The following day, [[Tomoaki Honma]] was named Ibushi's replacement in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=12030|title=【G124】飯伏幸太の代替選手として、本間朋晃の『G1 Climax』初出場が決定|date=July 19, 2014|access-date=July 19, 2014|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Shinsuke Nakamura]]
| style="width:35px" | 16
! [[Kazuchika Okada]]
| style="width:35px" | 16
|-
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]
| 14
! [[A.J. Styles]]
| 16
|-
! [[Fale Simitaitoko|Bad Luck Fale]]
| 12
! [[Karl Anderson]]
| 10
|-
! [[Katsuyori Shibata]]
| 12
! [[Minoru Suzuki]]
| 10
|-
! [[Shelton Benjamin|Shelton X Benjamin]]
| 10
! [[Tetsuya Naito]]
| 10
|-
! [[Tomohiro Ishii]]
| 10
! [[Lance Hoyt|Lance Archer]]
| 8
|-
! [[David Hart Smith|Davey Boy Smith, Jr.]]
| 10
! [[Yujiro Takahashi]]
| 8
|-
! [[Satoshi Kojima]]
| 10
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]
| 8
|-
! [[Drew Hankinson|Doc Gallows]]
| 8
! [[Toru Yano]]
| 8
|-
! [[Yuji Nagata]]
| 8
! [[Hirooki Goto]]
| 8
|-
! [[Tomoaki Honma]]
| 0
! [[Togi Makabe]]
| 8
|}

{| class="wikitable" align=center style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Fale Simitaitoko|Fale]] !! [[Shelton Benjamin|Benjamin]] !! [[Drew Hankinson|Gallows]] !! [[Tomoaki Honma|Honma]] !! [[Tomohiro Ishii|Ishii]] !! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]] !! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]] !! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]] !! [[Katsuyori Shibata|Shibata]] !! [[David Hart Smith|Smith]] !! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]]
|-align="center"
! [[Fale Simitaitoko|Fale]]
| {{n/a}} || Benjamin<br />(5:55)<ref name=G1072314>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=862|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24|access-date=July 23, 2014|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Gallows<br />(8:04)<ref name=G1073114>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=866|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24|access-date=July 31, 2014|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Fale<br />(6:40)<ref name=G1080114>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=867|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24|access-date=August 1, 2014|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Fale<br />(9:39)<ref name=G1072114>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=861|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24|access-date=July 21, 2014|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Kojima<br />(8:25)<ref name=G1072614>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=864|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24|access-date=July 26, 2014|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Fale<br />(10:57)<ref name=G1072514>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=863|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24|access-date=July 25, 2014|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Nakamura<br />(11:08)<ref name=G1080814>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=871 |title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24 |access-date=August 8, 2014 |work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808093933/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=871 |archive-date=August 8, 2014 }}</ref> || Fale<br />(7:14)<ref name=G1080414>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=869|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24|access-date=August 4, 2014|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Fale<br />(7:10)<ref name=G1080614>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=870|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24|access-date=August 6, 2014|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Fale<br />(12:27)<ref name=G1072814>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=865|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24|access-date=July 28, 2014|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref>
|-align="center"
! [[Shelton Benjamin|Benjamin]]
| Benjamin<br />(5:55)<ref name=G1072314/> || {{n/a}} || Benjamin<br />(8:54)<ref name=G1072114/> || Benjamin<br />(8:08)<ref name=G1080814/> || Benjamin<br />(8:11)<ref name=G1072514/> || Kojima<br />(10:11)<ref name=G1080114/> || Nagata<br />(10:52)<ref name=G1080314>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=868|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24|access-date=August 3, 2014|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Nakamura<br />(9:01)<ref name=G1073114/> || Shibata<br />(14:01)<ref name=G1072814/> || Benjamin<br />(8:44)<ref name=G1072614/> || Tanahashi<br />(12:32)<ref name=G1080414/>
|-align="center"
! [[Drew Hankinson|Gallows]]
| Gallows<br />(8:04)<ref name=G1073114/> || Benjamin<br />(8:54)<ref name=G1072114/> || {{n/a}} || Gallows<br />(7:37)<ref name=G1072514/> || Ishii<br />(8:11)<ref name=G1072814/> || Kojima<br />(7:11)<ref name=G1080314/> || Gallows<br />(7:53)<ref name=G1080414/> || Nakamura<br />(11:35)<ref name=G1080614/> || Gallows<br />(6:30)<ref name=G1080814/> || Smith<br />(10:08)<ref name=G1080114/> || Tanahashi<br />(11:14)<ref name=G1072314/>
|-align="center"
! [[Tomoaki Honma|Honma]]
| Fale<br />(6:40)<ref name=G1080114/> || Benjamin<br />(8:08)<ref name=G1080814/> || Gallows<br />(7:37)<ref name=G1072514/> || {{n/a}} || Ishii<br />(12:06)<ref name=G1072614/> || Kojima<br />(6:55)<ref name=G1080614/> || Nagata<br />(11:15)<ref name=G1072314/> || Nakamura<br />(10:19)<ref name=G1072814/> || Shibata<br />(10:47)<ref name=G1080314/> || Smith<br />(8:53)<ref name=G1080414/> || Tanahashi<br />(11:01)<ref name=G1072114/>
|-align="center"
! [[Tomohiro Ishii|Ishii]]
| Fale<br />(9:39)<ref name=G1072114/> || Benjamin<br />(8:11)<ref name=G1072514/> || Ishii<br />(8:11)<ref name=G1072814/> || Ishii<br />(12:06)<ref name=G1072614/> || {{n/a}} || Ishii<br />(12:27)<ref name=G1072314/> || Ishii<br />(11:46)<ref name=G1080814/> || Nakamura<br />(15:14)<ref name=G1080114/> || Shibata<br />(12:24)<ref name=G1080614/> || Ishii<br />(10:24)<ref name=G1080314/> || Tanahashi<br />(15:02)<ref name=G1073114/>
|-align="center"
! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]]
| Kojima<br />(8:25)<ref name=G1072614/> || Kojima<br />(10:11)<ref name=G1080114/> || Kojima<br />(7:11)<ref name=G1080314/> || Kojima<br />(6:55)<ref name=G1080614/> || Ishii<br />(12:27)<ref name=G1072314/> || {{n/a}} || Kojima<br />(11:27)<ref name=G1072114/> || Nakamura<br />(12:51)<ref name=G1080414/> || Shibata<br />(10:11)<ref name=G1073114/> || Smith<br />(11:30)<ref name=G1072814/> || Tanahashi<br />(13:01)<ref name=G1072514/>
|-align="center"
! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]]
| Fale<br />(10:57)<ref name=G1072514/> || Nagata<br />(10:52)<ref name=G1080314/> || Gallows<br />(7:53)<ref name=G1080414/> || Nagata<br />(11:15)<ref name=G1072314/> || Ishii<br />(11:46)<ref name=G1080814/> || Kojima<br />(11:27)<ref name=G1072114/> || {{n/a}} || Nakamura<br />(16:11)<ref name=G1072614/> || Nagata<br />(13:31)<ref name=G1080114/> || Nagata<br />(9:39)<ref name=G1073114/> || Tanahashi<br />(12:34)<ref name=G1080614/>
|-align="center"
! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]]
| Nakamura<br />(11:08)<ref name=G1080814/> || Nakamura<br />(9:01)<ref name=G1073114/> || Nakamura<br />(11:35)<ref name=G1080614/> || Nakamura<br />(10:19)<ref name=G1072814/> || Nakamura<br />(15:14)<ref name=G1080114/> || Nakamura<br />(12:51)<ref name=G1080414/> || Nakamura<br />(16:11)<ref name=G1072614/> || {{n/a}} || Shibata<br />(15:27)<ref name=G1072114/> || Nakamura<br />(13:37)<ref name=G1072314/> || Tanahashi<br />(17:00)<ref name=G1080314/>
|-align="center"
! [[Katsuyori Shibata|Shibata]]
| Fale<br />(7:14)<ref name=G1080414/> || Shibata<br />(14:01)<ref name=G1072814/> || Gallows<br />(6:30)<ref name=G1080814/> || Shibata<br />(10:47)<ref name=G1080314/> || Shibata<br />(12:24)<ref name=G1080614/> || Shibata<br />(10:11)<ref name=G1073114/> || Nagata<br />(13:31)<ref name=G1080114/> || Shibata<br />(15:27)<ref name=G1072114/> || {{n/a}} || Smith<br />(9:42)<ref name=G1072514/> || Shibata<br />(16:16)<ref name=G1072614/>
|-align="center"
! [[David Hart Smith|Smith]]
| Fale<br />(7:10)<ref name=G1080614/> || Benjamin<br />(8:44)<ref name=G1072614/> || Smith<br />(10:08)<ref name=G1080114/> || Smith<br />(8:53)<ref name=G1080414/> || Ishii<br />(10:24)<ref name=G1080314/> || Smith<br />(11:30)<ref name=G1072814/> || Nagata<br />(9:39)<ref name=G1073114/> || Nakamura<br />(13:37)<ref name=G1072314/> || Smith<br />(9:42)<ref name=G1072514/> || {{n/a}} || Smith<br />(12:57)<ref name=G1080814/>
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]]
| Fale<br />(12:27)<ref name=G1072814/> || Tanahashi<br />(12:32)<ref name=G1080414/> || Tanahashi<br />(11:14)<ref name=G1072314/> || Tanahashi<br />(11:01)<ref name=G1072114/>|| Tanahashi<br />(15:02)<ref name=G1073114/> || Tanahashi<br />(13:01)<ref name=G1072514/> || Tanahashi<br />(12:34)<ref name=G1080614/> || Tanahashi<br />(17:00)<ref name=G1080314/> || Shibata<br />(16:16)<ref name=G1072614/> || Smith<br />(12:57)<ref name=G1080814/> || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block B !! [[Karl Anderson|Anderson]] !! [[Lance Hoyt|Archer]] !! [[Hirooki Goto|Goto]] !! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]] !! [[Tetsuya Naito|Naito]] !! [[Kazuchika Okada|Okada]] !! [[A.J. Styles|Styles]] !! [[Minoru Suzuki|Suzuki]] !! [[Yujiro Takahashi|Takahashi]] !! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]] !! [[Toru Yano|Yano]]
|-align="center"
! [[Karl Anderson|Anderson]]
| {{n/a}} || Archer<br />(7:35)<ref name=G1072514/> || Anderson<br />(11:36)<ref name=G1073114/> || Makabe<br />(8:44)<ref name=G1072314/> || Anderson<br />(7:51)<ref name=G1080814/> || Anderson<br />(12:34)<ref name=G1072614/> || Styles<br />(14:33)<ref name=G1080414/> || Anderson<br />(8:35)<ref name=G1080614/> || Anderson<br />(7:45)<ref name=G1080114/> || Tenzan<br />(10:11)<ref name=G1072114/> || Yano<br />(5:46)<ref name=G1072814/>
|-align="center"
! [[Lance Hoyt|Archer]]
| Archer<br />(7:35)<ref name=G1072514/> || {{n/a}} || Archer<br />(8:52)<ref name=G1080814/> || Makabe<br />(10:35)<ref name=G1072614/> || Naito<br />(8:39)<ref name=G1072314/> || Okada<br />(11:05)<ref name=G1080614/> || Styles<br />(12:52)<ref name=G1080314/> || Suzuki<br />(9:17)<ref name=G1073114/> || Takahashi<br />(9:00)<ref name=G1080414/> || Archer<br />(10:44)<ref name=G1072814/> || Archer<br />(4:38)<ref name=G1080114/>
|-align="center"
! [[Hirooki Goto|Goto]]
| Anderson<br />(11:36)<ref name=G1073114/> || Archer<br />(8:52)<ref name=G1080814/> || {{n/a}} || Goto<br />(11:37)<ref name=G1072114/> || Goto<br />(12:21)<ref name=G1080314/> || Okada<br />(15:34)<ref name=G1080414/> || Styles<br />(14:58)<ref name=G1072814/> || Goto<br />(7:03)<ref name=G1072514/> || Goto<br />(10:31)<ref name=G1072314/> || Tenzan<br />(11:46)<ref name=G1080114/> || Yano<br />(1:21)<ref name=G1072614/>
|-align="center"
! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]]
| Makabe<br />(8:44)<ref name=G1072314/> || Makabe<br />(10:35)<ref name=G1072614/> || Goto<br />(11:37)<ref name=G1072114/> || {{n/a}} || Makabe<br />(12:02)<ref name=G1080114/> || Okada<br />(14:49)<ref name=G1072514/> || Styles<br />(11:33)<ref name=G1080814/> || Suzuki<br />(12:21)<ref name=G1080314/> || Takahashi<br />(8:16)<ref name=G1073114/> || Makabe<br />(8:22)<ref name=G1080414/> || Yano<br />(2:48)<ref name=G1080614/>
|-align="center"
! [[Tetsuya Naito|Naito]]
| Anderson<br />(7:51)<ref name=G1080814/> || Naito<br />(8:39)<ref name=G1072314/> || Goto<br />(12:21)<ref name=G1080314/> || Makabe<br />(12:02)<ref name=G1080114/> || {{n/a}} || Naito<br />(13:54)<ref name=G1072814/> || Naito<br />(15:55)<ref name=G1072614/> || Suzuki<br />(12:16)<ref name=G1080414/> || Takahashi<br />(13:54)<ref name=G1072114/> || Naito<br />(10:23)<ref name=G1080614/> || Naito<br />(9:11)<ref name=G1072514/>
|-align="center"
! [[Kazuchika Okada|Okada]]
| Anderson<br />(12:34)<ref name=G1072614/> || Okada<br />(11:05)<ref name=G1080614/> || Okada<br />(15:34)<ref name=G1080414/> || Okada<br />(14:49)<ref name=G1072514/> || Naito<br />(13:54)<ref name=G1072814/> || {{n/a}} || Okada<br />(18:03)<ref name=G1072114/> || Okada<br />(17:14)<ref name=G1080814/> || Okada<br />(12:49)<ref name=G1080314/> || Okada<br />(12:51)<ref name=G1072314/> || Okada<br />(9:01)<ref name=G1073114/>
|-align="center"
! [[A.J. Styles|Styles]]
| Styles<br />(14:33)<ref name=G1080414/> || Styles<br />(12:52)<ref name=G1080314/> || Styles<br />(14:58)<ref name=G1072814/> || Styles<br />(11:33)<ref name=G1080814/> || Naito<br />(15:55)<ref name=G1072614/> || Okada<br />(18:03)<ref name=G1072114/> || {{n/a}} || Styles<br />(16:20)<ref name=G1080114/> || Styles<br />(8:36)<ref name=G1080614/> || Styles<br />(14:22)<ref name=G1073114/> || Styles<br />(9:53)<ref name=G1072314/>
|-align="center"
! [[Minoru Suzuki|Suzuki]]
| Anderson<br />(8:35)<ref name=G1080614/> || Suzuki<br />(9:17)<ref name=G1073114/> || Goto<br />(7:03)<ref name=G1072514/> || Suzuki<br />(12:21)<ref name=G1080314/> || Suzuki<br />(12:16)<ref name=G1080414/> || Okada<br />(17:14)<ref name=G1080814/> || Styles<br />(16:20)<ref name=G1080114/> || {{n/a}} || Suzuki<br />(8:39)<ref name=G1072814/> || Suzuki<br />(11:04)<ref name=G1072614/> || Yano<br />(2:15)<ref name=G1072114/>
|-align="center"
! [[Yujiro Takahashi|Takahashi]]
| Anderson<br />(7:45)<ref name=G1080114/> || Takahashi<br />(9:00)<ref name=G1080414/> || Goto<br />(10:31)<ref name=G1072314/> || Takahashi<br />(8:16)<ref name=G1073114/> || Takahashi<br />(13:54)<ref name=G1072114/> || Okada<br />(12:49)<ref name=G1080314/> || Styles<br />(8:36)<ref name=G1080614/> || Suzuki<br />(8:39)<ref name=G1072814/> || {{n/a}} || Tenzan<br />(11:16)<ref name=G1072514/> || Takahashi<br />(2:56)<ref name=G1080814/>
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
| Tenzan<br />(10:11)<ref name=G1072114/> || Archer<br />(10:44)<ref name=G1072814/> || Tenzan<br />(11:46)<ref name=G1080114/> || Makabe<br />(8:22)<ref name=G1080414/> || Naito<br />(10:23)<ref name=G1080614/> || Okada<br />(12:51)<ref name=G1072314/> || Styles<br />(14:22)<ref name=G1073114/> || Suzuki<br />(11:04)<ref name=G1072614/> || Tenzan<br />(11:16)<ref name=G1072514/> || {{n/a}} || Tenzan<br />(4:33)<ref name=G1080314/>
|-align="center"
! [[Toru Yano|Yano]]
| Yano<br />(5:46)<ref name=G1072814/> || Archer<br />(4:38)<ref name=G1080114/> || Yano<br />(1:21)<ref name=G1072614/> || Yano<br />(2:48)<ref name=G1080614/> || Naito<br />(9:11)<ref name=G1072514/> || Okada<br />(9:01)<ref name=G1073114/> || Styles<br />(9:53)<ref name=G1072314/> || Yano<br />(2:15)<ref name=G1072114/> || Takahashi<br />(2:56)<ref name=G1080814/> || Tenzan<br />(4:33)<ref name=G1080314/> || {{n/a}}
|}
{{2TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1=Final
| RD1-seed1=A1
| RD1-team1=[[Shinsuke Nakamura]]
| RD1-score1=Pin
| RD1-seed2=B1
| RD1-team2='''[[Kazuchika Okada]]'''
| RD1-score2=23:18<ref name=G1081014>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=872 |title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24 |access-date=August 10, 2014 |work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812223238/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=872 |archive-date=August 12, 2014 }}</ref>
}}

===2015===
The 2015 version of the G1 Climax tournament took place between July 20 and August 16. Taking place over 19 shows, it was the longest G1 Climax in history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/news/1457591.html|script-title=ja:新日Ｇ１クライマックスが過去最長28日間19大会|date=April 6, 2015|access-date=April 6, 2015|work=[[Nikkan Sports]]|language=ja}}</ref> The final three days took place back at [[Ryōgoku Kokugikan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=13710|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411111436/http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=13710|title=『G1 Climax 25』の全日程が電撃発表! 今年は過去最大の19大会! 両国3連戦に加え、後楽園3連戦も決定!|archive-date=April 11, 2015|date=April 5, 2015|access-date=April 5, 2015|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> Participants in the tournament were announced on June 7.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=14153|title=【G125】今年の『G1 Climax 25』出場メンバーが決定!! AJ、飯伏、本間も参戦! ROHからマイケル・エルガンがエントリー!|date=June 7, 2015|access-date=June 7, 2015|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> For the tournament, NJPW introduced a new format, where each show would only include five tournament matches all from the same block, giving the other participants more time to rest.<ref name=FirstTimer>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/102-japan/43637-new-japan-2015-g1-climax-25-a-first-timers-guide|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812183331/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/102-japan/43637-new-japan-2015-g1-climax-25-a-first-timers-guide|title=New Japan 2015 G1 Climax 25: A First-Timer's Guide|last=Rose|first=Bryan|date=July 19, 2015|archive-date=August 12, 2015|access-date=July 20, 2015|work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref> [[Shinsuke Nakamura]] injured his left elbow in his second match, forcing him to forfeit his third match against [[Michael Elgin]].<ref name=NakamuraInjured>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=14538|title=【G125】【お詫びとお知らせ】7月28日（火）大分・別府大会を中邑真輔選手が欠場、エルガン選手とのリーグ戦は不戦敗に|date=July 28, 2015|access-date=July 28, 2015|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]
| style="width:35px" | 14
! [[Shinsuke Nakamura]]
| style="width:35px" | 14
|-
! [[A.J. Styles]]
| 12
! [[Kazuchika Okada]]
| 14
|-
! [[Tetsuya Naito]]
| 10
! [[Karl Anderson]]
| 12
|-
! [[Bad Luck Fale]]
| 10
! [[Hirooki Goto]]
| 12
|-
! [[Toru Yano]]
| 8
! [[Tomohiro Ishii]]
| 10
|-
! [[Katsuyori Shibata]]
| 8
! [[Michael Elgin]]
| 8
|-
! [[Kota Ibushi]]
| 8
! [[Yujiro Takahashi]]
| 6
|-
! [[Togi Makabe]]
| 8
! [[Yuji Nagata]]
| 6
|-
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]
| 6
! [[Satoshi Kojima]]
| 6
|-
! [[Drew Hankinson|Doc Gallows]]
| 6
! [[Tomoaki Honma]]
| 2
|}

{| class="wikitable" align=center style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Bad Luck Fale|Fale]] !! [[Drew Hankinson|Gallows]] !! [[Kota Ibushi|Ibushi]] !! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]] !! [[Tetsuya Naito|Naito]] !! [[Katsuyori Shibata|Shibata]] !! [[A.J. Styles|Styles]] !! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]] !! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]] !! [[Toru Yano|Yano]]
|-align="center"
! [[Bad Luck Fale|Fale]]
| {{n/a}} || Fale<br />(8:43)<ref name=G1072615>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=998|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25|access-date=July 24, 2015|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Fale<br />(8:30)<ref name=G1080815>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1006|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25|access-date=August 8, 2015|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Fale<br />(8:06)<ref name=G1072415>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=996|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25|access-date=July 24, 2015|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Naito<br />(10:41)<ref name=G1072015>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=994|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25|access-date=July 20, 2015|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Shibata<br />(7:51)<ref name=G1080215>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1002|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25|access-date=August 2, 2015|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Styles<br />(9:53)<ref name=G1081115>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1008|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25|access-date=August 11, 2015|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Fale<br />(13:07)<ref name=G1072915>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1000|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25|access-date=July 29, 2015|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Fale<br />(9:51)<ref name=G1080515>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1004|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25|access-date=August 5, 2015|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Yano<br />(3:44)<ref name=G1081415>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1010|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25|access-date=August 14, 2015|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref>
|-align="center"
! [[Drew Hankinson|Gallows]]
| Fale<br />(8:43)<ref name=G1072615/> || {{n/a}} || Ibushi<br />(8:35)<ref name=G1072415/> || Makabe<br />(8:55)<ref name=G1080815/> || Gallows<br />(8:22)<ref name=G1081115/> || Gallows<br />(7:52)<ref name=G1081415/> || Styles<br />(10:14)<ref name=G1080215/> || Tanahashi<br />(11:37)<ref name=G1080515/> || Tenzan<br />(9:17)<ref name=G1072015/> || Gallows<br />(6:58)<ref name=G1072915/>
|-align="center"
! [[Kota Ibushi|Ibushi]]
| Fale<br />(8:30)<ref name=G1080815/> || Ibushi<br />(8:35)<ref name=G1072415/> || {{n/a}} || Ibushi<br />(9:07)<ref name=G1081415/> || Naito<br />(17:18)<ref name=G1080515/> || Shibata<br />(13:25)<ref name=G1072915/> || Ibushi<br />(19:10)<ref name=G1072615/> || Tanahashi<br />(20:53)<ref name=G1072015/> || Ibushi<br />(11:14)<ref name=G1080215/> || Yano<br />(0:50)<ref name=G1081115/>
|-align="center"
! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]]
| Fale<br />(8:06)<ref name=G1072415/> || Makabe<br />(8:55)<ref name=G1080815/> || Ibushi<br />(9:07)<ref name=G1081415/> || {{n/a}} || Makabe<br />(15:45)<ref name=G1080215/> || Shibata<br />(9:35)<ref name=G1072615/> || Styles<br />(11:17)<ref name=G1080515/> || Tanahashi<br />(16:15)<ref name=G1081115/> || Makabe<br />(8:41)<ref name=G1072915/> || Makabe<br />(6:26)<ref name=G1072015/>
|-align="center"
! [[Tetsuya Naito|Naito]]
| Naito<br />(10:41)<ref name=G1072015/> || Gallows<br />(8:22)<ref name=G1081115/> || Naito<br />(17:18)<ref name=G1080515/> || Makabe<br />(15:45)<ref name=G1080215/> || {{n/a}} || Shibata<br />(12:11)<ref name=G1072415/> || Naito<br />(17:13)<ref name=G1072915/> || Naito<br />(24:14)<ref name=G1072615/> || Tenzan<br />(14:14)<ref name=G1081415/> || Naito<br />(8:01)<ref name=G1080815/>
|-align="center"
! [[Katsuyori Shibata|Shibata]]
| Shibata<br />(7:51)<ref name=G1080215/> || Gallows<br />(7:52)<ref name=G1081415/> || Shibata<br />(13:25)<ref name=G1072915/> || Shibata<br />(9:35)<ref name=G1072615/> || Shibata<br />(12:11)<ref name=G1072415/> || {{n/a}} || Styles<br />(13:36)<ref name=G1072015/> || Tanahashi<br />(21:20)<ref name=G1080815/> || Tenzan<br />(9:49)<ref name=G1081115/> || Yano<br />(4:01)<ref name=G1080515/>
|-align="center"
! [[A.J. Styles|Styles]]
| Styles<br />(9:53)<ref name=G1081115/> || Styles<br />(10:14)<ref name=G1080215/> || Ibushi<br />(19:10)<ref name=G1072615/> || Styles<br />(11:17)<ref name=G1080515/> || Naito<br />(17:13)<ref name=G1072915/> || Styles<br />(13:36)<ref name=G1072015/> || {{n/a}} || Tanahashi<br />(27:56)<ref name=G1081415/> || Styles<br />(13:29)<ref name=G1080815/> || Styles<br />(10:13)<ref name=G1072415/>
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]]
| Fale<br />(13:07)<ref name=G1072915/> || Tanahashi<br />(11:37)<ref name=G1080515/> || Tanahashi<br />(20:53)<ref name=G1072015/> || Tanahashi<br />(16:15)<ref name=G1081115/> || Naito<br />(24:14)<ref name=G1072615/> || Tanahashi<br />(21:20)<ref name=G1080815/> || Tanahashi<br />(27:56)<ref name=G1081415/> || {{n/a}} || Tanahashi<br />(15:11)<ref name=G1072415/> || Tanahashi<br />(14:59)<ref name=G1080215/>
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
| Fale<br />(9:51)<ref name=G1080515/> || Tenzan<br />(9:17)<ref name=G1072015/> || Ibushi<br />(11:14)<ref name=G1080215/> || Makabe<br />(8:41)<ref name=G1072915/> || Tenzan<br />(14:14)<ref name=G1081415/> || Tenzan<br />(9:49)<ref name=G1081115/> || Styles<br />(13:29)<ref name=G1080815/> || Tanahashi<br />(15:11)<ref name=G1072415/> || {{n/a}} || Yano<br />(6:38)<ref name=G1072615/>
|-align="center"
! [[Toru Yano|Yano]]
| Yano<br />(3:44)<ref name=G1081415/> || Gallows<br />(6:58)<ref name=G1072915/> || Yano<br />(0:50)<ref name=G1081115/> || Makabe<br />(6:26)<ref name=G1072015/> || Naito<br />(8:01)<ref name=G1080815/> || Yano<br />(4:01)<ref name=G1080515/> || Styles<br />(10:13)<ref name=G1072415/> || Tanahashi<br />(14:59)<ref name=G1080215/> || Yano<br />(6:38)<ref name=G1072615/> || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block B !! [[Karl Anderson|Anderson]] !! [[Michael Elgin|Elgin]] !! [[Hirooki Goto|Goto]] !! [[Tomoaki Honma|Honma]] !! [[Tomohiro Ishii|Ishii]] !! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]] !! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]] !! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]] !! [[Kazuchika Okada|Okada]] !!   [[Yujiro Takahashi|Takahashi]]
|-align="center"
! [[Karl Anderson|Anderson]]
| {{n/a}} || Anderson<br />(12:56)<ref name=G1080915>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1007|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25|access-date=August 9, 2015|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Anderson<br />(11:34)<ref name=G1072515>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=997|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25|access-date=July 25, 2015|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Anderson<br />(11:37)<ref name=G1080715>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1005|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25|access-date=August 7, 2015|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Ishii<br />(16:31)<ref name=G1072815>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=999|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25|access-date=July 28, 2015|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Kojima<br />(10:53)<ref name=G1081515/> || Anderson<br />(11:15)<ref name=G1080115>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1001|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25|access-date=August 1, 2015|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Anderson<br />(17:41)<ref name=G1072315>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=995|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25|access-date=July 23, 2015|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Okada<br />(14:34)<ref name=G1080415>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1003|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25|access-date=August 4, 2015|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Anderson<br />(10:04)<ref name=G1081215>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1009|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25|access-date=August 12, 2015|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref>
|-align="center"
! [[Michael Elgin|Elgin]]
| Anderson<br />(12:56)<ref name=G1080915/> || {{n/a}} || Goto<br />(11:41)<ref name=G1081215/> || Elgin<br />(9:55)<ref name=G1080115/> || Ishii<br />(14:30)<ref name=G1081515>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1011|title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25|access-date=August 15, 2015|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Kojima<br />(12:49)<ref name=G1072515/> || Elgin<br />(11:02)<ref name=G1080715/> || Elgin<br />(forfeit)<ref name=NakamuraInjured/> || Okada<br />(11:48)<ref name=G1072315/> || Elgin<br />(11:58)<ref name=G1080415/>
|-align="center"
! [[Hirooki Goto|Goto]]
| Anderson<br />(11:34)<ref name=G1072515/> || Goto<br />(11:41)<ref name=G1081215/> || {{n/a}} || Goto<br />(12:20)<ref name=G1072815/> || Goto<br />(17:11)<ref name=G1080915/> || Goto<br />(12:39)<ref name=G1080715/> || Nagata<br />(13:00)<ref name=G1081515/> || Nakamura<br />(16:32)<ref name=G1080415/> || Goto<br />(16:45)<ref name=G1080115/> || Goto<br />(11:48)<ref name=G1072315/>
|-align="center"
! [[Tomoaki Honma|Honma]]
| Anderson<br />(11:37)<ref name=G1080715/> || Elgin<br />(9:55)<ref name=G1080115/> || Goto<br />(12:20)<ref name=G1072815/> || {{n/a}} || Honma<br />(16:13)<ref name=G1081215/> || Kojima<br />(10:15)<ref name=G1080415/> || Nagata<br />(12:49)<ref name=G1072315/> || Nakamura<br />(11:50)<ref name=G1080915/> || Okada<br />(17:51)<ref name=G1072515/> || Takahashi<br />(10:33)<ref name=G1081515/>
|-align="center"
! [[Tomohiro Ishii|Ishii]]
| Ishii<br />(16:31)<ref name=G1072815/> || Ishii<br />(14:30)<ref name=G1081515/> || Goto<br />(17:11)<ref name=G1080915/> || Honma<br />(16:13)<ref name=G1081215/> || {{n/a}} || Ishii<br />(12:20)<ref name=G1072315/> || Ishii<br />(16:19)<ref name=G1080415/> || Nakamura<br />(14:47)<ref name=G1080115/> || Okada<br />(17:07)<ref name=G1080715/> || Ishii<br />(12:17)<ref name=G1072515/>
|-align="center"
! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]]
| Kojima<br />(10:53)<ref name=G1081515/> || Kojima<br />(12:49)<ref name=G1072515/> || Goto<br />(12:39)<ref name=G1080715/> || Kojima<br />(10:15)<ref name=G1080415/> || Ishii<br />(12:20)<ref name=G1072315/> || {{n/a}} || Nagata<br />(10:50)<ref name=G1080915/> || Nakamura<br />(11:24)<ref name=G1081215/> || Okada<br />(18:22)<ref name=G1072815/> || Takahashi<br />(13:01)<ref name=G1080115/>
|-align="center"
! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]]
| Anderson<br />(11:15)<ref name=G1080115/> || Elgin<br />(11:02)<ref name=G1080715/> || Nagata<br />(13:00)<ref name=G1081515/> || Nagata<br />(12:49)<ref name=G1072315/> || Ishii<br />(16:19)<ref name=G1080415/> || Nagata<br />(10:50)<ref name=G1080915/> || {{n/a}} || Nakamura<br />(16:26)<ref name=G1072515/> || Okada<br />(18:14)<ref name=G1081215/> || Takahashi<br />(12:03)<ref name=G1072815/>
|-align="center"
! [[Shinsuke Nakamura|Nakamura]]
| Anderson<br />(17:41)<ref name=G1072315/> || Elgin<br />(forfeit)<ref name=NakamuraInjured/> || Nakamura<br />(16:32)<ref name=G1080415/> || Nakamura<br />(11:50)<ref name=G1080915/> || Nakamura<br />(14:47)<ref name=G1080115/> || Nakamura<br />(11:24)<ref name=G1081215/> || Nakamura<br />(16:26)<ref name=G1072515/> || {{n/a}} || Nakamura<br />(23:31)<ref name=G1081515/> || Nakamura<br />(10:36)<ref name=G1080715/>
|-align="center"
! [[Kazuchika Okada|Okada]]
| Okada<br />(14:34)<ref name=G1080415/> || Okada<br />(11:48)<ref name=G1072315/> || Goto<br />(16:45)<ref name=G1080115/> || Okada<br />(17:51)<ref name=G1072515/> || Okada<br />(17:07)<ref name=G1080715/> || Okada<br />(18:22)<ref name=G1072815/> || Okada<br />(18:14)<ref name=G1081215/> || Nakamura<br />(23:31)<ref name=G1081515/> || {{n/a}} || Okada<br />(14:21)<ref name=G1080915/>
|-align="center"
! [[Yujiro Takahashi|Takahashi]]
| Anderson<br />(10:04)<ref name=G1081215/> || Elgin<br />(11:58)<ref name=G1080415/> || Goto<br />(11:48)<ref name=G1072315/> || Takahashi<br />(10:33)<ref name=G1081515/> || Ishii<br />(12:17)<ref name=G1072515/> || Takahashi<br />(13:01)<ref name=G1080115/> || Takahashi<br />(12:03)<ref name=G1072815/> || Nakamura<br />(10:36)<ref name=G1080715/> || Okada<br />(14:21)<ref name=G1080915/> || {{n/a}}
|}
{{2TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1=Final
| RD1-seed1=A1
| RD1-team1='''[[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]'''
| RD1-score1=Pin
| RD1-seed2=B1
| RD1-team2=[[Shinsuke Nakamura]]
| RD1-score2=32:15<ref name=G1081615>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1012 |title=バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25 |access-date=August 16, 2015 |work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818150147/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1012 |archive-date=August 18, 2015 }}</ref>
}}

===2016===
The 2016 version of the G1 Climax tournament took place between July 18 and August 14.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=15619 | script-title=ja:【WK10】今年も『Dominion』が大阪城ホールで開催！『Super Jr.』決勝は仙台サンプラザ2連戦！『G1』決勝は両国3連戦！ | date=January 4, 2016 | access-date=January 4, 2016 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=ja}}</ref> On June 27, NJPW announced the participants, which included two outsiders; [[Pro Wrestling Noah]]'s [[Katsuhiko Nakajima]] and [[Naomichi Marufuji]].<ref name=2016ParticipantsWON>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-2016-g1-climax-tournament-blocks-key-matches-tanahashis-return-215351 | title = NJPW 2016 G1 Climax tournament blocks, key matches, Tanahashi's return | last=Currier | first=Joseph | date=June 27, 2016 | access-date=June 27, 2016 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref> Originally, former three-time G1 Climax winner and the wrestler with the most G1 Climax appearances, [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]], was left out of the tournament. However, on July 3, Tenzan's longtime tag team partner [[Satoshi Kojima]] gave him his spot in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/tenzan-kojima-out-2016-njpw-g1-climax-updated-blocks-matches-215666 | title = Tenzan in, Kojima out of 2016 NJPW G1 Climax; updated blocks & matches | last=Currier | first=Joseph | date=July 3, 2016 | access-date=July 3, 2016 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref> Afterwards, Tenzan confirmed this would be his last G1 Climax.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/565878/ | script-title=ja:天山悲壮決意 「Ｇ１出場これが最後だ！」 | date=July 14, 2016 | access-date=August 2, 2017 | work=[[Tokyo Sports]] | language=ja | archive-date=August 2, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802164337/http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/565878/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> In the final, Canadian [[Kenny Omega]] made history, becoming the first non-Japanese winner of the tournament under its G1 Climax name as well as the first man in four years to win the tournament in his first attempt.<ref name=G1081416/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Hirooki Goto]]
| style="width:35px" | 12
! [[Kenny Omega]]
| style="width:35px" | 12
|-
! [[Kazuchika Okada]]
| 11
! [[Tetsuya Naito]]
| 12
|-
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]
| 11
! [[Katsuhiko Nakajima]]
| 10
|-
! [[Bad Luck Fale]]
| 10
! [[Toru Yano]]
| 10
|-
! [[Naomichi Marufuji]]
| 10
! [[Michael Elgin]]
| 10
|-
! [[Togi Makabe]]
| 8
! [[Katsuyori Shibata]]
| 10
|-
! [[Tama Tonga]]
| 8
! [[Evil (wrestler)|Evil]]
| 8
|-
! [[Seiya Sanada|Sanada]]
| 8
! [[Tomoaki Honma]]
| 6
|-
! [[Tomohiro Ishii]]
| 8
! [[Yuji Nagata]]
| 6
|-
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]
| 4
! [[Yoshi-Hashi]]
| 6
|}

{| class="wikitable" align=center style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Bad Luck Fale|Fale]] !! [[Hirooki Goto|Goto]] !! [[Tomohiro Ishii|Ishii]] !! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]] !! [[Naomichi Marufuji|Marufuji]] !! [[Kazuchika Okada|Okada]] !! [[Seiya Sanada|Sanada]] !! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]] !! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]] !! [[Tama Tonga|Tonga]]
|-align="center"
! [[Bad Luck Fale|Fale]]
| {{n/a}} || Goto<br />(9:18)<ref name=G1071816>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1144|title=バディファイト Presents G1 Climax 26|access-date=July 18, 2016|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Ishii<br />(9:35)<ref name=G1072516>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1149|title=バディファイト Presents G1 Climax 26|access-date=July 25, 2016|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Fale<br />(8:38)<ref name=G1080616>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1157|title=バディファイト Presents G1 Climax 26|access-date=August 6, 2016|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Fale<br />(9:36)<ref name=G1072316>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1147|title=バディファイト Presents G1 Climax 26|access-date=July 23, 2016|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Fale<br />(11:16)<ref name=G1080816>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1159|title=バディファイト Presents G1 Climax 26|access-date=August 8, 2016|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Fale<br />(9:06)<ref name=G1073116>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1153|title=バディファイト Presents G1 Climax 26|access-date=July 31, 2016|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Tanahashi<br />(15:05)<ref name=G1072816>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1151|title=バディファイト Presents G1 Climax 26|access-date=July 28, 2016|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Fale<br />(8:22)<ref name=G1080316>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1155|title=バディファイト Presents G1 Climax 26|access-date=August 3, 2016|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Tonga<br />(8:39)<ref name=G1081216/>
|-align="center"
! [[Hirooki Goto|Goto]]
| Goto<br />(9:18)<ref name=G1071816/> || {{n/a}} || Goto<br />(11:49)<ref name=G1072316/> || Goto<br />(14:12)<ref name=G1080816/> || Goto<br />(13:17)<ref name=G1081216/> || Okada<br />(16:11)<ref name=G1072516/> || Sanada<br />(12:05)<ref name=G1072816/> || Tanahashi<br />(17:47)<ref name=G1073116/> || Goto<br />(10:02)<ref name=G1080616/> || Goto<br />(12:29)<ref name=G1080316/>
|-align="center"
! [[Tomohiro Ishii|Ishii]]
| Ishii<br />(9:35)<ref name=G1072516/> || Goto<br />(11:49)<ref name=G1072316/> || {{n/a}} || Ishii<br />(12:33)<ref name=G1081216/> || Ishii<br />(12:14)<ref name=G1072816/> || Ishii<br />(18:43)<ref name=G1080616/> || Sanada<br />(12:18)<ref name=G1080816/> || Tanahashi<br />(16:10)<ref name=G1080316/> || Tenzan<br />(14:08)<ref name=G1071816/> || Tonga<br />(11:00)<ref name=G1073116/>
|-align="center"
! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]]
| Fale<br />(8:38)<ref name=G1080616/> || Goto<br />(14:12)<ref name=G1080816/> || Ishii<br />(12:33)<ref name=G1081216/> || {{n/a}} || Marufuji<br />(10:39)<ref name=G1073116/> || Okada<br />(15:04)<ref name=G1080316/> || Makabe<br />(12:25)<ref name=G1072516/> || Makabe<br />(14:04)<ref name=G1072316/> || Makabe<br />(10:08)<ref name=G1072816/> || Makabe<br />(10:37)<ref name=G1071816/>
|-align="center"
! [[Naomichi Marufuji|Marufuji]]
| Fale<br />(9:36)<ref name=G1072316/> || Goto<br />(13:17)<ref name=G1081216/> || Ishii<br />(12:14)<ref name=G1072816/> || Marufuji<br />(10:39)<ref name=G1073116/> || {{n/a}} || Marufuji<br />(19:07)<ref name=G1071816/> || Marufuji<br />(10:39)<ref name=G1080316/> || Tanahashi<br />(19:00)<ref name=G1080616/> || Marufuji<br />(12:29)<ref name=G1072516/> || Marufuji<br />(10:54)<ref name=G1080816/>
|-align="center"
! [[Kazuchika Okada|Okada]]
| Fale<br />(11:16)<ref name=G1080816/> || Okada<br />(16:11)<ref name=G1072516/> || Ishii<br />(18:43)<ref name=G1080616/> || Okada<br />(15:04)<ref name=G1080316/> || Marufuji<br />(19:07)<ref name=G1071816/> || {{n/a}} || Okada<br />(13:20)<ref name=G1072316/> || Draw<br />(30:00)<ref name=G1081216/> || Okada<br />(12:30)<ref name=G1073116/> || Okada<br />(11:45)<ref name=G1072816/>
|-align="center"
! [[Seiya Sanada|Sanada]]
| Fale<br />(9:06)<ref name=G1073116/> || Sanada<br />(12:05)<ref name=G1072816/> || Sanada<br />(12:18)<ref name=G1080816/> || Makabe<br />(12:25)<ref name=G1072516/> || Marufuji<br />(10:39)<ref name=G1080316/> || Okada<br />(13:20)<ref name=G1072316/> || {{n/a}} || Sanada<br />(19:30)<ref name=G1071816/> || Sanada<br />(12:12)<ref name=G1081216>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1161|title=バディファイト Presents G1 Climax 26|access-date=August 12, 2016|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Tonga<br />(10:40)<ref name=G1080616/>
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]]
| Tanahashi<br />(15:05)<ref name=G1072816/> || Tanahashi<br />(17:47)<ref name=G1073116/> || Tanahashi<br />(16:10)<ref name=G1080316/> || Makabe<br />(14:04)<ref name=G1072316/> || Tanahashi<br />(19:00)<ref name=G1080616/> || Draw<br />(30:00)<ref name=G1081216/> || Sanada<br />(19:30)<ref name=G1071816/> || {{n/a}} || Tanahashi<br />(11:17)<ref name=G1080816/> || Tonga<br />(11:10)<ref name=G1072516/>
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan|Tenzan]]
| Fale<br />(8:22)<ref name=G1080316/> || Goto<br />(10:02)<ref name=G1080616/> || Tenzan<br />(14:08)<ref name=G1071816/> || Makabe<br />(10:08)<ref name=G1072816/> || Marufuji<br />(12:29)<ref name=G1072516/> || Okada<br />(12:30)<ref name=G1073116/> || Sanada<br />(12:12)<ref name=G1081216/> || Tanahashi<br />(11:17)<ref name=G1080816/> || {{n/a}} || Tenzan<br />(10:31)<ref name=G1072316/>
|-align="center"
! [[Tama Tonga|Tonga]]
| Tonga<br />(8:39)<ref name=G1081216/> || Goto<br />(12:29)<ref name=G1080316/> || Tonga<br />(11:00)<ref name=G1073116/> || Makabe<br />(10:37)<ref name=G1071816/> || Marufuji<br />(10:54)<ref name=G1080816/> || Okada<br />(11:45)<ref name=G1072816/> || Tonga<br />(10:40)<ref name=G1080616/> || Tonga<br />(11:10)<ref name=G1072516/> || Tenzan<br />(10:31)<ref name=G1072316/> || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block B !! [[Michael Elgin|Elgin]] !! [[Evil (wrestler)|Evil]] !! [[Tomoaki Honma|Honma]] !! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]] !! [[Tetsuya Naito|Naito]] !! [[Katsuhiko Nakajima|Nakajima]] !! [[Kenny Omega|Omega]] !! [[Katsuyori Shibata|Shibata]] !! [[Toru Yano|Yano]] !!   [[Yoshi-Hashi]]
|-align="center"
! [[Michael Elgin|Elgin]]
| {{n/a}} || Evil<br />(10:54)<ref name=G1072216>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1146|title=バディファイト Presents G1 Climax 26|access-date=July 22, 2016|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Elgin<br />(18:43)<ref name=G1081016>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1160|title=バディファイト Presents G1 Climax 26|access-date=August 10, 2016|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Elgin<br />(10:35)<ref name=G1080116>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1154|title=バディファイト Presents G1 Climax 26|access-date=August 1, 2016|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Naito<br />(22:12)<ref name=G1072416>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1148|title=バディファイト Presents G1 Climax 26|access-date=July 24, 2016|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Nakajima<br />(16:50)<ref name=G1081316/> || Elgin<br />(16:44)<ref name=G1073016>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1152|title=バディファイト Presents G1 Climax 26|access-date=July 30, 2016|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Elgin<br />(15:53)<ref name=G1072716>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1150|title=バディファイト Presents G1 Climax 26|access-date=July 27, 2016|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Yano<br />(4:59)<ref name=G1080716>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1158|title=バディファイト Presents G1 Climax 26|access-date=August 7, 2016|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Elgin<br />(9:49)<ref name=G1080416>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1156|title=バディファイト Presents G1 Climax 26|access-date=August 4, 2016|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref>
|-align="center"
! [[Takaaki Watanabe|Evil]]
| Evil<br />(10:54)<ref name=G1072216/> || {{n/a}} || Evil<br />(9:49)<ref name=G1080416/> || Nagata<br />(10:54)<ref name=G1072416/> || Naito<br />(21:28)<ref name=G1080716/> || Nakajima<br />(10:31)<ref name=G1072716/> || Omega<br />(10:15)<ref name=G1080116/> || Evil<br />(9:42)<ref name=G1081316/> || Evil<br />(2:57)<ref name=G1081016/> || Yoshi-Hashi<br />(12:48)<ref name=G1073016/>
|-align="center"
! [[Tomoaki Honma|Honma]]
| Elgin<br />(18:43)<ref name=G1081016/> || Evil<br />(9:49)<ref name=G1080416/> || {{n/a}} || Honma<br />(10:29)<ref name=G1081316>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1162|title=バディファイト Presents G1 Climax 26|access-date=August 13, 2016|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Naito<br />(20:38)<ref name=G1080116/> || Nakajima<br />(12:32)<ref name=G1080716/> || Omega<br />(13:59)<ref name=G1072716/> || Honma<br />(11:11)<ref name=G1072216/> || Yano<br />(4:21)<ref name=G1073016/> || Honma<br />(13:07)<ref name=G1072416/>
|-align="center"
! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]]
| Elgin<br />(10:35)<ref name=G1080116/> || Nagata<br />(10:54)<ref name=G1072416/> || Honma<br />(10:29)<ref name=G1081316/> || {{n/a}} || Nagata<br />(15:32)<ref name=G1072216/> || Nakajima<br />(12:32)<ref name=G1073016/> || Omega<br />(14:17)<ref name=G1080716/> || Shibata<br />(12:16)<ref name=G1081016/> || Yano<br />(4:22)<ref name=G1080416/> || Nagata<br />(11:56)<ref name=G1072716/>
|-align="center"
! [[Tetsuya Naito|Naito]]
| Naito<br />(22:12)<ref name=G1072416/> || Naito<br />(21:28)<ref name=G1080716/> || Naito<br />(20:38)<ref name=G1080116/> || Nagata<br />(15:32)<ref name=G1072216/> || {{n/a}} || Naito<br />(19:08)<ref name=G1080416/> || Omega<br />(28:12)<ref name=G1081316/> || Shibata<br />(19:24)<ref name=G1073016/> || Naito<br />(4:54)<ref name=G1072716/> || Naito<br />(15:01)<ref name=G1081016/>
|-align="center"
! [[Katsuhiko Nakajima|Nakajima]]
| Nakajima<br />(16:50)<ref name=G1081316/> || Nakajima<br />(10:31)<ref name=G1072716/> || Nakajima<br />(12:32)<ref name=G1080716/> || Nakajima<br />(12:32)<ref name=G1073016/> || Naito<br />(19:08)<ref name=G1080416/> || {{n/a}} || Omega<br />(10:29)<ref name=G1081016/> || Shibata<br />(14:08)<ref name=G1072416/> || Nakajima<br />(3:51)<ref name=G1072216/> || Yoshi-Hashi<br />(12:02)<ref name=G1080116/>
|-align="center"
! [[Kenny Omega|Omega]]
| Elgin<br />(16:44)<ref name=G1073016/> || Omega<br />(10:15)<ref name=G1080116/> || Omega<br />(13:59)<ref name=G1072716/> || Omega<br />(14:17)<ref name=G1080716/> || Omega<br />(28:12)<ref name=G1081316/> || Omega<br />(10:29)<ref name=G1081016/> || {{n/a}} || Shibata<br />(12:28)<ref name=G1080416/> || Omega<br />(9:05)<ref name=G1072416/> || Yoshi-Hashi<br />(12:16)<ref name=G1072216/>
|-align="center"
! [[Katsuyori Shibata|Shibata]]
| Elgin<br />(15:53)<ref name=G1072716/> || Evil<br />(9:42)<ref name=G1081316/> || Honma<br />(11:11)<ref name=G1072216/> || Shibata<br />(12:16)<ref name=G1081016/> || Shibata<br />(19:24)<ref name=G1073016/> || Shibata<br />(14:08)<ref name=G1072416/> || Shibata<br />(12:28)<ref name=G1080416/> || {{n/a}} || Yano<br />(1:05)<ref name=G1080116/> || Shibata<br />(11:08)<ref name=G1080716/>
|-align="center"
! [[Toru Yano|Yano]]
| Yano<br />(4:59)<ref name=G1080716/> || Evil<br />(2:57)<ref name=G1081016/> || Yano<br />(4:21)<ref name=G1073016/> || Yano<br />(4:22)<ref name=G1080416/> || Naito<br />(4:54)<ref name=G1072716/> || Nakajima<br />(3:51)<ref name=G1072216/> || Omega<br />(9:05)<ref name=G1072416/> || Yano<br />(1:05)<ref name=G1080116/> || {{n/a}} || Yano<br />(3:31)<ref name=G1081316/>
|-align="center"
! [[Yoshi-Hashi]]
| Elgin<br />(9:49)<ref name=G1080416/> || Yoshi-Hashi<br />(12:48)<ref name=G1073016/> || Honma<br />(13:07)<ref name=G1072416/> || Nagata<br />(11:56)<ref name=G1072716/> || Naito<br />(15:01)<ref name=G1081016/> || Yoshi-Hashi<br />(12:02)<ref name=G1080116/> || Yoshi-Hashi<br />(12:16)<ref name=G1072216/> || Shibata<br />(11:08)<ref name=G1080716/> || Yano<br />(3:31)<ref name=G1081316/> || {{n/a}}
|}
{{2TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1=Final
| RD1-seed1=A1
| RD1-team1=[[Hirooki Goto]]
| RD1-score1=Pin
| RD1-seed2=B1
| RD1-team2='''[[Kenny Omega]]'''
| RD1-score2=26:49<ref name=G1081416>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1163|title=バディファイト Presents G1 Climax 26|access-date=August 14, 2016|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref>
}}

===2017===
The 2017 version of the G1 Climax tournament took place between July 17 and August 13. Prior to the tournament, NJPW held two "[[G1 Special in USA|G1 Special]]" shows in [[Long Beach, California]] on July 1 and 2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/card_result/79167|script-title=ja:戦国炎舞 -Kizna- Presents Wrestle Kingdom 11 in 東京ドーム|date=January 4, 2017|access-date=January 4, 2017| work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> On June 20, NJPW announced the participants in the tournament, which included one outsider: freelancer [[Kota Ibushi]], competing in his third G1. [[Juice Robinson]] and [[Zack Sabre Jr.]] took part in their first G1 Climax tournament, while [[Yuji Nagata]] took part in his 19th and final tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/102239|script-title=ja:【『G1 Climax 27』出場メンバーが決定！】あの“飯伏幸太”が電撃参戦！ ザック・セイバーJr.が初出場！ 鈴木みのるが3年ぶりにエントリー!!|date=2017-06-20|access-date=2017-06-20|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> The final match between [[Kenny Omega]] and [[Tetsuya Naito]] became the longest match in G1 Climax history,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/732540/|script-title=ja:【新日】Ｇ１覇者・内藤が「ＩＷＧＰ挑戦権利証」獲得 防衛戦に石井を指名|date=2017-08-14|access-date=2017-08-14|work=[[Tokyo Sports]]|language=ja|archive-date=2018-06-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621015737/https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/732540/|url-status=dead}}</ref> breaking the previous record from 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.daily.co.jp/ring/2017/08/14/0010460678.shtml|script-title=ja:内藤Ｖ「主役はオレ」 Ｇ１史上最長試合でオメガ粉砕…４年前の“リベンジ”|date=2017-08-14|access-date=2017-08-14|work=Daily Sports Online|publisher=[[Kobe Shimbun]]|language=ja}}</ref> Following its conclusion, [[Dave Meltzer]] of the ''[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' called the 2017 G1 Climax "the best in history".<ref>{{cite journal | last = Meltzer | first = Dave | author-link = Dave Meltzer | date = August 21, 2017 | title = August 21, 2017 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Ric Flair in critical condition in the hospital, G1 Climax finals, more | journal = [[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]] | location = [[Campbell, California]] | issn=1083-9593 | page=17}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Tetsuya Naito]]
| style="width:35px" | 14
! [[Kenny Omega]]
| style="width:35px" | 14
|-
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]
| 12
! [[Kazuchika Okada]]
| 13
|-
! [[Bad Luck Fale]]
| 12
! [[Evil (wrestler)|Evil]]
| 12
|-
! [[Hirooki Goto]]
| 10
! [[Minoru Suzuki]]
| 9
|-
! [[Kota Ibushi]]
| 10
! [[Tama Tonga]]
| 8
|-
! [[Zack Sabre Jr.]]
| 10
! [[Seiya Sanada|Sanada]]
| 8
|-
! [[Tomohiro Ishii]]
| 8
! [[Juice Robinson]]
| 8
|-
! [[Togi Makabe]]
| 8
! [[Toru Yano]]
| 8
|-
! [[Yoshi-Hashi]]
| 4
! [[Michael Elgin]]
| 8
|-
! [[Yuji Nagata]]
| 2
! [[Satoshi Kojima]]
| 2
|}

{| class="wikitable" align=center style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Bad Luck Fale|Fale]] !! [[Hirooki Goto|Goto]] !! [[Kota Ibushi|Ibushi]] !! [[Tomohiro Ishii|Ishii]] !! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]] !! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]] !! [[Tetsuya Naito|Naito]] !! [[Zack Sabre Jr.|Sabre]] !! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]] !! [[Yoshi-Hashi]]
|-align="center"
! [[Bad Luck Fale|Fale]]
| {{n/a}} || Fale<br />(9:34)<ref name=NJPW080617>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/92164?showResult=1|script-title=ja:ローソンチケット Presents G1 Climax 27|access-date=2017-08-06|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Fale<br />(11:37)<ref name=NJPW072917>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/92075?showResult=1|script-title=ja:ローソンチケット Presents G1 Climax 27|access-date=2017-07-29|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Fale<br />(11:58)<ref name=NJPW080417>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/92079?showResult=1|script-title=ja:ローソンチケット Presents G1 Climax 27|access-date=2017-08-04|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Fale<br />(9:25)<ref name=NJPW071717>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/92067?showResult=1|script-title=ja:ローソンチケット Presents G1 Climax 27|access-date=2017-07-17|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Fale<br />(11:56)<ref name=NJPW081117>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/92083?showResult=1|script-title=ja:ローソンチケット Presents G1 Climax 27|access-date=2017-08-11|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Fale<br />(11:55)<ref name=NJPW072317>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/92071?showResult=1|script-title=ja:ローソンチケット Presents G1 Climax 27|access-date=2017-07-23|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Sabre<br />(9:02)<ref name=NJPW072617>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/92073?showResult=1|script-title=ja:ローソンチケット Presents G1 Climax 27|access-date=2017-07-26|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Tanahashi<br />(11:05)<ref name=NJPW072117>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/92069?showResult=1|script-title=ja:ローソンチケット Presents G1 Climax 27|access-date=2017-07-21|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Yoshi-Hashi<br />(10:21)<ref name=NJPW080117>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/92077?showResult=1|script-title=ja:ローソンチケット Presents G1 Climax 27|access-date=2017-08-01|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref>
|-align="center"
! [[Hirooki Goto|Goto]]
| Fale<br />(9:34)<ref name=NJPW080617/> || {{n/a}} || Goto<br />(11:03)<ref name=NJPW081117/> || Goto<br />(13:43)<ref name=NJPW071717/> || Makabe<br />(16:55)<ref name=NJPW072317/> || Goto<br />(15:02)<ref name=NJPW072117/> || Naito<br />(13:30)<ref name=NJPW080117/> || Goto<br />(10:10)<ref name=NJPW072917/> || Tanahashi<br />(17:22)<ref name=NJPW072617/> || Goto<br />(11:26)<ref name=NJPW080417/>
|-align="center"
! [[Kota Ibushi|Ibushi]]
| Fale<br />(11:37)<ref name=NJPW072917/> || Goto<br />(11:03)<ref name=NJPW081117/> || {{n/a}} || Ibushi<br />(17:14)<ref name=NJPW072317/> || Makabe<br />(13:20)<ref name=NJPW072617/> || Ibushi<br />(15:54)<ref name=NJPW080417/> || Naito<br />(24:41)<ref name=NJPW071717/> || Ibushi<br />(15:51)<ref name=NJPW072117/> || Ibushi<br />(20:40)<ref name=NJPW080117/> || Ibushi<br />(14:28)<ref name=NJPW080617/>
|-align="center"
! [[Tomohiro Ishii|Ishii]]
| Fale<br />(11:58)<ref name=NJPW080417/> || Goto<br />(13:43)<ref name=NJPW071717/> || Ibushi<br />(17:14)<ref name=NJPW072317/> || {{n/a}} || Ishii<br />(15:51)<ref name=NJPW072117/> || Ishii<br />(13:51)<ref name=NJPW080117/> || Ishii<br />(20:58)<ref name=NJPW072917/> || Sabre<br />(15:22)<ref name=NJPW081117/> || Tanahashi<br />(23:30)<ref name=NJPW080617/> || Ishii<br />(15:43)<ref name=NJPW072617/>
|-align="center"
! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]]
| Fale<br />(9:25)<ref name=NJPW071717/> || Makabe<br />(16:55)<ref name=NJPW072317/> || Makabe<br />(13:20)<ref name=NJPW072617/> || Ishii<br />(15:51)<ref name=NJPW072117/> || {{n/a}} || Makabe<br />(10:45)<ref name=NJPW072917/> || Naito<br />(11:31)<ref name=NJPW080617/> || Sabre<br />(9:30)<ref name=NJPW080117/> || Tanahashi<br />(13:34)<ref name=NJPW080417/> || Makabe<br />(11:28)<ref name=NJPW081117/>
|-align="center"
! [[Yuji Nagata|Nagata]]
| Fale<br />(11:56)<ref name=NJPW081117/> || Goto<br />(15:02)<ref name=NJPW072117/> || Ibushi<br />(15:54)<ref name=NJPW080417/> || Ishii<br />(13:51)<ref name=NJPW080117/> || Makabe<br />(10:45)<ref name=NJPW072917/> || {{n/a}} || Naito<br />(15:16)<ref name=NJPW072617/> || Nagata<br />(15:08)<ref name=NJPW080617/> || Tanahashi<br />(14:47)<ref name=NJPW072317/> || Yoshi-Hashi<br />(16:29)<ref name=NJPW071717/>
|-align="center"
! [[Tetsuya Naito|Naito]]
| Fale<br />(11:55)<ref name=NJPW072317/> || Naito<br />(13:30)<ref name=NJPW080117/> || Naito<br />(24:41)<ref name=NJPW071717/> || Ishii<br />(20:58)<ref name=NJPW072917/> || Naito<br />(11:31)<ref name=NJPW080617/> || Naito<br />(15:16)<ref name=NJPW072617/> || {{n/a}} || Naito<br />(14:20)<ref name=NJPW080417/> || Naito<br />(26:41)<ref name=NJPW081117/> || Naito<br />(22:19)<ref name=NJPW072117/>
|-align="center"
! [[Zack Sabre Jr.|Sabre]]
| Sabre<br />(9:02)<ref name=NJPW072617/> || Goto<br />(10:10)<ref name=NJPW072917/> || Ibushi<br />(15:51)<ref name=NJPW072117/> || Sabre<br />(15:22)<ref name=NJPW081117/> || Sabre<br />(9:30)<ref name=NJPW080117/> || Nagata<br />(15:08)<ref name=NJPW080617/> || Naito<br />(14:20)<ref name=NJPW080417/> || {{n/a}} || Sabre<br />(17:18)<ref name=NJPW071717/> || Sabre<br />(11:48)<ref name=NJPW072317/>
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]]
| Tanahashi<br />(11:05)<ref name=NJPW072117/> || Tanahashi<br />(17:22)<ref name=NJPW072617/> || Ibushi<br />(20:40)<ref name=NJPW080117/> || Tanahashi<br />(23:30)<ref name=NJPW080617/> || Tanahashi<br />(13:34)<ref name=NJPW080417/> || Tanahashi<br />(14:47)<ref name=NJPW072317/> || Naito<br />(26:41)<ref name=NJPW081117/> || Sabre<br />(17:18)<ref name=NJPW071717/> || {{n/a}} || Tanahashi<br />(13:34)<ref name=NJPW072917/>
|-align="center"
! [[Yoshi-Hashi]]
| Yoshi-Hashi<br />(10:21)<ref name=NJPW080117/> || Goto<br />(11:26)<ref name=NJPW080417/> || Ibushi<br />(14:28)<ref name=NJPW080617/> || Ishii<br />(15:43)<ref name=NJPW072617/> || Makabe<br />(11:28)<ref name=NJPW081117/> || Yoshi-Hashi<br />(16:29)<ref name=NJPW071717/> || Naito<br />(22:19)<ref name=NJPW072117/> || Sabre<br />(11:48)<ref name=NJPW072317/> || Tanahashi<br />(13:34)<ref name=NJPW072917/> || {{n/a}}
|-align="center"
! Block B  !! [[Michael Elgin|Elgin]] !! [[Takaaki Watanabe|Evil]] !! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]] !! [[Kazuchika Okada|Okada]] !! [[Kenny Omega|Omega]] !! [[Juice Robinson|Robinson]] !! [[Seiya Sanada|Sanada]] !! [[Minoru Suzuki|Suzuki]] !! [[Tama Tonga|Tonga]] !! [[Toru Yano|Yano]]
|-align="center"
! [[Michael Elgin|Elgin]]
| {{n/a}} || Elgin<br />(11:07)<ref name=NJPW080817>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/92082?showResult=1|script-title=ja:ローソンチケット Presents G1 Climax 27|access-date=2017-08-08|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Elgin<br />(13:09)<ref name=NJPW072517>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/92072?showResult=1|script-title=ja:ローソンチケット Presents G1 Climax 27|access-date=2017-07-25|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Okada<br />(25:49)<ref name=NJPW072217>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/92070?showResult=1|script-title=ja:ローソンチケット Presents G1 Climax 27|access-date=2017-07-22|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Elgin<br />(24:39)<ref name=NJPW072717>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/92074?showResult=1|script-title=ja:ローソンチケット Presents G1 Climax 27|access-date=2017-07-27|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Robinson<br />(11:48)<ref name=NJPW081217>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/92084?showResult=1|script-title=ja:ローソンチケット Presents G1 Climax 27|access-date=2017-08-12|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Sanada<br />(15:06)<ref name=NJPW073017>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/92076?showResult=1|script-title=ja:ローソンチケット Presents G1 Climax 27|access-date=2017-07-30|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Elgin<br />(11:13)<ref name=NJPW080517>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/92081?showResult=1|script-title=ja:ローソンチケット Presents G1 Climax 27|access-date=2017-08-05|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref>   || Tonga<br />(13:46)<ref name=NJPW072017>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/92068?showResult=1|script-title=ja:ローソンチケット Presents G1 Climax 27|access-date=2017-07-20|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref> || Yano<br />(2:58)<ref name=NJPW080217>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/92078?showResult=1|script-title=ja:ローソンチケット Presents G1 Climax 27|access-date=2017-08-02|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref>
|-align="center"
! [[Takaaki Watanabe|Evil]]
| Elgin<br />(11:07)<ref name=NJPW080817/> || {{n/a}} || Evil<br />(14:23)<ref name=NJPW081217/> || Evil<br />(22:47)<ref name=NJPW080517/> || Omega<br />(23:33)<ref name=NJPW080217/> || Evil<br />(11:46)<ref name=NJPW072217/> || Sanada<br />(15:48)<ref name=NJPW072017/> || Evil<br />(8:38)<ref name=NJPW072717/> || Evil<br />(10:27)<ref name=NJPW072517/> || Evil<br />(1:33)<ref name=NJPW073017/>
|-align="center"
! [[Satoshi Kojima|Kojima]]
| Elgin<br />(13:09)<ref name=NJPW072517/> || Evil<br />(14:23)<ref name=NJPW081217/> || {{n/a}} || Okada<br />(15:26)<ref name=NJPW072717/> || Omega<br />(12:42)<ref name=NJPW073017/> || Robinson<br />(11:48)<ref name=NJPW072017/> || Kojima<br />(12:09)<ref name=NJPW080517/> || Suzuki<br />(10:13)<ref name=NJPW080217/> || Tonga<br />(10:43)<ref name=NJPW080817/> || Yano<br />(9:12)<ref name=NJPW072217/>
|-align="center"
! [[Kazuchika Okada|Okada]]
| Okada<br />(25:49)<ref name=NJPW072217/> || Evil<br />(22:47)<ref name=NJPW080517/> || Okada<br />(15:26)<ref name=NJPW072717/> || {{n/a}} || Omega<br />(24:40)<ref name=NJPW081217/> || Okada<br />(20:29)<ref name=NJPW073017/> || Okada<br />(20:49)<ref name=NJPW072517/> || Draw<br />(30:00)<ref name=NJPW080817/> || Okada<br />(11:22)<ref name=NJPW080217/> || Okada<br />(10:31)<ref name=NJPW072017/>
|-align="center"
! [[Kenny Omega|Omega]]
| Elgin<br />(24:39)<ref name=NJPW072717/> || Omega<br />(23:33)<ref name=NJPW080217/> || Omega<br />(12:42)<ref name=NJPW073017/> || Omega<br />(24:40)<ref name=NJPW081217/> || {{n/a}} || Robinson<br />(15:36)<ref name=NJPW080517/> || Omega<br />(15:03)<ref name=NJPW080817/> || Omega<br />(21:24)<ref name=NJPW072017/> || Omega<br />(11:41)<ref name=NJPW072217/>|| Omega<br />(11:31)<ref name=NJPW072517/>
|-align="center"
! [[Juice Robinson|Robinson]]
| Robinson<br />(11:48)<ref name=NJPW081217/> || Evil<br />(11:46)<ref name=NJPW072217/> || Robinson<br />(11:48)<ref name=NJPW072017/> || Okada<br />(20:29)<ref name=NJPW073017/> || Robinson<br />(15:36)<ref name=NJPW080517/> || {{n/a}} || Sanada<br />(13:48) || Suzuki<br />(11:23)<ref name=NJPW072517/> || Tonga<br />(10:36)<ref name=NJPW072717/> || Robinson<br />(4:25)<ref name=NJPW080817/>
|-align="center"
! [[Seiya Sanada|Sanada]]
| Sanada<br />(15:06)<ref name=NJPW073017/> || Sanada<br />(15:48)<ref name=NJPW072017/> || Kojima<br />(12:09)<ref name=NJPW080517/> || Okada<br />(20:49)<ref name=NJPW072517/> || Omega<br />(15:03)<ref name=NJPW080817/> || Sanada<br />(13:48)<ref name=NJPW080217/> || {{n/a}} || Suzuki<br />(11:22)<ref name=NJPW072217/> || Tonga<br />(11:59)<ref name=NJPW081217/> || Sanada<br />(4:33)<ref name=NJPW072717/>
|-align="center"
! [[Minoru Suzuki|Suzuki]]
| Elgin<br />(11:13)<ref name=NJPW080517/> || Evil<br />(8:38)<ref name=NJPW072717/> || Suzuki<br />(10:13)<ref name=NJPW080217/> || Draw<br />(30:00)<ref name=NJPW080817/> || Omega<br />(21:24)<ref name=NJPW072017/> || Suzuki<br />(11:23)<ref name=NJPW072517/> || Suzuki<br />(11:22)<ref name=NJPW072217/> || {{n/a}} || Suzuki<br />(10:22)<ref name=NJPW073017/> || Yano<br />(6:56)<ref name=NJPW081217/>
|-align="center"
! [[Tama Tonga|Tonga]]
| Tonga<br />(13:46)<ref name=NJPW072017/> || Evil<br />(10:27)<ref name=NJPW072517/> || Tonga<br />(10:43)<ref name=NJPW080817/> || Okada<br />(11:22)<ref name=NJPW080217/> || Omega<br />(11:41)<ref name=NJPW072217/>|| Tonga<br />(10:36)<ref name=NJPW072717/> || Tonga<br />(11:59)<ref name=NJPW081217/> || Suzuki<br />(10:22)<ref name=NJPW073017/> || {{n/a}} || Yano<br />(3:15)<ref name=NJPW080517/>
|-align="center"
! [[Toru Yano|Yano]]
| Yano<br />(2:58)<ref name=NJPW080217/> || Evil<br />(1:33)<ref name=NJPW073017/> || Yano<br />(9:12)<ref name=NJPW072217/> || Okada<br />(10:31)<ref name=NJPW072017/> || Omega<br />(11:31)<ref name=NJPW072517/> || Robinson<br />(4:25)<ref name=NJPW080817/> || Sanada<br />(4:33)<ref name=NJPW072717/> || Yano<br />(6:56)<ref name=NJPW081217/> || Yano<br />(3:15)<ref name=NJPW080517/> || {{n/a}}
|}
{{2TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1=Final
| RD1-seed1=A1
| RD1-team1='''[[Tetsuya Naito]]'''
| RD1-score1=Pin
| RD1-seed2=B1
| RD1-team2=[[Kenny Omega]]
| RD1-score2=34:35<ref name=NJPW081317>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/92085?showResult=1|script-title=ja:ローソンチケット Presents G1 Climax 27|access-date=2017-08-13|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref>
}}

===2018===
The 2018 version of the G1 Climax took place from July 14 until August 12.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrestlingculture.com/news/njpw/njpw-dates-and-venues-g1-climax-2018/|title=NJPW Announces the Dates and Venues for the G1 Climax 2018|date=April 2018|access-date=2018-06-06|archive-date=2018-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712015438/http://wrestlingculture.com/news/njpw/njpw-dates-and-venues-g1-climax-2018/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Due to renovations at [[Ryōgoku Kokugikan]], the final three shows for the tournament took place at [[Nippon Budokan]], representing New Japan's first shows at that arena since 2003. The announcement of the participants, blocks and schedule took place during the 2018 Kizuna Road shows.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1006012162140246017|user=EvanDeadlySinsW|title=In similar fashion to last year, the...|date=11 June 2018}}</ref> Hiroshi Tanahashi set a then record for most points set by a wrestler in a 20-man G1 Climax with 15 points. The final match was the longest match in G1 history until it was beaten in 2020.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|+Final standings
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block A !! colspan="2" style="width:50%" | Block B
|-
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]
| style="width:35px" | 15
! [[Kota Ibushi]]
| 12
|-
! [[Kazuchika Okada]] 
| 13
! [[Kenny Omega]]
| 12
|-
! [[Jay White]] 
| 12
! [[Zack Sabre Jr.]]
| 12
|-
! [[Minoru Suzuki]]
| 10
! [[Tetsuya Naito]]
| 12
|-
! [[Evil (wrestler)|Evil]]
| 10
! [[Tomohiro Ishii]]
| 10
|-
! [[Yoshi-Hashi]]
| 6
! [[Seiya Sanada|Sanada]]
| 8
|-
! [[Michael Elgin]]
| 6
! [[Juice Robinson]]
| 6
|-
! [[Togi Makabe]]
| 6
! [[Hirooki Goto]]
| 6
|-
! [[Adam Page (wrestler)|Hangman Page]]
| 6
! [[Toru Yano]]
| 6
|-
! [[Bad Luck Fale]]
| 6
! [[Tama Tonga]]
| 6
|}

{| class="wikitable" align=center style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-align="center"
! Block A !! [[Michael Elgin|Elgin]] !! [[Takaaki Watanabe|Evil]] !! [[Bad Luck Fale|Fale]] !! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]] !! [[Kazuchika Okada|Okada]] !! [[Hangman Page|Page]] !! [[Minoru Suzuki|Suzuki]] !! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]] !! [[Jay White|White]] !! [[Yoshi-Hashi]]
|-align="center"
! [[Michael Elgin|Elgin]]
| {{n/a}} || Elgin<br />(16:08)<ref name=NJPW071418>{{cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/24743?showResult=1|title=2018.07.14 G1 CLIMAX 28 Night01 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|access-date=2018-08-02|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=en}}</ref> || Elgin<br />(11:13)<ref name=NJPW080218>{{cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/24755?showResult=1|title=2018.08.02 G1 CLIMAX 28 Night13 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|access-date=2018-08-02|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=en}}</ref> || Makabe<br />(8:46)<ref name=NJPW081018>{{cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/24759?showResult=1|title=2018.08.10 G1 CLIMAX 28 Night17 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|access-date=2018-08-10|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=en}}</ref> || Okada<br />(20:56)<ref name=NJPW073018>{{cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/24753?showResult=1|title=2018.07.30 G1 CLIMAX 28 Night11 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|access-date=2018-07-30|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=en}}</ref> || Elgin<br />(17:17)<ref name=NJPW071618>{{cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/24745?showResult=1|title=2018.07.16 G1 CLIMAX 28 Night03 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|access-date=2018-07-16|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=en}}</ref> || Suzuki<br />(14:10)<ref name=NJPW072718>{{cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/24751?showResult=1|title=2018.07.27 G1 CLIMAX 28 Night07 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|access-date=2018-07-30|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]}}</ref> || Tanahashi<br />(16:03)<ref name=NJPW080518>{{cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/24757?showResult=1|title=2018.08.05 G1 CLIMAX 28 Night15 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|access-date=2018-08-05|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=en}}</ref>|| White<br />(17:44)<ref name=NJPW072018>{{cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/24747?showResult=1|title=2018.07.20 G1 CLIMAX 28 Night05 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|access-date=2018-07-20|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=en}}</ref> || Yoshi-Hashi<br/>(14:22)<ref name=NJPW072218>{{cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/24749?showResult=1|title=2018.07.22 G1 CLIMAX 28 Night07 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|access-date=2018-07-22|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=en}}</ref> 
|-align="center"
! [[Takaaki Watanabe|Evil]]
| Elgin<br />(16:08)<ref name=NJPW071418/> || {{n/a}} || Evil<br/>(12:13)<ref name=NJPW072218/> || Evil<br />(10:16)<ref name=NJPW072018/> || Okada<br />(18:27)<ref name=NJPW080518/> || Evil<br />(15:40)<ref name=NJPW072718/> || Suzuki<br />(12:13)<ref name=NJPW073018/> || Tanahashi<br />(12:57)<ref name=NJPW080218/> || Evil<br />(11:36)<ref name=NJPW081018/> || Evil<br />(12:37)<ref name=NJPW071618/>
|-align="center"
! [[Bad Luck Fale|Fale]]
| Elgin<br />(11:13)<ref name=NJPW080218/> || Evil<br/>(12:13)<ref name=NJPW072218/> || {{n/a}} || Fale<br />(7:51)<ref name=NJPW073018/> || Fale<br />(13:38)<ref name=NJPW071618/> || Page<br />(8:04)<ref name=NJPW071418/> || Suzuki<br />(8:51)<ref name=NJPW081018/> || Tanahashi<br />(16:27)<ref name=NJPW072018/> || Fale<br />(11:42)<ref name=NJPW072718/> || Yoshi-Hashi<br />(8:31)<ref name=NJPW080518/>
|-align="center"
! [[Togi Makabe|Makabe]]
| Makabe<br />(8:46)<ref name=NJPW081018/> || Evil<br />(10:16)<ref name=NJPW072018/> || Fale<br />(7:51)<ref name=NJPW073018/> || {{n/a}} || Okada<br/>(15:11)<ref name=NJPW072218/> || Page<br />(9:10)<ref name=NJPW080218/> || Makabe<br />(14:58)<ref name=NJPW071618/> || Tanahashi<br />(12:00)<ref name=NJPW072718/> || White<br />(10:22)<ref name=NJPW080518/> || Makabe<br />(11:05)<ref name=NJPW071418/>
|-align="center"
! [[Kazuchika Okada|Okada]]
| Okada<br />(20:56)<ref name=NJPW073018/> || Okada<br />(18:27)<ref name=NJPW080518/> || Fale<br />(13:38)<ref name=NJPW071618/> || Okada<br/>(15:11)<ref name=NJPW072218/> || {{n/a}} || Okada<br />(17:31)<ref name=NJPW072018/> || Okada<br />(18:20)<ref name=NJPW080218/>|| Draw<br />(30:00)<ref name=NJPW081018/> || White<br />(25:36)<ref name=NJPW071418/> || Okada<br />(19:40)<ref name=NJPW072718/>
|-align="center"
! [[Hangman Page|Page]]
| Elgin<br />(17:17)<ref name=NJPW071618/> || Evil<br />(15:40)<ref name=NJPW072718/> || Page<br />(8:04)<ref name=NJPW071418/> || Page<br />(9:10)<ref name=NJPW080218/> || Okada<br />(17:31)<ref name=NJPW072018/>  || {{n/a}} || Page<br />(12:05)<ref name=NJPW080518/> || Tanahashi<br/>(12:08)<ref name=NJPW072218/> || White<br />(17:10)<ref name=NJPW073018/> || Yoshi-Hashi<br />(10:22)<ref name=NJPW081018/>
|-align="center"
! [[Minoru Suzuki|Suzuki]]
| Suzuki<br />(14:10)<ref name=NJPW072718/> || Suzuki<br />(12:13)<ref name=NJPW073018/> || Suzuki<br />(8:51)<ref name=NJPW081018/> || Makabe<br />(14:58)<ref name=NJPW071618/> || Okada<br />(18:20)<ref name=NJPW080218/> || Page<br />(12:05)<ref name=NJPW080518/> || {{n/a}} || Tanahashi<br />(13:59)<ref name=NJPW071418/> || Suzuki<br/>(10:35)<ref name=NJPW072218/> || Suzuki<br />(13:44)<ref name=NJPW072018/>
|-align="center"
! [[Hiroshi Tanahashi|Tanahashi]]
| Tanahashi<br />(16:03)<ref name=NJPW080518/>|| Tanahashi<br />(12:57)<ref name=NJPW080218/> || Tanahashi<br />(16:27)<ref name=NJPW072018/> || Tanahashi<br />(12:00)<ref name=NJPW072718/> || Draw<br />(30:00)<ref name=NJPW081018/> ||Tanahashi<br/>(12:08)<ref name=NJPW072218/> ||Tanahashi<br />(13:59)<ref name=NJPW071418/> || {{n/a}} || White<br />(24:02)<ref name=NJPW071618/> || Tanahashi<br />(12:36)<ref name=NJPW073018/>
|-align="center"
! [[Jay White|White]]
| White<br />(17:44)<ref name=NJPW072018/> || Evil<br />(11:36)<ref name=NJPW081018/> || Fale<br />(11:42)<ref name=NJPW072718/> || White<br />(10:22)<ref name=NJPW080518/> || White<br />(25:36)<ref name=NJPW071418/> || White<br />(17:10)<ref name=NJPW073018/> || Suzuki<br/>(10:35)<ref name=NJPW072218/> || White<br />(24:02)<ref name=NJPW071618/> || {{n/a}} || White<br />(9:48)<ref name=NJPW080218/>
|-align="center"
! [[Yoshi-Hashi]]
| Yoshi-Hashi<br/>(14:22)<ref name=NJPW072218/> || Evil<br />(12:37)<ref name=NJPW071618/> || Yoshi-Hashi<br />(8:31)<ref name=NJPW080518/> || Makabe<br />(11:05)<ref name=NJPW071418/> || Okada<br />(19:40)<ref name=NJPW072718/> || Yoshi-Hashi<br />(10:22)<ref name=NJPW081018/> || Suzuki<br />(13:44)<ref name=NJPW072018/> || Tanahashi<br />(12:36)<ref name=NJPW073018/> || White<br />(9:48)<ref name=NJPW080218/> || {{n/a}} 
|-align="center"
! Block B  !! [[Hirooki Goto|Goto]] !! [[Kota Ibushi|Ibushi]] !! [[Tomohiro Ishii|Ishii]] !! [[Tetsuya Naito|Naito]] !! [[Kenny Omega|Omega]] !! [[Juice Robinson|Robinson]] !! [[Zack Sabre Jr|Sabre]] !! [[Seiya Sanada|Sanada]] !! [[Tama Tonga|Tonga]] !! [[Toru Yano|Yano]]
|-align="center"
! [[Hirooki Goto|Goto]]
| {{n/a}} || Ibushi<br />(18:09)<ref name=NJPW080118>{{cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/24754?showResult=1|title=2018.08.01 G1 CLIMAX 28 Night12 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|access-date=2018-08-01|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=en}}</ref> || Ishii<br />(18:15)<ref name=NJPW072118>{{cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/24748?showResult=1|title=2018.07.21 G1 CLIMAX 28 Night06 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|access-date=2018-07-21|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=en}}</ref> || Naito<br />(13:26)<ref name=NJPW072818>{{cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/24752?showResult=1|title=2018.07.28 G1 CLIMAX 28 Night08 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|access-date=2018-07-30|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]}}</ref> || Omega<br />(19:29)<ref name=NJPW071918>{{cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/24746?showResult=1|title=2018.07.19 G1 CLIMAX 28 Night04 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|access-date=2018-07-19|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=en}}</ref> || Robinson<br />(10:36)<ref name=NJPW081118>{{cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/24760?showResult=1|title=2018.08.11 G1 CLIMAX 28 Night18 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|access-date=2018-08-11|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=en}}</ref> || Sabre<br />(10:43)<ref name=NJPW080818>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/24758?showResult=1|title=2018.08.08 G1 CLIMAX 28 Night16 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-08}}</ref>|| Goto<br />(13:38)<ref name=NJPW071518>{{cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/24744?showResult=1|title=2018.07.15 G1 CLIMAX 28 Night02 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|access-date=2018-07-15|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=en}}</ref> || Goto<br />(11:15)<ref name=NJPW080418>{{cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/24756?showResult=1|title=2018.08.04 G1 CLIMAX 28 Night14 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|access-date=2018-08-04|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=en}}</ref>  || Goto<br />(2:17)<ref name=NJPW072618>{{cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/24750?showResult=1|title=2018.07.26 G1 CLIMAX 28 Night08 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|access-date=2018-07-27|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=en}}</ref> 
|-align="center"
! [[Kota Ibushi|Ibushi]]
| Ibushi<br />(18:09)<ref name=NJPW080118/> || {{n/a}} || Ibushi<br />(16:13)<ref name=NJPW072818/> || Ibushi<br />(25:09)<ref name=NJPW080418/> || Ibushi<br />(23:13)<ref name=NJPW081118/> || Ibushi<br />(13:03)<ref name=NJPW071918/>|| Ibushi<br />(22:58)<ref name=NJPW071518/> || Sanada<br />(22:23)<ref name=NJPW072618/> || Tonga<br />(14:17)<ref name=NJPW080818/> || Yano<br />(8:23)<ref name=NJPW072118/>
|-align="center"
! [[Tomohiro Ishii|Ishii]]
| Ishii<br />(18:15)<ref name=NJPW072118/> || Ibushi<br />(16:13)<ref name=NJPW072818/> || {{n/a}} || Naito<br />(19:13)<ref name=NJPW071918/> || Ishii<br />(22:42)<ref name=NJPW080418/> || Ishii<br />(12:24)<ref name=NJPW080818/> || Sabre<br />(14:35)<ref name=NJPW072618/>|| Ishii<br />(17:00)<ref name=NJPW081118/> || Tonga<br />(10:32)<ref name=NJPW080118/> || Ishii<br />(8:52)<ref name=NJPW071518/>
|-align="center"
! [[Tetsuya Naito|Naito]]
| Naito<br />(13:26)<ref name=NJPW072818/> || Ibushi<br />(25:09)<ref name=NJPW080418/> || Naito<br />(19:13)<ref name=NJPW071918/> || {{n/a}} || Omega<br />(23:19)<ref name=NJPW071518/> || Naito<br />(16:43)<ref name=NJPW072118/> || Sabre<br />(18:17)<ref name=NJPW081118/>|| Naito<br />(19:52)<ref name=NJPW080818/> || Naito<br />(10:06)<ref name=NJPW072618/> || Naito<br />(8:28)<ref name=NJPW080118/>
|-align="center"
! [[Kenny Omega|Omega]]
| Omega<br />(19:29)<ref name=NJPW071918/> || Ibushi<br />(23:13)<ref name=NJPW081118/> || Ishii<br />(22:42)<ref name=NJPW080418/> || Omega<br />(23:19)<ref name=NJPW071518/> || {{n/a}} || Omega<br />(15:31)<ref name=NJPW072618/> || Omega<br />(15:14)<ref name=NJPW080118/> || Omega<br />(20:12)<ref name=NJPW072818/> || Omega<br />(9:55)<ref name=NJPW072118/> || Yano<br />(9:04)<ref name=NJPW080818/>
|-align="center"
! [[Juice Robinson|Robinson]]
| Robinson<br />(10:36)<ref name=NJPW081118/> || Ibushi<br />(13:03)<ref name=NJPW071918/>|| Ishii<br />(12:24)<ref name=NJPW080818/> || Naito<br />(16:43)<ref name=NJPW072118/> || Omega<br />(15:31)<ref name=NJPW072618/> || {{n/a}} || Sabre<br />(13:39)<ref name=NJPW080418/>|| Robinson<br />(12:36)<ref name=NJPW080118/> || Tonga<br />(14:05)<ref name=NJPW071518/> || Robinson<br />(8:28)<ref name=NJPW072818/>
|-align="center"
! [[Zack Sabre Jr|Sabre]]
| Sabre<br />(10:43)<ref name=NJPW080818/>|| Ibushi<br />(22:58)<ref name=NJPW071518/> || Sabre<br />(14:35)<ref name=NJPW072618/>|| Sabre<br />(18:17)<ref name=NJPW081118/>|| Omega<br />(15:14)<ref name=NJPW080118/> || Sabre<br />(13:39)<ref name=NJPW080418/>|| {{n/a}} || Sanada<br />(10:45)<ref name=NJPW072118/> || Sabre<br />(10:59)<ref name=NJPW072818/>|| Sabre<br />(10:34)<ref name=NJPW071918/>
|-align="center"
! [[Seiya Sanada|Sanada]]
| Goto<br />(13:38)<ref name=NJPW071518/> || Sanada<br />(22:23)<ref name=NJPW072618/> || Ishii<br />(17:00)<ref name=NJPW081118/> || Naito<br />(19:52)<ref name=NJPW080818/> || Omega<br />(20:12)<ref name=NJPW072818/> || Robinson<br />(12:36)<ref name=NJPW080118/> || Sanada<br />(10:45)<ref name=NJPW072118/> || {{n/a}} || Sanada<br />(10:46)<ref name=NJPW071918/> || Sanada<br />(5:22)<ref name=NJPW080418/>
|-align="center"
! [[Tama Tonga|Tonga]]
| Goto<br />(11:15)<ref name=NJPW080418/> || Tonga<br />(14:17)<ref name=NJPW080818/> || Tonga<br />(10:32)<ref name=NJPW080118/> || Naito<br />(10:06)<ref name=NJPW072618/> || Omega<br />(9:55)<ref name=NJPW072118/> || Tonga<br />(14:05)<ref name=NJPW071518/> || Sabre<br />(10:59)<ref name=NJPW072818/>|| Sanada<br />(10:46)<ref name=NJPW071918/> || {{n/a}} || Yano<br />(5:08)<ref name=NJPW081118/>
|-align="center"
! [[Toru Yano|Yano]]
| Goto<br />(2:17)<ref name=NJPW072618/> || Yano<br />(8:23)<ref name=NJPW072118/> || Ishii<br />(8:52)<ref name=NJPW071518/> || Naito<br />(8:28)<ref name=NJPW080118/> || Yano<br />(9:04)<ref name=NJPW080818/> || Robinson<br />(8:28)<ref name=NJPW072818/> || Sabre<br />(10:34)<ref name=NJPW071918/>|| Sanada<br />(5:22)<ref name=NJPW080418/> || Yano<br />(5:08)<ref name=NJPW081118/> || {{n/a}} 
|}
{{2TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1=Final
| RD1-seed1=A1
| RD1-team1= '''[[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]'''
| RD1-score1=Pin
| RD1-seed2=B1
| RD1-team2= [[Kota Ibushi]]
| RD1-score2=35:00<ref name=NJPW081218>{{cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/24761?showResult=1|title=2018.08.12 G1 CLIMAX 28 Night19 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|access-date=2018-08-12|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=en}}</ref>
}}

===2019===
{{Main|G1 Climax 29}}The 2019 edition of the G1 Climax took place from July 6 to August 12 with the finals taking place at [[Nippon Budokan]]. For the first time in NJPW history, the opening night of the tournament took place outside Japan, at the [[American Airlines Center]] in [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]].<ref name=":0" /> [[Kota Ibushi]] won the G1, defeating [[Jay White]] in the final.

===2020===
{{Main|G1 Climax 30}}
The 2020 edition of the G1 Climax took place from September 19 until October 18 with the final three days being held at [[Ryōgoku Kokugikan]]. This was the first time that the tournament was not held in the summer but in the autumn. This was due to the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in Tokyo originally being scheduled to be held when the tournament is usually held. Later, the Olympics were postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Japan|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="G1Climax2020"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/new-japan-news/njpw-announces-g1-osaka-dates-tv-slot-world-pro-wrestling-returns-303781|date=February 9, 2020|publisher=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|access-date=February 11, 2020|title=NJPW ANNOUNCES G1 OSAKA DATES, TV SLOT FOR WORLD PRO WRESTLING RETURNS}}</ref> 
The final match became the longest match in G1 Climax history, surpassing the previous record in 2018. [[Kota Ibushi]] became the third wrestler along with [[Masahiro Chono]] and [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]] to win two consecutive G1 Climax tournaments and the first wrestler to reach the finals for the third time in a row.

===2021===
{{Main|G1 Climax 31}}
The 2021 edition of the G1 Climax was announced on July 8 and took place from September 18 until October 21 with the finals taking place at [[Nippon Budokan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/new-japan-news/njpw-announces-dates-g1-climax-31-tournament-346296|date=July 8, 2021|publisher=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|access-date=August 4, 2021|title=NJPW ANNOUNCES DATES FOR G1 CLIMAX 31 TOURNAMENT}}</ref> [[Kazuchika Okada]] and [[Jeff Cobb]] set the record for the most points in a 20-man G1 with 16 points each; Cobb also set the record for most consecutive wins in a single G1 Climax with 8 wins in a row. Kota Ibushi also made his fourth consecutive appearance in a G1 final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/new-japan-news/finals-set-njpw-g1-climax-31-356841|date=October 20, 2021|publisher=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|access-date=October 24, 2021|title=FINALS SET FOR NJPW G1 CLIMAX 31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/106131|date=October 15, 2021|publisher=New Japan Pro-Wrestling|access-date=October 24, 2021|title=G1 Climax night 18 (October 20) Preview 【G131】}}</ref> Okada would win the G1, defeating Ibushi in the tournament final by referee stoppage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/106614|title=G1 ends in Heartbreak as Okada Wins due to Ibushi Injury |website=NJPW|language=en|access-date=2021-10-24}}</ref>

===2022===
{{Main|G1 Climax 32}}
The 2022 edition of the G1 Climax was announced on April 9 at [[Hyper Battle '22|Hyper Battle]] and took place from July 16 until August 18, returning the G1 to the summer. This edition consisted of 28 participants across 4 blocks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/njpw-anounces-dates-for-g1-climax-32-tournament|date=April 9, 2022|publisher=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|access-date=April 11, 2022|title=NJPW announces dates for G1 Climax 32 tournament}}</ref>
The Final match was between [[Kazuchika Okada]] and [[Will Ospreay]], which Okada won by pinfall, marking Okada's 4th G1 Climax victory and becoming the 4th wrestler to win two consecutive G1 Climax tournaments, alongside [[Masahiro Chono]], [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]] and [[Kota Ibushi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022.08.18 G1 CLIMAX 32 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING |url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/121370?showCards=1 |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] |language=en}}</ref>

===2023===
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<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-13 |title=Tetsuya Naito vs SANADA Will Headline Wrestle Kingdom 18 At The Tokyo Dome - Atletifo |url=https://atletifo.com/news/tetsuya-naito-vs-sanada-wrestle-kingdom/ |access-date=2023-08-13 |language=en-GB}}</ref> The 2023 edition of the G1 Climax was announced on April 8 at [[Sakura Genesis 2023|Sakura Genesis]] and took place from July 15 until August 13.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/njpw-reveals-dates-for-g1-climax-33-tournament|date=April 9, 2023|publisher=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|access-date=April 9, 2023|title=NJPW reveals dates for G1 Climax 33 tournament}}</ref> The tournament featured 32 participants, making it the largest G1 to date.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/152253|date=June 4, 2023|publisher=New Japan Pro-Wrestling|access-date=June 5, 2023|title=G1 Climax 33 Lineup revealed! 【G133】}}</ref> The 2023 G1 Climax also featured the tournament debuts of [[Shota Umino]], [[Hikuleo (wrestler)|Hikuleo]], [[Eddie Kingston]], [[Ren Narita]], [[Gabriel Kidd]], [[Alex Coughlin]], [[Shane Thorne|Shane Haste]], [[Mikey Nicholls]], [[Yota Tsuji]] and [[Kaito Kiyomiya]] with Kingston and Kiyomiya being outsiders from [[All Elite Wrestling]] and [[Pro Wrestling Noah]] respectively. In the finals, [[Tetsuya Naito]] defeated [[Kazuchika Okada]] to win his third G1 Climax.

===2024===
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The 2024 edition of the G1 Climax was announced on June 9 at [[Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall (2024)|Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall]] and will take place from July 20 until August 18.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lambert |first1=Jeremy |title=NJPW Announces Format For NJPW G1 Climax 34 |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/njpw-announces-format-njpw-g1-climax-34 |access-date=9 June 2024 |work=Fightful |date=9 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The tournament saw a return to 20 participants split into two 10-man blocks for the first time since 2021. Only the top 3 wrestlers in each block advanced, with the block winners earning a [[Bye (sports)|bye]] into the semifinals. The tournament marked the tournament debuts of [[Callum Newman]], [[Oleg Boltin|Boltin Oleg]], [[Jake Lee (wrestler)|Jake Lee]], [[Yuya Uemura]], and [[All Elite Wrestling|AEW]]–[[DDT Pro-Wrestling|DDT]] representative [[Konosuke Takeshita]].

=== 2025 ===
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The 2025 edition of the G1 Climax was announced on April 7 and will take place from July 19 until August 17.

==See also==
*[[AEW Continental Classic|Continental Classic]]
*[[Champion Carnival]]
*[[Global League|N-1 Victory]]
*[[Fire Festival]]
*[[Ikkitousen Strong Climb]]
*[[D-Oh Grand Prix]]
*[[King of Gate]]
*[[Stardom 5Star Grand Prix Tournament|5Star Grand Prix]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.njpw.co.jp/champions/g1-climax G1 Climax at NJPW.co.jp] {{in lang|ja}}

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