First, catch up on any action you missed! Primer Night 1 Night 2 Nights 3-5 Nights 6-8 Nights 9-10 Nights 11-12 Nights 13-16 Nights 17-19 The 27th G1 Climax may have come to a close, but our collective praise for this year’s …Read more »
Previously: Primer Night 1 Night 2 Nights 3-5 Nights 6-8 Nights 9-10 Nights 11-12 Nights 13-16 A sold out Ryogoku Sumo Hall played host to what were possibly the three greatest nights in G1 Climax history. Almost certainly the finest two. And most definitely …Read more »
Previously: Primer Night 1 Night 2 Nights 3-5 Nights 6-8 Nights 9-10 I struggle to recall a time when the G1 Climax didn't consume our daily lives. Is it because the G1 has always been with us, or that we’re only truly alive when …Read more »
Previously: Primer Night 1 Night 2 Nights 3-5 “People won’t buy into wrestlers who want to have a long and healthy life.” - Hiroshi Tanahashi Words of wisdom? Perhaps not. But words all twenty G1 Climax competitors have clearly chosen to live by, as …Read more »
Night two of the G1 Climax brought on the B Block action with plenty of satisfaction from the Mecca of Martial Arts, the Temple of the Toe-Hold, Korakuen Hall. The stench of death didn't quite fill the air as it did on night one, …Read more »
If you're just now joining us, be sure to check out our G1 Climax primer ! Night one of the G1 Climax saw an evening that began as sport, but ended as a raw expression of the inherently self-destructive human soul. A …Read more »
If New Japan Pro Wrestling is indeed “The King of Sports,” then the annual G1 Climax is its version of the melee as held in the court of Louis VII. Since 1991, Japan’s humid summer months have played host to a tournament that past entrants …Read more »
In 1972 a prominently-chinned grappler named Antonio Inoki—a.k.a Kanji Inoki a.k.a Muhammad Hussain Inoki (it’s complicated)—unveiled his brawny brainchild at the Ota Ward Gymnasium. Its name: New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Bearing the slogan “King of Sports,” they slammed onto the scene with a bold mission statement: …Read more »
If you pay attention to social media, you may have noticed that people have been talking non-stop about the World Cup for what feels like forever. If you keep up with current anime, you may have noticed that one of last season’s most interesting titles …Read more »
The talents of AKB48 member Yui Yokoyama aren't restricted to the stage, studio, and screen. As it turns out, the young pop star can also tear it up in the wrestling ring. The smackdown occurred on a recent episode of Japanese comedy show Mecha Ike …Read more »
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