NJPW Announces Updated Tournament Match Schedule for G1 Climax 2026

New Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced the updated full schedule of tournament matches for this year’s G1 Climax tournament.

This update was made following OSKAR and Ryohei Oiwa securing the final two spots after their Play-In victories over Yujiro Takahashi and El Phantsamo at the July 6th Road to G1 Climax show in Tokyo.

This year’s tournament will take place from July 11 to August 16 in the United States and Japan and the winner to earn a title shot for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at next year’s Wrestle Kingdom 21 event.

Updated full match block schedule for G1 Climax 2026:

July 11 – Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States:

• B Block – Aaron Wolf vs. HENARE
• A Block – Shingo Takagi vs. Jake Lee
• B Block – Ren Narita vs. OSKAR
• A Block – Yuto-Ice vs. Great-O-Khan
• B Block – Shota Umino vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
• A Block – Hirooki Goto vs. SANADA
• B Block – Yuya Uemura vs. Callum Newman
• A Block – Boltin Oleg vs. Ryohei Oiwa
• A Block – Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yota Tsuji

July 18 – Sapporo, Japan:

• A Block – Konosuke Takeshita vs. Jake Lee
• A Block – Hirooki Goto vs. Yota Tsuji
• A Block – Boltin Oleg vs. Yuto-Ice
• A Block – Great-O-Khan vs. SANADA
• A Block – Shingo Takagi vs. Ryohei Oiwa
• B Block – Gabe Kidd vs. Drilla Moloney

July 19 – Sapporo:

• B Block – Shota Umino vs. Aaron Wolf
• B Block – Yuya Uemura vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
• B Block – Drilla Moloney vs. HENARE
• B Block – Callum Newman vs. Ren Narita
• B Block – Gabe Kidd vs. OSKAR

July 21 – Sendai:

• A Block – Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yuto-Ice
• A Block – Hirooki Goto vs. Jake Lee
• A Block – Boltin Oleg vs. Shingo Takagi
• A Block – Yota Tsuji vs. SANADA
• A Block – Great-O-Khan vs. Ryohei Oiwa

July 22 – Nagaoka:

• B Block – Shota Umino vs. Ren Narita
• B Block – Yuya Uemura vs. Drilla Moloney
• B Block – Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Callum Newman
• B Block – Aaron Wolf vs. Gabe Kidd
• B Block – HENARE vs. OSKAR

July 25 – Tokyo:

• A Block – Konosuke Takeshita vs. Boltin Oleg
• A Block – Hirooki Goto vs. Great-O-Khan
• A Block – Yota Tsuji vs. Shingo Takagi
• A Block – Jake Lee vs. SANADA
• A Block – Yuto-Ice vs. Ryohei Oiwa

July 26 – Tokyo:

• B Block – Shota Umino vs. Yuya Uemura
• B Block – Callum Newman vs. Drilla Moloney
• B Block – Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Gabe Kidd
• B Block – HENARE vs. Ren Narita
• B Block – Aaron Wolf vs. OSKAR

July 29 – Suita:

• A Block – Konosuke Takeshita vs. Great-O-Khan
• A Block – Hirooki Goto vs. Shingo Takagi
• A Block – Boltin Oleg vs. Jake Lee
• A Block – Yota Tsuji vs. Yuto-Ice
• A Block – SANADA vs. Ryohei Oiwa

July 31 – Takamatsu:

• B Block – Shota Umino vs. HENARE
• B Block – Yuya Uemura vs. Aaron Wolf
• B Block – Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ren Narita
• B Block – Callum Newman vs. Gabe Kidd
• B Block – Drilla Moloney vs. OSKAR

August 1 – Hiroshima:

• A Block – Hirooki Goto vs. Konosuke Takeshita
• A Block – Boltin Oleg vs. SANADA
• A Block – Shingo Takagi vs. Great-O-Khan
• A Block – Yuto-Ice vs. Jake Lee
• A Block – Yota Tsuji vs. Ryohei Oiwa

August 2 – Fukuoka:

• B Block – Shota Umino vs. Callum Newman
• B Block – Yuya Uemura vs. Ren Narita
• B Block – Gabe Kidd vs. HENARE
• B Block – Aaron Wolf vs. Drilla Moloney
• B Block – Zack Sabre Jr. vs. OSKAR

August 6 – Tokyo:

• A Block – Konosuke Takeshita vs. Shingo Takagi
• A Block – Yota Tsuji vs. Boltin Oleg
• A Block – Jake Lee vs. Great-O-Khan
• A Block – Yuto-Ice vs. SANADA
• A Block – Hirooki Goto vs. Ryohei Oiwa

August 8 – Yokohama:

• B Block – Shota Umino vs. Gabe Kidd
• B Block – Yuya Uemura vs. HENARE
• B Block – Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Drilla Moloney
• B Block – Aaron Wolf vs. Ren Narita
• B Block – Callum Newman vs. OSKAR

August 9 – Takasaki:

• A Block – Konosuke Takeshita vs. SANADA
• A Block – Hirooki Goto vs. Boltin Oleg
• A Block – Yota Tsuji vs. Great-O-Khan
• A Block – Shingo Takagi vs. Yuto-Ice
• A Block – Jake Lee vs. Ryohei Oiwa

August 11 – Tsu City:

• B Block – Yuya Uemura vs. Gabe Kidd
• B Block – Drilla Moloney vs. Ren Narita
• B Block – Zack Sabre Jr. vs. HENARE
• B Block – Aaron Wolf vs. Callum Newman
• B Block – Shota Umino vs. OSKAR

August 12 – Hamamatsu:

• A Block – Hirooki Goto vs. Yuto-Ice
• A Block – Boltin Oleg vs. Great-O-Khan
• A Block – Yota Tsuji vs. Jake Lee
• A Block – Shingo Takagi vs. SANADA
• A Block – Konosuke Takeshita vs. Ryohei Oiwa

August 13 – Tokyo:

• B Block – Shota Umino vs. Drilla Moloney
• B Block – Callum Newman vs. HENARE
• B Block – Gabe Kidd vs. Ren Narita
• B Block – Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Aaron Wolf
• B Block – Yuya Uemura vs. OSKAR

August 15 – Tokyo:

• G1 Climax 2026 Semifinal Round match – A Block winner vs. B Block runner-up
• G1 Climax 2026 Semifinal Round match – B Block winner vs. A Block runner-up

August 16 – Tokyo:

• G1 Climax 2026 Finals – TBD vs. TBD