NJPW has revealed the full schedule for the 2026 G1 Climax 36 tournament, which is set to kick off next month.
The prestigious round robin tournament will return once more for 2026 and will determine a future challenger for the top prize in the company, the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. The tournament will kick off on July 11 in Chicago, USA before returning to Japan for the remainder.
Despite injury concerns, former champion Callum Newman has promised that he will be in the tournament, which will see him face everyone in his block at the bare minimum. The UK star will then compete in the finals matches if he makes it to the top spots in his group.
NJPW Climax 36 Schedule:
Saturday, July 11:
- A Block: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yota Tsuji
- A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. SANADA
- A Block: Shingo Takagi vs. Jake Lee
- A Block: Yuto-Ice vs. Great-O-Khan
- A Block: Oleg Boltin vs. El Phantasmo or Ryohei Oiwa
- B Block: Shota Umino vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
- B Block: Yuya Uemura vs. Callum Newman
- B Block: Aaron Wolf vs. HENARE
- B Block: Ren Narita vs. OSKAR or Yujiro Takahashi
Saturday, July 18:
- A Block: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Jake Lee
- A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Yota Tsuji
- A Block: Oleg Boltin vs. Yuto-Ice
- A Block: Great-O-Khan vs. SANADA
- A Block: Shingo Takagi vs. El Phantasmo or Ryohei Oiwa
- B Block: Gabe Kidd vs. Drilla Moloney
Sunday, July 19:
- 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 or Yujiro Takahashi
Tuesday, July 21:
- A Block: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yuto-Ice
- A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Jake Lee
- A Block: Oleg Boltin vs. Shingo Takagi
- A Block: Yota Tsuji vs. SANADA
- A Block: Great-O-Khan vs. El Phantasmo or Ryohei Oiwa
Wednesday, July 22:
- 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 or Yujiro Takahashi
Saturday, July 25:
- A Block: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Oleg Boltin
- 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. El Phantasmo or Ryohei Oiwa
Sunday, July 26:
- 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 or Yujiro Takahashi
Wednesday, July 29:
- A Block: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Great-O-Khan
- A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Shingo Takagi
- A Block: Oleg Boltin vs. Jake Lee
- A Block: Yota Tsuji vs. Yuto-Ice
- A Block: SANADA vs. El Phantasmo or Ryohei Oiwa
Friday, July 31:
- 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 or Yujiro Takahashi
Saturday, August 1:
- A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Konosuke Takeshita
- A Block: Oleg Boltin vs. SANADA
- A Block: Shingo Takagi vs. Great-O-Khan
- A Block: Yuto-Ice vs. Jake Lee
- A Block: Yota Tsuji vs. El Phantasmo or Ryohei Oiwa
Sunday, August 2:
- 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 or Yujiro Takahashi
Thursday, August 6:
- A Block: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Shingo Takagi
- A Block: Yota Tsuji vs. Oleg Boltin
- A Block: Jake Lee vs. Great-O-Khan
- A Block: Yuto-Ice vs. SANADA
- A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. El Phantasmo or Ryohei Oiwa
Saturday, August 8:
- 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 or Yujiro Takahashi
Sunday, August 9:
- A Block: Konosuke Takeshita vs. SANADA
- A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Oleg Boltin
- A Block: Yota Tsuji vs. Great-O-Khan
- A Block: Shingo Takagi vs. Yuto-Ice
- A Block: Jake Lee vs. El Phantasmo or Ryohei Oiwa
Tuesday, August 11:
- 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 or Yujiro Takahashi
Wednesday, August 12:
- A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Yuto-Ice
- A Block: Oleg Boltin vs. Great-O-Khan
- A Block: Yota Tsuji vs. Jake Lee
- A Block: Shingo Takagi vs. SANADA
- A Block: Konosuke Takeshita vs. El Phantasmo or Ryohei Oiwa
Thursday, August 13:
- 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 or Yujiro Takahashi
Saturday, August 15:
- Semifinals
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan’s retirement match
Sunday, August 16:
- Finals
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