The G1 Climax 32 was a professional wrestling tournament promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The tournament commenced on July 16 and concluded on August 18, 2022. It was the thirty-second edition of G1 Climax and the forty-eighth edition of the tournament counting its previous forms under different names.
Considered NJPW's most important tournament, the G1 Climax featured twenty-eight wrestlers, divided into four blocks of seven ("A", "B", "C", and "D"). Each participant faced all six other wrestlers within the same block in singles matches. The winner of each block was determined via a point system, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a defeat. Each night of the event saw one match from each block between two members. On the final two days of the event, the winners of each block entered a four-man playoff to determine the winner of the tournament, who also receives a future match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom. The event was broadcast live on TV Asahi and Fighting TV Samurai in Japan, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling World worldwide.
For the first time in three years, the block returned to the summer, moving away from the previous years where it was held in the fall between September–October due to the 2020 Summer Olympic Games being held in Japan, while coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic. At twenty-eight participants, it was the largest field in G1 Climax history and the most competitors since 2014. The tournament also ran in a four-block round-robin format for the first time since 2000.
The event saw the G1 Climax debuts of Tom Lawlor, Jonah, El Phantasmo, Aaron Henare, and David Finlay.
Production
Tournament rules
+ Other on-screen personnelRole:Name:English CommentatorsKevin KellyChris Charlton El Phantasmo Tom Lawlor Lance Archer David Finlay Jonah Chase Owens Japanese CommentatorsMilano Collection A.T. Shigeki Kiyono Kazuki Kusanagi Hiroki Mikami Miki Motoi Haruo Murata Shimpei Nogami Yusuke Okamoto Yohei Ohnishi Yuichi Tabata Shunpei Terakawa Daisuke Takahashi Koki Yamazaki Shinji Yoshino Ring announcersKimihiko OzakiMakoto AbeRefereesJeremy MarcusKenta SatoYuya SakamotoMarty AsamiRed Shoes Unno The tournament features twenty-eight wrestlers, divided into four blocks of seven ("A", "B", "C", and "D"). Each participant faces all six other wrestlers within the same block in singles matches. The winner of each block is determined via a point system, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss; each night of the event sees one match from each block between two members competing for the tournament. In case of several wrestlers sharing the top score, the results of the matches those wrestlers had when facing each other in the tournament act as tiebreaker, with the one having the most wins over the other top-scorers determining the winner of the block.
On the final two days of the event, the respective winners of each block enter a four-man single-elimination playoff to determine the winner of the G1 Climax, who would gain a future match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, NJPW's top championship, at Wrestle Kingdom, NJPW's biggest yearly event; if the IWGP Heavyweight Champion himself wins, he selects his opponent at Wrestle Kingdom. The Young Lion matches have a fifteen-minutes time limit, while the matches of the tournament have a 30-minutes time limit (with the time limit being reached resulting in a tie); the semifinal (block winners) and final (semifinal winners) matches, where a winner must be determined, have no time limit.
History On April 9, 2022, at Hyper Battle '22, NJPW announced that the 2022 edition of the G1 Climax would take place from July to August, returning to the summer for the first time since 2019. During Dominion 6.12 in Osaka-jo Hall on June 22, NJPW announced the participants for the G1 Climax.
Storylines The event includes matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
Venues DatesVenueLocationJuly 16Hokkai KitayellToyohira-ku, SapporoJuly 17July 20Xebio Arena SendaiSendai, MiyagiJuly 23Ota City General GymnasiumŌta, TokyoJuly 24July 26Korakuen HallBunkyo, TokyoJuly 27July 30Aichi Prefectural GymnasiumNagoya, AichiJuly 31August 2Hamamatsu ArenaHamamatsu, ShizuokaAugust 5Item EhimeMatsuyama, EhimeAugust 6Osaka Prefectural GymnasiumNamba, OsakaAugust 7August 9Hiroshima Sun PlazaNishi-ku, HiroshimaAugust 10August 13Machida Municipal GymnasiumMachida, TokyoAugust 14White RingNagano, NaganoAugust 16Nippon BudokanChiyoda, TokyoAugust 17August 18
Results Night 1 The first night of the tournament took place on July 16, 2022, at Hokkai Kitayell in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo.
Tournament scores A BlockB BlockC BlockD BlockRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPoints1Okada021White021Henare021Ospreay022Cobb002Sanada002Tanahashi002Phantasmo00Yano00Tonga00Evil00Robinson00Archer00Ishii00Goto00Yoshi-Hashi00Fale00Taichi00Sabre00Takagi00Lawlor00O-Khan00Kenta00Takahashi00Jonah00Owens00Naito00Finlay00
Night 2 The second night of the tournament took place on July 17, 2022, at Hokkai Kitayell in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo.
Tournament scores A BlockB BlockC BlockD BlockRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPoints1Okada221White221Henare221Ospreay22Yano02Taichi02Sabre02Robinson022Jonah002Ishii002Kenta002Takagi00Cobb00Sanada00Tanahashi00Phantasmo00Archer00Tonga00Goto00Yoshi-Hashi00Lawlor00O-Khan00Evil00Takahashi00Fale00Owens00Naito00Finlay00
Night 3 The third night of the tournament took place on July 20, 2022, at Xebio Arena Sendai in Sendai, Miyagi.
Tournament scores A BlockB BlockC BlockD BlockRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPoints1Okada221White221Henare221Ospreay22Yano22Taichi22Sabre22Robinson22Fale02Tonga02Goto02Takahashi022Archer002Owens002Naito002Finlay00Cobb00Ishii00Kenta00Yoshi-Hashi00Lawlor00O-Khan00Evil00Takagi00Jonah00Sanada00Tanahashi00Phantasmo00
Night 4 The fourth night of the tournament took place on July 23, 2022, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Ōta, Tokyo.
Tournament scores A BlockB BlockC BlockD BlockRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPoints1Okada241White241Sabre241Robinson222Yano222Taichi222Henare22Ospreay22Fale22Tonga22Goto22Takahashi223Archer003Owens003Naito00Takagi02Cobb00Ishii00Kenta002Yoshi-Hashi00Lawlor00O-Khan00Evil00Finlay00Jonah00Sanada00Tanahashi00Phantasmo00
Night 5 The fifth night of the tournament took place on July 24, 2022, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Ōta, Tokyo.
Tournament scores A BlockB BlockC BlockD BlockRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPoints1Okada441White441Sabre441Ospreay222Yano222Sanada022Henare22Robinson22Cobb02Taichi22Goto22Phantasmo02Fale22Tonga22Tanahashi02Takagi223Jonah003Owens003Kenta00Takahashi22Lawlor00O-Khan00Naito002Finlay00Archer00Ishii00Evil00Yoshi-Hashi00
Night 6 The sixth night of the tournament took place on July 26, 2022, at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo.
Tournament scores A BlockB BlockC BlockD BlockRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPoints1Okada441White441Sabre441Ospreay222Yano222Sanada222Henare22Finlay02Cobb22Taichi22Goto22Phantasmo22Fale22Tonga22Tanahashi22Takagi22Archer02Owens02Evil02Takahashi223Lawlor003O-Khan003Kenta00Robinson22Jonah00Ishii00Naito002Yoshi-Hashi00
Night 7 The seventh night of the tournament took place on July 27, 2022, at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo.
Tournament scores A BlockB BlockC BlockD BlockRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPoints1Okada441White441Sabre441Ospreay24Fale242Sanada22Goto242Finlay222Cobb22Taichi222Henare22Phantasmo22Yano22Tonga22Tanahashi22Takagi22Archer22Owens22Evil22Takahashi223Lawlor00Ishii023Kenta00Robinson22Jonah003O-Khan00Naito003Yoshi-Hashi00
Night 8 The eighth night of the tournament took place on July 30, 2022, at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Aichi.
Tournament scores A BlockB BlockC BlockD Block RankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPoints1Okada441White441Tanahashi241Ospreay44Fale44Sanada24Sabre44Finlay242Cobb222Taichi22Goto442Phantasmo22Yano22Tonga222Henare22Takagi22Archer22Owens22Evil22Takahashi22Jonah02Ishii023Kenta00Robinson223Lawlor003O-Khan00Naito003Yoshi-Hashi00
Night 9 The ninth night of the tournament took place on July 31, 2022, at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Aichi.
Tournament scores A BlockB BlockC BlockD BlockRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPoints1Okada461White461Tanahashi441Ospreay442Fale442Sanada44Sabre44Finlay44Cobb243Taichi22Goto442Phantasmo223Yano22Tonga222Henare22Takagi22Archer22Owens22Naito02Takahashi22Jonah22Ishii22Evil22Yoshi-Hashi024Lawlor004O-Khan003Kenta00Robinson22
Night 10 The tenth night of the tournament took place on August 2, 2022, at Hamamatsu Arena in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka.
Tournament scores A BlockB BlockC BlockD BlockRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPoints1Okada661White661Tanahashi441Finlay462Fale442Tonga24Sabre442Ospreay44Cobb44Sanada44Goto443Phantasmo223Lawlor023Taichi222Kenta02Takagi22Yano22Owens22Naito22Takahashi22Jonah22O-Khan02Evil22Yoshi-Hashi22Archer22Ishii22Henare22Robinson22
Night 11 The eleventh night of the tournament took place on August 5, 2022, at Item Ehime in Matsuyama, Ehime.
Tournament scores A BlockB BlockC BlockD BlockRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPoints1Okada661White661Tanahashi461Finlay662Fale442Tonga442Sabre442Ospreay44Jonah24Sanada44Goto44Takahashi24Cobb44Taichi24Naito243Takagi223Yano223Owens223Kenta22Phantasmo22Archer22O-Khan22Evil22Yoshi-Hashi22Lawlor22Ishii22Henare22Robinson22
Night 12 The twelfth night of the tournament took place on August 6, 2022, at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Namba, Osaka.
Tournament scores A BlockB BlockC BlockD BlockRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPoints1Okada661White681Tanahashi661Finlay662Fale442Tonga44Sabre462Takagi24Jonah44Sanada442Goto44Ospreay44Cobb44Taichi44Naito44Takahashi44Archer243Owens223Kenta22Yoshi-Hashi243Lawlor22O-Khan22Evil223Phantasmo22Yano22Ishii22Henare22Robinson22
Night 13 The thirteenth night of the tournament took place on August 7, 2022, at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Namba, Osaka.
Tournament scores A BlockB BlockC BlockD BlockRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPoints1Jonah461White881Tanahashi661Finlay66Okada662Tonga44Sabre662Takagi442Fale44Sanada442Goto44Ospreay44Cobb44Taichi44Naito44Takahashi44Archer44Owens24Evil24Yoshi-Hashi44Lawlor243O-Khan223Kenta22Robinson243 Yano22Ishii22Henare223Phantasmo22
Night 14 The fourteenth night of the tournament took place on August 9, 2022, at Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima.
Tournament scores A BlockB BlockC BlockD BlockRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPointsRankWrestlerResultPoints1Jonah661White881Tanahashi661Takahashi46Okada662Sanada46Sabre66Finlay66Archer46Tonga46Naito462Takagi442Cobb443Taichi442Goto44Ospreay44Fale44Owens44Evil44Yoshi-Hashi44Lawlor444O-Khan223Kenta22Robinson443 Yano22Ishii22Henare223Phantasmo22
Night 15 The fifteenth night of the tournament took place on August 10, 2022, at Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima.
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