The G1 Climax 35 was a professional wrestling tournament promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The tournament commenced on July 19 and concluded on August 17, 2025. It was the thirty-fifth edition of G1 Climax, and the fifty-first edition of the tournament, counting its previous forms under different names.
Considered NJPW's most important tournament, the G1 Climax features 20 wrestlers, divided into two blocks of ten ("A" and "B"). Each participant will face all nine other wrestlers within the same block in singles matches. The winner of each block will be determined via a point system, with two points for a win, one point each for a draw, and no points for a defeat. Each night of the event seen matches from two blocks per night. On the final three days of the event, top 3 wrestlers in each block will advance and will enter into a six-man playoff, with the block winners earning a bye into the semifinals to determine the winner of the tournament, who also receives a future match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
Production
Tournament rules The tournament features 20 wrestlers, divided into two blocks of ten ("A" and "B"). Each participant faces all nine 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 a tiebreaker, with the one having the most wins over the other top-scorers determining the winner of the block.
On the final three days of the event, top 3 wrestlers in each block advances and enter into a six-man playoff, with the block winners earning a bye into the semifinals 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 matches of the tournament have a 30-minutes time limit (with the time limit being reached resulting in a tie); the quarterfinals (2nd and 3rd places of the block), the semifinal (block winners and quarterfinals winners), and final (semifinal winners) matches, where a winner must be determined, have no time limit.
History On April 7, 2025, after Sakura Genesis, NJPW officially announced the 2025 edition of the tournament will take place between July 19 and August 17; as usual, the tournament will take place over several cities and locations across Japan.
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 The venue list was announced on April 7, 2025, after Sakura Genesis. +DatesVenueLocationBlock playJuly 19Hokkai KitayellSapporo, HokkaidoA and BJuly 20July 22Sendai Sun Plaza HallSendai, MiyagiAJuly 23City Hall Plaza Aore NagaokaNagaoka, NiigataBJuly 25Ota City General GymnasiumŌta, TokyoAJuly 26BJuly 27Port Messe NagoyaNagoya, AichiAJuly 30Yamato ArenaSuita, OsakaBAugust 1Sun Messe KagawaTakamatsu, KagawaAAugust 2Hiroshima Sun PlazaNishi-ku, HiroshimaBAugust 3Fukuoka Convention CenterHakata-ku, FukuokaAAugust 5Intex OsakaSuminoe-ku, OsakaBAugust 7Korakuen HallBunkyo, TokyoAAugust 8Yokohama BudokanNaka-ku, YokohamaBAugust 10G Messe GunmaTakasaki, GunmaAAugust 13Act City HamamatsuHamamatsu, ShizuokaBAugust 14Korakuen HallBunkyo, TokyoPlayoffsAugust 16Ariake ArenaKōtō, TokyoSemifinalsAugust 17Final
Participants New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced the sixteen pre-qualified participants at Dominion on June 15. A day later, they announced the eight wrestlers who would wrestle in a play-in tournament for the remaining four slots. On June 25, NJPW announced that Don Fale, who was scheduled to compete in a play-in match against Ryohei Oiwa, had pulled out due to a family tragedy, and was replaced by Satoshi Kojima. On July 5, NJPW announced that Hirooki Goto had sustained an elbow injury during his IWGP World Heavyweight Championship defence on June 29 and would have to withdraw; his spot in the tournament will be filled by the winner of a gauntlet match between the four play-in tournament losers. +BlockWrestlerUnitNotesABoltin OlegMain UnitNEVER Openweight Champion. 2nd appearance.EvilHouse of Torture10th appearance.David FinlayBullet Club War Dogs4th appearance.Callum NewmanUnited Empire2nd appearance.Ryohei OiwaTMDKDebutant.SanadaHouse of Torture10th appearance.TaichiMain UnitIWGP Tag Team Champion. 6th appearance.Hiroshi TanahashiMain UnitThree-time G1 Climax winner (17, 25, 28). 23rd and final appearance.Yota TsujiUnaffiliated3rd appearance.Yuya UemuraMain Unit2nd appearance.BEl PhantasmoMain UnitNJPW World Television Champion. 4th appearance.Gabe KiddBullet Club War DogsIWGP Global Heavyweight Champion. 3rd appearance.Drilla MoloneyBullet Club War DogsDebutant.Ren NaritaHouse of Torture3rd appearance.Great-O-KhanUnited Empire5th appearance.Zack Sabre Jr.TMDKIWGP World Heavyweight Champion. G1 Climax winner (34). 9th appearance.Shingo TakagiUnaffiliated7th appearance.Konosuke TakeshitaDon Callis Family(AEW/DDT)2nd appearance.Shota UminoMain Unit3rd appearance.Yoshi-HashiMain Unit8th appearance.Play-in tournament ASatoshi KojimaMain UnitProspective 16th appearance. Replaced Don Fale, who withdrew from the play-in tournament for personal reasons.BTomohiro IshiiMain UnitStrong Openweight and IWGP Tag Team Champion. Prospective 12th appearance.Chase OwensHouse of TortureProspective 4th appearance. Withdrew before the tournamentADon FaleHouse of TortureProspective 8th appearance. Withdrew due to personal reasons; replaced in the play-in tournament by Satoshi Kojima.Hirooki GotoMain UnitG1 Climax winner (18). Prospective 18th appearance. Withdrew due to an elbow injury.
Results
Play-in tournament
Night 1 The first night took place at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo, Hokkaido on July 19, 2025.
Night 2 The second night took place at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo, Hokkaido on July 20, 2025.
After his match with Konosuke Takeshita the previous night, Gabe Kidd sustained a hyperextended knee injury and withdrew from his scheduled matches on Night 2 and Night 3 against Zack Sabre Jr., and Shingo Takagi, before officially withdrawing from the tournament.
Night 3 The third night took place at the Sendai Sun Plaza Hall in Sendai, Miyagi on July 22, 2025.
Night 4 The fourth night took place at Aore Nagaoka in Nagaoka, Niigata on July 23, 2025.
Night 5 The fifth night took place at Ota City General Gymnasium in Ōta, Tokyo on July 25, 2025.
Night 6 The sixth night took place at Ota City General Gymnasium in Ōta, Tokyo on July 26, 2025. In addition to the wrestling matches, the event also included a ten-bell salute and tribute ceremony to international wrestling legend, 1983 IWGP League tournament winner and inaugural IWGP champion Hulk Hogan, who died at 71 two days prior.
Night 7 The seventh night took place at Port Messe Nagoya in Nagoya, Aichi on July 27, 2025.
Night 8 The eighth night took place at Yamato Arena in Suita, Osaka on July 30, 2025.
Night 9
The ninth night took place at Sun Messe Kagawa in Takamatsu, Kagawa on August 1, 2025.
Night 10 The tenth night took place at Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima on August 2, 2025.
Night 11 The eleventh night took place at Fukuoka Convention Center in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka on August 3, 2025.
Night 12 The twelfth night took place at Intex Osaka in Suminoe-ku, Osaka on August 5, 2025.
Night 13 The thirteenth night took place at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyō, Tokyo on August 7, 2025.
Night 14 The fourteenth night took place at Yokohama Budokan in Naka-ku, Yokohama on August 8, 2025.
Night 15 The fifteenth night took place at G Messa Gunma in Takasaki, Gunma on August 10, 2025.
Night 16 The sixteenth night took place at Act City Hamamatsu in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka on August 13, 2025.
Night 17 The seventeenth night, including the playoff round of the tournament, took place at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo on August 14, 2025.
Night 18 The eighteenth night, including the semifinal round of the tournament, took place at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan on August 16, 2025.
Night 19 The nineteenth and final night, including the final of the tournament, took place at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan on August 17, 2025.
Blocks +Final standingsBlock ABlock BEvil12Zack Sabre Jr.14David Finlay10Shota Umino12Yota Tsuji10Konosuke Takeshita12Yuya Uemura10Shingo Takagi10Boltin Oleg10Ren Narita10Hiroshi Tanahashi8Great-O-Khan8Callum Newman8Drilla Moloney8Ryohei Oiwa8El Phantasmo8Sanada8Yoshi-Hashi8Taichi6Gabe Kidd0 +Tournament overviewBlock ABoltinEvilFinlayNewmanOiwaSanadaTaichiTanahashiTsujiUemuraBoltin Evil(9:44)Finlay(10:52)Boltin(10:54)Boltin(9:10)Boltin(9:57)Boltin(12:14)Boltin(9:50)Tsuji(10:03)Uemura(11:03)EvilEvil(9:44) Finlay(10:32)Evil(9:02)Evil(9:27)Sanada(6:33)Evil(10:31)Evil(12:50)Evil(11:01)Uemura(13:42)FinlayFinlay(10:52)Finlay(10:32) Newman(10:31)Oiwa(13:10)Finlay(10:21)Taichi(13:35)Tanahashi(16:02)Finlay(15:21)Finlay(23:01)NewmanBoltin(10:54)Evil(9:02)Newman(10:31) Oiwa(10:24)Newman(10:11)Newman(12:50)Newman(7:32)Tsuji(11:17)Uemura(10:32)OiwaBoltin(9:10)Evil(9:27)Oiwa(13:10)Oiwa(10:24) Sanada(10:26)Oiwa(11:50)Oiwa(14:20)Tsuji(13:43)Uemura(18:23)SanadaBoltin(9:57)Sanada(6:33)Finlay(10:21)Newman(10:11)Sanada(10:26) Sanada(14:05)Tanahashi(2:48)Tsuji(5:11)Sanada(11:41)TaichiBoltin(12:14)Evil(10:31)Taichi(13:35)Newman(12:50)Oiwa(11:50)Sanada(14:05) Tanahashi(20:21)Taichi(15:58)Taichi(19:02)TanahashiBoltin(9:50)Evil(12:50)Tanahashi(16:02)Newman(7:32)Oiwa(14:20)Tanahashi(2:48)Tanahashi(20:21) Tanahashi(16:46)Uemura(18:40)TsujiTsuji(10:03)Evil(11:01)Finlay(15:21)Tsuji(11:17)Tsuji(13:43)Tsuji(5:11)Taichi(15:58)Tanahashi(16:46) Tsuji(16:56)UemuraUemura(11:03)Uemura(13:42)Finlay(23:01)Uemura(10:32)Uemura(18:23)Sanada(11:41)Taichi(19:02)Uemura(18:40)Tsuji(16:56) Block BPhantasmoKiddMoloneyNaritaO-KhanSabre Jr.TakagiTakeshitaUminoYoshi-HashiPhantasmo Phantasmo(Forfeit)Phantasmo(5:03)Narita(9:50)O-Khan(14:50)Sabre Jr.(19:20)Takagi(14:27)Phantasmo(15:02)Umino(11:29)Phantasmo(12:30)KiddPhantasmo(Forfeit) Moloney(Forfeit)Narita(Forfeit)O-Khan(Forfeit)Sabre Jr.(Forfeit)Takagi(Forfeit)Takeshita(13:15)Umino(Forfeit)Yoshi-Hashi(Forfeit)MoloneyPhantasmo(5:03)Moloney(Forfeit) Moloney(9:52)Moloney(9:08)Sabre Jr.(14:01)Takagi(12:06)Takeshita(14:01)Moloney(12:30)Yoshi-Hashi(11:32)NaritaNarita(9:50)Narita(Forfeit)Moloney(9:52) Narita(12:13)Narita(16:14)Takagi(17:10)Takeshita(20:50) Narita(17:45)Yoshi-Hashi(1:26)O-KhanO-Khan(14:50)O-Khan(Forfeit)Moloney(9:08) Narita(12:13) Sabre Jr.(20:01)O-Khan(12:12)Takeshita(17:05)Umino(12:05)O-Khan(12:27)Sabre Jr.Sabre Jr.(19:20)Sabre Jr.(Forfeit)Sabre Jr.(14:01)Narita(16:14)Sabre Jr.(20:01) Sabre Jr.(20:53)Sabre Jr.(22:37)Umino(22:10)Sabre Jr.(17:36)TakagiTakagi(14:27)Takagi(Forfeit)Takagi(12:06)Takagi(17:10)O-Khan(12:12)Sabre Jr.(20:53)Takeshita(23:56)Takagi(22:45)Yoshi-Hashi(4:45)TakeshitaPhantasmo(15:02)Takeshita(13:15)Takeshita(14:01)Takeshita(20:50)Takeshita(17:05)Sabre Jr.(22:37)Takeshita(23:56)Umino(25:46)Takeshita(15:13)UminoUmino(11:29)Umino(Forfeit)Moloney(12:30)Narita(17:45)Umino(12:05)Umino(22:10)Takagi(22:45)Umino(25:46) Umino(13:30)Yoshi-HashiPhantasmo(12:30)Yoshi-Hashi(Forfeit)Yoshi-Hashi(11:32)Yoshi-Hashi(1:26)O-Khan(12:27)Sabre Jr.(17:36)Yoshi-Hashi(4:45)Takeshita(15:13)Umino(13:30)
References
External links G1 Climax official website