Two more NJPW G1 Climax entrants confirmed
The 2025 G1 Climax field is close to being finalized with 18 of the 20 entrants now confirmed.
Callum Newman and Drilla Moloney secured spots in the tournament today, defeating Taichi and Tomohiro Ishii in their respective play-in matches. Newman will be part of the A Block field while Moloney will be in B Block.
Moloney, a member of Bullet Club War Dogs, will be competing in his first G1. It will be the second G1 that United Empire’s Newman has participated in.
Today’s play-in matches took place at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo as part of the ongoing New Japan Soul tour. At the July 4 event at Budokan Hall, the final G1 play-in matches will be held. They are: Ryohei Oiwa vs. Bad Luck Fale and YOSHI-HASHI vs. Chase Owens.
The G1 then begins on July 19 and runs through August 17, with the winner traditionally receiving an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship shot at Wrestle Kingdom.
Here is the updated list of entrants:
NJPW G1 Climax 2025 participants —
A Block:
- Hirooki Goto
- Oleg Boltin
- Yuya Uemura
- Yota Tsuji
- David Finlay
- EVIL
- SANADA
- Hiroshi Tanahashi
- Callum Newman
- Ryohei Oiwa or Bad Luck Fale
B Block:
- El Phantasmo
- Shota Umino
- Shingo Takagi
- Zack Sabre Jr.
- Great-O-Khan
- Gabe Kidd
- Ren Narita
- Konosuke Takeshita
- Drilla Moloney
- YOSHI-HASHI or Chase Owens