New Japan Pro Wrestling has already told us most of what we need to know about this year’s G1 Climax tournament. At the beginning of June 17’s Korakuen Hall Kizuna Road show, they announced the wrestlers entering the tournament. Yesterday they announced who’s in A Block and who’s in B Block. During today’s show, NJPW announced the cards for the tournament matches in the round-robin phase of the tournament.
The schedule for G1 Climax 28 is below, with the matches emphasized in the announcement video in bold. All of these matches will have thirty minute time limits.
July 14, A Block – 2:30 PDT/5:30 EDT/10:30 BST
– Togi Makabe vs. Yoshi-Hashi
– Bad Luck Fale vs. Hangman Page
– Michael Elgin vs. Evil
– Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Minoru Suzuki
– Kazuchika Okada vs. Jay White
July 15, B Block – 23:00 PDT (July 14)/2:00 EDT/7:00 BST
– Tomohiro Ishii vs. Toru Yano
– Juice Robinson vs. Tama Tonga
– Hirooki Goto vs. Sanada
– Kota Ibushi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
– Kenny Omega vs. Tetsuya Naito
July 16, A Block – 2:00 PDT/5:00 EDT/10:00 BST
– Yoshi-Hashi vs. Evil
– Michael Elgin vs. Hangman Page
– Kazuchika Okada vs. Bad Luck Fale
– Togi Makabe vs. Minoru Suzuki
– Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jay White
July 19, B Block – 2:30 PDT/5:30 EDT/10:30 BST
– Sanada vs. Tama Tonga
– Toru Yano vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
– Juice Robinson vs. Kota Ibushi
– Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito
– Hirooki Goto vs. Kenny Omega
July 20, A Block – 2:30 PDT/5:30 EDT/10:30 BST
– Yoshi-Hashi vs. Minoru Suzuki
– Michael Elgin vs. Jay White
– Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bad Luck Fale
– Togi Makabe vs. Evil
– Kazuchika Okada vs. Hangman Page
July 21, B Block – 2:30 PDT/5:30 EDT/10:30 BST
– Toru Yano vs. Kota Ibushi
– Sanada vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
– Juice Robinson vs. Tetsuya Naito
– Kenny Omega vs. Tama Tonga
– Hirooki Goto vs. Tomohiro Ishii
July 22, A Block – 0:30 PDT/3:30 EDT/8:30 BST
– Michael Elgin vs. Yoshi-Hashi
– Jay White vs. Minoru Suzuki
– Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hangman Page
– Evil vs. Bad Luck Fale
– Togi Makabe vs. Kazuchika Okada
July 26, B Block – 2:30 PDT/5:30 EDT/10:30 BST
– Hirooki Goto vs. Toru Yano
– Tetsuya Naito vs. Tama Tonga
– Tomohiro Ishii vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
– Juice Robinson vs. Kenny Omega
– Sanada vs. Kota Ibushi
July 27, A Block – 2:30 PDT/5:30 EDT/10:30 BST
– Evil vs. Hangman Page
– Jay White vs. Bad Luck Fale
– Michael Elgin vs. Minoru Suzuki
– Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Togi Makabe
– Kazuchika Okada vs. Yoshi-Hashi
July 28, B Block – 2:00 PDT/5:00 EDT/10:00 BST
– Tama Tonga vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
– Juice Robinson vs. Toru Yano
– Hirooki Goto vs. Tetsuya Naito
– Kenny Omega vs. Sanada
– Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kota Ibushi
July 30, A Block – 3:00 PDT/6:00 EDT/11:00 BST
– Togi Makabe vs. Bad Luck Fale
– Jay White vs. Hangman Page
– Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yoshi-Hashi
– Evil vs. Minoru Suzuki
– Michael Elgin vs. Kazuchika Okada
August 1, B Block – 2:30 PDT/5:30 EDT/10:30 BST
– Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tama Tonga
– Juice Robinson vs. Sanada
– Toru Yano vs. Tetsuya Naito
– Kenny Omega vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
– Hirooki Goto vs. Kota Ibushi
August 2, A Block – 2:30 PDT/5:30 EDT/10:30 BST
– Jay White vs. Yoshi-Hashi
– Togi Makabe vs. Hangman Page
– Michael Elgin vs. Bad Luck Fale
– Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Evil
– Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki
August 4, B Block – 1:00 PDT/4:00 EDT/ 9:00 BST
– Toru Yano vs. Sanada
– Hirooki Goto vs. Tama Tonga
– Juice Robinson vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
– Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi
– Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kenny Omega
August 5, A Block – 23:00 PDT (August 4)/2:00 EDT/7:00 BST
– Yoshi-Hashi vs. Bad Luck Fale
– Hangman Page vs. Minoru Suzuki
– Togi Makabe vs. Jay White
– Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Michael Elgin
– Kazuchika Okada vs. Evil
August 8, B Block – 2:30 PDT/5:30 EDT/10:30 BST
– Juice Robinson vs. Tomohiro Ishii
– Hirooki Goto vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
– Kota Ibushi vs. Tama Tonga
– Toru Yano vs. Kenny Omega
– Tetsuya Naito vs. Sanada
August 10, A Block – 2:30 PDT/5:30 EDT/10:30 BST
– Yoshi-Hashi vs. Hangman Page
– Togi Makabe vs. Michael Elgin
– Bad Luck Fale vs. Minoru Suzuki
– Jay White vs. Evil
– Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada
August 11, B Block – 2:30 PDT/5:30 EDT/10:30 BST
– Toru Yano vs. Tama Tonga
– Tomohiro Ishii vs. Sanada
– Juice Robinson vs. Hirooki Goto
– Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
– Kenny Omega vs. Kota Ibushi
The final will take place on August 12 at Budokan Hall at 23:00 PDT (still on August 11)/2:00 EDT/7:00 BST.
