G1 Climax blocks announced: BLOCK A IS RIDICULOUS

[Warner2BruceTD]

[Warner2BruceTD]

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

They put every main eventer in the fucking A block.

Who are they looking to push in B block?

[Warner2BruceTD]

Naito, more than likely. Depends if they are doing the MITB gimmick with the winner. If so, I can see Nakamura possibly winning and facing Okada at Dome. idk.

B Block has Naito, Nakamura, Suzuki, Anderson, Nagata, Ibushi and STILL is blown out of the water by A Block. A Block is just silly how stacked it is.

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Naito, more than likely. Depends if they are doing the MITB gimmick with the winner. If so, I can see Nakamura possibly winning and facing Okada at Dome. idk.

B Block has Naito, Nakamura, Suzuki, Anderson, Nagata, Ibushi and STILL is blown out of the water by A Block. A Block is just silly how stacked it is.

That just tells me they are looking to push someone in Block B, but don't want that guy beating 90% of the possible main eventers.

Is word out that Naito is fully, 100% healthy and ready for said push?

I've also been hoping for a Nakamura/Okada battle, it should be a real interesting matchup that I think a lot of people would pay to see.

[Warner2BruceTD]

That just tells me they are looking to push someone in Block B, but don't want that guy beating 90% of the possible main eventers.

Is word out that Naito is fully, 100% healthy and ready for said push?

I've also been hoping for a Nakamura/Okada battle, it should be a real interesting matchup that I think a lot of people would pay to see.

Naito has looked fine in the two matches I saw.

Nakamura vs Okada is inevitable at some point, can't have two alpha males in the same faction, something has to give.

Look at the Block A matches:

Tanahashi/OKada V
Tanahashi/Devitt III
Devitt/Okada II (with I on 7/20)
Shibata vs all three of those guys for the first time
Shibata/Goto IV (III on 7/20)
Archer vs Smith
Ishii's first big matches vs everybody
Goto gets his first crack at Okada that I can recall

Just crazy stacked.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Here is the one night confirmed for iPPV

▼August 4th @ Osaka Body Maker Colosseum (iPPV on Ustream)
-Shinsuke Nakamura VS Kota Ibushi
-Togi Makabe VS Kazuchika Okada
-Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Prince Davitt
-Tetsuya Naito VS Minoru Suzuki
-Hirooki Goto VS Lance Archer
-Tomohiro Ishii VS Katsuyori Shibata
-Satoshi Kojima VS Davey Boy Smith Jr
-Yuji Nagata VS Shelton X Benjamin
-Hiroyoshi Tenzan VS Karl Anderson
- Toru Yano VS Yujiro Takahashi

No confirmation on the finals yet.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Full cards for the 2013 G1 Climax have been announced.

NJPW, 8/1/13 (Samurai! TV)
Act City Hamamatsu

1. G1 Climax – Block B: Kota Ibushi vs. Toru Yano
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Lance Archer
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Shelton Benjamin
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Yujiro Takahashi
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Hirooki Goto
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Karl Anderson
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Satoshi Kojima
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Kazuchika Okada vs. Prince Devitt

NJPW, 8/2/13 (TV Asahi ch1 & ch2)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. Shelton Benjamin
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Yujiro Takahashi
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Yuji Nagata vs. Toru Yano
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Prince Devitt vs. Lance Archer
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Satoshi Kojima
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Minoru Suzuki
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Hirooki Goto vs. Kazuchika Okada
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tomohiro Ishii

NJPW, 8/3/13 (Samurai! TV)
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium

1. G1 Climax – Block B: Kota Ibushi vs. Karl Anderson
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Yujiro Takahashi vs. Shelton Benjamin
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Prince Devitt
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Minoru Suzuki
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Yuji Nagata vs. Tetsuya Naito
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Kazuchika Okada vs. Lance Archer
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Toru Yano
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hirooki Goto vs. Satoshi Kojima
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Katsuyori Shibata
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.

NJPW, 8/4/13 (WPW)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

1. G1 Climax – Block B: Toru Yano vs. Yujiro Takahashi
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Karl Anderson
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Yuji Nagata vs. Shelton Benjamin
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Katsuyori Shibata
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Hirooki Goto vs. Lance Archer
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Minoru Suzuki
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Prince Devitt
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Kazuchika Okada
10. G1 Climax – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi

NJPW, 8/6/13 (Samurai! TV)
Ishikawa Industrial Exhibition Hall #3

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Tomohiro Ishii
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Toru Yano
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Lance Archer
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Shelton Benjamin
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. Minoru Suzuki
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Yuji Nagata vs. Kota Ibushi
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Yujiro Takahashi
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Kazuchika Okada vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Hirooki Goto vs. Prince Devitt
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Togi Makabe

NJPW, 8/7/13 (Samurai! TV)
Sendai Sun Plaza Hall

1. G1 Climax – Block B: Kota Ibushi vs. Shelton Benjamin
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Toru Yano vs. Karl Anderson
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Yujiro Takahashi vs. Minoru Suzuki
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Lance Archer
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Tetsuya Naito
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Prince Devitt
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Kazuchika Okada vs. Katsuyori Shibata
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Yuji Nagata vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto

NJPW, 8/8/13 (Samurai! TV)
Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium

1. G1 Climax – Block B: Kota Ibushi vs. Yujiro Takahashi
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Yuji Nagata vs. Karl Anderson
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Prince Devitt
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Lance Archer
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Toru Yano
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hirooki Goto vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Minoru Suzuki vs. Shelton Benjamin
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Satoshi Kojima

NJPW, 8/10/13 (TV Asahi ch1 & ch2)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Prince Devitt vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. Yujiro Takahashi
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Lance Archer
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Yuji Nagata
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Toru Yano vs. Shelton Benjamin
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Tomohiro Ishii
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Kota Ibushi vs. Minoru Suzuki
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hirooki Goto vs. Katsuyori Shibata
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada

NJPW, 8/11/13 (WPW)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. Special Tag Match: Kazushi Sakuraba & Akebono vs. Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Toru Yano vs. Minoru Suzuki
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Shelton Benjamin
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Karl Anderson
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Yuji Nagata vs. Yujiro Takahashi
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Kota Ibushi
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Lance Archer vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Kazuchika Okada
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Hirooki Goto vs. Tomohiro Ishii
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Prince Devitt
11. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata
12. G1 Climax – Final: Block A 1st place vs. Block B 1st place

[Warner2BruceTD]

So it's just the block winners moving right to a final, not top two finishers with a semi.

Also, wtf is this lol:

1. Special Tag Match: Kazushi Sakuraba & Akebono vs. Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI

[FedEx227]

8/4/13 and 8/7/13 stand out to me initially as really great cards on paper. Granted they'll be short matches but am most intrigued but what we're seeing on both of those shows.

This is going to be awesome all around.

[Warner2BruceTD]

8/4/13 and 8/7/13 stand out to me initially as really great cards on paper. Granted they'll be short matches but am most intrigued but what we're seeing on both of those shows.

This is going to be awesome all around.

8/4 is USTREAM

[FedEx227]

[FedEx227]

8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Prince Devitt
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Kazuchika Okada
10. G1 Climax – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi