NJPW Announces Competitors For G1 Climax 34, Konosuke Takeshita To Represent AEW

The lineup is set for NJPW G1 Climax 34.

New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the lineup for NJPW G1 Glimax 34, which begins on July 20. Ten men will compete across two blocks, with the top three in each block advancing. Eighteen men were announced, with the final two spots going to the winners of a play-in tournament.

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Block announcements:

A Block

  • Tetsuya Naito
  • Shota Umino
  • Shingo Takagi
  • SANADA
  • Great-O-Khan
  • Zack Sabre Jr.
  • Gabe Kidd
  • EVIL
  • Jake Lee (NOAH)
  • [A Block Qualifier Winner]
  • A Block Qualifiers: Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI, Chase Owens, KENTA, Callum Newman, Yujiro Takahashi

B Block

  • Hirooki Goto
  • El Phantasmo
  • Yota Tsuji
  • Jeff Cobb
  • Henare
  • David Finlay
  • Ren Narita
  • Yuya Uemura
  • Konosuke Takeshita (AEW/DDT)
  • [B Block Qualifier Winner]
  • B Block Qualifiers: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, Oleg Boltin, Taichi, Satoshi Kojima, TJP

The qualifier finals will take place on July 5, and the tournament's finals will take place on August 18.

Fightful will have coverage of the tournament as it unfolds.

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