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NJPW G1 Climax Finals Moved To October This Year

NJPW announced today that for the first time in history, the G1 Climax will not take place over the summer.

With the Olympic Games taking place in Tokyo this year, the tournament finals will take place in Sumo Hall on October 16, 17, 18. There were several other shows announced also and the full schedule can be seen below.

  • The New Beginning in Sapporo on February 1 & 2 at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center
  • The New Beginning in Osaka on February 9 at Osaka-jo Hall
  • 48th Anniversary Show on March 4 at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo
  • New Japan Cup 2020 finals on March 21 at Aore Nagaoka in Niigata
  • Sakura Genesis 2020 on March 31 at Sumo Hall
  • Wrestling Satsuma no Kuni on April 29 at Kagoshima Arena
  • Wrestling Dontaku 2020 on May 3 & 4 at Fukuoka International Center
  • Best of the Super Juniors finals on June 6 at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo
  • Dominion 6.14 on June 14th at Osaka-jo Hall
  • G1 Climax 30 final dates October 16, 17 and 18 at Sumo Hall

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