This year’s G1 Climax will be kicking off in The United States.
Between The Wrestle Kingdom 13 Pre-Show Match and the start of the main card, New Japan Pro Wrestling revealed the schedule for some of their upcoming big shows. That included significant announcements concerning this year’s G1, with the first show of the tournament set to take place at The American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on July 6th.
NJPW also announced some G1 dates for Japan. There will be shows in Otaku on July 13th & July 14th, along with an event in Hokkaido on July 15th. The tournament will again conclude with three straight nights at Budokan Hall, with those shows taking place on August 10th, August 11th & August 12th.
Later in The Wrestle Kingdom 13 broadcast, NJPW confirmed another event for their New Beginning USA Tour. The additional show will take place in Nashville, Tennessee on February 2nd. The other New Beginning USA Tour stops are in Los Angeles, California on January 30th and Charlotte, North Carolina on February 1st. Kevin Kelly noted that additional tickets for the show in Los Angeles will be made available soon.
The New Beginning USA Shows will feature young lions from The NJPW dojo in California and wrestlers who aren’t on The New Beginning tour in Japan.