New Japan anuncia os participantes do G1 CLIMAX deste ano

A New Japan Pro-Wrestling divulgou todos os participantes para a 23ª edição do torneio G1 CLIMAX. Torneio esse que determinará o próximo desafiante ao IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

Todos os 20 participantes foram divididos em dois blocos, ficando 10 wrestlers em cada um. Neste ano, o torneio acontecerá entre os dias 1 e 11 de agosto.

A BLOCK

~ "1 out of every 100 years" Hiroshi Tanahashi (12th year)

~ "Running Wild King Kong" Togi Makabe (10th year)

~ "Daredevil Warrior" Hirooki Goto (6th year)

~ "Gowan" Satoshi Kojima (12th year)

~ "Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada (2nd year)

~ "CHAOS Kamikaze Bastard" Tomohiro Ishii [G1 Debut]

~ "Ther American Psycho" Lance Archer (3rd year)

~ "Bulldog II Generation" Davey Boy Smith Jr. [G1 Debut]

~ "The Real Rock 'N' Roller" Prince Devitt (2nd year)

~ "Mad Dog" Katsuyori Shibata (3rd year)

B BLOCK

~ "Violent Bull" Hiroyoshi Tenzan (18th year)

~ "Blue Justice" Yuji Nagata (15th year)

~ "Stardust☆Genius" Tetsuya Naito (4th year)

~ "King of Strong Style" Shinsuke Nakamura (10th year)

~ "Sublime Master Thief" Toru Yano (8th year)

~ "Mr. R Rated" Yujiro Takahashi (4th year)

~ "World's Best Bad Guy Personality" Minoru Suzuki (5th year)

~ "Invader X" Shelton "X" Benjamin (2nd year)

~ "The Machine Gun" Karl Anderson (4th year)

~ "Golden Star" Kota Ibushi [G1 Debut]