NJPW Announces Full List of Competitors for 2018 G1 Climax; Omega, Okada, Two Big First-Time Debuts & More

New Japan Pro Wrestling has officially announced all 20 competitors for the 2018 G1 Climax tournament, kicking off in Tokyo on Saturday, July 14th. The final blocks will be announced Monday morning, dividing the talent pool into two groups of ten superstars.

After finally defeating Kazuchika Okada to become the new IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Kenny Omega will make his third consecutive G1 appearance. Okada and Tetsuya Naito will round out the top spots, with Hiroshi Tanahashi making his extraordinary 17th consecutive appearance. Kota Ibushi will also return for his fourth G1 Climax, so it will be interesting to see if NJPW keeps the Golden Lovers apart, or perhaps teases a confrontation in the finals. Jay White will be makes his first ever appearance in the annual tournament, as will Hangman Page.

Check out the full list below:

Click Here: Japan Rugby ShopIWGP Heavyweight Champion Kenny OmegaIWGP U.S. Heavyweight Champion Jay WhiteNEVER Openweight Champion Michael ElginHiroshi TanahashiTogi MakabeJuice RobinsonKazuchika OkadaHirooki GotoTomohiro IshiiToru YanoYoshi-HashiBad Luck FaleTama TongaHangman PageTetsuya NaitoEVILSanadaMinoru SuzukiZack Sabre Jr.Kota Ibushi