NJPW Names Participants for G1 Climax 27

New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced the participants for this year’s G1 tournament.

For those unfamiliar with NJPW, the G1 is a round-robin tournament with wrestlers split into two blocks. The wrestler with the best record in each block meet in the tournament finals. The tournament winner will earn a title shot against the champion of their choosing at the Tokyo Dome show on January 4th.

G1 Climax 27 Participants

The tournament blocks will be announced on the 26th, and the tournament schedule on the 27th.

Notable inclusion: Zack Sabre Jr, Kota Ibushi, Yuji Nagata (last tournament)
Notable exclusions: Cody Rhodes

1. Hiroshi Tanahashi
2. Togi Makabe
3. Michael Elgin
4. Kazuchika Okada
5. Hirooki Goto
6. Tomohiro Ishii
7. Toru Yano
8. YOSHI-HASHI
9. Kenny Omega
10. Bad Luck Fale
11. Tama Tonga
12. Tetsuya Naito
13. SANADA
14. EVIL
15. Satoshi Kojima
16. Yuji Nagata
17. Juice Robinson
18. Minoru Suzuki
19. Zack Sabre Jr.
20. Kota Ibushi