Well holy crap will you look at that! Konosuke Takeshita is entering this year’s G1 Climax on behalf of both AEW and DDT. He will be the second DDT affiliated wrestler to take part in New Japan’s famous tournament after Kota Ibushi. It’s a fascinating announcement after Takeshita recently fought Jon Moxley in AEW just for the chance to get an IWGP World Heavyweight Title shot. He swears to enter the G1 as the eye of the storm because he wants to win it so badly. It hasn’t been announced yet if he will be booked for any non-tournament matches during the tour.
Every block match has a 30 minute time limit. 2 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw and 0 points for losing or having a No Contest. Head-to-head results are used to determine any tiebreakers. The extra wrinkle added to this year’s tournament is the top three of both blocks enter the knockout rounds. Those who finish 2nd and 3rd in their block will face each other and the winner moves on to face the person who finished in 1st to determine who wins the block. The A Block winner and B Block winner then meet in the grand final.
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NJPW “G1 CLIMAX 34”, 20/07/2024
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium (Osaka EDION Arena)
1. G1 CLIMAX 34 – B Block: Yota Tsuji Vs KONOSUKE TAKESHITA
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NJPW “G1 CLIMAX 34”, 23/07/2024
Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall
1. G1 CLIMAX 34 – B Block: Jeff Cobb Vs KONOSUKE TAKESHITA
This round of B Block matches are actually taking place on 21st July but Takeshita is already booked for “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2024” at Sumo Hall on the same day. So his match against Jeff Cobb is happening two days on what was supposed to be the A Block only show.
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NJPW “G1 CLIMAX 34”, 25/07/2024
Sun Messe Kagawa
1. G1 CLIMAX 34 – B Block: Yuya Uemura Vs KONOSUKE TAKESHITA
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NJPW “G1 CLIMAX 34”, 28/07/2024
Fukuoka International Center
1. G1 CLIMAX 34 – B Block: Henare Vs KONOSUKE TAKESHITA
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NJPW “G1 CLIMAX 34”, 31/07/2024
Yamaguchi KDDI Ishin Hall
1. G1 CLIMAX 34 – B Block: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA Vs David Finlay
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NJPW “G1 CLIMAX 34”, 04/08/2024
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium (Dolphins Arena)
1. G1 CLIMAX 34 – B Block: Hirooki Goto Vs KONOSUKE TAKESHITA
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NJPW “G1 CLIMAX 34”, 07/08/2024
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. G1 CLIMAX 34 – B Block: El Phantasmo Vs KONOSUKE TAKESHITA
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NJPW “G1 CLIMAX 34”, 10/07/2024
Miyagi Xebio Arena Sendai
1. G1 CLIMAX 34 – B Block: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA Vs B Block Play-In Winner
The B Block Play-In wrestler will be the winner of a mini-tournament happening in July between Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, Oleg Boltin, Taichi, Satoshi Kojima and TJP.
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NJPW “G1 CLIMAX 34”, 14/07/2024
Shizuoka Hamamatsu Arena
1. G1 CLIMAX 34 – B Block: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA Vs Ren Narita
Dramatic DDT 