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Full Set Of Competitors Announced For NJPW G1 Climax 36

June 14, 2026 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas
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NJPW has announced the list of competitors for this year’s NJPW G1 Climax 36, making the reveal on Sunday. The company announced the lineup for both blocks of this year’s tournament at NJPW Dominion on Sunday morning.

Every competitor was revealed with the exception of the play-in participants, for which there will be two in each block. The list includes Konosuke Takeshita, Yota Tsuji, and SANADA among the A Block field, while Callum Newman, Shota Umino, Zack Sabre Jr., and Gabe Kidd are in B Block.

You can see the full list of the two blocks below. The NJPW G1 Climax 36 kicks off on July 11 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, with the play-ins taking place during the Road to the G1 Climax series that starts on June 19th in Nagano, Japan.

A Block

* Konosuke Takeshita.
* Yota Tsuji.
* SANADA.
* Shingo Takagi.
* Oleg Boltin.
* Hirooki Goto.
* Jake Lee.
* Great-O-Khan or HENARE.
* Play-in winner A.
* Play-in winner B.

B Block

* Callum Newman.
* Shota Umino.
* Yuya Uemura.
* Ren Narita.
* Drilla Moloney.
* Zack Sabre Jr.
* Gabe Kidd.
* Great-O-Khan or HENARE.
* Play-in winner C.
* Play-in winner D.

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