The New Japan Pro‑Wrestling G1 Climax 36 opened in Chicago on Thursday evening.
All contested bouts on the opening night are tournament matches, with five singles contests in the A Block and four in the B Block.
The event was held at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Earlier reports indicated that 4,520 tickets had been sold.
Notable matches on the card included Konosuke Takeshita versus Yota Tsuji, Hirooki Goto facing SANADA, Shingo Takagi up against Jake Lee, Aaron Wolf pitted against HENARE, and Shota Umino confronting Zack Sabre Jr.
The complete match lineup is listed below.
- A Block: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yota Tsuji
- A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. SANADA
- A Block: Shingo Takagi vs. Jake Lee
- A Block: Yuto-Ice vs. Great-O-Khan
- A Block: Oleg Boltin vs. Ryohei Oiwa
- B Block: Shota Umino vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
- B Block: Yuya Uemura vs. Callum Newman
- B Block: Aaron Wolf vs. HENARE
- B Block: Ren Narita vs. OSKAR
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