G1 Climax 29
Logo of the 2019 G1 Climax
Promotion	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Date	July 6 to August 12, 2019
City	Seevenues
Venue	Seevenues
Attendance	97,191(combined)[1]
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G1 Climax 29

Kota Ibushi, winner of G1 Climax 29
Tournament information
Sport	Professional wrestling
Location	Japan United States
Dates	July 6, 2019–August 12, 2019
Tournament format	Two-blockround-robin tournament
Participants	20
Final positions
Champion	Kota Ibushi
Runner-up	Jay White
Tournament statistics
Bouts fought	91
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TheG1 Climax 29 was aprofessional wrestling tournament promoted by the Japan-basedNew Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The tournament commenced on July 6 and concluded on August 12, 2019. It is the twenty-ninth edition ofG1 Climax, and forty-fifth edition of the tournament counting its previous forms under different names.^[2] A Block winnerKota Ibushi defeated B Block winnerJay White in the final to win the tournament.

Considered NJPW's most important tournament, the G1 Climax features twenty wrestlers, divided in two blocks of ten ("A" and "B"). Each participant faces all nine other wrestlers within the same block in singles matches. The winner of each block is determined via a point system, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no point for a defeat; each night of the event sees the ten members of one block compete for the tournament, while the members of the non-competing block perform in tag team matches that have no influence of the tournament results. On the final day of the event, the winners of both blocks face each other to determine the winner of the G1 Climax, who will gain a future match for theIWGP Heavyweight Championship atWrestle Kingdom, NJPW's biggest yearly event.

The event saw the G1 Climax debut ofJeff Cobb,Jon Moxley,Taichi,Kenta,Shingo Takagi, andWill Ospreay as well asLance Archer's first participation since2014; this was Kenta's in-ring debut in NJPW. As usual, the tournament took place over several cities and locations; the 2019 edition marked the first time that the G1 Climax tournament took place outside of Japan, as the event opened withG1 Climax in Dallas at theAmerican Airlines Center inDallas, before moving back to Japan.^[2][3] The event was broadcast live onAXS TV in theUnited States,TV Asahi andFighting TV Samurai [ja] in Japan, andNew Japan Pro-Wrestling World worldwide.

NJPW announced that the 2019 edition and its dates of the G1 Climax on January 4, 2019, atWrestle Kingdom 13; it was announced that the first night of the tournament will be held at theAmerican Airlines Center in Dallas, marking the first time the tournament would be held outside of Japan.^[4] As per usual G1 Climax tradition, the tournament features twenty wrestlers, divided in two blocks of ten ("A" and "B"). Each participant faces all nine other wrestler within the same block in singles match, with the winner of each block being determined via a point system, gaining two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no point for a loss; each night of the event sees the ten members of a same block compete for the tournament, while the members of the non-competing block perform in tag team matches that have no influence of the tournament results, typically facing their future tournament opponents. In case of several wrestler sharing the top score, the results of the matches those wrestlers had when facing each other's in the tournament act as tiebreaker, with the one having the most wins over the other top-scorers determining the winner of the block.^[5][6]

On the final day of the event, the respective winners of both blocks face each other to determine the winner of the G1 Climax, who would gain a future match for theIWGP Heavyweight Championship, NJPW's top championship, atWrestle Kingdom, NJPW's biggest yearly event; if the IWGP Heavyweight Champion himself wins, he gets to pick his opponent at Wrestle Kingdom. The low-card matches have a twenty-minutes time limit, while the matches of the tournament have a 30-minutes time limit (with the time limit being reached resulting in a tie); the final match between the two block winners has no time limit.^[5][6]

The event includes matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayheroes,villains, orless distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.^[7]

First-time participantJeff Cobb and returning participantTomohiro Ishii announced their participation to the tournament on May 31, 2019.^[8]

On June 9, 2019, atDominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall, several wrestlers announced their decision to participate in the G1 Climax for the first time, includingIWGP United States ChampionJon Moxley.^[9]Best of the Super Juniors winnerWill Ospreay, immediately after defeatingDragon Lee to win theIWGP Junior heavyweight Champion, also announced his intention to participate, marking a rare participation to the tournament by a member of the Junior Heavyweight division.^[10] Junior HeavyweightShingo Takagi, who defeated heavyweightSatoshi Kojima at Dominion, announced his move to the Heavyweight division after the match, as well as his participation to the G1 Climax.^[10]Kenta, who had been released byWWE the previous February, made his surprise NJPW debut at the event, also announcing his participation in the G1 Climax.^[11][12]

Four time-participantLance Archer, who had last participated to the tournament in2014, announced his participation on June 10, 2019, via the company's officialYouTube channel.^[13]

The twenty participants were officially announced on June 16, 2019. The list included six first-time participants, namely Cobb, Moxley, Ospreay, Takagi, Kenta, andTaichi, with fourteen participants returning from the previous year, and Archer returning after a five-year hiatus; participants from the previous year who did not return wereMichael Elgin,Kenny Omega andHangman Page, who had left NJPW, andMinoru Suzuki,Tama Tonga,Togi Makabe, andYoshi-Hashi.^[14]

The first night of A Block took place on July 6, 2019, at theAmerican Airlines Center inDallas,Texas; it was promoted asG1 Climax in Dallas.^[15][35] It marked the first time that a night of the G1 Climax took place outside of Japan.^[2] This event was broadcast live onAXS TV in theUnited States andNew Japan Pro-Wrestling World. The show would receive coverage from more mainstream publications such asSports Illustrated andDeadspin.^[36][37]

The first night of B Block took place on July 13, 2019, at theOta City General Gymnasium inŌta, Tokyo.^[16]

The second night of A Block took place on July 14, 2019, at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Ōta, Tokyo.^[17]

The second night of B Block took place on July 15, 2019, at theHokkaido Prefectural Sports Center inToyohira-ku, Sapporo.^[18]

The third night of A Block took place on July 18, 2019, at theKorakuen Hall inBunkyo, Tokyo.^[19]

The third night of B Block took place on July 19, 2019, at theKorakuen Hall inBunkyo, Tokyo.^[20]

The fourth night of A Block took place on July 20, 2019, at theKorakuen Hall inBunkyo, Tokyo.^[21]

The fourth night of B Block took place on July 24, 2019, at theHiroshima Sun Plaza inNishi-ku, Hiroshima.^[22]

The fifth night of A Block took place on July 27, 2019, at theAichi Prefectural Gymnasium inNagoya.^[23]

The fifth night of B Block took place on July 28, 2019, at theAichi Prefectural Gymnasium inNagoya.^[24]

The sixth night of A Block took place on July 30, 2019, at the Takamatsu City General Gymnasium Arena 1 in Kagawa.^[25]

The sixth night of B Block took place on August 1, 2019, at the Fukuoka Citizen Gymnasium in Fukuoka.^[26]

The seventh night of A Block took place on August 3, 2019, at theOsaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Namba, Osaka.^[27]

The seventh night of B Block took place on August 4, 2019, at theOsaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Namba, Osaka.^[28]

The eighth night of A Block took place on August 7, 2019, at theHamamatsu Arena in Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu.^[29]

The eighth night of B Block took place on August 8, 2019, at theYokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Naka-ku, Yokohama.^[30]

The ninth night of A Block took place on August 10, 2019, at theNippon Budokan in Chiyoda, Tokyo and saw the finals of the A Block.^[31]Kota Ibushi defeatedKazuchika Okada to be declared the winner of the A Block.

The ninth night of B Block took place on August 11, 2019, at theNippon Budokan in Chiyoda, Tokyo and saw the finals of the B Block.^[32]Jay White defeatedTetsuya Naito to be declared the winner of the B Block.

The final night took place on August 12, 2019, at theNippon Budokan in Chiyoda, Tokyo.^[33] A Block winnerKota Ibushi defeated B Block winnerJay White to be declared the winner of the tournament.

Between nights 7 and 8,Deadspin noted how the 2019 G1 Climax offered an excellent platform forJon Moxley to shine following his departure from WWE; they notably singled out his match againstTomohiro Ishii, calling it "almost certainly Moxley’s best singles match ever, under any name, but it felt significant in another sense. It was good, brutal fun to watch, but it also pointed a way forward for Moxley not just as an attraction, but rather as a brilliant and brilliantly violent wrestler."^[38] Many of the tournament's matches were acclaimed, with eight of them attaining a rating offive or more stars by wrestling journalistDave Meltzer.^[39][40]

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