Full cards and match order (besides 8/14) for the upcoming “G1 CLIMAX XXI ~THE INVINCIBLE FIGHTER~” have been announced. Two very notable additions for the opening and closing day shows.

On day one in Fukuoka, Kota Ibushi makes his V2 defense of the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title against Ryusuke Taguchi. Having taken the belt off Taguchi’s tag partner Devitt, then having defeated Devitt in his first defense, Ibushi must now overcome the other half of Apollo 55.

Then on the tour climax at Sumo Hall, the long-running Apollo 55 vs. Golden Lovers saga continues when Devitt & Taguchi make their V6 defense of the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title against Ibushi & Kenny Omega, the team they regained the belts from in January after previously losing them to the DDT tandem.

NJPW, 8/1/11 (WPW/PPV)
Fukuoka International Center

1. G1 Climax – Block B: Wataru Inoue vs. La Sombra
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Giant Bernard vs. Hideo Saito
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) vs. Ryusuke Taguchi
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito vs. Yujiro Takahashi
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Lance Archer
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Satoshi Kojima vs. Minoru Suzuki
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. MVP
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuji Nagata

NJPW, 8/2/11 (Samurai! TV)
Fukuoka International Center

1. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. La Sombra
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Lance Archer vs. Hideo Saito
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Wataru Inoue vs. Strong Man
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Giant Bernard vs. Yujiro Takahashi
5. Hirooki Goto, Jushin Thunder Liger & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Jado, Gedo & Tomohiro Ishii
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Tetsuya Naito
7. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP vs. Minoru Suzuki
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Toru Yano
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Satoshi Kojima vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yoshihiro Takayama

NJPW, 8/5/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. G1 Climax – Block B: Strong Man vs. La Sombra
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Yujiro Takahashi vs. Hideo Saito
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Wataru Inoue vs. MVP
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. Minoru Suzuki
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Giant Bernard vs. Lance Archer
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Toru Yano
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Tetsuya Naito
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Satoshi Kojima

NJPW, 8/6/11 (J SPORTS)
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium

1. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. La Sombra
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. Strong Man
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Yujiro Takahashi
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Wataru Inoue vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
5. Satoshi Kojima & MVP vs. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Hideo Saito
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Minoru Suzuki
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito vs. Toru Yano
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Giant Bernard vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Lance Archer

NJPW, 8/7/11 (J SPORTS)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Hideo Saito vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano vs. Yujiro Takahashi
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Wataru Inoue
4. G1 Climax – Block B: La Sombra vs. Minoru Suzuki
5. Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma vs. Lance Archer & TAKA Michinoku
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Strong Man vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Karl Anderson
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Giant Bernard
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Satoshi Kojima vs. MVP
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Togi Makabe

NJPW, 8/8/11 (J SPORTS)
Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium

1. G1 Climax – Block B: Wataru Inoue vs. Karl Anderson
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Satoshi Kojima vs. Strong Man
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yujiro Takahashi vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito vs. Lance Archer
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. MVP
6. G1 Climax – Block B: La Sombra vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hideo Saito
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Minoru Suzuki
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Yuji Nagata

NJPW, 8/10/11 (Samurai! TV)
Yoyogi National Stadium Gymnasium #2

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Yujiro Takahashi vs. Lance Archer
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano vs. Hideo Saito
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Satoshi Kojima vs. La Sombra
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Strong Man
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Wataru Inoue vs. Minoru Suzuki
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. MVP
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Giant Bernard

NJPW, 8/11/11 (Samurai! TV)
Yoyogi National Stadium Gymnasium #2

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito vs. Hideo Saito
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. La Sombra
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Wataru Inoue
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano vs. Lance Archer
5. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP vs. Strong Man
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. Satoshi Kojima
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Giant Bernard
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yujiro Takahashi
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Yoshihiro Takayama

NJPW, 8/13/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP vs. La Sombra
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Wataru Inoue vs. Satoshi Kojima
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Karl Anderson
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Lance Archer
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Strong Man vs. Minoru Suzuki
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito vs. Giant Bernard
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Toru Yano

NJPW, 8/14/11 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) vs. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Lance Archer vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Giant Bernard vs. Toru Yano
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Hideo Saito
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Yujiro Takahashi
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. MVP
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Strong Man
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Satoshi Kojima
10. G1 Climax – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Minoru Suzuki
11. G1 Climax – Final: Block A 1st place vs. Block B 1st place

The block division for this year’s G1 Climax has been announced on the heels of the 20-man cast being revealed.

Block A:
1. Hiroshi Tanahashi
2. Togi Makabe
3. Yuji Nagata
4. Tetsuya Naito
5. Giant Bernard
6. Toru Yano
7. Yujiro Takahashi
8. Hideo Saito
9. Lance Archer
10. Yoshihiro Takayama

Block B:
1. Hirooki Goto
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
3. Wataru Inoue
4. Karl Anderson
5. Shinsuke Nakamura
6. Satoshi Kojima
7. Minoru Suzuki
8. MVP
9. Strong Man
10. La Sombra

And here are the lineups. Match order is undetermined.

NJPW, 8/1/11 (WPW/PPV)
Fukuoka International Center

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Giant Bernard vs. Hideo Saito
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Lance Archer
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito vs. Yujiro Takahashi
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuji Nagata
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Wataru Inoue vs. La Sombra
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Satoshi Kojima vs. Minoru Suzuki
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. MVP

NJPW, 8/2/11 (Samurai! TV)
Fukuoka International Center

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Lance Archer vs. Hideo Saito
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Giant Bernard vs. Yujiro Takahashi
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Tetsuya Naito
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Toru Yano
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Wataru Inoue vs. Strong Man
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. La Sombra
8. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP vs. Minoru Suzuki
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Satoshi Kojima vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

NJPW, 8/5/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Yujiro Takahashi vs. Hideo Saito
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Giant Bernard vs. Lance Archer
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Toru Yano
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Tetsuya Naito
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Strong Man vs. La Sombra
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. Minoru Suzuki
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Wataru Inoue vs. MVP
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Satoshi Kojima

NJPW, 8/6/11 (J SPORTS)
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito vs. Toru Yano
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Yujiro Takahashi
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Hideo Saito
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Giant Bernard vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Lance Archer
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. Strong Man
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. La Sombra
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Wataru Inoue vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Minoru Suzuki

NJPW, 8/7/11 (J SPORTS)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano vs. Yujiro Takahashi
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Hideo Saito vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Giant Bernard
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Togi Makabe
5. G1 Climax – Block B: La Sombra vs. Minoru Suzuki
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Strong Man vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Satoshi Kojima vs. MVP
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Wataru Inoue
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Karl Anderson

NJPW, 8/8/11 (J SPORTS)
Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito vs. Lance Archer
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Yujiro Takahashi vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hideo Saito
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Yuji Nagata
5. G1 Climax – Block B: La Sombra vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Satoshi Kojima vs. Strong Man
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Wataru Inoue vs. Karl Anderson
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. MVP
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Minoru Suzuki

NJPW, 8/10/11 (Samurai! TV)
Yoyogi National Stadium Gymnasium #2

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Yujiro Takahashi vs. Lance Archer
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano vs. Hideo Saito
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Giant Bernard
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Satoshi Kojima vs. La Sombra
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Wataru Inoue vs. Minoru Suzuki
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Strong Man
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. MVP

NJPW, 8/11/11 (Samurai! TV)
Yoyogi National Stadium Gymnasium #2

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano vs. Lance Archer
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito vs. Hideo Saito
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Giant Bernard
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yujiro Takahashi
6. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP vs. Strong Man
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. Satoshi Kojima
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. La Sombra
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Wataru Inoue

NJPW, 8/13/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito vs. Giant Bernard
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Lance Archer
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Toru Yano
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Strong Man vs. Minoru Suzuki
6. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP vs. La Sombra
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Wataru Inoue vs. Satoshi Kojima
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Karl Anderson
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

NJPW, 8/14/11 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Lance Archer vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Giant Bernard vs. Toru Yano
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Hideo Saito
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Yujiro Takahashi
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. MVP
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Strong Man
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Satoshi Kojima
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Minoru Suzuki
10. G1 Climax – Final: Block A 1st place vs. Block B 1st place

–> “NEW JAPAN SOUL 2011” <--

NJPW, 7/3/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,950 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Jado & Gedo beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Kyosuke Mikami (8:51) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Mikami.
2. Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat KUSHIDA & Hiromu Takahashi (10:02) when Devitt used a diving footstomp on Takahashi.
3. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & King Fale (12:57) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Fale.
4. Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi beat Strong Man & Tomoaki Honma (10:27) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Honma.
5. MVP beat Tomohiro Ishii (12:10) with the TTB.
6. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Tiger Mask (12:11) when Taichi pinned Tiger after Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver.
7. IWGP Tag Team Title: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (c) beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto (17:12) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Goto (9th defense).

* Bad Intentions’ record-breaking IWGP Tag Team Title reign continued with a successful V9 defense over the all-star team of Tanahashi & Goto. Much of the attention was on Tanahashi vs. Bernard ahead of their tour-ending battle for Tana’s IWGP Heavyweight Title, but it was Anderson’s Gun Stun on Goto that decided the match and ensured yet another victory for the team that has reigned since June 19th, 2010.
* Hideo Saito (Mitsuhide Hirasawa) made his in-ring return, back from Puerto Rico, along with his new CHAOS leader Nakamura, back from Mexico with some a new haircut and some new attire. Saito was a man transformed from the clumsy, obedient young lion that left for his overseas excursion, a wild bearded man who seems to have lost much of his sanity. He targetted his former mentor Yuji Nagata, who he meets in a singles match on the tour climax.

* All participants for the 2011 edition of professional wrestling’s biggest tournament, “G1 CLIMAX XXI ~THE INVINCIBLE FIGHTER~“, were announced with a staggering 20 wrestlers involved in what will be a huge tournament! Yoshihiro Takayama and Minoru Suzuki are big outside inclusions, while it will be G1 debuts for Hideo Saito, MVP, Lance Archer, and La Sombra. Blocks and match schedule will be announced in the near future.

- Hiroshi Tanahashi (IWGP Heavyweight Champion / 2007 winner)
- Togi Makabe (2009 winner)
- Hirooki Goto (2008 winner)
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan (2003, 2004, 2006 winner)
- Yuji Nagata (2001 winner)
- Wataru Inoue
- Tetsuya Naito
- Shinsuke Nakamura
- Toru Yano
- Yujiro Takahashi
- Hideo Saito
- Giant Bernard (IWGP Tag Team Champion)
- Karl Anderson (IWGP Tag Team Champion)
- MVP (IWGP Intercontinental Champion)
- Lance Archer (free)
- Strong Man (CMLL)
- La Sombra (CMLL)
- Satoshi Kojima (free / 2010 winner)
- Minoru Suzuki (Pancrase MISSION)
- Yoshihiro Takayama (Takayama-do)