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Road to G1 Climax 36, Night 3

A night of hard-hitting pre-G1 action at Korakuen Hall fills in two of the remaining four…

The Road to G1 Climax 36, NJPW’s participation in Forbidden Door, Tiger Mask’s Retirement Match(es) and……

NJPW’s second-biggest show of the year turned out to be newsworthy and entertaining.

A big crowd at the former Ota City Gymnasium witnesses a terrific final.

Ichiban Sweet Boys EXPLODE and a heartfelt tribute to Hiroyoshi Tenzan in the Best of the…

An excellent show to end the block phase of this tournament, including what could be the…

The penultimate night of block action features some terrific professional wrestling

The B Block over-delivers on its last night in the countryside.

A good but somewhat sleepy A Block show as the tournament approaches its home stretch.

So after all that, there’s this.