G1 Climax 32: Participants Analysis

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NJPW recently revealed the participants of this year’s G1 Climax, the most prestigious tournament in wrestling. Some of the names in the tournament were no surprises, like Kazuchika Okada or Tomohiro Ishii. This year’s G1 is the first one in almost two years to finally feature wrestlers outside of NJPW.

One of the biggest names out of this year’s G1 is that of Kota Ibushi, due to the recent problems he has had with NJPW’s management. For now, his future with NJPW looks uncertain and only time will tell regarding this subject.

The particpants on this year’s G1 are:

Kazuchika Okada
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Tetsuya Naito
Tama Tonga
Shingo Takagi
Chase Owens
Bad Luck Fale
Yujiro Takahashi
EVIL
Tom Lawlor
Juice Robinson
JONAH
YOSHI-HASHI
Toru Yano
Tomohiro Ishii
Jeff Cobb
Great-O-Khan
Will Ospreay
Aaron Henare
SANADA
Jay White
KENTA
El Phantasmo
Taichi
Zack Sabre Jr.
Lance Archer
David Finlay

The list of participants is interesting, but most fans were expecting more AEW names in it, like Bryan Danielson for example. Lance Archer will be the only wrestler under an AEW contract that will participate on this year’s G1. Maybe next year, more AEW wrestlers will join the G1 Climax. But for now, Archer will do.

It was also surprising the lack of IMPACT wrestlers on this year’s G1 too, particularly Josh Alexander. He is a wrestler that fans wanted to see in the G1.

In terms of favorites, the usual suspects like Okada, Tanahashi, and Naito are the current favorites. But it will all depends on in which block they’ll be placed in. A name that could also make a splash is Ospreay, so he should also be on the favorites list this year.

The G1 Climax will begin July 16 and the finals will take place on August 18.

Who do you think will win this year? Let us know in the comments below.

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Juan Carlos Reneo

Juan Carlos Reneo is one of the original writers at The Scrap, contributing since the site’s inception. Hailing from Spain, he is a passionate professional wrestling enthusiast who primarily writes opinionated articles focused on AEW. With a large and devoted following on X, Juan brings unique insights and a dedicated perspective to his coverage of the wrestling world.

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