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G1 Climax 27 kicks off on 7/17 in Sapporo! Kota Ibushi faces old rival Tetusya Naito! And it’s a rare LIJ vs. LIJ tag battle!

JUL.15.2017

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G1 Climax 27 kicks off on 7/17 in Sapporo! Kota Ibushi faces old rival Tetusya Naito! And it’s a rare LIJ vs. LIJ tag battle!

As this year’s G1 Climax tournament begins, pro-wrestling fans around the world are getting ready to experience the heat of NJPW’s biggest stars!

 

The opening G1 event in Sapporo will prove to be full of surprises, as old friends face off for the first time, and old rival rekindle their conflict! In a rare tag team match pitting Los Ingobernables de Japon stablemates against one another, SANADA & BUSHI will face off against EVIL & Hiromu. It will be the first time SANADA and EVIL stand on opposite sides of the ring, and the first time since returning to Japan for BUSHI and Hiromu as well!

 

In the main event, G1 Climax A block competitors, and old rivals, Kota Ibushi and Tetsuya Naito will be looking to get ahead of the pack early with an early win! Both may have something to prove as well, now that the friendly rivalry of their youth has long passed.

 

You can watch this event FREE on NJPW World as well! With English commentary also provided by NJPW’s English commentary team of Kevin Kelly and Don Callis, you won’t want to miss it!

 

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