G1 Climax 35

The G1 Climax 35 is an upcoming professional wrestling tournament promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The tournament will commence on July 19 and concludes on August 17, 2025. It will be the thirty-fifth edition of G1 Climax and the fifty-first edition of the tournament counting its previous forms under different names.

Considered NJPW's most important tournament, the G1 Climax will feature 20 wrestlers, divided into two blocks of ten ("A" and "B"). Each participant will face all nine other wrestlers within the same block in singles matches. The winner of each block will be determined via a point system, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a defeat. Each night of the event seen matches from two blocks per night. On the final three days of the event, top 3 wrestlers in each block will advance and will enter into an six-man playoff, with the block winners earning a bye into the semifinals to determine the winner of the tournament, who also receives a future match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom.

The tournament features 20 wrestlers, divided into 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 points for a loss; each night of the event sees one match from each block between two members competing for the tournament. In case of several wrestlers sharing the top score, the results of the matches those wrestlers had when facing each other in the tournament act as tiebreaker, with the one having the most wins over the other top-scorers determining the winner of the block.^[1][2]

On the final three days of the event, top 3 wrestlers in each block advances and enter into an six-man playoff, with the block winners earning a bye into the semifinals to determine the winner of the G1 Climax, who would gain a future match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, NJPW's top championship, at Wrestle Kingdom, NJPW's biggest yearly event; if the IWGP Heavyweight Champion himself wins, he selects his opponent at Wrestle Kingdom. The matches of the tournament have a 30-minutes time limit (with the time limit being reached resulting in a tie); the quarterfinals (2nd and 3rd places of the block), the semifinal (block winners and quarterfinals winners) and final (semifinal winners) matches, where a winner must be determined, have no time limit.^[1][2]

On April 7, 2025, after Sakura Genesis, NJPW officially announced the 2025 edition of the tournament will take place between July 19 and August 17; as usual, the tournament will take place over several cities and locations across Japan.^[3]

The event includes matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.^[4]

The venue list was announced on April 7, 2025, after Sakura Genesis.^[3]

New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced the sixteen pre-qualified participants at Dominion on June 15.^[5] A day later, they announced the eight wrestlers who will wrestle in a play-in tournament for the remaining four slots.^[6] On June 25, NJPW announced that Don Fale, who was scheduled to compete in a play-in match against Ryohei Oiwa, had pulled out due to a family tragedy, and was replaced by Satoshi Kojima.^[7] On July 5, NJPW announced that Hirooki Goto had sustained an elbow injury during his IWGP World Heavyweight Championship defence on June 29 and would have to withdraw; his spot in the tournament will be filled by the winner of a gauntlet match between the four play-in tournament losers.^[8]

• G1 Climax official website (in English)