NJPW G1 Climax 26 opening night live results: Tanahashi vs. SANADA; Okada vs. Marufuji

Submitted by dave on Sun, 2016-07-17 19:56The 26th edition of the NJPW G1 Climax tournament kicks off at 2 AM EST Monday morning (U.S.)/7 AM UK from the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center with lots of intrigue, questions, and eventually answers.
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Tonight's show features five A block matches along with four tag team matches. The show will be aired on New Japan World.
For those of you looking for previews, check out the Big Audio Nightmare's prediction show, as well as this feature by F4W Online staffers picking their most anticipated match and wrestler for the tourney. Additionally, Bryan Rose has created a guide for first-timers that you should really read.
Our coverage begins at 2 AM EST.
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