New Japan Pro Wrestling will be holding Night 1 of their G1 Special event in Long Beach, California tonight in Long Beach, California. Tonight’s show will air live on AXS TV at 8 pm and will feature commentary from WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross and Josh Barnett.
NJPW will debut the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship, and the first champion will be crowned on Sunday. Here is the lineup:
— Ten-Man Tag Team Match: Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Marty Scurll, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson and Yujiro Takahashi) vs. Chaos (Beretta, Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, Rocky Romero and Will Ospreay)
— Eight-Man Man Tag Team Match: Dragon Lee, Jushin Thunder Liger, Titán & Volador Jr. vs. Bushi, Evil, Hiromu Takahashi & Sanada
— 1st Round of IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Tournament: Hangman Page vs. Jay Lethal
— 1st Round of IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Tournament: Juice Robinson vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
— Eight-Man Man Tag Team Match: David Finlay, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jay White and Kushida vs. Billy Gunn, Sho Tanaka, Yohei Komatsu and Yos–tatsu
— IWGP Tag Team Championship Match: Guerrillas of Destiny (c) vs. War Machine
— 1st Round of IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Tournament: Tetsuya Naito vs. Tomohiro Ishii
— 1st Round of IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Tournament: Kenny Omega vs. Michael Elgin
— IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Cody Rhodes
