What is G1 Climax?
The '''G1 Climax''' is a tournament held by [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] (NJPW). It is considered to be the most important tournament in the company. The tournament was first created by [[Antonio Inoki]] and was first held in 1974. The name of the tournament was originally called the '''World League''' from 1974 until 1977,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/component/content/article/80-features-and-tv-reviews/43611-the-big-audio-nightmares-guide-to-the-annual-new-japan-g1-climax|accessdate=November 13, 2023|title=The Big Audio Nightmare's Guide to the annual New Japan G1 Climax|publisher=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|archive-date=July 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719181932/http://www.f4wonline.com/component/content/article/80-features-and-tv-reviews/43611-the-big-audio-nightmares-guide-to-the-annual-new-japan-g1-climax|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> the '''MSG League''' from 1978 until 1982, and the '''IWGP League''' from 1983 until 1988. The tournaments under these names are not viewed as part of the official history of the G1 Climax by New Japan however.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/data/g1/list_g1.php|accessdate=November 13, 2023|title=G1 Climax|publisher=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]}}</ref> The first tournament under the G1 name was held from August 7 until August 11, 1991. [[Seiji Sakaguchi]], president of New Japan, named the tournament after a horse race.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/news/1513888.html|accessdate=November 13, 2023|title=闘魂三銃士を売り出す大会だった／25年目のＧ１|publisher=[[Nikkan Sports]] (in Japanese)}}</ref> The current rules of the G1 Climax tournament are held in a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format. There are two blocks of wrestlers who fight for points. A wrestler who gets a win gets two points for a victory, a wrestler who gets a draw gets one point, and a wrestler who loses doesn't get a point. The wrestler from each block who has the most points will then fight each other in the finals to decide who the winner of the