July 1 and 2, NJPW will be holding a G1 Special in Long Beach, California a prelude to the G1 Climax which is their biggest tournament of the year. As they expand into the US, NJPW debuted its IWGP United States Championship and will crown its first champion at the G1 Special. The tournament was set to be a round-robin. However, it appears that they will now be going with a single elimination 8 man tournament. The eight participants include Michael Elgin, Kenny Omega, Jay Lethal, Hangman Page, Juice Robinson, Zack Sabre Jr., Tomohiro Ishii and Tetsuya Naito
The following is the full line up for July 1 as well as a preliminary lineup for July 2
July 1
* 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)
* Dragon Lee, Jushin Thunder Liger, Titán & Volador Jr. vs. Bushi, Evil, Hiromu Takahashi & Sanada
* Hangman Page vs. Jay Lethal (1st round - IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Tournament)
* Juice Robinson vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (1st round - IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Tournament)
* David Finlay, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jay White and Kushida vs. Billy Gunn, Sho Tanaka, Yohei Komatsu and Yos--tatsu
* Guerrillas of Destiny (c) vs. War Machine (IWGP Tag Team Championship)
* Tetsuya Naito vs. Tomohiro Ishii (1st round - IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Tournament)
* Kenny Omega vs. Michael Elgin (1st round - IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Tournament)
* Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Cody (IWGP Heavyweight Championship)
July 2
* The Young Bucks (c) vs. Roppongi Vice (IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship)
* Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Billy Gunn (IWGP Intercontinental Championship)
* Winner of Kenny Omega/Michael Elgin vs. winner of Jay Lethal/Hangman Page (Semifinals - IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Tournament)
* Winner of Juice Robinson/Zack Sabre Jr. vs. winner of Tetsuya Naito/Tomohiro Ishii (Semifinals - IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Tournament)
* Winner of Semis #1 vs. Winner of Semis #2 (Finals for the IWGP US Heavyweight Championship)
July 1 will be aired live on AXS TV beginning at 8pm while the July 2 show will air on AXS on Friday July 7 at 8pm ET, both shows will feature Jim Ross and Josh Barnett on commentary and both shows will air live on NJPW World. However, the July 1 show will be unavailable in the United States until the VOD is released (The exact time is not yet known). It is about $9 to sign up for NJPW World
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