Today (06.19.2017), New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the competitors for the 27th G1 Climax Tournament. The tournament proper will begin on July 17 in Hokkaido, Japan at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayell. The tournament will be preceded by the G1 Special shows on July 1 and 2 in Long Beach, CA – New Japan’s first shows on US soil.