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NJPW G1 Climax

Winner

Date Won

Observations

Masahiro Chono
August 11, 1991
Masahiro Chono defeated Keiji Mutoh in the finals to win the first G1 Climax.
Masahiro Chono
August 12, 1992
This was a 16-Man Elimination Tournament. Masahiro Chono defeated Rick Rude in the finals to win the G1 Climax and NWA World Heavyweight Title.
Tatsumi Fujinami
August 07, 1993
Fujinami defeated Hiroshi Hase in the finals to win the G1 Climax.
Masahiro Chono
August 07, 1994
Masahiro Chono defeated Power Warrior to win the 1994 G1 Climax.
Keiji Mutoh
August 15, 1995
Keiji Mutoh defeated Shinya Hashimoto in the finals to win the 1995 G1 Climax.
Riki Choshu
August 06, 1996
Riki Choshu defeated Masahiro Chono in the finals to win the 1996 G1 Climax.
Kensuke Sasaki
August 03, 1997
This was a 14-man elimination tournament. Kensuke Sasaki defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan in the finals to win the 1997 G1 Climax.
Shinya Hashimoto
August 02, 1998
This was a 16-man elimination tournament. Shinya Hashimoto defeated Kazuo Yamazaki in the finals to win the 1998 G1 Climax.
Manabu Nakanishi
August 15, 1999
Manabu Nakanishi defeated Keiji Mutoh in the finals to win the 1999 G1 Climax.
Kensuke Sasaki
August 13, 2000
This was a 4-Block Round Robin tournament. Kensuke Sasaki defeated Manabu Nakanishi in the finals to win the 10th G1 Climax.
Yuji Nagata
August 12, 2001
Yuji Nagata defeated Keiji Mutoh in the finals to win the 11th G1 Climax.
Masahiro Chono
August 11, 2002
Masahiro Chono defeated Yoshihiro Takayama in the finals to win the 12th G1 Climax.
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
August 17, 2003
Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Jun Akiyama in the finals to win the 13th G1 Climax.
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
August 15, 2004
Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in the finals to win the 14th G1 Climax.
Masahiro Chono
August 14, 2005
Masahiro Chono defeated Kazuyuki Fujita in the finals to win the G1 Climax 15.
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
August 13, 2006
Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Satoshi Kojima in the finals to win the G1 Climax 16.
Hiroshi Tanahashi
August 12, 2007
Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Yuji Nagata in the finals to win the G1 Climax 17.
Hirooki Goto
August 17, 2008
Hirooki Goto defeated Togi Makabe in the finals to win the G1 Climax 18.
Togi Makabe
August 16, 2009
Togi Makabe defeated Shinsuke Nakamura in the finals to win the G1 Climax 19.
Satoshi Kojima
August 15, 2010
Satoshi Kojima defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in the finals to win the G1 Climax 20.
Shinsuke Nakamura
August 14, 2011
Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Tetsuya Naito in the finals to win the G1 Glimax 21.
Kazuchika Okada
August 12, 2012
Kazuchika Okada defeated Karl Anderson in the finals to win the G1 Climax 22.
Tetsuya Naito
August 11, 2013
Tetsuya Naito defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in the finals to win the G1 Climax 23.
Kazuchika Okada
August 10, 2014
Kazuchika Okada defeated Shinsuke Nakamura in the finals to win the G1 Climax 24.
Hiroshi Tanahashi
August 16, 2015
Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Shinsuke Nakamura in the finals to win the G1 Climax 25.
Kenny Omega
August 14, 2016
Kenny Omega defeated Hirooki Goto in the finals to win the G1 Climax 26. Omega became the first gaijin to win the tournament since the inception of the G1 Climax platform.