Kazuchika Okada and Kenny Omega are set to turn their rivalry into a trilogy. Both wrestlers are in the B Block and will be wrestling each other at Sumo Hall on August 12th.
The tournament is set to begin on July 17th and concludes on August 13th, with the A Block winner facing the B Block winner on the final day. The winner of the tournament will receive a briefcase to challenge for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at next year’s Tokyo Dome show on January 4th. The full match schedule should be released soon, but you can see some key matches that have been announced below:
July 17th
— Kota Ibushi vs. Tetsuya Naito
— Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
July 20th
— Minoru Suzuki vs. Kenny Omega
— SANADA vs. EVIL
July 21st
— YOSHI-HASHI vs. Tetsuya Naito
— Kota Ibushi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
July 22nd
— Minoru Suzuki vs. SANADA
— Kenny Omega vs. Tama Tonga
July 23rd
— Togi Makabe vs. Hirooki Goto
— Kota Ibushi vs. Tomohiro Ishii
July 25th
— Kazuchika Okada vs. SANADA
— Toru Yano vs. Kenny Omega
July 26th
— Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto
— Togi Makabe vs. Kota Ibushi
July 27th
— Michael Elgin vs. Kenny Omega
— Minoru Suzuki vs. EVIL
July 29th
— Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito
— Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. YOSHI-HASHI
July 30th
— Juice Robinson vs. Kazuchika Okada
— Satoshi Kojima vs. Kenny Omega
August 1st
— Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi
— Yuji Nagata vs. Tomohiro Ishii
August 2nd
— Kenny Omega vs. EVIL
— Satoshi Kojima vs. Minoru Suzuki
August 4th
— Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Togi Makabe
— Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
August 5th
— Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL
— Satoshi Kojima vs. SANADA
August 6th
— Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tomohiro Ishii
— Togi Makabe vs. Tetsuya Naito
August 8th
— Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki
— Kenny Omega vs. SANADA
August 11th
— Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito
— Kota Ibushi vs. Hirooki Goto
August 12th
— Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega
— Toru Yano vs. Minoru Suzuki
August 13th
— A Block winner vs. B Block winner in the tournament finals