G1 Climax cards; X is TAJIRI; Tiger Mask vs. Mistico!

X is TAJIRI! The cast for the 2009 G1 Climax is complete with TAJIRI being the mystery man in Block A, meaning Hiroshi Tanahashi has both ZERO1 World Heavyweight Champion, Masato Tanaka, and HUSTLE assassin TAJIRI trying to hunt him down, even after defeating NOAH’s own assassin Takashi Sugiura the other day. All cards for the G1 were also announced today (match order undecided) and there is plenty of special participation throughout the tour. Most noticeably is the return of Mistico and the long awaited Japan vs. Mexico super-hero battle, as Tiger Mask makes his V5 defense of the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title against the Mexican superstar on the 8/15 Sumo Hall show. Also of note, and this apparently wasn’t the original plan with the idea (in the G1 summary at least) being to have no semi finals like last year, is the return of semi finals on the final day, so the top two of each block will head to the last Sumo Hall show.

Block A:
- Hiroshi Tanahashi
- Togi Makabe
- Toru Yano
- Giant Bernard
- Masato Tanaka
- Takao Omori
- TAJIRI

Block B:
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan
- Yuji Nagata
- Manabu Nakanishi
- Hirooki Goto
- Shinsuke Nakamura
- Takashi Iizuka
- Takashi Sugiura

- Match Order = TBA

NJPW, 07.08.2009 (SXW)
Hiroshima Sun Plaza

1. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Karl Anderson
2. Yuji Nagata & Kazuchika Okada vs. Tiger Mask & Jushin Thunder Liger
3. G1 Climax - Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
4. G1 Climax - Block B: Manabu Nakanishi vs. Takashi Iizuka
5. G1 Climax - Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Takashi Sugiura
6. G1 Climax - Block A: Giant Bernard vs. TAJIRI
7. G1 Climax - Block A: Toru Yano vs. Masato Tanaka
8. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Takao Omori


NJPW, 08.08.2009 (Samurai! TV)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

1. Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt vs. Milano Collection A.T. & Taichi
2. Manabu Nakanishi, Tiger Mask & Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Karl Anderson & YAMATO
3. G1 Climax - Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Takashi Sugiura
4. G1 Climax - Block B: Yuji Nagata vs. Hirooki Goto
5. G1 Climax - Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Takashi Iizuka
6. G1 Climax - Block A: Toru Yano vs. TAJIRI
7. G1 Climax - Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Takao Omori
8. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Giant Bernard


NJPW, 09.08.2009 (Samurai! TV)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

1. Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt vs. Jado & YAMATO
2. Tomoaki Honma vs. TAJIRI
3. G1 Climax - Block B: Manabu Nakanishi vs. Hirooki Goto
4. G1 Climax - Block B: Yuji Nagata vs. Takashi Sugiura
5. G1 Climax - Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
6. G1 Climax - Block A: Masato Tanaka vs. Takao Omori
7. G1 Climax - Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Giant Bernard
8. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Toru Yano


NJPW, 10.08.2009 (Samurai! TV)
Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium

1. Tiger Mask & Kazuchika Okada vs. Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii
2. Hirooki Goto, Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt vs. Wataru Inoue, Milano Collection A.T. & Taichi
3. G1 Climax - Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Takashi Iizuka
4. G1 Climax - Block B: Manabu Nakanishi vs. Takashi Sugiura
5. G1 Climax - Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Yuji Nagata
6. G1 Climax - Block A: Masato Tanaka vs. TAJIRI
7. G1 Climax - Block A: Giant Bernard vs. Takao Omori
8. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Togi Makabe


NJPW, 11.08.2009 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii & Karl Anderson
2. G1 Climax - Block B: Takashi Iizuka vs. Takashi Sugiura
3. G1 Climax - Block B: Yuji Nagata vs. Manabu Nakanishi
4. G1 Climax - Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Hirooki Goto
5. G1 Climax - Block A: Giant Bernard vs. Masato Tanaka
6. G1 Climax - Block A: Toru Yano vs. Takao Omori
7. G1 Climax - Block A: Togi Makabe vs. TAJIRI


NJPW, 13.08.2009 (WPW)
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium

1. Tiger Mask & Mistico vs. Tomohiro Ishii & OKUMURA
2. Super Strong Machine & Kazuchika Okada vs. Takashi Sugiura & Atsushi Aoki
3. G1 Climax - Block B: Yuji Nagata vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
4. G1 Climax - Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Manabu Nakanishi
5. G1 Climax - Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Masato Tanaka
6. G1 Climax - Block A: Toru Yano vs. Giant Bernard
7. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. TAJIRI


NJPW, 15.08.2009 (SXW)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue & Kazuchika Okada vs. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & OKUMURA
2. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Tiger Mask (c) vs. Mistico
3. G1 Climax - Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Takashi Sugiura
4. G1 Climax - Block B: Manabu Nakanishi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
5. G1 Climax - Block B: Yuji Nagata vs. Takashi Iizuka
6. G1 Climax - Block A: Takao Omori vs. TAJIRI
7. G1 Climax - Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Toru Yano
8. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Masato Tanaka


NJPW, 16.08.2009 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. G1 Climax - Semi Final: Block A #1 vs. Block B #2
2. G1 Climax - Semi Final: Block B #1 vs. Block A #2
3. G1 Climax - Final: