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Former IWGP Intercontinental Champion and G1 Climax 29 winner “Golden Star” Kota Ibushi needed a victory in the second G1 Climax 30 Night 17 headline match to keep his chances to advance to the tournament finals alive. His opponent, former two-time NEVER Openweight Champion and Suzuki-Gun member Taichi wanted to further prove that he can compete against one of the best wrestlers in the world.

The marquee match of G1 Climax 30 Night 17 was to decide the winner of the A Block as former IWGP Heavyweight, IWGP Intercontinental, IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion, and Bullet Club member “Switchblade” Jay White went war with former five-time NEVER Openweight Champion, two-time Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion, and CHAOS member “Stone Pitbull” Tomohiro Ishii.

G1 Climax 30 Night 16 saw former four-time Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion and Suzuki-Gun member Zack Sabre Jr face the former two-time IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Juice Robinson.

G1 Climax 30 Night 16 saw IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental ‘Double Champion’ and Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) leader Tetsuya Naito take on current KOPW (presumably King of Pro Wrestling) titleholder and CHAOS member Toru Yano.

The headline match to G1 Climax 30 Night 16 saw an important B Block match as former two-time IWGP Intercontinental Champion, five-time NEVER Openweight Champion, G1 Climax 18 winner, and CHAOS member Hirooki Goto attempted to keep his finals hopes alive against former IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental ‘Double Champion’ and Bullet Club member Evil.

The marquee match of G1 Climax 30 Night 16 saw former eight-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, G1 Climax 17, G1 Climax 25 winner, and G1 Climax 28 winner Hiroshi Tanahashi face Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) member Sanada.

G1 Climax 30 Night 15 saw current Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay face former NEVER Openweight Champion Jeff Cobb in the opening tournament match of the event.