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G1 Climax Night 6 saw an interesting B Block against former eight-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion and G1 Climax 17, G1 Climax 25, and G1 Climax 28 winner Hiroshi Tanahashi and former two-time IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Juice Robinson.

The headline match of G1 Climax 30 Night 6 B Block competition saw KOPW (presumably King of Pro Wrestling) 2020 titleholder and CHAOS member Toru Yano face former IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental ‘Double Champion’ and Bullet Club member, Evil.

The marquee match of G1 Climax 30 Night 6 saw former two-time IWGP Intercontinental Champion, former five-time NEVER Openweight Champion, G1 Climax 18 winner, and CHAOS member Hirooki Goto battle current IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental ‘Double Champion’ and Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) leader Tetsuya Naito.

The opening match of G1 Climax 30 Night 5 saw former NEVER Openweight Champions Bullet Club member Yujiro and Suzuki-Gun member Taichi compete in A Block competition.

G1 Climax Night 5 saw two-time and current NEVER Openweight Champion Suzuki-Gun leader Minoru Suzuki face former NEVER Openweight Champion Jeff Cobb in A Block competition.

The first of those headline matches saw former IWGP Intercontinental and NEVER Openweight Champion Kota Ibushi (defending G1 Climax 29 champion) face former two-time Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) Undisputed British Heavyweight and five-time NEVER Openweight Champion Tomohiro Ishii (CHAOS).

The crowd in Hyogo was electric before the wrestlers locked up for only the second time in singles competition, as thoughts of their critically acclaimed BOSJ Finals match remains fresh in the minds of New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) fans.

Switchblade entered the match coming off a G1 Climax Night 3 victory over former IWGP Intercontinental Champion and G1 Climax 29 winner “Golden Star” Kota Ibushi. While Okada was able to defeat Bullet Club member Yujiro.

This was the first match between the two since Sanada defeated Goto in a New Japan Cup 2019 epic first-round encounter on March 11, 2019. Before his defeat to Yano, Sanada was untouchable after losing to Evil during New Japan Cup 2020.

Coming into the match, the two wrestled 20 singles matches against one another going back to 2003. Tanahashi held a 15-3-2 (wins-losses-ties) series led over Yano, yet they had not faced each other since August 2, 2015, during G1 Climax 25, when Tanahashi was able to defeat Yano.