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G1 Climax 30 Night 17 saw current NEVER Openweight Champion and Suzuki-Gun leader Minoru Suzuki take on the man he defeated for the title the former NEVER Openweight Champion and Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) member Shingo Takagi.

The first G1 Climax 30 Night 17 headline match was key in determining who would go on to win the A Block. CHAOS members former five-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, G1 Climax 22 winner, and G1 Climax 24 winner “Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada took on current Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay.

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.

The marquee match of the NEVER Night 1 tour October 17, 2020 episode of New Japan (New Japan Pro Wrestling) Strong saw former IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion David Finlay team with former NEVER Openweight Champion Jeff Cobb against the Bullet Club team of former NEVER Openweight Champion/New Japan Cup 2020 USA winner Kenta and Chase Owens.

The opening G1 Climax 30 Night 16 tournament match saw former NEVER Openweight Champion, New Japan Cup USA 2020 winner, and Bullet Club member Kenta face CHAOS member Yoshi-Hashi. 

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.

With the history of Switchblade turning on CHAOS always in the forefront, can Rocky Romero defeat the decorated by less experienced heavyweight?

It’s time for the last day of A Block action in this year’s G1 Climax! We have four men who…

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.