NJPW 2016 0 2016-07-18 2016-07-18 https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/thumb/vtpssu1473278497.jpg The 2016 version of the G1 Climax tournament took place between July 18 and August 14, 2016. On June 27, NJPW announced the participants, which included two outsiders; Pro Wrestling Noah's Katsuhiko Nakajima and Naomichi Marufuji. Originally, former three-time G1 Climax winner and the wrestler with the most G1 Climax appearances, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, was left out of the tournament. However, on July 3, Tenzan's longtime tag team partner Satoshi Kojima gave him his spot in the tournament. 513864