I will not be satisfied until the entirety of New Japan’s history has been recounted by Kevin Kelly. These videos are spectacular!

1st G1 was in April 26 ,1974, I was only 4 at the time, I didn't get into wrestling until I was teenager or younger. I love Kevin Kelly's recount, and I truly love NJPW.

I have a lot of respect for Japanese wrestling

NJPW is still the peak of the pro wrestling business. NJPW is on an another level.

by far the best tournament in pro-wrestling

NJPW is still at the top of Pro-wrestling bussiness espicially at Japan

Awesome as always. This is great for old NJPW fans who lived outside Japan to understand the history past my old odd no sequence vhs tapes. Thank you

*The Recount* has returned. Glad to hear and see the history of G1 CLIMAX's early days all the way to present. *LOVE U New Japan.*

Thank you NJPW for igniting my love for pro wrestling again.

I love these NJPW videos, perfect timing to release this, too! The 1992 G1 not only had Rick Rude, but Steve Austin, Arn Anderson, Jim Neidhart, Terry Taylor, Bam Bam Bigelow, Barry Windham and more!

I really love the fact that they acknowledge how bad they were during their inokism years (from 2002-2006)

That was a great narration by Kevin Kelly. Very well explained

Man I wish I could go to Dallas for opening day

I never knew that the history of the G1 Climax went far back as 1974

The recount is so great for New fans

They said strong style is brutal but damn! In the 70's, 80's and 90's they weren't playing

Man can't wait for the G1 and part 2!

What rich history the G1 Climax has had. The best tournament in Pro Wrestling. That's why I will always love New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

Love the history lesson here. New Japan is an prestigious company

Yay! Love the Recount. Can't wait for PT. 2

THIS is how Professional Wrestling should be sold.

Nothing better than NJPW and WWE. The history is intertwined and exciting

God we love that promotion, I admire all the athletes and wrestling styles combined

Never mind me. I’m just a new comer to NJPW and educating myself on the promotion

This is such an awesome way to learn more about the history of NJPW. Kevin Kelly's been so great.

This is so f***ing good. Thank you for uploading this. Great history.

The G1 is one year older than I am!!! Love the history I need to watch these historical events!!!

This was wonderfully well presented. My first taste of the G-1 Climax was in 2002. I saw the whole thing via VHS and man, was I NOT disappointed! The final was epic and made me a fan of the product ever since. Can’t wait for this year’s G-1!

This is the kind of videos i was looking for. I've wanted this series to cover the ancient history of the company for a long time, and now it's here

Hogan was amazing in Japan! Wrestled as well as anyone!

I went to Ryogoku to see the match of Yamazaki vs Hashimoto. That was really a great match.

I really miss showbuckle and real neat puro videos, they help me alot to understand NJPW

Man so much history here!! I love this type of education.

The first G1 Final is really good from bell to bell it is a classic. I highly recommend everyone to watch it.

0:23 July 6 2019 G1 Climax 29 1:11 1974 The World League 1:55 1978 The MSG Series 2:36 The International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP, Anoki vs Hulk a Hogan) Hulk Hogan 1st IWGP Champion 1984 Anoki 1st IWGP Heavyweight Champion 5:15 The Grade One of Competition became the G1 Climax 1991 6:56 Joni wins 1992 GI Climax 8:52 1998 10:10 Ricky Joshu Jono - “Mr August”

That was an excellent watch, I learned so much. Thank you for uploading this, can’t wait for Part 2.

Idk anything about njpws' past but watching them wrestle in the 80's and 90's shows that I have been sheltered my entire life by just watching wwe

What a fantastic video!! Even after losing a lot of great stars, New Japan is still bringing it strong! Can’t wait for Wrestle Kingdom in January!

I absolutely LOVE this! I can't wait to watch NJPW history be made live in Dallas Saturday!

Thank you so much for the history lesson! Looking forward to part two! It truly is the most wonderful time of the year. G1 is upon us and it’s going to be amazing!

Excellent vid! Thank you NJPW and Kevin Kelly for doing this. And THANK YOU for not being afraid to mention other promotions as well as NJPW's troubled early-2000 times. You guys do not treat your fans like idiots.

I love these Recount vids! In 99 I'd never thought I'd say this but: Kevin Kelly rocks! Best play by play in the current landscape, barring only Mauro

Enlightening and amazing. The G1 Climax is wrestling royalty.

Masa Chono could be considered as the God of G1 due to his multiple G1 Climax wins. It is an impossible feat to accomplish due to the fact that the guys who had the chance to chase or break Chono’s record like Okada or Tanahashi tend to be beaten either during the middle of the round, the semi finals or even the finals itself

I like how Kevin Kelly is so in tune with the product. Passionate commentators make the shows so much more enjoyable to watch.

Can’t wait for Saturday

this is a helpful and informative video since i just got into NJPW for a month now.

This was an awesome history lesson for me. I love it and didn't realize there were so many known stars from WWE there as well...

G1 has become my favorite wrestling event since I first watched it 2 years ago. Would rather watch it than mania anytime.

Best wrestling show on KZfaq about the best wrestling show in the world!

This was so good! Thank you for The Recount ! ! ! ! ! ! !

I love this series. When most of these events were going on, the best I could do was read about it on forums and download the occasional match

Loved this, thank you so much and I look forward to even more.

I absolutely adore these historical look backs, please do more. Feuds in particular that defined the era's of NJPW would be awesome.

I am amazed at the video quality NJPW had in the 70’s and 80’s. Japanese tech was definitely superior in that era.

This was VERY enjoyable to watch. Thank you to everyone involved.

This is going to be my first G1 Climax and I for one can't wait... if it is as insane as people make it out to be. The BOSJ was insane enough with the block action. Even figuring out the angles was fun.

Great video can’t wait for the G1

These are awesome. Great to know the history. Some day I'll go back and watch all the G1s.

I’m a big fan of the recount. Thanks to everyone involved!

Definitely a fan...keep them coming!

This is INCREDIBLE content. Please keep making stuff like this!

For those of you wondering why Chono seemed like such a top guy at the start of his career: He broke his neck in a match against a very young Steve Austin via sit out pile driver, the same move that would almost end Austins career in 1997. After the injury Chono took serious time off to heal and had change his wrestling style completely! Eventually becoming a clad in black badass heel, so charismatic was the man that he became known has "The Black Charisma".

Great video! Looking forward to part 2.

Wow, this video is so informative and well-produced

the 2nd G1 Climax is like the New Japan Cup right now, a single elimination tournament.

As a huge wrestling fan who’s knowledgeable of NJPW is limited, I really appreciate these videos

Great video, especially for people like me just getting into NJPW

I’m a major fan luv njpw thank you for producing a miracle in professional wrestling

Thank you for doing this

This is wonderful, as always

Kevin Kelly's narration of these segments are great (Y)

I love learning more and more about NJPW its amazing.

Not complaining because these recount videos are amazing! And I love that Kevin Kelly explains these amazingly but I hope y’all can drop the history of LIJ and Suzuki-Gun soon too!

I was waiting for that. Recount is my favorite series.

I loved this vid! Really interesting stuff!

Great work with this video! Explaining the history of the G1 can be a bit tricky -- nice job with that.

Oh that ace cliffhanger :-) Can't wait for the next part!

Great video, as always.

We want more I was glued to my seat

Too good ... All pumped up for g1 this year!!

LOVE THIS RECOUNT SERIES!! 🏆

That was awesome!!!

RECOUNT RULES!! I want more!! Also I subbed 💪💪

I have never really watched NJPW. I've heard things here and there over the years but never really knew much about the company. These videos really help people like me who don't know much about Japanese pro wrestling get to know the history and appreciate where things are at today.

Great job like always

Man good stuff... so much passion in njpw

Great stuff as always. 👍

Keep em coming!!

Excellent video... learned a lot

I love these videos. Recount is great and so is Kevin Kelly's commentary over it.

Amazing work!

FINALLY! I missed the Recount.

Woah, what a blast from the past. I discovered how great Japan's wrestling was in the mid 90's. I already was a huge wrestling fan, watching WWF and WCW but I was hungry for more. Back then, internet didn't have everything, there was no KZfaq and downloading speeds were extremely slow, so you couldn't stream anything, but I was lucky enough to know a guy who collected VHS tapes of wrestling, New Japan, All Japan, FMW, etc... That's how I first saw Antonio Inoki, Riki Chōshū, Tiger Mask, the Great Sasuke and my favorite was the late Eiji Ezaki better known as Hayabusa. Scott Norton was huge in Japan and almost turned into a jobber in WCW, such a shame. I also figured out many wrestlers in WWF actually had a much wider set of moves but Vince McMahon simply didn't want them to execute them. Even Hulk Hogan featured a broader array of skills during his tenure in Japan. From this day I recognized Japanese wrestling as the real deal and I was hooked forever. I see many elements of Japanese wrestling in AEW's events so far. I think now is the time for NJPW to take on the western world.

Awesome video. NJPW is the best promotion in all of pro-wrestling.

It's almost time for G1 season to begin. I can't wait.

Awesome summary! I just wish NJPW World could revamp their search engine and make these shows a little more easy to seek out.

great episode!

Online Meet & Greet ticket sales have ended. We will have a limited number of tickets available for wrestlers who are not sold out. Unfortunately, no more tickets will be made available for Tetsuya Naito. We thank you for your understanding. Same day tickets will be available at the merchandise booth inside the lobby area. G1 CLIMAX 29 kicks off in Dallas, TX and the top heavyweight wrestlers will be coming in for a Meet & Greet at the Bob Duncan Center in Arlington, TX. Session 1: 2:00pm start Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jyushin Thunder Liger, Tetsuya Naito, Tomohiro Ishii Session 2: 3:30pm start Kota Ibushi, Juice Robinson, SANADA, KENTA Tickets to meet with your favorite wrestlers are $30 each.

i need more of this..