NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2 2017
G1 Special in USA Night 2 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling that aired live on NJPWWorld and a week taped delayed on AXS TV. The show took place on July 2, 2017 in Long Beach, California at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center. NJPW crowned its inaugural IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion as the semifinals and finals of the IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion tournament culminate. Also, Billy Gunn faced Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. The event's name refers to the annual G1 Climax tournament as these shows also served as a prelude to the 2017 G1 Climax.
Cast
Tyson Smith
Kenny Omega
Tomohiro Ishii
Tomohiro Ishii
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Monty Sopp
Billy Gunn
Kazuchika Okada
Kazuchika Okada
William Ospreay
Will Ospreay
Jamin Pugh
Jay Briscoe
Mark Pugh
Mark Briscoe
Fale Simitaitoko
Bad Luck Fale
Cody Rhodes
Cody
Martin Scurll
Marty Scurll
Yujiro Takahashi
Yujiro Takahashi
Matthew Massie
Matt Jackson
Nicholas Massie
Nick Jackson
Gregory Marasciulo
Beretta
John Raymond Rivera
Rocky Romero
Todd Smith
Hanson
Raymond Rowe
Raymond Rowe
Aaron Frobel
Michael Elgin
Stephen Woltz
Hangman Page
Alipate Aloisio Leone
Tama Tonga
Tevita Fifita
Tanga Loa
Muñoz González
Dragon Lee
Jamie White
Jay White
Joseph Robinson
Juice Robinson
Palacio Negro
Titan
Ramón Rivera
Volador Jr.
Tetsuya Shimizu
BUSHI
Takaaki Watanabe
EVIL
Hiromu Takahashi
Hiromu Takahashi
Seiya Sanada
SANADA
Tetsuya Naito
Tetsuya Naito
Luke James Uggles Eatwell
Zack Sabre Jr.
Jamar Shipman
Jay Lethal
David Stephen Finlay III
David Finlay
Keiichi Yamada
Jushin Thunder Liger
Yujiro Kushida
KUSHIDA
Sho Tanaka
Sho Tanaka
Yohei Komatsu
Yohei Komatsu
Naofumi Yamamoto
Yoshitatsu
Jim Ross
Jim Ross - English Commentary
Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett - English Commentary