Bruce Lord and Karen Peterson review the opening night of NJPW’s G1 Climax 36 in the USA.Highlighted topics include: current block standings after the US opener, personal rating systems, highlights and concerns of this year’s competitor pool, presentation of competitors in the US versus domestically in Japan, POST’s G1 Climax coverage team, 2026 C-Block & Predictions contest updates.Access all of our NJPW reviews by becoming a member at http://postwrestlingcafe.com------G1 Climax 36July 11, 2026NOW ArenaHoffman Estates, Illinois, USAA Block: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yota Tsuji - RecommendedA Block: Ryohei Oiwa vs. Oleg Boltin - RecommendedB Block: Yuya Umura vs. Callum Newman - RecommendedA Block: Hirooki Goto vs. SANADA B Block: Shota Umino vs. Zack Sabre Jr. - RecommendedA Block: Yuto-Ice vs. Great O-Khan B Block: OSKAR vs. Ren NaritaA Block: Shingo Takagi vs. Jake LeeB Block: Aaron Wolf vs. HENARE------Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comX: http://www.twitter.com/POSTwrestlingInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/POSTwrestlingFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/POSTwrestlingYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/POSTwrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://postwrestling.com/discordSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.