NJPW World League 1976

The NJPW World League 1976 was a professional wrestling tournament produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place from April 2 to May 11, 1976. It was the third edition of what is currently known as the G1 Climax. 
==Tournament Summary==
Fourteen wrestlers entered the tournament, competing in a round robin block. The winner of the block automatically advanced to the final, while the second to fourth places advanced to a round robin semifinal block. Pedro Morales finished first in the first round block to advance to the final, while Seiji Sakaguchi finished first in the semifinal block to also advance to the final, where Sakaguchi defeated Morales by count out to win the tournament. 
==Standings==
First Round
Pedro Morales 	13
Killer Karl Krupp	10
Victor Rivera 	10
Seiji Sakaguchi 	10
Strong Kobayashi 	9
Masa Saito 	9
Kantaro Hoshino 	7
Osamu Kido 	6
Towering Inferno 	5
Butcher Vachon 	4
Haruka Eigen 	3
Ken Mantell 	3
Raul Mata 	2
Kotetsu Yamamoto 	0
Semi Final
Seiji Sakaguchi 	2-0
Killer Karl Krupp	1-1
Victor Rivera 	0-2
==Tournament Shows==
Event 	Date 	City 	Venue
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 1 	April 2, 1976 	Kawasaki, Japan 	Kawasaki City Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 2 	April 3, 1976 	Nagano, Japan 	Nagano Civic Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 3 	April 4, 1976 	Tokamachi, Japan 	Tokamachi City Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 4 	April 6, 1976 	Gosen, Japan 	Gosen City Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 5 	April 7, 1976 	Yokohama, Japan 	Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 6 	April 8, 1976 	Choshi, Japan 	Choshi City Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 7 	April 9, 1976 	Aioi, Japan 	Aioi City Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 8 	April 10, 1976	Ichihara, Japan 	Ichihara Seaside Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 9 	April 11, 1976	Koriyama, Japan 	Koriyama General Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 10	April 12, 1976	Tsuruoka, Japan 	Tsuruoka City Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 11	April 13, 1976	Murakami, Japan 	Murakami Civic Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 12	April 14, 1976	Yamagata, Japan 	Yamagata Prefectural Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 13	April 15, 1976	Tokyo, Japan 	Fussa Civic Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 14	April 17, 1976	Tsu, Japan 	Tsu City Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 15	April 20, 1976	Takefu, Japan 	Takefu City Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 16	April 21, 1976	Yokkaichi, Japan 	Yokkaichi City Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 17	April 22, 1976	Neyagawa, Japan 	Neyagawa City Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 18	April 23, 1976	Okayama, Japan 	Okayama Budokan
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 19	April 24, 1976	Kawanoe, Japan 	Kawanoe City Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 20	April 26, 1976	Oita, Japan 	Oita Prefectural Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 21	April 27, 1976	Miyakonojo, Japan	Miyakonojo City Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 22	April 28, 1976	Hayato, Japan 	Hayato Municipal Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 23	April 29, 1976	Saga, Japan 	Saga Sports Center
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 24	April 30, 1976	Kitakyushu, Japan	Kokura Ward Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 25	May 1, 1976 	Kumamoto, Japan 	Kumamoto City Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 26	May 4, 1976 	Kagoshima, Japan 	Kagoshima Prefectural Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 27	May 5, 1976 	Fukuoka, Japan 	Fukuoka Sports Center
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 28	May 6, 1976 	Matsue, Japan 	Matsue General Gymnasium
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 29	May 7, 1976 	Takamatsu, Japan 	Takamatsu Civic Center
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 30	May 8, 1976 	Gifu, Japan 	Gifu Civic Center
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 31	May 10, 1976 	Sendai, Japan 	Miyagi Prefectural Sports Center
NJPW 3rd World League - Night 32	May 11, 1976 	Tokyo, Japan 	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
==External links==
* Tournament Profile
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