NJPW World League 1974

The NJPW World League 1974 was a professional wrestling tournament produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place from April 5 to May 8, 1974. It was the first edition of what is currently known as the G1 Climax. The World League took it's inspiration from the World Big League tournament that was held in the defunct Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance from 1959 to 1972. Due to Antonio Inoki, Seiji Sakaguchi, and Killer Karl Krupp all finishing round two with 5.5 points, they competed in a single round-robin tiebreaker block to determine the tournament's winner. 
==Tournament Summary==
Sixteen wrestlers were entered into the tournament, being split into two blocks, with eight Japanese wrestlers being grouped into the first block, while the remaining eight non-Japanese wrestlers were grouped in the second block. During the first round, only the Japanese and non-Japanese wrestlers faced off, with the top four of each block advancing to the second round of round-robin competition, where there were no restrictions on matches. 
==Standings==
First Round
Japanese 	Japanese	International 	International
Seiji Sakaguchi 	7.5 	Killer Karl Krupp	7
Antonio Inoki 	7 	Invader I 	6
Masa Saito 	5.5 	Stan Stasiak 	5
Kantaro Hoshino 	4 	Geeto Mongol 	3.5
Kotetsu Yamamoto 	3.5 	Khosrow Vaziri 	3
Haruka Eigen 	2 	Bolo Mongol 	3
Osamu Kido 	2 	Walter Johnson 	1
Katsuhisa Shibata	1 	Argentina Zuma 	0
Second Round
Antonio Inoki 	5.5
Seiji Sakaguchi 	5.5
Killer Karl Krupp	5.5
Masa Saito 	5
Stan Stasiak 	2.5
Invader I 	2
Kantaro Hoshino 	1.5
Geeto Mongol 	0
Tiebreaker
Antonio Inoki 	2-0
Seiji Sakaguchi 	1-1
Killer Karl Krupp	0-2
==Tournament Shows==
Event 	Date 	City 	Venue
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 1 	April 5, 1974 	Tokyo, Japan 	Korakuen Hall
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 2 	April 6, 1974 	Kōfu, Japan 	Yamanashi Gakuin University Gymnasium
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 3 	April 7, 1974 	Yamato, Japan 	Tsuruma Auto Body Gymnasium
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 4 	April 9, 1974 	Tokamachi, Japan 	Tokamachi City Gymnasium
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 5 	April 10, 1974	Nagaoka, Japan 	Nagaoka Welfare Pension Hall
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 6 	April 11, 1974	Niigata, Japan 	Niigata City Gymnasium
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 7 	April 12, 1974	Toyama, Japan 	Toyama City Gymnasium
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 8 	April 13, 1974	Gifu, Japan 	Gifu Civic Center
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 9 	April 14, 1974	Nara, Japan 	Nara Central Gymnasium
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 10	April 15, 1974	Ota, Japan 	Ota Chuno Gymnasium
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 10	April 15, 1974	Ota, Japan 	Ota Chuno Gymnasium
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 11	April 16, 1974	Sakai, Japan 	Kaneoka Gymnasium
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 12	April 18, 1974	Osaka, Japan 	Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 13	April 20, 1974	Mihara, Japan 	Kohama Enden
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 14	April 22, 1974	Tsuyama, Japan 	Kakuzan Stadium
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 15	April 23, 1974	Tottori, Japan 	Tottori City Gymnasium
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 16	April 24, 1974	Himeji, Japan 	Himeji Welfare Pension Hall
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 17	April 25, 1974	Takamatsu, Japan 	Takamatsu Civic Culture Center
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 18	April 26, 1974	Hiroshima, Japan 	Hiroshima Prefectural Gymnasium
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 19	April 27, 1974	Nakatsu, Japan 	Nakatsu City Park
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 20	April 29, 1974	Ōita, Japan 	Ōita Prefectural Gymnasium
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 21	April 30, 1974	Kagoshima, Japan 	Kagoshima Prefectural Gymnasium
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 22	May 1, 1974 	Yatsushiro, Japan	Kumamoto Castle Park Square
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 23	May 2, 1974 	Kitakyushu, Japan	Kitakyushu General Gymnasium
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 24	May 3, 1974 	Iki, Japan 	Heliport Site Square
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 25	May 5, 1974 	Fukuoka, Japan 	Fukuoka Sports Center
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 26	May 6, 1974 	Kumamoto, Japan 	Kumamoto City Gymnasium
NJPW The 1st World League 1974 - Night 27	May 8, 1974 	Tokyo, Japan 	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
==External links==
* Tournament Profile
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