NJPW MSG League 1978

The NJPW MSG League 1978 was a professional wrestling tournament produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place from April 21 to May 30, 1978. It was the fifth edition of what is currently known as the G1 Climax, and the first edition to be named the MSG League. 
==Tournament Summary==
Nine wrestlers entered the tournament, competing in a round robin block. The winner of the block faced the second placed wrestler in the final, where Antonio Inoki defeated Andre The Giant by count out to win the tournament. 
==Final Standings==
Andre The Giant 	37
Antonio Inoki 	29
Seiji Sakaguchi 	28
Tatsumi Fujinami 	25
Bugsy McGraw 	15
Nikolai Volkoff 	14
Riki Choshu 	9
Umanosuke Ueda 	5
Chief Jay Strongbow	0
==Tournament Shows==
Event 	Date 	City 	Venue
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 1 	April 21, 1978	Tokyo, Japan 	Kuramae Kokugikan
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 2 	April 22, 1978	Shimodate, Japan 	Shimodate Farmers Market
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 3 	April 23, 1978	Tsuchiura, Japan 	Tsuchiura Sports Center
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 4 	April 24, 1978	Nagoya, Japan 	Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 5 	April 25, 1978	Tokyo, Japan 	Ota Ward Gymnasium
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 6 	April 26, 1978	Sanjo, Japan 	Sanjo Welfare Pension Hall
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 7 	April 28, 1978	Tokushima, Japan 	Tokushima City Gymnasium
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 8 	April 30, 1978	Ukiha, Japan 	
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 9 	May 1, 1978 	Ushibuka, Japan 	
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 10	May 2, 1978 	Nejime, Japan 	Nejime Town Ground
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 11	May 4, 1978 	Naha, Japan 	Ounoyama Gymnasium
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 12	May 5, 1978 	Nago, Japan 	
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 13	May 6, 1978 	Okinawa, Japan 	Okinawa City Gymnasium
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 14	May 8, 1978 	Kagami, Japan 	Kagami Town Ground
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 15	May 9, 1978 	Kokubu, Japan 	Kokubu General Gymnasium
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 16	May 10, 1978 	Kumamoto, Japan 	Kumamoto City Gymnasium
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 17	May 11, 1978 	Fukuoka, Japan 	Kyuden Memorial Gymnasium
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 18	May 12, 1978 	Ube, Japan 	Ube City Gymnasium
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 19	May 13, 1978 	Numazu, Japan 	Numazu City Gymnasium
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 20	May 15, 1978 	Matsumoto, Japan 	Matsumoto General Gymnasium
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 21	May 16, 1978 	Chichibu, Japan 	Chichibu Memorial Civic Hall
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 22	May 17, 1978 	Utsunomiya, Japan	Tochigi Prefectural Gymnasium
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 23	May 18, 1978 	Sakata, Japan 	Yamagata Prefectural Gymnasium
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 24	May 19, 1978 	Sendai, Japan 	Miyagi Prefectural Sports Center
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 25	May 20, 1978 	Akita, Japan 	Akita Prefectural Gymnasium
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 26	May 21, 1978 	Hachinohe, Japan 	Hachinohe City Gymnasium
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 27	May 22, 1978 	Fukushima, Japan 	Fukushima City Gymnasium
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 28	May 23, 1978 	Hamamatsu, Japan 	Hamamatsu City Gymnasium
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 29	May 25, 1978 	Matsuyama, Japan 	Ehime Prefectural Public Hall
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 30	May 26, 1978 	Takamatsu, Japan 	
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 31	May 28, 1978 	Uwajima, Japan 	Uwajima Municipal Bull Ring
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 32	May 29, 1978 	Okayama, Japan 	Okayama Budokan
NJPW First MSG Series - Night 33	May 30, 1978 	Osaka, Japan 	Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
==External links==
* Tournament Profile
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