NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1

The opening night of G1 Climax 26 took place at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan on July 18, 2016.

• Naomichi MarufujiNaomichi Marufuji
• Kazuchika OkadaKazuchika Okada
• Hiroshi TanahashiHiroshi Tanahashi
• Seiya SanadaSANADA
• Hirooki GotoHirooki Goto
• Fale SimitaitokoBad Luck Fale
• Togi MakabeTogi Makabe
• Alipate Aloisio LeoneTama Tonga
• Hiroyoshi YamamotoHiroyoshi Tenzan
• Tomohiro IshiiTomohiro Ishii
• David Stephen Finlay IIIDavid Finlay
• Aaron FrobelMichael Elgin