The 2015 NOAH Global League kicks off tomorrow, here's everything you need to know.

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Pro Wrestling NOAH's Global League is NOAH's slant on New Japan's G1 Climax. It will feature two blocks of eight wrestlers each and will run from October 16 to November 2 with the finals taking place at Korakuen Hall.

Here's all you need to know about the competitors and the history of the Global League.

Takashi Sugiura
Age: 45
Height/Weight: 5'10" 196
Major Singles Titles Won: GHC Heavyweight Championship, 2x GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
Singles Tournaments Won: 2014 NOAH Global League

Naomichi Marufuji
Age: 36
Height/Weight: 5'9" 198
Major Singles Titles Won: 2x GHC Heavyweight Championship, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championshop, GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship, GHC Hardcore Openweight Championship
Singles Tournaments Won: 2009 NJPW Super J Cup, 2004 Osaka Pro Super J Cup

Muhammed Yone
Age: 39
Height/Weight: 6'1" 242
Major Singles Titles Won: GHC Hardcore Openweight Championship
Singles Tournaments Won:

Katsuhiko Nakajima
Age: 27
Height/Weight: 5'9" 213
Major Singles Titles Won: 3x GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship, AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship, WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship
Singles Tournaments Won:

Maybach Taniguchi
Age: 38
Height/Weight: 6'0" 231
Major Singles Titles Won:
Singles Tournaments Won: 2007 Pro Wrestling NOAH Mauritius Cup

Mitsuhiro Kitamiya
Age: 26
Height/Weight: 5'8" 209
Major Singles Titles Won:
Singles Tournaments Won:

Quiet Storm
Age: 31
Height/Weight: 5'7" 220
Major Singles Titles Won: UWA World Middleweight Championshop, PWF Junior Heavyweight Championship, NYWC Heavyweight Championship
Singles Tournaments Won:

Chris Hero
Age: 35
Height/Weight: 6'5" 229
Major Singles Titles Won: PWG World Championship, wXw World Heayweight Championship, 4x IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship, CZW World Heavyweight Championship, EVOLVE Championship
Singles Tournaments Won: 2014 wXw 16 Carat Gold Tournament, 2007 ROH Surival of the Fittest, 2007 Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup, 2007 wXw 16 Carat Gold Tournament, 2005 IWA-MS Revolution Strong Style Tournament, 2000 IWA-MS Sweet Science Sixteen

Colt Cabana
Age: 35
Height/Weight: 6'1" 227
Major Singles Titles Won: 2x NWA World Heavyweight Championship, RPW British Heavyweight Championship, IWA-Mid South Heavyweight Championship, OVW Television Championship, AAW Heritage Championship, IWC World Heavyweight Championship, IWC Super Indy Championship
Singles Tournaments Won: 2005 EWF X8 Tournament, 2002 IWC World Heavyweight Title Tournament, 2002 IWC Super Indy Tournament

Masato Tanaka
Age: 42
Height/Weight: 5'11" 209
Major Singles Titles Won: AWA World Heavyweight Championship, ECW World Heavyweight Championship, IWGP Intercontinental Championship, NEVER Openweight Championship, ZERO1 World Heavyweight Championship
Singles Tournaments Won: NEVER Openweight Title Tournament, 2012 ZERO1 Fire Festival, 2008 Continent Confrontation Tournament, 2008 ZERO1 Fire Festival, 2007 ZERO1 Tenka-Ichi Junior Tournament, 2007 ZERO1 Fire Festival, 2006 ZERO1 Fire Festival

Satoshi Kojima
Age: 45
Height/Weight: 6'0" 246
Major Singles Titles Won: 2x IWGP Heavyweight Championship, MLW World Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Heavyweight Championship, 2x AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship
Singles Tournaments Won: 2010 NJPW G1 Climax, 2003 AJPW/ZERO1 Fire Festival, 2003 AJPW Champion Carnival, 1994 NJPW Young Lion Cup

Minoru Suzuki
Age: 47
Height/Weight: 5'10" 224
Major Singles Titles Won: Current GHC Heavyweight Champion, 2x AJPW Triple Crown Championship
Singles Tournaments Won: 2010 AJPW Champion Carnival, 2010 AJPW Kokomi Sakura Cup, 2009 AJPW Champion Carnival

Lance Archer
Age: 38
Height/Weight: 6'8" 264
Major Singles Titles Won: WWC Universal Championship, NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship, 3x PCW Heavyweight Championship
Singles Tournaments Won: FSF La Reunion World Cup

Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Age: 29
Height/Weight: 6'5" 264
Major Singles Titles Won: FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship, Stampede North Anerican Heavyweight Championship, RPW Heavyweight Championship
Singles Tournaments Won: RPW Heavyweight Title Tournament

Shelton X Benjamin
Age: 40
Height/Weight: 6'2" 244
Major Singles Titles Won: WWC Universal Championship, WWE United States Championship, 3x WWE Intercontinental Championship
Singles Tournaments Won:

Takashi Iizuka
Age: 49
Height/Weight: 6'0" 231
Major Singles Titles Won:
Singles Tournaments Won:

Departures from the 2014 Global League:

Daisuke Sekimoto
Shane Haste
Mikey Nicholls
Takeshi Morishima
Akitoshi Saito
Yuji Nagata

New Additions to the 2015 Global League:

Minoru Suzuki
Shelton X Benjamin
Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Lance Archer
Takashi Iizuka
Mitsuhiro Kitamiya

Finals History:

2010: Yoshihiro Takayama over Jun Akiyama
2011: Takeshi Morishima over KENTA
2012: KENTA over Takashi Sugiura
2013: Yuji Nagata over Takeshi Morishima
2014: Takashi Sugiura over Daisuke Sekimoto

Top-10 Career Points Standings

Takashi Sugiura: 41
Takeshi Morishima: 39
Muhammad Yone: 30
KENTA: 27
Akitoshi Saito: 26
Jun Akiyama: 25
Naomichi Marufuji: 25
Yuji Nagata: 24
Maybach Taniguchi: 22
Katsuhiko Nakajima: 18