G1 Special in USA Night 2 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling that aired live on NJPWWorld and a week taped delayed on AXS TV. The show took place on July 2, 2017 in Long Beach, California at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center. NJPW crowned its inaugural IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion as the semifinals and finals of the IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion tournament culminate. Also, Billy Gunn faced Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. The event's name refers to the annual G1 Climax tournament as these shows also served as a prelude to the 2017 G1 Climax.
Tyson Smith
Tomohiro Ishii
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Monty Sopp
Kazuchika Okada
William Ospreay
Jamin Pugh
Mark Pugh
Fale Simitaitoko
Cody Rhodes
Martin Scurll
Yujiro Takahashi
Matthew Massie
Nicholas Massie
Gregory Marasciulo
John R. Rivera
Todd Smith
Raymond Rowe
Aaron Frobel
Stephen Woltz
Alipate Aloisio Leone
Tevita Fifita
Muñoz González
Jamie White
Joseph Robinson
Palacio Negro
Ramón Rivera
Tetsuya Shimizu
Takaaki Watanabe
Hiromu Takahashi
Seiya Sanada
Tetsuya Naito
Luke James Uggles Eatwell
Jamar Shipman
David Stephen Finlay III
Keiichi Yamada
Yujiro Kushida
Sho Tanaka
Yohei Komatsu
Naofumi Yamamoto