The G1 Climax 33 was a professional wrestling tournament promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The tournament commenced on July 15 and concluded on August 13, 2023. It is the thirty-third edition of G1 Climax and the forty-ninth edition of the tournament counting its previous forms under different names.

G1 Climax 33
Promotional poster featuring all the competitors of the tournament
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateJuly 15 – August 13, 2023
CitySee venues
VenueSee venues
Tagline(s)Born in the Ring
Event chronology
← Previous
Independence Day
Next →
All Star Junior Festival USA 2023
G1 Climax chronology
← Previous
G1 Climax 32
Next →
G1 Climax 34
G1 Climax 33
Tetsuya Naito, winner of G1 Climax 33
Tournament information
SportProfessional wrestling
Location
DatesJuly 15, 2023–August 13, 2023
Tournament
format(s)
Four-block round-robin tournament
Participants32
Final positions
ChampionTetsuya Naito
Runner-upKazuchika Okada
Tournament statistics
Bouts fought119

Considered NJPW's most important tournament, the G1 Climax featured 32 wrestlers, divided into four blocks of eight ("A", "B", "C", and "D"). Each participant faced all seven other wrestlers within the same block in singles matches. The winner of each block was determined via a point system, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a defeat. There was a 20-minute time limit for the block matches instead the usual 30-minute time limit. Each night of the event seen matches from two blocks per night. On the final three days of the event, the top two scoring wrestlers of each block entered an eight-man playoff to determine the winner of the tournament, who also receives a future match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom.

It was the largest G1 Climax to date with 32 participants and like last year's G1, it returned to the four-block format.

The event saw the G1 Climax debuts of Shota Umino, Hikuleo, Eddie Kingston, Ren Narita, Gabriel Kidd, Alex Coughlin, Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls, Yota Tsuji and Kaito Kiyomiya with Kingston and Kiyomiya being outsiders from All Elite Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Noah respectively.[1][2]

Production

edit

Tournament rules

edit

The tournament features 32 wrestlers, divided into four blocks of eight ("A", "B", "C", and "D"). Each participant faces all seven other wrestlers within the same block in singles matches. The winner of each block is determined via a point system, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss; each night of the event sees one match from each block between two members competing for the tournament. In case of several wrestlers sharing the top score, the results of the matches those wrestlers had when facing each other in the tournament act as tiebreaker, with the one having the most wins over the other top-scorers determining the winner of the block.[1][3][4]

On the final three days of the event, the top two scoring wrestlers of each block enter an eight-man single-elimination playoff to determine the winner of the G1 Climax, who would gain a future match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, NJPW's top championship, at Wrestle Kingdom, NJPW's biggest yearly event; if the IWGP Heavyweight Champion himself wins, he selects his opponent at Wrestle Kingdom. The matches of the tournament have a 20-minutes time limit (with the time limit being reached resulting in a tie); the semifinal (block winners) and final (semifinal winners) matches, where a winner must be determined, have no time limit.[5][3][4]

History

edit

On April 8, 2023, at Sakura Genesis, NJPW announced that the 2023 edition of the G1 Climax would take place from July to August.[6] During Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall on June 4, NJPW announced the participants for the G1 Climax.[1]

Storylines

edit

The event includes matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[7]

Venues

edit
Dates Venue Location
July 15 Hokkai Kitayell Toyohira-ku, Sapporo
July 16
July 18 Yamagata City General Sports Center Tendo, Yamagata
July 19 Xebio Arena Sendai Sendai, Miyagi
July 21 City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka Nagaoka, Niigata
July 23 Big Hat Nagano, Nagano
July 25 Korakuen Hall Bunkyo, Tokyo
July 26
July 27 Ota City General Gymnasium Ōta, Tokyo
July 30 Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium Nagoya, Aichi
August 1 Takamatsu City General Gymnasium Takamatsu, Kagawa
August 2 Hiroshima Sun Plaza Nishi-ku, Hiroshima
August 5 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium Namba, Osaka
August 6
August 8 Yokohama Budokan Naka-ku, Yokohama
August 9 Act City Hamamatsu Naka-ku, Hamamatsu
August 10 Funabashi Arena Funabashi, Chiba
August 12 Ryōgoku Kokugikan Sumida, Tokyo
August 13

Results

edit

Night 1

edit

The first night of the tournament took place on July 15, 2023, at Hokkai Kitayell in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo.[8]

No.Results[8]StipulationsTimes
1Yoshi-Hashi defeated El Phantasmo by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament10:56
2Chase Owens defeated Gabe Kidd by pinfallA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament2:55
3Tanga Loa defeated Kenta by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament12:46
4Shota Umino vs. Ren Narita ended in a time-limit drawA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament20:00
5Kazuchika Okada defeated Great-O-Khan by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament15:23
6Kaito Kiyomiya defeated Yota Tsuji by pinfallA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament14:48
7Taichi defeated Will Ospreay by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament17:43
8Sanada defeated Hikuleo by pinfallA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament10:16

Night 2

edit

The second night of the tournament took place on July 16, 2023, at Hokkai Kitayell in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo.[9]

No.Results[9]StipulationsTimes
1David Finlay defeated Tomohiro Ishii by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament15:55
2Hirooki Goto defeated Toru Yano by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament6:44
3Mikey Nicholls defeated Henare by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament12:21
4Shane Haste defeated Alex Coughlin by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament10:55
5Eddie Kingston defeated Shingo Takagi by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament12:50
6Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament16:09
7Evil defeated Tama Tonga by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament17:34
8Jeff Cobb defeated Tetsuya Naito by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament14:20

Night 3

edit

The third night of the tournament took place on July 18, 2023, at Yamagata City General Sports Center in Toyohira-ku, Yamagata.[10]

No.Results[10]StipulationsTimes
1Kaito Kiyomiya defeated Chase Owens by pinfallA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament8:28
2Kenta defeated Great-O-Khan by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament11:40
3Gabe Kidd defeated Hikuleo by pinfallA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament3:21
4Taichi defeated Tanga Loa by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament12:34
5Ren Narita vs. Yota Tsuji ended in a time-limit drawA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament20:00
6Will Ospreay defeated Yoshi-Hashi by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament13:04
7Sanada defeated Shota Umino by pinfallA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament18:48
8Kazuchika Okada defeated El Phantasmo by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament16:21

Night 4

edit

The fourth night of the tournament took place on July 19, 2023, at Xebio Arena Sendai in Sendai, Miyagi.[11]

No.Results[11]StipulationsTimes
1Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Toru Yano by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament5:37
2David Finlay defeated Mikey Nicholls by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament9:52
3Jeff Cobb defeated Alex Coughlin by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament9:51
4Evil defeated Eddie Kingston by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament15:15
5Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Shane Haste by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament12:04
6Henare defeated Shingo Takagi by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament19:38
7Tetsuya Naito defeated Hirooki Goto by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament17:40
8Tama Tonga defeated Tomohiro Ishii by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament15:38

Night 5

edit

The fifth night of the tournament took place on July 21, 2023, at City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka in Nagaoka, Niigata.[12]

No.Results[12]StipulationsTimes
1Yoshi-Hashi defeated Tanga Loa by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament12:35
2Gabe Kidd defeated Ren Narita by pinfallA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament10:05
3Great-O-Khan defeated El Phantasmo by submissionB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament12:46
4Chase Owens defeated Hikuleo by pinfallA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament11:20
5Will Ospreay defeated Kenta by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament14:02
6Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Shota Umino ended in a time-limit drawA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament20:00
7Kazuchika Okada defeated Taichi by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament16:20
8Sanada defeated Yota Tsuji by pinfallA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament18:36

Night 6

edit

The sixth night of the tournament took place on July 23, 2023, at Big Hat in Nagano, Nagano.[13]

No.Results[13]StipulationsTimes
1Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Alex Coughlin by submissionD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament11:13
2Tama Tonga defeated Mikey Nicholls by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament9:10
3Hirooki Goto defeated Shane Haste by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament2:29
4Eddie Kingston defeated Henare by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament10:32
5Tetsuya Naito defeated Toru Yano by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament7:24
6Shingo Takagi defeated Tomohiro Ishii by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament18:10
7Jeff Cobb defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament10:30
8David Finlay defeated Evil by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament16:12

Night 7

edit

The seventh night of the tournament took place on July 25, 2023, at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo.[14]

No.Results[14]StipulationsTimes
1Will Ospreay defeated Great-O-Khan by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament11:20
2Shota Umino defeated Gabe Kidd by pinfallA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament13:03
3Kenta defeated Taichi by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament2:11
4Yota Tsuji defeated Chase Owens by pinfallA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament11:42
5El Phantasmo defeated Tanga Loa by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament12:14
6Hikuleo defeated Ren Narita by pinfallA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament11:58
7Kazuchika Okada defeated Yoshi-Hashi by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament16:32
8Sanada defeated Kaito Kiyomiya by pinfallA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament19:58

Night 8

edit

The eighth night of the tournament took place on July 26, 2023, at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo.[15]

No.Results[15]StipulationsTimes
1Evil defeated Henare by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament12:03
2Alex Coughlin defeated Hirooki Goto by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament6:23
3Shingo Takagi defeated Mikey Nicholls by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament9:13
4Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Toru Yano by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament7:45
5Tomohiro Ishii defeated Eddie Kingston by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament16:12
6Shane Haste defeated Tetsuya Naito by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament13:44
7Tama Tonga defeated David Finlay by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament14:22
8Jeff Cobb defeated Zack Sabre Jr. by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament16:16

Night 9

edit

The ninth night of the tournament took place on July 27, 2023, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Ōta, Tokyo.[16]

No.Results[16]StipulationsTimes
1Shota Umino defeated Chase Owens by pinfallA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament9:35
2Taichi defeated Yoshi-Hashi by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament13:13
3Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Gabe Kidd ended in a double countoutA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament11:44
4Tanga Loa defeated Great-O-Khan by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament12:41
5Hikuleo defeated Yota Tsuji by pinfallA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament12:12
6El Phantasmo defeated Kenta by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament0:19
7Sanada defeated Ren Narita by pinfallA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament16:30
8Will Ospreay defeated Kazuchika Okada by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament17:21

Night 10

edit

The tenth night of the tournament took place on July 30, 2023, at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Aichi.[17]

No.Results[17]StipulationsTimes
1David Finlay defeated Henare by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament11:54
2Toru Yano defeated Jeff Cobb by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament1:49
3Eddie Kingston defeated Mikey Nicholls by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament8:33
4Tetsuya Naito defeated Alex Coughlin by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament10:07
5Evil defeated Tomohiro Ishii by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament14:36
6Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Shane Haste by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament13:23
7Tama Tonga vs. Shingo Takagi ended in a time-limit drawC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament20:00
8Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Hirooki Goto by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament14:40

Night 11

edit

The eleventh night of the tournament took place on August 1, 2023, at Takamatsu City General Gymnasium in Takamatsu, Kagawa.[18]

No.Results[18]StipulationsTimes
1Hikuleo defeated Kaito Kiyomiya by pinfallA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament9:46
2Great-O-Khan defeated Yoshi-Hashi by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament13:50
3Ren Narita defeated Chase Owens by submissionA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament9:08
4El Phantasmo defeated Taichi by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament13:56
5Sanada defeated Gabe Kidd by pinfallA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament12:08
6Tanga Loa defeated Will Ospreay by countoutB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament15:34
7Yota Tsuji defeated Shota Umino by pinfallA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament19:20
8Kazuchika Okada defeated Kenta by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament19:10

Night 12

edit

The twelfth night of the tournament took place on August 2, 2023, at Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima.[19]

No.Results[19]StipulationsTimes
1Alex Coughlin defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament8:50
2Mikey Nicholls defeated Evil by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament9:40
3Toru Yano defeated Shane Haste by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament6:09
4Henare defeated Tomohiro Ishii by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament14:21
5Hirooki Goto defeated Jeff Cobb by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament11:33
6Eddie Kingston defeated Tama Tonga by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament11:39
7Tetsuya Naito defeated Zack Sabre Jr. by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament18:30
8Shingo Takagi defeated David Finlay by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament18:45

Night 13

edit

The thirteenth night of the tournament took place on August 5, 2023, at Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima.[20]

No.Results[20]StipulationsTimes
1United Empire (Great-O-Khan and Jeff Cobb) defeated Just 5 Guys (Douki and Taichi) by submissionTag team match6:55
2Chaos (Yoh, Yoshi-Hashi, and Hirooki Goto) defeated Bullet Club (Gedo, Kenta, and David Finlay) by pinfallSix-man tag team match11:14
3House of Torture[broken anchor] (Sho, Yujiro Takahashi, and Evil) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Shingo Takagi, and Tetsuya Naito) by pinfallSix-man tag team match8:51
4United Empire (Henare and Will Ospreay) defeated Togi Makabe and El Phantasmo by pinfallTag team match8:05
5Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii and Kazuchika Okada) and Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Guerrillas of Destiny (Tanga Loa and Tama Tonga) and Hiroyoshi Tenzan by pinfallSix-man tag team match12:11
6Yota Tsuji defeated Gabe Kidd by pinfallA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament14:47
7Ren Narita defeated Kaito Kiyomiya by pinfallA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament15:17
8Sanada defeated Chase Owens by pinfallA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament9:13
9Hikuleo defeated Shota Umino by pinfallA Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament17:21

Night 14

edit

The fourteenth night of the tournament took place on August 6, 2023, at Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima.[21]

No.Results[21]StipulationsTimes
1Just 5 Guys (Douki and Sanada) defeated Ryohei Oiwa and Kaito Kiyomiya by pinfallTag team match10:45
2Tomohiro Ishii and Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated TMDK (Kosei Fujita and Mikey Nicholls) by pinfallTag team match10:12
3United Empire (Henare and Jeff Cobb) defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Tama Tonga by pinfallTag team match9:53
4Bullet Club (Chase Owens and David Finlay) defeated Togi Makabe and Eddie Kingston by pinfallTag team match10:18
5Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi and Tetsuya Naito) defeated House of Torture (Dick Togo, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi, and Evil) by pinfallEight-man tag team match9:35
6Kenta defeated Yoshi-Hashi by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament12:16
7Great-O-Khan defeated Taichi by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament17:41
8Kazuchika Okada defeated Tanga Loa by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament12:33
9Will Ospreay defeated El Phantasmo by pinfallB Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament18:52

Night 15

edit

The fifteenth night of the tournament took place on August 8, 2023, at Yokohama Budokan in Naka-ku, Yokohama.[22]

No.Results[22]StipulationsTimes
1United Empire (Great-O-Khan and Jeff Cobb) defeated Kaito Kiyomiya and Ryohei Oiwa by pinfallTag team match10:49
2Bullet Club War Dogs[broken anchor] (Alex Coughlin and Gabe Kidd) defeated Tomoaki Honma and Toru Yano by pinfallTag team match8:22
3Strong Style (El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki and Ren Narita) defeated Guerrillas of Destiny (Jado and Hikuleo) and Shota Umino by submissionSix man tag team match6:43
4TMDK (Kosei Fujita, Shane Haste, and Zack Sabre Jr.) defeated Chaos (Hirooki Goto and Yoh) and Oskar Leube by pinfallSix man tag team match10:18
5Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Tetsuya Naito and Yota Tsuji) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Master Wato and Togi Makabe by pinfallSix man tag team match10:45
6Tomohiro Ishii defeated Mikey Nicholls by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament13:01
7Tama Tonga defeated Henare by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament14:30
8David Finlay defeated Eddie Kingston by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament16:34
9Evil defeated Shingo Takagi by pinfallC Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament17:40

Night 16

edit

The sixteenth night of the tournament took place on August 9, 2023, at Act City Hamamatsu in Naka-ku, Hamamatsu.[23]

No.Results[23]StipulationsTimes
1House of Torture[broken anchor] (Sho and Evil) defeated Yuto Nakashima and Eddie Kingston by pinfallTag team match8:31
2TMDK (Kosei Fujita and Mikey Nicholls) defeated Ryohei Oiwa and Kaito Kiyomiya by pinfallTag team match10:05
3Hikuleo, Shota Umino and Master Wato) defeated Bullet Club War Dogs (Gedo, Gabe Kidd, and David Finlay) by submissionSix man tag team match10:07
4United Empire (Henare and Great-O-Khan) defeated Tomoaki Honma and Tomohiro Ishii by pinfallTag team match10:53
5Strong Style (Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado and Ren Narita) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Yota Tsuji, and Shingo Takagi) by pinfallSix man tag team match10:19
6Alex Coughlin defeated Toru Yano by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament5:07
7Jeff Cobb vs. Shane Haste ended in a double countoutD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament11:10
8Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Hirooki Goto by submissionD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament14:30
9Tetsuya Naito defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi by pinfallD Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament17:54

Night 17

edit

The seventeenth night of the tournament took place on August 10, 2023, at Funabashi Arena in Funabashi, Chiba.[24]

No.Results[24]StipulationsTimes
1Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi and Yota Tsuji) defeated TMDK (Kosei Fujita, Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) by pinfallSix-man tag team match7:55
2Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa), El Phantasmo and Shota Umino defeated Strong Style (El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki and Ren Narita) and Hiroyoshi Tenzan by pinfallEight-man tag team match9:12
3Bullet Club (Bullet Club War Dogs (Alex Coughlin and Gabriel Kidd), Kenta and Chase Owens) defeated Just 5 Guys (Douki, Taichi, Taka Michinoku and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) by pinfallEight-man tag team match9:01
4Eddie Kingston, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tomohiro Ishii defeated United Empire (Great-O-Khan, Jeff Cobb and Henare) by pinfallSix-man tag team match9:43
5Tetsuya Naito defeated Hikuleo (with Jado) by pinfallQuarter-final singles match in the G1 Climax tournament13:11
6Will Ospreay (with United Empire (Great-O-Khan and Jeff Cobb)) defeated David Finlay (with Bullet Club War Dogs (Alex Coughlin, Gabe Kidd and Gedo)) by pinfallQuarter-final singles match in the G1 Climax tournament17:21
7Evil (with Dick Togo) defeated Sanada by pinfallQuarter-final singles match in the G1 Climax tournament16:16
8Kazuchika Okada defeated Zack Sabre Jr. by pinfallQuarter-final singles match in the G1 Climax tournament21:46

Night 18

edit

The eighteenth night of the tournament took place on August 12, 2023, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Sumida, Tokyo.[25]

No.Results[25]StipulationsTimes
1DBoltin Oleg defeated Oskar Leube, Yuto Nakashima and Ryohei Oiwa by pinfallGauntlet match3:10
2Hayata and Kaito Kiyomiya defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Master Wato by pinfallTag team match10:57
3Strong Style (Minoru Suzuki and Ren Narita) defeated Shota Umino and Tomoaki Honma by submissionTag team match10:18
4Bullet Club (Bullet Club War Dogs (Alex Coughlin, Gabe Kidd and David Finlay), Chase Owens and Kenta) (with Gedo) defeated Chaos (Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi), Yoh and Toru Yano) and Togi Makabe) by pinfallTen-man tag team match10:48
5United Empire (Henare, Great-O-Khan and Jeff Cobb) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Yota Tsuji and Shingo Takagi) by submissionSix-man tag team match10:57
6Eddie Kingston, Ryusuke Taguchi, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tomohiro Ishii defeated TMDK (Kosei Fujita, Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls and Zack Sabre Jr.) by pinfallEight-man tag team match11:40
7Guerrillas of Destiny (Hikuleo, Jado, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) and El Phantasmo defeated Just 5 Guys ( Douki, Taka Michinoku, Sanada, Taichi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) by pinfallTen-man tag team match11:56
8Kazuchika Okada defeated Evil (with Dick Togo)Semi-final singles match in the G1 Climax tournament18:18
9Tetsuya Naito defeated Will Ospreay (with United Empire (Great-O-Khan, Henare and Jeff Cobb))Semi-final singles match in the G1 Climax tournament29:58
D – this was a dark match

Night 19

edit

The nineteenth and final night of the tournament took place on August 13, 2023, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Sumida, Tokyo.[26]

No.Results[26]StipulationsTimes
1Kaito Kiyomiya and Ryohei Oiwa defeated Oskar Leube and Toru Yano by pinfallTag team match7:47
2Master Wato, Shota Umino, Tomoaki Honma and Yuji Nagata defeated Strong Style (El Desperado, Ren Narita and Minoru Suzuki) and Yuto Nakashima by pinfallEight-man tag team match8:41
3Eddie Kingston, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Chaos (Yoh and Tomohiro Ishii) defeated TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima), Tiger Mask and Togi Makabe by pinfallEight-man tag team match9:37
4TMDK (Kosei Fujita, Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls, and Zack Sabre Jr.) defeated Bishamon (Yoshi-Hashi and Hirooki Goto), Boltin Oleg and Ryusuke Taguchi by pinfallEight-man tag team match10:05
5El Phantasmo and Guerrillas of Destiny (Hikuleo, Jado, Tanga Loa, and Tama Tonga) defeated Bullet Club (Bullet Club War Dogs (Alex Coughlin, Gabe Kidd and David Finlay), Chase Owens and Kenta) by pinfallTen-man tag team match11:03
6Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi and Yota Tsuji) defeated United Empire (Great-O-Khan, Henare, Jeff Cobb and Will Ospreay) by pinfallEight-man tag team match10:50
7House of Torture[broken anchor] (Dick Togo, Sho, Evil and Yujiro Takahashi) defeated Just 5 Guys (Douki, Sanada, Taichi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) by pinfallEight-man tag team match10:25
8Tetsuya Naito defeated Kazuchika Okada by pinfallFinal singles match in the G1 Climax tournament34:18

Blocks

edit
Final standings
Block A Block B Block C Block D
Sanada 14 Kazuchika Okada 12 David Finlay 10 Tetsuya Naito 10
Hikuleo 8 Will Ospreay 10 Evil 10 Zack Sabre Jr. 10
Yota Tsuji 7 El Phantasmo 6 Tama Tonga 9 Jeff Cobb 9
Ren Narita 6 Tanga Loa 6 Eddie Kingston 8 Alex Coughlin 6
Shota Umino 6 Kenta 6 Shingo Takagi 7 Hiroshi Tanahashi 6
Kaito Kiyomiya 6 Great-O-Khan 6 Mikey Nicholls 4 Hirooki Goto 6
Gabe Kidd 5 Taichi 6 Henare 4 Shane Haste 5
Chase Owens 4 Yoshi-Hashi 4 Tomohiro Ishii 4 Toru Yano 4
Tournament overview
Block A Sanada Owens Hikuleo Narita Umino Tsuji Kidd Kiyomiya
Sanada Sanada
(9:13)
Sanada
(10:16)
Sanada
(16:30)
Sanada
(18:48)
Sanada
(18:36)
Sanada
(12:08)
Sanada
(19:58)
Owens Sanada
(9:13)
Owens
(11:20)
Narita
(9:08)
Umino
(9:35)
Tsuji
(11:42)
Owens
(2:55)
Kiyomiya
(8:28)
Hikuleo Sanada
(10:16)
Owens
(11:20)
Hikuleo
(11:58)
Hikuleo
(17:21)
Hikuleo
(12:12)
Kidd
(3:29)
Hikuleo
(9:46)
Narita Sanada
(16:30)
Narita
(9:08)
Hikuleo
(11:58)
Draw
(20:00)
Draw
(20:00)
Kidd
(10:05)
Narita
(15:17)
Umino Sanada
(18:48)
Umino
(9:35)
Hikuleo
(17:21)
Draw
(20:00)
Tsuji
(19:20)
Umino
(13:03)
Draw
(20:00)
Tsuji Sanada
(18:36)
Tsuji
(11:42)
Hikuleo
(12:12)
Draw
(20:00)
Tsuji
(19:20)
Tsuji
(14:47)
Kiyomiya
(14:48)
Kidd Sanada
(12:08)
Owens
(2:55)
Kidd
(3:29)
Kidd
(10:05)
Umino
(13:03)
Tsuji
(14:47)
Draw
(11:44)
Kiyomiya Sanada
(19:58)
Kiyomiya
(8:28)
Hikuleo
(9:46)
Narita
(15:17)
Draw
(20:00)
Kiyomiya
(14:48)
Draw
(11:44)
Block B Okada Yoshi-Hashi Taichi Kenta O-Khan Ospreay Loa Phantasmo
Okada Okada
(16:32)
Okada
(16:20)
Okada
(19:10)
Okada
(15:23)
Ospreay
(17:21)
Okada
(12:33)
Okada
(16:21)
Yoshi-Hashi Okada
(16:32)
Taichi
(13:13)
Kenta
(12:16)
O-Khan
(13:50)
Ospreay
(13:04)
Yoshi-Hashi
(12:35)
Yoshi-Hashi
(10:56)
Taichi Okada
(16:20)
Taichi
(13:13)
Kenta
(2:11)
O-Khan
(17:41)
Taichi
(17:43)
Taichi
(12:34)
Phantasmo
(13:56)
Kenta Okada
(19:10)
Kenta
(12:16)
Kenta
(2:11)
Kenta
(11:40)
Ospreay
(14:02)
Loa
(12:46)
Phantasmo
(0:19)
O-Khan Okada
(15:23)
O-Khan
(13:50)
O-Khan
(17:41)
Kenta
(11:40)
Ospreay
(11:20)
Loa
(12:41)
O-Khan
(12:46)
Ospreay Ospreay
(17:21)
Ospreay
(13:04)
Taichi
(17:43)
Ospreay
(14:02)
Ospreay
(11:20)
Loa
(15:34)
Ospreay
(18:52)
Loa Okada
(12:33)
Yoshi-Hashi
(12:35)
Taichi
(12:34)
Loa
(12:46)
Loa
(12:41)
Loa
(15:34)
Phantasmo
(12:14)
Phantasmo Okada
(16:21)
Yoshi-Hashi
(10:56)
Phantasmo
(13:56)
Phantasmo
(0:19)
O-Khan
(12:46)
Ospreay
(18:52)
Phantasmo
(12:14)
Block C Finlay Ishii Evil Tonga Takagi Henare Kingston Nicholls
Finlay Finlay
(15:55)
Finlay
(16:12)
Tonga
(14:22)
Takagi
(18:45)
Finlay
(11:54)
Finlay
(16:34)
Finlay
(9:52)
Ishii Finlay
(15:55)
Evil
(14:36)
Tonga
(15:38)
Takagi
(18:10)
Henare
(14:21)
Ishii
(16:12)
Ishii
(13:01)
Evil Finlay
(16:12)
Evil
(14:36)
Evil
(17:34)
Evil
(17:40)
Evil
(12:03)
Evil
(15:15)
Nicholls
(9:40)
Tonga Tonga
(14:22)
Tonga
(15:38)
Evil
(17:34)
Draw
(20:00)
Tonga
(14:30)
Kingston
(11:39)
Tonga
(9:10)
Takagi Takagi
(18:45)
Takagi
(18:10)
Evil
(17:40)
Draw
(20:00)
Henare
(19:38)
Kingston
(12:50)
Takagi
(9:13)
Henare Finlay
(11:54)
Henare
(14:21)
Evil
(12:03)
Tonga
(14:30)
Henare
(19:38)
Kingston
(10:32)
Nicholls
(12:21)
Kingston Finlay
(16:34)
Ishii
(16:12)
Evil
(15:15)
Kingston
(11:39)
Kingston
(12:50)
Kingston
(10:32)
Kingston
(8:33)
Nicholls Finlay
(9:52)
Ishii
(13:01)
Nicholls
(9:40)
Tonga
(9:10)
Takagi
(9:13)
Nicholls
(12:21)
Kingston
(8:33)
Block D Tanahashi Naito Goto Sabre Yano Cobb Haste Coughlin
Tanahashi Naito
(17:54)
Tanahashi
(14:40)
Sabre
(16:09)
Tanahashi
(7:45)
Cobb
(10:30)
Tanahashi
(12:04)
Coughlin
(8:50)
Naito Naito
(17:54)
Naito
(17:40)
Naito
(18:30)
Naito
(7:24)
Cobb
(14:20)
Haste
(13:44)
Naito
(10:07)
Goto Tanahashi
(14:40)
Naito
(17:40)
Sabre
(14:30)
Goto
(6:44)
Goto
(11:33)
Goto
(2:29)
Coughlin
(6:23)
Sabre Sabre
(16:09)
Naito
(18:30)
Sabre
(14:30)
Sabre
(5:37)
Cobb
(16:16)
Sabre
(13:23)
Sabre
(11:13)
Yano Tanahashi
(7:45)
Naito
(7:24)
Goto
(6:44)
Sabre
(5:37)
Yano
(1:49)
Yano
(6:09)
Coughlin
(5:07)
Cobb Cobb
(10:30)
Cobb
(14:20)
Goto
(11:33)
Cobb
(16:16)
Yano
(1:49)
Draw
(11:10)
Cobb
(9:51)
Haste Tanahashi
(12:04)
Haste
(13:44)
Goto
(2:29)
Sabre
(13:23)
Yano
(6:09)
Draw
(11:10)
Haste
(10:55)
Coughlin Coughlin
(8:50)
Naito
(10:07)
Coughlin
(6:23)
Sabre
(11:13)
Coughlin
(5:07)
Cobb
(9:51)
Haste
(10:55)
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A1 Sanada 16:16
C2 Evil Pin
C2 Evil 18:18
B1 Kazuchika Okada Pin
B1 Kazuchika Okada Pin
D2 Zack Sabre Jr. 21:46
B1 Kazuchika Okada 34:18
D1 Tetsuya Naito Pin
C1 David Finlay 17:21
B2 Will Ospreay Pin
B2 Will Ospreay 29:58
D1 Tetsuya Naito Pin
D1 Tetsuya Naito Pin
A2 Hikuleo 13:11

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c "NJPW reveals G1 Climax 33 participants". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. June 4, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  2. ^ NJPW. "G1 Climax 33 Lineup revealed! 【G133】】 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  3. ^ a b "New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 Climax: All you need to know as tournament kicks off". Daily Mirror. July 14, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Paez-Pumar, Luis (July 2, 2019). "A Guide To New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 Climax, The Best Wrestling Event In The World". Deadspin. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "NJPW reveals blocks and schedule for G1 Climax 33". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. June 10, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "NJPW Announces Dates For G1 Climax 33". Fightful. April 8, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  7. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  8. ^ a b "2023.07.15 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  9. ^ a b "2023.07.16 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  10. ^ a b "2023.07.18 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  11. ^ a b "2023.07.19 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  12. ^ a b "2023.07.21 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  13. ^ a b "2023.07.23 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  14. ^ a b "2023.07.25 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  15. ^ a b "2023.07.26 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  16. ^ a b "2023.07.27 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  17. ^ a b "2023.07.30 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  18. ^ a b "2023.08.01 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  19. ^ a b "2023.08.02 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  20. ^ a b "2023.08.05 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  21. ^ a b "2023.08.06 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  22. ^ a b "2023.08.08 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  23. ^ a b "2023.08.09 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  24. ^ a b "2023.08.10 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  25. ^ a b "2023.08.12 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  26. ^ a b "2023.08.13 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
edit