The G1 Climax 33 was a professional wrestling tournament promoted by the Japan-based New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The tournament started on July 15 and was concluded on August 13, 2023. It was the sixteenth edition of G1 Climax and the forty-nineth edition of the tournament counting its previous forms under different names.[4][1]
Considered NJPW's most important tournament, the G1 Climax features twenty eight wrestlers, divided into four blocks of seven ("A", "B", "C" and "D"). Each participant faces all six 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 point for a defeat; each night of the event sees the seven members of one block compete for the tournament, while the members of the non-competing block perform in tag team matches that have no influence of the tournament results. On the final day of the event, the winners of a tournament consisting of the winners of the four respective blocks face each other in a singles elimination tournament to determine the winner of the G1 Climax, who gained a future match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom, NJPW's biggest yearly event.
As usual, the tournament took place over several cities and locations; the 2023 edition marked the first time in two years that the G1 Climax tournament is taking place in the summer since the 2021 Olympic Games, while coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]
At thirty-two participants, it is the largest field in G1 Climax history and the most amount of competitors since 2022. The tournament also run in a four-block round-robin format for the second time since 2000. The tournament also featured the G1 Climax debut of Shota Umino, Ren Narita, Yota Tsuji, Gabe Kidd, Alex Coughlin, Eddie Kingston, whose home promotion is All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Hikuleo, Mikey Nicholls, Shane Haste and Kaito Kiyomiya, whose home promotion is Pro Wrestling NOAH, marking the first time a NOAH wrestler participated since 2016.
The tournament was broadcasted live on TV Asahi and Fighting TV Samurai in Japan, AXS TV in the United States, in tape delay, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling World worldwide.
Background[]
On April 8, 2022, during the 2023 Sakura Genesis, NJPW officially announced the 2023 edition of the tournament between July 15 and August 13; it was announced that the tournament would be held at in August, marking the second time in two years that the tournament would be held in the summer.[6]
Tournament Rules[]
As per usual G1 Climax tradition, the tournament features twenty wrestlers, divided into four blocks of seven participants ("A", "B", "C" and "D"). Each participant faces all seven other wrestlers within the same block in singles matches, with the winner of each block being determined via a point system, gaining two points for a win, one point for a tie, and no point for a defeat; each night of the event sees the ten members of a same block compete for the tournament, while the members of the non-competing block perform in tag team matches that have no influence of the tournament results, typically facing their future tournament opponents. In case of several wrestler sharing the top score, the results of the matches those wrestlers had when facing each others in the tournament act as tiebreaker, with the one having the most wins over the other top-scorers determining the winner of the block.[7][2]
On the final day of the event, the respective winners of both blocks face each other in a singles-elimination tournament 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 World Heavyweight Champion himself wins, he gets to pick his opponent at Wrestle Kingdom. The low-card matches have a twenty-minutes time limit, while the matches of the tournament have a 30-minutes time limit (with the time limit being reached resulting in a tie); the semifinal and final matches between the four block winners has no time limit.[7][2]
Dates, Venues and Locations[]
| Dates[6] | Venue[6] | Location[6] | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 15–16 | Hokkai Kitayell | Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Japan | 3,145 |
| 2,888 | |||
| July 18 | Yamagata City General Sports Center | Tendo, Yamagata, Japan | 1,239 |
| July 19 | Xebio Arena Sendai | Sendai, Miyagi, Japan | 1,657 |
| July 21 | Aore Nagaoka | Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan | 2,361 |
| July 23 | Big Hat | Wakasato, Nagano, Japan | 1,180 |
| July 25–26 | Korakuen Hall | Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan | 1,471 |
| 1,472 | |||
| July 27 | Ota City General Gimnsasium | Ōta, Tokyo, Japan | 2,316 |
| July 30 | Dolphins Arena | Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | 3,545 |
| August 1 | Takamatsu City General Gymnasium | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | 1,559 |
| August 2 | Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall | Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, Japan | 2,006 |
| August 5–6 | Edion Arena Osaka | Naniwa-ku, Namba, Osaka, Japan | 3,150 |
| 3,275 | |||
| August 8 | Yokohama Budokan | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | 2,360 |
| August 9 | Act City Hamamatsu | Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan | 2,001 |
| August 10 | Funabashi Arena | Funabashi, Chiba, Japan | 2,790 |
| August 12–13 | Ryogoku Kokugikan | Sumida, Tokyo, Japan | 6,579 |
| 8,283 |
Participants[]
The twenty-eight participants were officially announced on June 4, 2023. The list included participants who were marking their first appearance, as well as the return of the participation Pro Wrestling NOAH wrestlers since 2016, including Shota Umino, Ren Narita, Yota Tsuji, Gabe Kidd, Alex Coughlin, Eddie Kingston, from All Elite Wrestling, Hikuleo, Mikey Nicholls, Shane Haste and Kaito Kiyomiya.[3]
For the second time since 2000, the tournament was spread across four blocks, with eight competitors in each block, while this year's edition marked the largest participants number of all time.[8] The list with the participants spread across the blocks was announced on June 10.[9]
A Block[]
B Block[]
| Name:[3] | Group:[3] |
|---|---|
| Kazuchika Okada | CHAOS |
| Yoshi-Hashi | |
| Tanga Loa | Guerrillas of Destiny |
| El Phantasmo | NJPW main unit |
| Taichi | Just 5 Guys |
| Will Ospreay | United Empire |
| Great O-Khan | |
| KENTA | Bullet Club |
C Block[]
D Block[]
Tournament[]
Final Standings[]
| Colors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner of the block | |||||||
| 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 | Taichi | 6 | Eddie Kingston | 8 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 6 |
| Kaito Kiyomiya | 6 | Tanga Loa | 6 | Shingo Takagi | 7 | Hirooki Goto | 6 |
| Shota Umino | 6 | KENTA | 6 | Mikey Nicholls | 4 | Alex Coughlin | 6 |
| Gabe Kidd | 5 | Great-O-Khan | 6 | Henare | 4 | Shane Haste | 5 |
| Chase Owens | 4 | Yoshi-Hashi | 4 | Tomohiro Ishii | 4 | Toru Yano | 4 |
| Block A | SANADA | Owens | Hikuleo | Narita | Umino | Tsuji | Kidd | Kiyomiya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANADA | X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X |
| Block B | Okada | Yoshi-Hashi | Taichi | KENTA | O-Khan | Ospreay | Loa | Phantasmo |
| Okada | X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X |
| Block C | Finlay | Ishii | EVIL | Tonga | Takagi | HENARE | Kingston | Nicholls |
| Finlay | X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X |
| Block D | Tanahashi | Naito | Goto | Sabre | Yano | Cobb | Haste | Coughlin |
| Tanahashi | X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X | 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) |
X |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
Results[]
Night 1[]
The first night of the tournament took place on July 15, 2023, at Hokkai Kitayell in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo.[10]
| # | Results[10] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshi-Hashi defeated El Phantasmo | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 10:56 |
| 2 | Chase Owens defeated Gabe Kidd | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 2:55 |
| 3 | Tanga Loa defeated KENTA | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:46 |
| 4 | Shota Umino vs. Ren Narita ended in a time-limit draw | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 20:00 |
| 5 | Kazuchika Okada defeated Great-O-Khan | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 15:23 |
| 6 | Kaito Kiyomiya defeated Yota Tsuji | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 14:48 |
| 7 | Taichi defeated Will Ospreay | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 17:43 |
| 8 | SANADA defeated Hikuleo | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 10:16 |
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Night 2[]
The second night of the tournament took place on July 16, 2023, at Hokkai Kitayell in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo.[11]
| # | Results[11] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Finlay defeated Tomohiro Ishii | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 15:55 |
| 2 | Hirooki Goto defeated Toru Yano | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 6:44 |
| 3 | Mikey Nicholls defeated HENARE | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:21 |
| 4 | Shane Haste defeated Alex Coughlin | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 10:55 |
| 5 | Eddie Kingston defeated Shingo Takagi | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:50 |
| 6 | Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 16:09 |
| 7 | EVIL defeated Tama Tonga | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 17:34 |
| 8 | Jeff Cobb defeated Tetsuya Naito | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 14:20 |
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Night 3[]
The third night of the tournament took place on July 18, 2023, at Yamagata City General Sports Center in Toyohira-ku, Yamagata.[12]
| # | Results[12] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaito Kiyomiya defeated Chase Owens | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 8:28 |
| 2 | KENTA defeated Great-O-Khan | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 11:40 |
| 3 | Gabe Kidd defeated Hikuleo | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 3:21 |
| 4 | Taichi defeated Tanga Loa | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:34 |
| 5 | Ren Narita vs. Yota Tsuji ended in a time-limit draw | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 20:00 |
| 6 | Will Ospreay defeated Yoshi-Hashi | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 13:04 |
| 7 | SANADA defeated Shota Umino | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 18:48 |
| 8 | Kazuchika Okada defeated El Phantasmo | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 16:21 |
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Night 4[]
The fourth night of the tournament took place on July 19, 2023, at Xebio Arena Sendai in Sendai, Miyagi.[13]
| # | Results[13] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Toru Yano | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 5:37 |
| 2 | David Finlay defeated Mikey Nicholls | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 9:52 |
| 3 | Jeff Cobb defeated Alex Coughlin | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 9:51 |
| 4 | EVIL defeated Eddie Kingston | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 15:15 |
| 5 | Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Shane Haste | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:04 |
| 6 | HENARE defeated Shingo Takagi | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 19:38 |
| 7 | Tetsuya Naito defeated Hirooki Goto | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 17:40 |
| 8 | Tama Tonga defeated Tomohiro Ishii | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 15:38 |
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Night 5[]
The fifth night of the tournament took place on July 21, 2023, at City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka in Nagaoka, Niigata.[14]
| # | Results[14] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshi-Hashi defeated Tanga Loa | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:35 |
| 2 | Gabe Kidd defeated Ren Narita | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 10:05 |
| 3 | Great-O-Khan defeated El Phantasmo by submission | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:46 |
| 4 | Chase Owens defeated Hikuleo | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 11:20 |
| 5 | Will Ospreay defeated KENTA | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 14:02 |
| 6 | Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Shota Umino ended in a time-limit draw | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 20:00 |
| 7 | Kazuchika Okada defeated Taichi | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 16:20 |
| 8 | SANADA defeated Yota Tsuji | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 18:36 |
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Night 6[]
The sixth night of the tournament took place on July 23, 2023, at Big Hat in Nagano, Nagano.[15]
| # | Results[15] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Alex Coughlin by submission | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 11:13 |
| 2 | Tama Tonga defeated Mikey Nicholls | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 9:10 |
| 3 | Hirooki Goto defeated Shane Haste | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 2:29 |
| 4 | Eddie Kingston defeated HENARE | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 10:32 |
| 5 | Tetsuya Naito defeated Toru Yano | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 7:24 |
| 6 | Shingo Takagi defeated Tomohiro Ishii | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 18:10 |
| 7 | Jeff Cobb defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 10:30 |
| 8 | David Finlay defeated EVIL | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 16:12 |
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Night 7[]
The seventh night of the tournament took place on July 25, 2023, at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo.[16]
| # | Results[16] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Ospreay defeated Great-O-Khan | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 11:20 |
| 2 | Shota Umino defeated Gabe Kidd | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 13:03 |
| 3 | KENTA defeated Taichi | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 2:11 |
| 4 | Yota Tsuji defeated Chase Owens | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 11:42 |
| 5 | El Phantasmo defeated Tanga Loa | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:14 |
| 6 | Hikuleo defeated Ren Narita | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 11:58 |
| 7 | Kazuchika Okada defeated Yoshi-Hashi | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 16:32 |
| 8 | SANADA defeated Kaito Kiyomiya | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 19:58 |
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Night 8[]
The eighth night of the tournament took place on July 26, 2023, at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo.[17]
| # | Results[17] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EVIL defeated HENARE | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:03 |
| 2 | Alex Coughlin defeated Hirooki Goto | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 6:23 |
| 3 | Shingo Takagi defeated Mikey Nicholls | C Block [singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 9:13 |
| 4 | Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Toru Yano | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 7:45 |
| 5 | Tomohiro Ishii defeated Eddie Kingston | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 16:12 |
| 6 | Shane Haste defeated Tetsuya Naito | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 13:44 |
| 7 | Tama Tonga defeated David Finlay | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 14:22 |
| 8 | Jeff Cobb defeated Zack Sabre Jr. | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 16:16 |
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Night 9[]
The ninth night of the tournament took place on July 27, 2023, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Ōta, Tokyo.[18]
| # | Results[18] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shota Umino defeated Chase Owens | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 9:35 |
| 2 | Taichi defeated Yoshi-Hashi | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 13:13 |
| 3 | Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Gabe Kidd ended in a double countout | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 11:44 |
| 4 | Tanga Loa defeated Great-O-Khan | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:41 |
| 5 | Hikuleo defeated Yota Tsuji | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:12 |
| 6 | El Phantasmo defeated KENTA | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 0:19 |
| 7 | SANADA defeated Ren Narita | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 16:30 |
| 8 | Will Ospreay defeated Kazuchika Okada | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 17:21 |
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Night 10[]
The tenth night of the tournament took place on July 30, 2023, at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Aichi.[19]
| # | Results[19] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Finlay defeated HENARE | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 11:54 |
| 2 | Toru Yano defeated Jeff Cobb | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 1:49 |
| 3 | Eddie Kingston defeated Mikey Nicholls | C Block [singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 8:33 |
| 4 | Tetsuya Naito defeated Alex Coughlin | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 10:07 |
| 5 | EVIL defeated Tomohiro Ishii | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 14:36 |
| 6 | Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Shane Haste | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 13:23 |
| 7 | Tama Tonga vs. Shingo Takagi ended in a time-limit draw | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 20:00 |
| 8 | Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Hirooki Goto | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 14:40 |
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Night 11[]
The eleventh night of the tournament took place on August 1, 2023, at Takamatsu City General Gymnasium in Takamatsu, Kagawa.[20]
| # | Results[20] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hikuleo defeated Kaito Kiyomiya | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 9:46 |
| 2 | Great-O-Khan defeated Yoshi-Hashi | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 13:50 |
| 3 | Ren Narita defeated Chase Owens by submission | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 9:08 |
| 4 | El Phantasmo defeated Taichi | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 13:56 |
| 5 | SANADA defeated Gabe Kidd | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:08 |
| 6 | Tanga Loa defeated Will Ospreay by countout | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 15:34 |
| 7 | Yota Tsuji defeated Shota Umino | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 19:20 |
| 8 | Kazuchika Okada defeated KENTA | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 19:10 |
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Night 12[]
The twelfth night of the tournament took place on August 2, 2023, at Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima.[21]
| # | Results[21] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Coughlin defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 8:50 |
| 2 | Mikey Nicholls defeated EVIL | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 9:40 |
| 3 | Toru Yano defeated Shane Haste | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 6:09 |
| 4 | HENARE defeated Tomohiro Ishii | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 14:21 |
| 5 | Hirooki Goto defeated Jeff Cobb | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 11:33 |
| 6 | Eddie Kingston defeated Tama Tonga | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 11:39 |
| 7 | Tetsuya Naito defeated Zack Sabre Jr. | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 18:30 |
| 8 | Shingo Takagi defeated David Finlay | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 18:45 |
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Night 13[]
The thirteenth night of the tournament took place on August 5, 2023, at Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima.[22]
| # | Results[22] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Empire (Jeff Cobb and Great-O-Khan) defeated Just 5 Guys (Taichi and DOUKI) by submission | Tag team match | 6:55 |
| 2 | CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, Yoshi-Hashi and Yoh) defeated Bullet Club (David Finlay, KENTA and Gedo) | Six-man tag team match | 11:14 |
| 3 | House of Torture (EVIL, Sho and Yujiro Takahashi) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi and BUSHI) | Six-man tag team match | 8:51 |
| 4 | United Empire (Will Ospreay and HENARE) defeated El Phantasmo and Togi Makabe | Tag team match | 8:05 |
| 5 | Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tomohiro Ishii defeated Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, and Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Six-man tag team match | 12:11 |
| 6 | Yota Tsuji defeated Gabe Kidd | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 14:47 |
| 7 | Ren Narita defeated Kaito Kiyomiya | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 15:17 |
| 8 | SANADA defeated Chase Owens | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 9:13 |
| 9 | Hikuleo defeated Shota Umino | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 17:21 |
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Night 14[]
The fourteenth night of the tournament took place on August 6, 2023, at Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima.[23]
| # | Results[23] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just 5 Guys (SANADA and DOUKI) defeated Kaito Kiyomiya and Ryohei Oiwa | Tag team match | 10:45 |
| 2 | Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tomohiro Ishii defeated TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Kosei Fujita) | Tag team match | 10:12 |
| 3 | United Empire (Jeff Cobb and HENARE) defeated Tama Tonga and Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Tag team match | 9:53 |
| 4 | Bullet Club (David Finlay and Chase Owens) defeated Eddie Kingston and Togi Makabe | Tag team match | 10:18 |
| 5 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji and BUSHI) defeated House of Torture (EVIL, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi and Dick Togo) | Eight-man tag team match | 9:35 |
| 6 | KENTA defeated Yoshi-Hashi | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:16 |
| 7 | Great-O-Khan defeated Taichi | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 17:41 |
| 8 | Kazuchika Okada defeated Tanga Loa | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:33 |
| 9 | Will Ospreay defeated El Phantasmo | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 18:52 |
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Night 15[]
The fifteenth night of the tournament took place on August 8, 2023, at Yokohama Budokan in Naka-ku, Yokohama.[24]
| # | Results[24] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Empire (Jeff Cobb and Great-O-Khan) defeated Kaito Kiyomiya and Ryohei Oiwa | Tag team match | 10:49 |
| 2 | Bullet Club War Dogs (Alex Coughlin and Gabe Kidd) defeated Tomoaki Honma and Toru Yano | Tag team match | 8:22 |
| 3 | Strong Style (Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado and Ren Narita) defeated Hikuleo, Jado and Shota Umino by submission | Six man tag team match | 6:43 |
| 4 | TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr., Shane Haste and Kosei Fujita) defeated Hirooki Goto, Yoh and Oskar Leube | Six man tag team match | 10:18 |
| 5 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Yota Tsuji and BUSHI) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe and Master Wato | Six man tag team match | 10:45 |
| 6 | Tomohiro Ishii defeated Mikey Nicholls | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 13:01 |
| 7 | Tama Tonga defeated HENARE | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 14:30 |
| 8 | David Finlay defeated Eddie Kingston | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 16:34 |
| 9 | EVIL defeated Shingo Takagi | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 17:40 |
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Night 16[]
The sixteenth night of the tournament took place on August 9, 2023, at Act City Hamamatsu in Naka-ku, Hamamatsu.[25]
| # | Results[25] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | House of Torture (EVIL and Sho) defeated Eddie Kingston and Yuto Nakashima | Tag team match | 8:31 |
| 2 | TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Kosei Fujita) defeated Kaito Kiyomiya and Ryohei Oiwa | Tag team match | 10:05 |
| 3 | Hikuleo, Shota Umino and Master Wato defeated Bullet Club War Dogs (David Finlay, Gabe Kidd, and Gedo) by submission | Six man tag team match | 10:07 |
| 4 | United Empire (Great-O-Khan and HENARE) defeated Tomohiro Ishii and Tomoaki Honma | Tag team match | 10:53 |
| 5 | Strong Style (Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado and Ren Narita) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji and BUSHI) | Six man tag team match | 10:19 |
| 6 | Alex Coughlin defeated Toru Yano | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 5:07 |
| 7 | Jeff Cobb vs. Shane Haste ended in a double countout | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 11:10 |
| 8 | Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Hirooki Goto by submission | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 14:30 |
| 9 | Tetsuya Naito defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 17:54 |
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Night 17[]
The seventeenth night of the tournament took place on August 10, 2023, at Funabashi Arena in Funabashi, Chiba.[26]
| # | Results[26] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji and Hiromu Takahashi) defeated TMDK (Mikey Nicholls, Shane Haste and Kosei Fujita) | Six-man tag team match | 7:55 |
| 2 | Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, El Phantasmo and Shota Umino defeated Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, Ren Narita and Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Eight-man tag team match | 9:12 |
| 3 | Bullet Club (KENTA, Chase Owens, Alex Coughlin and Gabe Kidd) defeated Just 5 Guys (Taichi, Taka Michinoku, DOUKI and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) | Eight-man tag team match | 9:01 |
| 4 | Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomohiro Ishii and Eddie Kingston defeated United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan and HENARE) | Six-man tag team match | 9:43 |
| 5 | Tetsuya Naito defeated Hikuleo (with Jado) | Quarter-final singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 13:11 |
| 6 | Will Ospreay (with Jeff Cobb and Great-O-Khan) defeated David Finlay (with Alex Coughlin, Gabe Kidd and Gedo) | Quarter-final singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 17:21 |
| 7 | EVIL (with Dick Togo) defeated SANADA | Quarter-final singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 16:16 |
| 8 | Kazuchika Okada defeated Zack Sabre Jr. | Quarter-final singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 21:46 |
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Night 18[]
The eighteenth night of the tournament will take place on August 12, 2023, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Sumida, Tokyo.[27]
| # | Results[27] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1D | Boltin Oleg defeated Oskar Leube, Yuto Nakashima and Ryohei Oiwa | Gauntlet match | 3:10 |
| 2 | Kaito Kiyomiya and HAYATA defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Master Wato | Tag team match | 10:57 |
| 3 | Strong Style (Minoru Suzuki and Ren Narita) defeated Shota Umino and Tomoaki Honma by submission | Tag team match | 10:18 |
| 4 | Bullet Club (David Finlay, KENTA, Chase Owens, Alex Coughlin and Gabe Kidd) (with Gedo) defeated Hirooki Goto, Yoshi-Hashi), Yoh, Togi Makabe and Toru Yano) | Ten-man tag team match | 10:48 |
| 5 | United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan and HENARE) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji and BUSHI) by submission | Six-man tag team match | 10:57 |
| 6 | Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomohiro Ishii, Eddie Kingston and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr., Mikey Nicholls, Shane Haste and Kosei Fujita) | Eight-man tag team match | 11:40 |
| 7 | Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Hikuleo, Jado and El Phantasmo) defeated Just 5 Guys (SANADA, Taichi, Taka Michinoku, DOUKI and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) | Ten-man tag team match | 11:56 |
| 8 | Kazuchika Okada defeated EVIL (with Dick Togo) | Semi-final singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 18:18 |
| 9 | Tetsuya Naito defeated Will Ospreay (with Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan and HENARE) | Semi-final singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 29:58 |
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Night 19[]
The nineteenth and final night of the tournament took place on August 13, 2023, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Sumida, Tokyo.[28]
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- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 ja:【新日本プロレス】G1CLIMAX33 全32選手発表【2023.7.15開幕】. YouTube (2023-06-04). Retrieved on 2023-06-11.
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- ↑ G1 Climax 33 Blocks revealed! 【G133】 . New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2023-06-10). Retrieved on 2023-06-11.
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- ↑ 14.0 14.1 2023.07.21 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING (in en).
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- ↑ 19.0 19.1 2023.07.30 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING (in en).
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- ↑ 21.0 21.1 2023.08.02 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING (in en).
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 2023.08.05 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING (in en).
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 2023.08.06 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING (in en).
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- ↑ 25.0 25.1 2023.08.09 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING (in en).
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 2023.08.10 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING (in en).
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 2023.08.12 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING (in en).
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 2023.08.13 G1 CLIMAX 33 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING (in en).