Hi everybody, it’s Joshie Lopez and I would like to welcome you guys to the NJPW G1 Climax 33 Reference Sheet. This will mark our seventh consecutive year covering The Annual NJPW G1 Climax Tournament right here on Pro Wrestling Transcriptions. It’s the best tournament in professional wrestling and we’re ready to give you the best match breakdowns in the business.
There’s 32 competitors separated in four blocks. The winners of each block will meet in the semi-finals of the G1. Don’t forget to subscribe to NJPW World and make sure to share our transcripts with every single G1 33 event, it would mean a lot to us. We want this to be the ultimate point of reference for you guys and girls.
As always, I’ll update the scoreboards and results on this particular article following each event. Let us know which matches you are looking forward to the most? And who you think is going to win the G1 Climax 33? Also, lineups are subject to change as we get towards the final leg of the tour because of rankings within each perspective blocks and just refresh the page as I make updates along the tour.
With the G1, anything can happen. The charm of the G1 is that upsets can come at anytime, there will be debts that have to be paid, chances for new rivalries, faction drama, performers making their first appearance in the G1 like Eddie Kingston, Hikuleo, Kaito Kiyomiya, Mikey Nicholls, Ren Narita, Shota Umino, Gabriel Kidd, Yota Tsuji, Shane Haste and Alex Coughlin. This is the largest G1 field of all-time. The last time the G1 was separated into four blocks was 2000. The tournament will go from July 15th-August 13th.
The G1 Climax Tournament this year consists of four blocks, each with 8 competitors who will square off against one another and earn points for each victory. There’s 20 minute time limit with each matchup. And like I mentioned earlier, the winner of each block will meet in the semi-finals and the winner of those matches will meet in the finals. Should the current IWGP World Heavyweight Champion SANADA win the event, he would have the opportunity to choose his No. 1 contender as the current champion.
The Participants
A BLOCK: (SANADA, Shota Umino, Hikuleo, Kaito Kiyomiya, Chase Owens, Ren Narita, Yota Tsuji, and Gabriel Kidd)
B BLOCK: (Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay, KENTA, Taichi, El Phantasmo, The Great O-Khan, Yoshi Hashi and Tanga Loa)
C BLOCK: (Tomohiro Ishii, Shingo Takagi, David Finlay, Eddie Kingston, EVIL, Tama Tonga, Aaron Henare and Mikey Nicholls)
D BLOCK: (Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Zack Sabre Jr, Jeff Cobb, Hirooki Goto, Toru Yano, Shane Haste and Alex Coughlin)
Updated Standings
THE A BLOCK
1.) SANADA (7-0) – 14 Points, Advances To The G1 Climax 33 Playoffs
2.) Hikuleo (4-3) – 8 Points, Advances To The G1 Climax 33 Playoffs
3.) Yota Tsuji (3-3-1) – 7 Points
4.) Ren Narita (2-3-2) – 6 Points
5.) Kaito Kiyomiya (2-3-2) – 6 Points
6.) Shota Umino (2-3-2) – 6 Points
7.) Gabriel Kidd (2-4-1) – 5 Points
8.) Chase Owens (2-5) – 4 Points
THE B BLOCK
1.) Kazuchika Okada (6-1) – 12 Points, Advances To The G1 Climax 33 Playoffs
2.) Will Ospreay (5-2) – 10 Points, Advances To The G1 Climax 33 Playoffs
3.) Taichi (3-4) – 6 Points
4.) Tanga Loa (3-4) – 6 Points
5.) El Phantasmo (3-4) – 6 Points
6.) KENTA (3-4) – 6 Points
7.) The Great O-Khan (3-4) – 6 Points
8.) Yoshi Hashi (2-5) – 4 Points
THE C BLOCK
1.) David Finlay (5-2) – 10 Points, Advances To The G1 Climax 33 Playoffs
2.) EVIL (5-2) – 10 Points, Advances To The G1 Climax 33 Playoffs
3.) Tama Tonga (4-2-1) – 9 Points
4.) Eddie Kingston (4-3) – 8 Points
5.) Shingo Takagi (3-3-1) – 7 Points
6.) Mikey Nicholls (2-5)- 4 Points
7.) Aaron Henare (2-5) – 4 Points
8.) Tomohiro Ishii (2-5) – 4 Points
THE D BLOCK
1.) Tetsuya Naito (5-2) – 10 Points, Advances To The G1 Climax 33 Playoffs
2.) Zack Sabre Jr (5-2) – 10 Points, Advances To The G1 Climax 33 Playoffs
3.) Jeff Cobb (4-2-1) – 9 Points
4.) Hiroshi Tanahashi (3-4) – 6 Points
5.) Hirooki Goto (3-4) – 6 Points
6.) Alex Coughlin (3-4) – 6 Points
7.) Shane Haste (2-4-1) – 5 Points
8.) Toru Yano (2-5) – 4 Points
G1 CLIMAX 33 TOUR/LINEUPS
Saturday July 15th From Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center
1.) Yoshi Hashi defeated El Phantasmo In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
2.) Chase Owens defeated Gabriel Kidd In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
3.) Tanga Loa defeated KENTA In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
4.) Ren Narita vs. Shota Umino Ended In A Time-Limit Draw In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
5.) Kazuchika Okada defeated The Great O-Khan In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
6.) Kaito Kiyomiya defeated Yota Tsuji In A G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK Tournament Match
7.) Taichi defeated Will Ospreay In A G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK Tournament Match
8.) Sanada defeated Hikuleo In A G1 CLIMAX A BLOCK Tournament Match
Sunday July 16th From Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center
1.) David Finlay w/Gedo defeated Tomohiro Ishii In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
2.) Hirooki Goto defeated Toru Yano In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
3.) Mikey Nicholls defeated Aaron Henare In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
4.) Shane Haste defeated Alex Coughlin In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
5.) Eddie Kingston defeated Shingo Takagi In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
6.) Zack Sabre Jr defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
7.) EVIL defeated Tama Tonga In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
8.) Jeff Cobb defeated Tetsuya Naito In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
Tuesday July 18th From Yamagata City General Sports Center
1.) Kaito Kiyomiya defeated Chase Owens In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
2.) KENTA defeated The Great O-Khan In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
3.) Gabriel Kidd defeated Hikuleo In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
4.) Taichi defeated Tanga Loa In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
5.) Ren Narita vs. Yota Tsuji Ended In A Time-Limit Draw In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
6.) Will Ospreay defeated Yoshi Hashi In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
7.) Sanada defeated Shota Umino In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
8.) Kazuchika Okada defeated El Phantasmo In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
Wednesday July 19th From Xebio Arena Sendai
1.) Zack Sabre Jr defeated Toru Yano In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
2.) David Finlay defeated Mikey Nicholls In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
3.) Jeff Cobb defeated Alex Coughlin In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
4.) EVIL defeated Eddie Kingston In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
5.) Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Shane Haste In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
6.) Aaron Henare defeated Shingo Takagi In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
7.) Tetsuya Naito defeated Hirooki Goto In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
8.) Tama Tonga defeated Tomohiro Ishii In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
Friday July 21st From Ao-Re Nagaoka (Niigata)
1.) Yoshi Hashi defeated Tanga Loa In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
2.) Gabriel Kidd defeated Ren Narita In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
3.) The Great O-Khan defeaed El Phantasmo In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
4.) Chase Owens defeated Hikuleo In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
5.) Will Ospreay defeated KENTA In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
6.) Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Shota Umino Ended In A Time Limit Draw In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
7.) Kazuchika Okada defeated Taichi In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
8.) Sanada defeated Yota Tsuji In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
Sunday July 23rd From The Big Hat In Nagano
1.) Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Alex Coughlin In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
2.) Tama Tonga defeated Mikey Nicholls In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
3.) Hirooki Goto defeated Shane Haste In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
4.) Eddie Kingston defeated Aaron Henare In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
5.) Tetsuya Naito defeated Toru Yano In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
6.) Shingo Takagi defeated Tomohiro Ishii In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
7.) Jeff Cobb defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
8.) David Finlay defeated EVIL In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
Tuesday July 25th From Korakuen Hall
1.) Will Ospreay defeated The Great O-Khan In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
2.) Shota Umino defeated Gabriel Kidd In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
3.) KENTA defeated Taichi In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
4.) Yota Tsuji defeated Chase Owens In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
5.) El Phantasmo defeated Tanga Loa In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
6.) Hikuleo defeated Ren Narita In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
7.) Kazuchika Okada defeated Yoshi Hashi In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
8.) Sanada defeated Kaito Kiyomiya In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
Wednesday July 26th From Korakuen Hall
1.) EVIL defeated Aaron Henare In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
2.) Alex Coughlin defeated Hirooki Goto In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
3.) Shingo Takagi defeated Mikey Nicholls In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
4.) Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Toru Yano In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
5.) Tomohiro Ishii defeated Eddie Kingston In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
6.) Shane Haste defeated Tetsuya Naito In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
7.) Tama Tonga defeated David Finlay In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
8.) Jeff Cobb defeated Zack Sabre Jr In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
Thursday July 27th From Ota City General Gymnasium
1.) Shota Umino defeated Chase Owens In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
2.) Taichi defeated Yoshi Hashi In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
3.) Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Gabriel Kidd Ended In A Double Count-Out In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
4.) Tanga Loa defeated The Great O-Khan In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
5.) Hikuleo defeated Yota Tsuji In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
6.) El Phantasmo defeated KENTA In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
7.) Sanada defeated Ren Narita In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
8.) Will Ospreay defeated Kazuchika Okada In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
Sunday July 30th From Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
1.) David Finlay defeated Aaron Henare In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
2.) Toru Yano defeated Jeff Cobb In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
3.) Eddie Kingston defeated Mikey Nicholls In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
4.) Tetsuya Naito defeated Alex Coughlin In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
5.) EVIL defeated Tomohiro Ishii In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
6.) Zack Sabre Jr defeated Shane Haste In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
7.) Shingo Takagi vs. Tama Tonga Ended In A Time Limit Draw In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
8.) Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Hirooki Goto In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
Tuesday August 1 From Takamatsu City General Gymnasium
1.) Hikuleo defeated Kaito Kiyomiya In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
2.) The Great O-Khan defeated Yoshi Hashi In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
3.) Ren Narita defeated Chase Owens In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
4.) El Phantasmo defeated Taichi In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
5.) Sanada defeated Gabriel Kidd In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
6.) Tanga Loa defeated Will Ospreay via Count-Out In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
7.) Yota Tsuji defeated Shota Umino In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
8.) Kazuchika Okada defeated KENTA In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
Wednesday August 2nd From Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall
1.) Alex Coughlin defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
2.) Mikey Nicholls defeated EVIL In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
3.) Toru Yano defeated Shane Haste In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
4.) Aaron Henare defeated Tomohiro Ishii In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
5.) Hirooki Goto defeated Jeff Cobb In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
6.) Eddie Kingston defeated Tama Tonga In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
7.) Tetsuya Naito defeated Zack Sabre Jr In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
8.) Shingo Takagi defeated David Finlay In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
Saturday August 5th From Edion Arena Osaka
1.) Jeff Cobb & The Great O-Khan defeated Taichi & Douki
2.) Hirooki Goto, Yoshi Hashi and YOH defeated David Finlay, KENTA and Gedo In A 6-Man Tag Team Match
3.) EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi and SHO defeated Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi and Bushi In A 6-Man Tag Team Match
4.) Will Ospreay & Aaron Henare defeated El Phantasmo & Togi Makabe
5.) Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tomohiro Ishii defeated The Guerrillas Of Destiny & Hiroyoshi Tenzan In A 6-Man Tag Team Match
6.) Yota Tsuji defeated Gabriel Kidd In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
7.) Ren Narita defeated Kaito Kiyomiya In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
8.) Sanada defeated Chase Owens In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
9.) Hikuleo defeated Shota Umino In A G1 CLIMAX 33 A BLOCK Tournament Match
Sunday August 6th From The Edion Arena Osaka
1.) Sanada & Douki defeated Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa
2.) Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii defeated Mikey Nicholls & Kosei Fujita
3.) Jeff Cobb & Aaron Henare defeated Tama Tonga & Hiroyoshi Tenzan
4.) David Finlay & Chase Owens defeated Eddie Kingston & Togi Makabe
5.) Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji and Bushi defeated EVIL, SHO, Yujiro Takahashi and Dick Togo In A 8-Man ag Team Match
6.) KENTA defeated Yoshi Hashi In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
7.) The Great O-Khan defeated Taichi In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
8.) Kazuchika Okada defeated Tanga Loa In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
9.) Will Ospreay defeated El Phantasmo In A G1 CLIMAX 33 B BLOCK Tournament Match
Tuesday August 8th From Yokohama Budokan
1.) Jeff Cobb & The Great O-Khan defeated Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa
2.) Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin defeated Toru Yano & Tomoaki Honma
3.) Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado and Ren Narita defeated Hikuleo, Shota Umino and Jado In A 6-Man Tag Team Match
4.) Zack Sabre Jr, Shane Haste and Kosei Fujita defeated Hirooki Goto, YOH and Oskar Leube In A 6-Man Tag Team Match
5.) Tetsuya Naito, Yota Tsuji and Bushi defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe and Bushi In A 6-Man Tag Team Match
6.) Tomohiro Ishii defeated Mikey Nicholls In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
7.) Tama Tonga defeated Aaron Henare In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
8.) David Finlay defeated Eddie Kingston In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
9.) EVIL defeated Shingo Takagi In A G1 CLIMAX 33 C BLOCK Tournament Match
Wednesday August 9th From Act City Hamamatsu
1.) EVIL & SHO w/Dick Togo defeated Eddie Kingston & Yuto Nakshima
2.) Mikey Nicholls & Kosei Fujita defeated Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa
3.) Hikuleo, Shota Umino and Master Wato defeated David Finlay, Gabriel Kidd and Gedo In A 6-Man Tag Team Match
4.) The Great O-Khan & Aaron Henare defeated Tomohiro Ishii & Tomoaki Honma
5.) Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado and Ren Narita defeated Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji and Bushi In A 6-Man Tag Team Match
6.) Alex Coughlin defeated Toru Yano In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
7.) Jeff Cobb vs. Shane Haste Ended In A Double Count-Out In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
8.) Zack Sabre Jr defeated Hirooki Goto In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
9.) Tetsuya Naito defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
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