NJPW G1 Climax 33: Night Sixteenth
August 9, 2023
ACT City Hamamatsu
Hamamatsu, Japan
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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)
Transcription by Josh Lopez
First Match: Eddie Kingston & Yuto Nakashima vs. EVIL & SHO w/Dick Togo
House Of Torture attacks Kingston and Nakashima before the bell rings. EVIL rakes the eyes of Kingston. Sho and Nakashima starts brawling in the crowd. All hell is breaking loose in Hamamatsu. EVIL flings Kingston into a row of chairs. EVIL drives a chair into the midsection of Kingston. EVIL starts choking Kingston with the chair. Sho rolls Nakashima back into the ring. Sho hooks the outside leg for a two count. Sho stomps on Nakashima’s back. Sho applies a wrist lock. Sho tags in EVIL. EVIL with a double sledge. EVIL repeatedly slams the left shoulder of Nakashima on the canvas. EVIL stomps on the left shoulder of Nakashima. EVIL tags in Sho. Sho with a double sledge. Sho stands on the left shoulder of Nakashima. Sho uses the ropes for leverage. Nakashima with a forearm smash. Sho rakes the eyes of Nakashima. Sho tags in EVIL.
EVIL throws a shirt at Kingston. EVIL applies The Cobra Twist. EVIL uses House Of Torture for leverage. EVIL goes into the lateral press for a two count. EVIL is choking Nakashima with his boot. Nakashima with forearm shivers. EVIL hammers down on the back of Nakashima’s neck. Nakashima ducks a clothesline from EVIL. Nakashima goes for a Bodyslam, but EVIL lands back on his feet. EVIL rakes the eyes of Nakashima. Nakashima bodyslams EVIL. Nakashima tags in Kingston. KIngston scores two elbow knockdowns. Kingston with a corner clothesline. Machine Gun Chops. Kingston with Two Exploder Suplex’s for a two count. Kingston gets distracted by Togo. Kingston decks EVIL with a back elbow smash. EVIL thrust kicks the midsection of Kingston. EVIL tags in Sho. Kingston blocks a lariat from Sho. Kingston drops Sho with a DDT. Kingston tags in Nakashima.
Nakashima with forearm shivers. Nakashima sends Sho to the corner. Nakashima with a running elbow smash. Nakashima with a Hip Toss. Sho blocks a boot from Nakashima. Sho with another eye rake. Nakashima scores two forearm knockdowns for a two count. Nakashima goes for The Boston Crab, but EVIL gets in the way. Kingston dumps EVIL out of the ring. Double Irish Whip. Kingston with a corner clothesline. Nakashima with a running back elbow smash. Kingston clotheslines Sho. Nakashima blasts Sho with The PK for a two count. Nakashima applies The Boston Crab. Sho grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Nakashima stomps on Sho’s chest. Sho starts bending Nakashima’s fingers. Nakashima kicks Sho in the gut. Nakashima with a palm strike. Sho shoves the referee towards Nakashima. Sho with a Jumping Knee Strike. Sho applies The Snake Bite. EVIL dumps Kingston out of the ring. The referee gets distracted by Togo. Sho nails Nakashima with the wrench. Sho connects with The Cross Armed PileDriver to pickup the victory.
Winner: EVIL & SHO via Pinfall
Second Match: Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa vs. Mikey Nicholls & Kosei Fujita
Ryohei Oiwa and Kosei Fujita will start things off. Chain grappling exchange. Fujita applies a wrist lock. Oiwa backs Fujita into the ropes. Fujita turns Oiwa over. Chop Exchange. Forearm Exchange. Oiwa drops Fujita with a shoulder tackle. Fujita drops down on the canvas. Fujita leapfrogs over Oiwa. Fujita dropkicks Oiwa. Fujita slaps Kiyomiya in the face. Oiwa with a forearm smash. Fujita with two uppercuts. Fujita tags in Nicholls. Double Irish Whip. Double Elbow Knockdown. Double Fist Drop for a two count. Oiwa with a forearm smash. Nicholls answers with a knife edge chop. Nicholls knocks Kiyomiya off the ring apron. Nicholls with a knee drop for a two count. Nicholls applies the cravate. Nicholls fish hooks Oiwa. Nicholls starts biting Oiwa’s forehead. Nicholls with a running forearm smash to Kiyomiya. Nicholls with a blistering chop. Nicholls follows that with The Delayed Vertical Suplex.
Nicholls slams Oiwa’s head on the blue turnbuckle pad. Nicholls tags in Fujita. Fujita bodyslams Oiwa for a two count. Fujita applies a front face lock. Nicholls tags himself in. Nicholls kicks Oiwa in the gut. Nicholls bodyslams Oiwa for a two count. Second Forearm Exchange. Nicholls tags in Fujita. Double Irish Whip. Oiwa with a Double Dropkick. Oiwa tags in Kiyomiya. Kiyomiya scores two elbow knockdowns. Fujita reverses out of the irish whip from Kiyomiya. Kiyomiya decks Fujita with a back elbow smash. Kiyomiya with a SpringBoard Forearm. Kiyomiya with a Missile Dropkick for a two count. Short-Arm Reversal by Fujita. Kiyomiya blocks The German Suplex. Fujita with a double handed chop. Kiyomiya uppercuts Fujita. Kiyomiya sends Fujita to the corner. Fujita with a knife edge chop. Fujita blasts Kiyomiya with a Shotgun Dropkick. Fujita tags in Nicholls.
Kiyomiya reverses out of the irish whip from Nicholls. Nicholls decks Kiyomiya with a back elbow smash. Kiyomiya ducks a clothesline from Nicholls. Nicholls drops Kiyomiya with The DDT for a two count. Kiyomiya fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Kiyomiya uppercuts Nicholls. Third Forearm Exchange. Kiyomiya with a Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Kiyomiya tags in Oiwa. Oiwa scores the forearm knockdown. Oiwa bodyslams Nicholls. Oiwa with a Running Splash for a two count. Oiwa knocks Fujita off the apron. Double Irish Whip. Stereo Dropkicks. Oiwa with a running back elbow smash. Kiyomiya with a running forearm smash. Double Vertical Suplex for a two count. Oiwa applies The Boston Crab. Fujita chops the back of Oiwa. Kiyomiya with a gut punch. Kiyomiya dumps Fujita out of the ring. Oiwa hits The Bridging GutWrench Suplex for a two count. Oiwa ducks under two clotheslines from Nicholls. Nicholls goes for The Death Valley Bomb, but Oiwa rolls him over for a two count. Nicholls nails Oiwa with The Death Valley Bomb. Nicholls connects with The Sliding Lariat to pickup the victory.
Winner: Mikey Nicholls & Kosei Fujita via Pinfall
Third Match: Hikuleo, Shota Umino and Master Wato vs. David Finlay, Gabriel Kidd and Gedo In A 6-Man Tag Team Match
David Finlay and Shota Umino will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Finlay backs Umino into the ropes. The referee calls for a clean break. Finlay is throwing haymakers at Umino. Finlay applies a side headlock. Finlay tugs on Umino’s hair. Finlay with forearm shivers. Finlay whips Umino across the ring. Umino holds onto the ropes. Umino with a deep arm-drag. Umino scores the elbow knockdown. Umino with a running basement dropkick. Umino poses for the crowd. Umino stomps on Finlay’s back. Forearm Exchange. Umino with three uppercuts. Umino kicks Finlay in the chest. Umino with a european uppercut. Finlay reverses out of the irish whip from Umino. Kidd kicks Umino in the back. Umino takes a swipe at Kidd. Finlay deposits Umino to the floor. Kidd with clubbing blows to Umino’s back. Kidd whips Umino into the steel barricade. Kidd uppercuts Umino. Kidd with a knife edge chop. Kidd slams Umino’s head on the ring apron. Kidd with a blistering chop. Finlay delivers a gut punch. Kidd stomps on Umino’s back. Kidd rolls Umino back into the ring. Finlay hooks the outside leg for a one count.
Finlay slams Umino’s head on the left boot of Kidd. Finlay tags in Kidd. Kidd chops Umino. Kidd is choking Umino with his boot. Bullet Club are mauling Umino in the corner. Kidd repeatedly stomps on Umino’s chest. Kidd tags in Gedo. Finlay starts biting Umino’s fingers. Gedo toys around with Umino. Umino with forearm shivers. Gedo drives Umino back first into the blue turnbuckle pad. The referee is losing control of this match. Kidd uppercuts Umino. Kidd talks smack to the crowd. Kidd repeatedly kicks Umino in the face. Umino with forearm shivers. Kidd starts biting Umino’s forehead. Short-Arm Reversal by Umino. Umino dumps Kidd chest first on the canvas. Umino with a Running Uppercut. Umino tags in Hikuleo. Hikuleo with Three Big Boots. Hikuleo levels Kidd with The Body Avalanche. Hikuleo with The Snake Eyes. Hikuleo with a running clothesline. Hikuleo follows that with a Vertical Suplex for a two count. Hikuleo tags in Wato.
Kidd side steps Hikuleo into Wato. Kidd starts biting Hikuleo’s forehead. Kidd goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Hikuleo blocks it. Finlay with clubbing blows to Hikuleo’s back. Double Vertical Suplex to Hikuleo. Kidd tags in Gedo. Finlay with a GourdBuster. Gedo SuperKicks Wato for a two count. Finlay with forearm shivers. Finlay uppercuts Umino. Umino dropkicks Finlay to the floor. Finlay launches Umino over the barricade. Wato denies The Gedo Clutch. Gedo launches Wato over the top rope. Wato with an Apron Enzuigiri. Wato with a SpringBoard Uppercut. Kidd runs interference. Hikuleo punches Kidd in the back. Kidd with forearm shivers. Hikuleo answers with an overhand chop. Kidd pulls Hikuleo out of the ring. Wato with a Spinning Back Kick. Gedo avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Gedo rakes the eyes of Wato. Wato reverses out of the irish whip from Gedo. Rollup Exchange. Wato ducks a clothesline from Gedo. Wato with a Side Russian Leg Sweep. Wato makes Gedo verbally submit to Vendaval. After the match, Bullet Club attacks Hontai from behind. Kidd breaks a chair over Hikuleo’s head.
Winner: Hikuleo, Shota Umino and Master Wato via Submission
Fourth Match: Tomohiro Ishii & Tomoaki Honma vs. The Great O-Khan & Aaron Henare
Tomohiro Ishii and Aaron Henare will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Forearm Exchange. Ishii whips Henare across the ring. Ishii ducks a clothesline from Henare. Henare drops Ishii with a shoulder tackle. Henare kicks Ishii in the back. Ishii with a forearm smash. Henare reverses out of the irish whip from Ishii. Ishii with a running shoulder tackle. Ishii kicks Henare in the back. Second Forearm Exchange. Honma tags himself in. Honma is trying to calm down Ishii. Henare tags in Khan. Khan is playing mind games with Honma. Khan yanks on the left ear of Honma. Khan wraps his braid around Honma’s neck. Khan dumps Honma out of the ring. Khan sends Honma chest first into the steel barricade. Khan with a hammer elbow. Khan rolls Honma back into the ring. Khan puts his knee on Honma’s chest for a one count. Khan applies a front face lock. Henare tags himself in. Henare with a gut punch. Following a snap mare takeover, Henare kicks Honma in the back. Henare with a Senton Splash for a two count.
Henare with clubbing blows to Honma’s back and chest. Henare yells at the referee. Henare tags in Khan. Khan whips Honma into the blue turnbuckle pad. Khan punches Honma in the back. The Great Wall Of Khan. Khan rocks Ishii with a forearm smash. Honma with forearm shivers. Khan kicks the left knee of Honma. Khan with The Mongolian Chop. Honma blocks The Claw. Honma kicks Khan in the gut. Honma drops Khan with The DDT. Honma tags in Ishii. Ishii dodges The Big Boot. Misfired Clotheslines. Ishii with a running shoulder tackle. Ishii ducks a clothesline from Henare. Ishii with another shoulder tackle. Ishii sends Khan to the corner. Ishii ducks a clothesline from Khan. Ishii with a Backdrop Driver for a two count. Ishii talks smack to Khan. Ishii slaps Khan in the face. Khan is trying to throw Ishii over the top rope. Ishii with a forearm smash. Khan unloads Two Mongolian Chops. Khan applies The Sheep Killer. Khan drives his knee into Ishii’s back. Khan with a Pump Kick. Ishii responds with The Pounce.
Henare and Honma are tagged in. Shoulder Block Exchange. Honma with a forearm smash. Honma drops Henare with a shoulder tackle. Honma unloads three knife edge chops. Honma with a running back elbow smash. Honma with a Running Bulldog. Henare avoids The Kokeshi HeadButt. Henare with clubbing mid-kicks. Henare takes a shot at Ishii. Henare kicks Ishii in the gut. Henare ducks a clothesline from Ishii. Ishii with a Vertical Suplex. Khan with a Running NeckBreaker. Khan applies The Claw. Khan with a throat thrust. Honma answers with a Leaping Kokeshi HeadButt. Henare shrugs off a lariat from Honma. Third Forearm Exchange. HeadButt Exchange. Honma clotheslines Henare. Honma hits The Kokeshi HeadButt for a two count. Henare blocks The PileDriver. Henare with a forearm smash. Honma answers with a chop. Henare with a Spinning Heel Kick. Henare HeadButts Honma. Henare blasts Honma with The PK for a two count. Henare connects with The Streets Of Rage to pickup the victory.
Winner: The Great O-Khan & Aaron Henare via Pinfall
Fifth Match: Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji and Bushi vs. Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado and Ren Narita In A 6-Man Tag Team Match
Yota Tsuji and Ren Narita will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Tsuji backs Narita into the ropes. Tsuji tells Narita to bring it. Tsuji with a gut punch. Following a snap mare takeover, Tsuji sits on the back of Narita’s neck. Tsuji plays around with Narita. Tsuji rolls Narita over for a one count. Narita with three overhand chops. Tsuji rakes the eyes of Narita. Short-Arm Reversal by Narita. Narita with an overhand chop. Narita drives his knee into the midsection of Tsuji. Narita with The Bridging Half Hatch Suplex for a two count. Narita stomps on Tsuji’s chest. Narita tags in Suzuki. Suzuki is putting the boots to Tsuji. Forearm Exchange. Suzuki tags in Desperado. Desperado walks over the midsection of Tsuji. Desperado repeatedly stomps on the right knee of Tsuji. Desperado whips Tsuji across the ring. Tsuji holds onto the ropes. Tsuji kicks Desperado in the face. Double Shoulder Tackle to Desperado. LIJ clears the ring. Tsuji stomps on Desperado’s chest. Tsuji tags in Bushi. Bushi with a double handed chop. Bushi with a NeckBreaker for a two count. Bushi stomps on Desperado’s back. Bushi tags in Takagi.
Takagi with clubbing shoulder blocks. Takagi with a Vertical Suplex. Takagi tags in Tsuji. Wish Bone Attack. Tsuji walks over Desperado’s back. Tsuji stomps on the midsection of Desperado. Tsuji bodyslams Desperado. Tsuji with clubbing blows to Desperado’s back. Tsuji goes for another Bodyslam, but Desperado lands back on his feet. Tsuji with a Tilt-A-Whirl BackBreaker. Tsuji applies The Boston Crab. LIJ blasts Strong Style off the apron. Desperado grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Chop Exchange. Desperado with forearm shivers. Desperado with a straight right hand. Tsuji reverses out of the irish whip from Desperado. Bushi kicks Desperado in the back. Suzuki returns the favor from the other side of the ring. Desperado Spears Tsuji. Suzuki and Takagi are tagged in. Suzuki kicks Takagi in the face. Second Forearm Exchange. Suzuki sends Takagi to the corner. Suzuki with The Helluva Kick. Takagi shoves Suzuki. Takagi kicks Suzuki in the gut. Takagi blocks a boot from Suzuki. Takagi with a corner clothesline. Takagi goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Suzuki counters with a front choke. Following a snap mare takeover, Takagi dodges The PK. Takagi drives his knee into the midsection of Suzuki. Following a snap mare takeover, Suzuki avoids The Sliding Lariat. Takagi with a back elbow smash. Takagi score a right jab. Suzuki ducks a clothesline from Takagi. Suzuki applies The Sleeper Hold.
Suzuki goes for The Gotch Style PileDriver, but Takagi counters with a Back Body Drop. Suzuki ducks another clothesline from Takagi. Suzuki drops Takagi with The Big Boot. Suzuki tags in Narita. Narita with a twisting back elbow smash. Takagi blocks The Half Hatch Suplex. Narita ducks a clothesline from Takagi. Takagi decks Narita with a back elbow smash. Takagi scores a right jab. Takagi with The Ryukon Lariat. Takagi tags in Bushi. Bushi with The Missile Dropkick. Bushi lands The Suicide Dive. Bushi rolls Narita back into the ring. Bushi sends Narita to the corner. Bushi with a running back elbow smash. Narita blocks The Swinging Fisherman’s NeckBreaker. Narita applies The Cobra Twist. Tsuji breaks up the submission hold. Desperado ducks a clothesline from Tsuji. Desperado dropkicks the left knee of Tsuji. Takagi clotheslines Desperado. Takagi kicks Suzuki in the gut. Takagi and Suzuki starts brawling on the outside. Bushi blocks The Exploder Suplex. Bushi ducks a clothesline from Narita. Narita side steps the low dropkick. Narita with The Bridging Exploder Suplex for a two count. Narita applies The Sleeper Hold. Narita makes Bushi tap out to The Cobra Twist.
Winner: Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado and Ren Narita via Submission
Sixth Match: (4) Alex Coughlin vs. (4) Toru Yano In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
Gabriel Kidd attacks Yano before the bell rings. War Dogs gangs up on Yano. War Dogs buries Yano under multiple steel barricades. Coughlin wraps a towel around Yano’s neck. Kidd with a straight right hand. Coughlin stomps on the left ankle of Yano. Coughlin drags Yano back to the ringside area. Coughlin has Yano sitting on a red chair. Yano with a drop toe hold into the chair. Yano delivers multiple chair shots. Yano whips Coughlin into the barricade. Yano wraps a chair around Kidd’s neck. Yano drags Kidd towards the backstage area. Yano flings Coughlin into a row of chairs. All hell is breaking loose in Hamamatsu. Coughlin drives his knee into the midsection of Yano. Coughlin whips Yano into the chairs. The referee is losing control of this match. Yano sends Coughlin face first into the wall. Yano continues to throw Coughlin into more sets of chairs. Yano removes the red turnbuckle pad.
Yano rolls Coughlin back into the ring. Yano is putting the boots to Coughlin. Yano whips Coughlin into the exposed steel. Yano whips Coughlin across the ring. Yano wraps a rope around Coughlin’s neck. Yano stomps on Coughlin’s back. Coughlin with a reverse hammer throw into the exposed steel. Coughlin drops Yano with a running shoulder tackle. Coughlin stomps on the midsection of Yano. Coughlin with forearm shivers. Coughlin uppercuts Yano. Coughlin with a blistering chop. Coughlin with repeated palm strikes. Coughlin talks smack to Yano. Yano with an Inverted Atomic Drop. Yano catapults Coughlin into the exposed steel. Yano goes for a PowerBomb, but Coughlin lands back on his feet.
Coughlin shoves Yano into the referee. Coughlin repeatedly stomps on Yano’s chest. Coughlin is choking Yano with his knee. War Dogs gangs up on Yano. Kidd pulls out a table from under the ring. Yano rakes the eyes of Coughlin. Yano sends Coughlin face first into the steel ring post. Kidd attacks Yano from behind. Yano tosses The War Dogs around the ringside area. Yano PowerBombs Kidd through the table on the floor. Yano slams Coughlin’s head on the ring apron. Yano rolls Coughlin back into the ring. Yano is trying to stab Coughlin with scissors. Coughlin clocks Yano with the STRONG Openweight Tag Team Title Belt. Coughlin connects with The Jack Hammer to pickup the victory.
Winner: Alex Coughlin via Pinfall
Seventh Match: (8) Jeff Cobb vs. (4) Shane Haste w/Kosei Fujita In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Cobb walks Haste into the ropes. Haste with a waist lock go-behind. Wrist Lock Exchange. Cobb with an arm-drag takeover. Haste side steps Cobb into the blue turnbuckle pad. Cobb drops down on the canvas. Cobb leapfrogs over Haste. Cobb catches Haste in mid-air. Cobb goes for The Delayed Vertical Suplex, but Haste lands back on his feet. Haste uppercuts Cobb. Cobb dropkicks Haste to the floor. Haste kicks the left knee of Cobb. Haste drives Cobb chest first into the steel barricade. Haste sends Cobb face first into the steel ring post. Haste PowerBombs Cobb on the ring apron. Cobb gets back in the ring at the count of sixteen. Haste repeatedly stomps on Cobb’s back and chest.
Haste is choking Cobb with his knee. Haste with a Modified NeckBreaker for a one count. Haste puts his knee on Cobb’s back. Haste applies a rear chin lock. Haste with a high elbow smash. Haste kicks Cobb in the back. Cobb with heavy bodyshots. Haste kicks the left hamstring of Cobb. Haste kicks Cobb in the face. Haste goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Cobb blocks it. Haste uppercuts Cobb. Cobb with a leaping back elbow smash. Cobb with a series of corner clotheslines. Cobb follows that with a Running Belly to Back Suplex for a two count. Cobb with The Standing MoonSault for a two count. Haste avoids The Tour Of The Islands. Haste kicks Cobb in the face. Short-Arm Lariat Exchange.
Haste with a Roundhouse Kick. Haste drops Cobb with a Running Knee Strike for a two count. Haste hits The Falcon Arrow for a two count. Cobb fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Chop/Forearm/Uppercut Exchange. Cobb scores a right jab. Haste dropkicks Cobb to the floor. Haste uppercuts Cobb. Cobb and Haste are brawling up the ramp way. Haste blocks The F5000. Haste kicks Cobb in the chest. Haste goes for a PowerBomb, but Cobb counters with a Back Body Drop. Haste is trying to do everything he can to slow Cobb’s momentum. Cobb goes for Tour Of The Islands, but Haste counters with a Sleeper Hold. Haste clings onto Cobb’s ankles which lead to a double count-out. After the match, Cobb snaps at ringside.
Match Result: Double Count-Out
Eight Match: (6) Hirooki Goto vs. (8) Zack Sabre Jr w/Kosei Fujita In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
Feeling out process after the bell rings. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Sabre backs Goto into the ropes. Sabre with three uppercuts. Goto whips Sabre across the ring. Goto with a Counter Hip Toss. Goto drops Sabre with a shoulder tackle. Goto kicks Sabre in the back. Goto with forearm shivers. Goto sends Sabre to the corner. Goto goes for a Spinning Wheel Kick, but Sabre counters with an Ankle Lock. Sabre drops his elbow on Goto’s back. Sabre with a Pendulum BackBreaker. Sabre starts uppercutting the small of Goto’s back. Sabre rolls Goto back into the ring. Sabre grapevines the legs of Goto. Sabre applies the bow and arrow stretch. Sabre transitions into The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Goto puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Sabre kicks Goto in the back. Sabre toys around with Goto. Goto with three overhand chops. Sabre answers with a shot to the midsection of Goto. Goto reverses out of the irish whip from Sabre. Goto goes for The Hip Toss, but Sabre counters with The Grounding Cobra Twist.
Goto puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Sabre repeatedly stomps on Goto’s back. Sabre applies the full nelson lock. Goto decks Sabre with a back elbow smash. Sabre uppercuts Goto. Goto with a Misdirection Lariat. Goto tosses Sabre around the ring. Goto blocks a boot from Sabre. Goto kicks the right hamstring of Sabre. Goto with a Spinning Wheel Kick. Goto with a Saito Suplex for a two count. Sabre blocks The Ushigoroshi. Goto rocks Sabre with a forearm smash. Sabre applies a double wrist lock. Goto with heavy bodyshots. Forearm Exchange. Goto HeadButts Sabre. Goto catches Sabre with another forearm. Goto applies The Upside Down. Goto with two forearm smashes. Goto with a corner clothesline. Goto goes for The Flying Elbow Drop, but Sabre counters with a double arm-bar. Sabre starts bending Goto’s fingers. Goto puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break.
Sabre with a Mid-Kick. Goto blocks a boot from Sabre. Sabre tugs on Goto’s hair. Second Forearm Exchange. Short-Arm Lariat Exchange. Goto drops Sabre with a Lariat. Goto hits The Ushigoroshi. Sabre denies The GTR. Backdrop Driver Exchange. Sabre with a Pendulum BackBreaker. Sabre clotheslines Goto for a one count. Goto with a Lariat for a two count. Goto goes for The GTR, but Sabre counters with The Zack Driver. Third Forearm Exchange. Sabre kicks the right shoulder of Goto. Sabre with an Overhead Wrist Kick. Sabre uppercuts Goto. Goto responds with Two Mid-Kicks. Goto connects with The GTW for a two count. Goto goes for The GTR, but Sabre counters with The Sleeper Hold. Goto goes for The GTR, but Sabre counters with The European Clutch for a two count. Sabre blasts Goto with The PK. Goto rises back on his feet. Goto blocks a boot from Sabre. Goto HeadButts Sabre. Sabre headbutts the midsection of Goto. Sabre makes Goto verbally submit to When Did They Put All Of The Argos Inside Sainbury’s?
Winner: Zack Sabre Jr via Submission
Ninth Match: (8) Tetsuya Naito vs. (6) Hiroshi Tanahashi In A G1 CLIMAX 33 D BLOCK Tournament Match
Naito is playing mind games with Tanahashi. Tanahashi with an inside cradle for a two count. Naito regroups on the outside. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Standing Switch Exchange. Wrist Lock Exchange. Tanahashi drop steps into a side headlock. Hair Pull Exchange. Tanahashi scores two bodyshots. Naito reverses out of the irish whip from Tanahashi. Tanahashi decks Naito with a back elbow smash. Tanahashi with a SpringBoard Crossbody Block. Tanahashi with a deep arm-drag. Tanahashi applies an arm-bar. Naito continues to play around with Tanahashi’s hair. Naito pulls Tanahashi down to the mat. Naito is obsessed with Tanahashi’s hair. Naito slams Tanahashi’s head on the top rope. Naito with a Baseball Slide Dropkick. Tranquillo Pose. Naito with a NeckBreaker onto the knee. Naito applies a grounding full nelson lock. Tanahashi puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break.
Naito with another NeckBreaker for a two count. Naito applies the cravate. Naito with clubbing elbow smashes in the corner. Tanahashi kicks Naito in the face. Tanahashi pushes Naito away with his feet. Tanahashi with a flying forearm smash. Tanahashi with combination strikes. Tanahashi bodyslams Naito. Tanahashi with The SomerSault Senton for a two count. Naito dodges The SlingBlade. Tanahashi kicks the left knee of Naito. Tanahashi drops Naito with The Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Naito avoids The Cloverleaf. Tanahashi repeatedly stomps on the left knee of Naito. Naito with forearm shivers. Naito blocks a boot from Tanahashi. Naito whips Tanahashi across the ring. Naito with a deep arm-drag. Naito scores the elbow knockdown. Naito dropkicks the back of Tanahashi’s head. Naito with a forearm smash. Naito sends Tanahashi to the corner. Naito with a Corner Dropkick. Tanahashi decks Naito with a back elbow smash. Tanahashi with a Dragon Screw Leg Whip in the ropes. Tanahashi delivers The Ace’s High to the outside. Tanahashi rolls Naito back into the ring. Tanahashi hits The SlingBlade.
Tanahashi with another Ace’s High. Tanahashi goes for The High Fly Flow, but Naito gets his knees up in the air. Forearm Exchange. Tanahashi delivers his combination. Naito with an Inverted Atomic Drop. Naito with repeated back elbow smashes. Naito drops Tanahashi with The Esperanza. Tanahashi decks Naito with a back elbow smash. Naito with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Naito goes for The Destino, but Tanahashi counters with an inside cradle for a two count. Tanahashi ducks a clothesline from Naito. Tanahashi with Two Twist and Shouts. Tanahashi with another inside cradle for a two count. Tanahashi follows that with The SlingBlade. Tanahashi with The Rolling Crucifix for a two count. Tanahashi with The Bridging Straight Jacket German Suplex for a two count. Naito is trying to wear down Tanahashi with more back elbow smashes. Tanahashi slaps Naito in the face. Naito spits at Tanahashi. Naito ducks a clothesline from Tanahashi. Naito turns The Swinging DDT into an inside cradle to pickup the victory.
Winner: Tetsuya Naito via Pinfall
THE FINAL D BLOCK STANDINGS
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
POST MATCH COMMENTS
Eddie Kingston: It happens. You win some, you lose some. But the way I live my life, you never lose if you learn. He’ll learn from this. We all will learn from this. That’s what pro wrestling is about. It’s about learning and moving on. You will learn.
Kaito Kiyomiya: I’m telling you, this Oiwa kid is good. We couldn’t get the win today either, but I admire how much fight he’s got. He’s really going for it. Good stuff. Thanks a lot. It was my first time in the ring with Mikey Nicholls, but it did feel nostalgic in a sense. That’s about it.
Mikey Nicholls: I’m gonna say, you don’t know where you’re going until you know where you’ve been. That green, that’s where I’ve been. Kiyomiya, I was raised through NOAH, so I know what you’re going through. But that was then, New Japan, TMDK runs this place. So once a young boy to me, you will always be a young boy, kid.
Hikuleo: Please, Shota, kill Gabriel Kidd.
Shota Umino: I’ve said this before, but do you remember? The New Japan Cup third round, right here. I lost here in Hamamatsu to David Finlay. I haven’t forgotten, Finlay. Wherever or whenever it is, I’ll get my revenge. So what? You’re the winner of C Block? Like I give a damn. I’m gonna destroy you. I’ll get you back for what you did to me.
Master Wato: So that’s how Bullet Club does things? All you’re gonna do is make us mad.
Gabriel Kidd: What you are looking at here is the winner of this year’s G1 Climax. This is the strongest leader the Bullet Club has ever had. I don’t give a shit. I get too gassed up.
David Finlay: Listen, I said when I formed The War Dogs, you bring me bodies and you bring me gold. War Dogs, every single member, fully strapped. This man, right here, brought me bodies this G1 like his life depended on it. You understand, I said Bullet Club is a weapon, tell me who is more of a weapon than Gabe Kidd? This man is ready for war, at all times. But you know who isn’t? Will Ospreay. Where is Will Ospreay, today? He’s at home, hiding, ducking me, playing it safe. Will, that’s okay. Tomorrow, baby, I’ve got your number. Tomorrow, you find out why I dominated my way through the C Block. And you will find out, first hand, why I am the king of murderer’s row, why I am the baddest man in this company and why I am the greatest Bullet Club leader of all-time. This G1 Climax has my name written all over it.
Tomohiro Ishii: You all saw it. I got my ass beat all G1 Climax long. Pathetic. Judge a man by his actions, not his words. I didn’t come to make a fool of myself. I came to make an impact, now look at me. Pitiful. All I have is pain. But I’ll stand up, dust myself off and keep walking down the road. Look within myself, why I didn’t win? What was I missing? Tomohiro Ishii isn’t done yet.
Tomoaki Honma: These other guys have had amazing matches and gotten beat up all G1 long. And here I am, well rested as ever and I still lose. Is this all I’m good for? I’m completely crushed. I swear I’ll make it into the next G1 Climax. I’m not giving up hope.
Aaron Henare: You fans, you can’t see it yet, but my skin underneath is fully tattooed, all on my face, all on my head. And, Honma, I think you haven’t been watching the G1, because everybody that tries to impact me, hit me with their head, knock me out with a headbutt, and they never do well. I’ve noticed today, everybody’s given up, no more block matches, so we could take it easy. No, no. But the reason why The United Empire is the greatest, it’s because we keep fighting till the bitter end. Even if we’re eliminated, we keep on fighting. One guy left, Will Ospreay. Bring it back for The Empire.
Shingo Takagi: Yesterday, my G1 Climax came to an end. It’s finished. I couldn’t even think of what to say yesterday, but whatever I say doesn’t matter. A loss is a loss. I have to take responsibility. But just one thing. The boos were deafening in Yokohama. Is that what the G1 Climax has become, Okamoto? Well, I lost. Anything I say will sound like an excuse. I’m gonna get EVIL back for this. I don’t know where. I’d love for it to be in Yokohama, but I just don’t know when or where yet. I don’t know if it’s possible, but I’ll even do it under rules where they can use their dirty tricks. My G1 Climax may be over. But I’m not gonna let my summer ends like this. At the end of the month, I’ll be going to London for a singles match with Will Ospreay. Whether the title is on the line or not, I’m not sure. Shingo Takagi’s G1 has come to an end. But this hot summer ain’t done yet.
Ren Narita: Two draws in this G1 Climax. Shota and Tsuji. They may be trying to play it cool, but I’m coming for both of them.
Minoru Suzuki: Punched in the face, kicked to all hell, torn apart with submissions. Stand up and smash the hell out of whoever is in front of you. That’s STRONG STYLE.
Alex Coughlin: I told you, it takes more to kill me than that. It takes more than a trick or there’s some jokes, more than a couple of chairs to keep me down. Now, you see, you cut me open. I don’t bleed like the rest of you. I am more than human. Much, much, more. And I’m gonna keep proving it until everybody in the world understands that it’s time for the dead I dread. It’s time for The War Dogs. I’d like to see you do something about it.
Shane Haste: See ya, Jeff, idiot. Jeff, you thought I had to pin you, submit you. I didn’t have to beat you. You said it yourself, you had more to lose than I did, and guess what? You lost it and up next is my mate, Zack Sabre Jr. And Zack doesn’t lose things, man, he gonna beat Goto because that is a champion of the singles capacity. Goto, I had my eyes on you, too. I’ll take the pickings, but you, you’re not there with your tag partner. You’re out there alone. Yoshi Hashi is not even in the building, brother. By any means necessary, ah, you get it. You try to drop me on my head, trying to beat me, but I won. I’m the winner. I’ll take two points for that. In fact, I’m gonna take a point and a half. Officially put me down for a point and a half for that one because a that was a team win. Now, let’s go back to the zip line.
Hirooki Goto: This is a tough pill to swallow. There are so many people struggling out in the world, illness and hardships. I wanted to show them that you can achieve all of your hopes and dreams, and I failed. That’s what really hurts.
Zack Sabre Jr: Shane Haste, you beautiful bastard. That’s TMDK, right there. That’s TMDK teamwork. Shane might have been out of the tournament, but he stood for his own pride. Could have been set on beating Jeff Cobb because he’s bloody beautiful. He sacrificed that thing out, so I can get through. Cheers mate, I owe you a kiss and a cuddling. Seven years, seven years to get out of the block stage. I’ve won tournaments all over the world. And for some reason I couldn’t get out of the bloody block stage. Until now, until now. You listen, this company’s desperate, desperate for The Reiwa Three Musketeers to be the new faces of the company. Well, guess what? They couldn’t make it. Who else is through? The Assasin, Billy No Brains. I’ll tell you what, mate, you’re not gonna be the first British G1 Winner, Zack Sabre Jr is. Who else we got? Giant Gonzalez, Hikuleo. Old toolbox, nothing inside.
But one of these idiots (Tetsuya Naito & Hiroshi Tanahashi) is joining us. How many more chances? The Musketeers, you’re talking about changing the guard, behave. What New Japan needs has been staring them in the face for seven years. I turned down contracts with all the major american companies. I’ve dedicated my whole adult life to Japanese Wrestling. You want to talk about dedication, who this company should get behind? I’m not even on the fucking posters for this tour. That changes when I win it, right now. Right now, I’m reminding every single one of you why I’m one of the best wrestlers in the world. And when I win the G1 Climax, I’ll prove that I am the best wrestler in the world.
Hiroshi Tanahashi: Damn. There’s nothing left for me. I’ve got nothing. 5 straight years of G1 failures. I can’t just say, there’s always next year, I’ll have to win it by will. I’ll go around the world, collect belts, walk into the next G1 with a champion’s pride, you bastard.
Tetsuya Naito: With that, I finished D Block in first. The knockout round begins tomorrow in Funabashi. With this much damage, it’s gonna be tough. But I’ll take each match as they come, with LIJ pride, right here. Tomorrow I face Hikuleo. That’s a first, isn’t it? Exciting. I’ll see you all tomorrow in Funabashi City. Adios!
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