G1 Climax 33 | |||
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Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
Date | July 15 – August 13, 2023 | ||
City | See venues | ||
Venue | See venues | ||
Tagline(s) | Born in the Ring | ||
Event chronology | |||
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G1 Climax chronology | |||
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Tournament information | |
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Sport | Professional wrestling |
Location | |
Dates | July 15, 2023–August 13, 2023 |
Tournament format(s) | Four-block round-robin tournament |
Participants | 32 |
Final positions | |
Champion | Tetsuya Naito |
Runner-up | Kazuchika Okada |
Tournament statistics | |
Bouts fought | 119 |
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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
Dates | Venue | Location |
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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 |
The first night of the tournament took place on July 15, 2023, at Hokkai Kitayell in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo. [8]
No. | Results [8] | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Yoshi-Hashi defeated El Phantasmo by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 10:56 |
2 | Chase Owens defeated Gabe Kidd by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 2:55 |
3 | Tanga Loa defeated Kenta by pinfall | 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 by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 15:23 |
6 | Kaito Kiyomiya defeated Yota Tsuji by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 14:48 |
7 | Taichi defeated Will Ospreay by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 17:43 |
8 | Sanada defeated Hikuleo by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 10:16 |
The second night of the tournament took place on July 16, 2023, at Hokkai Kitayell in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo. [9]
No. | Results [9] | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | David Finlay defeated Tomohiro Ishii by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 15:55 |
2 | Hirooki Goto defeated Toru Yano by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 6:44 |
3 | Mikey Nicholls defeated Henare by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:21 |
4 | Shane Haste defeated Alex Coughlin by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 10:55 |
5 | Eddie Kingston defeated Shingo Takagi by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:50 |
6 | Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 16:09 |
7 | Evil defeated Tama Tonga by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 17:34 |
8 | Jeff Cobb defeated Tetsuya Naito by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 14:20 |
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] | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Kaito Kiyomiya defeated Chase Owens by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 8:28 |
2 | Kenta defeated Great-O-Khan by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 11:40 |
3 | Gabe Kidd defeated Hikuleo by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 3:21 |
4 | Taichi defeated Tanga Loa by pinfall | 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 by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 13:04 |
7 | Sanada defeated Shota Umino by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 18:48 |
8 | Kazuchika Okada defeated El Phantasmo by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 16:21 |
The fourth night of the tournament took place on July 19, 2023, at Xebio Arena Sendai in Sendai, Miyagi. [11]
No. | Results [11] | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Toru Yano by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 5:37 |
2 | David Finlay defeated Mikey Nicholls by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 9:52 |
3 | Jeff Cobb defeated Alex Coughlin by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 9:51 |
4 | Evil defeated Eddie Kingston by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 15:15 |
5 | Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Shane Haste by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:04 |
6 | Henare defeated Shingo Takagi by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 19:38 |
7 | Tetsuya Naito defeated Hirooki Goto by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 17:40 |
8 | Tama Tonga defeated Tomohiro Ishii by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 15:38 |
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] | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Yoshi-Hashi defeated Tanga Loa by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:35 |
2 | Gabe Kidd defeated Ren Narita by pinfall | 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 by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 11:20 |
5 | Will Ospreay defeated Kenta by pinfall | 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 by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 16:20 |
8 | Sanada defeated Yota Tsuji by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 18:36 |
The sixth night of the tournament took place on July 23, 2023, at Big Hat in Nagano, Nagano. [13]
No. | Results [13] | Stipulations | Times |
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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 by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 9:10 |
3 | Hirooki Goto defeated Shane Haste by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 2:29 |
4 | Eddie Kingston defeated Henare by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 10:32 |
5 | Tetsuya Naito defeated Toru Yano by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 7:24 |
6 | Shingo Takagi defeated Tomohiro Ishii by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 18:10 |
7 | Jeff Cobb defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 10:30 |
8 | David Finlay defeated Evil by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 16:12 |
The seventh night of the tournament took place on July 25, 2023, at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo. [14]
No. | Results [14] | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Will Ospreay defeated Great-O-Khan by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 11:20 |
2 | Shota Umino defeated Gabe Kidd by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 13:03 |
3 | Kenta defeated Taichi by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 2:11 |
4 | Yota Tsuji defeated Chase Owens by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 11:42 |
5 | El Phantasmo defeated Tanga Loa by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:14 |
6 | Hikuleo defeated Ren Narita by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 11:58 |
7 | Kazuchika Okada defeated Yoshi-Hashi by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 16:32 |
8 | Sanada defeated Kaito Kiyomiya by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 19:58 |
The eighth night of the tournament took place on July 26, 2023, at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo. [15]
No. | Results [15] | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Evil defeated Henare by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:03 |
2 | Alex Coughlin defeated Hirooki Goto by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 6:23 |
3 | Shingo Takagi defeated Mikey Nicholls by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 9:13 |
4 | Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Toru Yano by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 7:45 |
5 | Tomohiro Ishii defeated Eddie Kingston by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 16:12 |
6 | Shane Haste defeated Tetsuya Naito by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 13:44 |
7 | Tama Tonga defeated David Finlay by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 14:22 |
8 | Jeff Cobb defeated Zack Sabre Jr. by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 16:16 |
The ninth night of the tournament took place on July 27, 2023, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Ōta, Tokyo. [16]
No. | Results [16] | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Shota Umino defeated Chase Owens by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 9:35 |
2 | Taichi defeated Yoshi-Hashi by pinfall | 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 by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:41 |
5 | Hikuleo defeated Yota Tsuji by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 12:12 |
6 | El Phantasmo defeated Kenta by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 0:19 |
7 | Sanada defeated Ren Narita by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 16:30 |
8 | Will Ospreay defeated Kazuchika Okada by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 17:21 |
The tenth night of the tournament took place on July 30, 2023, at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Aichi. [17]
No. | Results [17] | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | David Finlay defeated Henare by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 11:54 |
2 | Toru Yano defeated Jeff Cobb by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 1:49 |
3 | Eddie Kingston defeated Mikey Nicholls by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 8:33 |
4 | Tetsuya Naito defeated Alex Coughlin by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 10:07 |
5 | Evil defeated Tomohiro Ishii by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 14:36 |
6 | Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Shane Haste by pinfall | 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 by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 14:40 |
The eleventh night of the tournament took place on August 1, 2023, at Takamatsu City General Gymnasium in Takamatsu, Kagawa. [18]
No. | Results [18] | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Hikuleo defeated Kaito Kiyomiya by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 9:46 |
2 | Great-O-Khan defeated Yoshi-Hashi by pinfall | 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 by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 13:56 |
5 | Sanada defeated Gabe Kidd by pinfall | 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 by pinfall | A Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 19:20 |
8 | Kazuchika Okada defeated Kenta by pinfall | B Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 19:10 |
The twelfth night of the tournament took place on August 2, 2023, at Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima. [19]
No. | Results [19] | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Alex Coughlin defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 8:50 |
2 | Mikey Nicholls defeated Evil by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 9:40 |
3 | Toru Yano defeated Shane Haste by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 6:09 |
4 | Henare defeated Tomohiro Ishii by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 14:21 |
5 | Hirooki Goto defeated Jeff Cobb by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 11:33 |
6 | Eddie Kingston defeated Tama Tonga by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 11:39 |
7 | Tetsuya Naito defeated Zack Sabre Jr. by pinfall | D Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 18:30 |
8 | Shingo Takagi defeated David Finlay by pinfall | C Block singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 18:45 |
The thirteenth night of the tournament took place on August 5, 2023, at Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima. [20]
The fourteenth night of the tournament took place on August 6, 2023, at Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima. [21]
The fifteenth night of the tournament took place on August 8, 2023, at Yokohama Budokan in Naka-ku, Yokohama. [22]
The sixteenth night of the tournament took place on August 9, 2023, at Act City Hamamatsu in Naka-ku, Hamamatsu. [23]
The seventeenth night of the tournament took place on August 10, 2023, at Funabashi Arena in Funabashi, Chiba. [24]
The eighteenth night of the tournament took place on August 12, 2023, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Sumida, Tokyo. [25]
The nineteenth and final night of the tournament took place on August 13, 2023, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Sumida, Tokyo. [26]
No. | Results [26] | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Kaito Kiyomiya and Ryohei Oiwa defeated Oskar Leube and Toru Yano by pinfall | Tag team match | 7:47 |
2 | Master Wato, Shota Umino, Tomoaki Honma and Yuji Nagata defeated Strong Style (El Desperado, Ren Narita and Minoru Suzuki) and Yuto Nakashima by pinfall | Eight-man tag team match | 8:41 |
3 | Eddie Kingston, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Chaos (Yoh and Tomohiro Ishii) defeated TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima), Tiger Mask and Togi Makabe by pinfall | Eight-man tag team match | 9:37 |
4 | TMDK (Kosei Fujita, Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls, and Zack Sabre Jr.) defeated Bishamon (Yoshi-Hashi and Hirooki Goto), Boltin Oleg and Ryusuke Taguchi by pinfall | Eight-man tag team match | 10:05 |
5 | El 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 pinfall | Ten-man tag team match | 11:03 |
6 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi and Yota Tsuji) defeated United Empire (Great-O-Khan, Henare, Jeff Cobb and Will Ospreay) by pinfall | Eight-man tag team match | 10:50 |
7 | House of Torture [ broken anchor ] (Dick Togo, Sho, Evil and Yujiro Takahashi) defeated Just 5 Guys (Douki, Sanada, Taichi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) by pinfall | Eight-man tag team match | 10:25 |
8 | Tetsuya Naito defeated Kazuchika Okada by pinfall | Final singles match in the G1 Climax tournament | 34:18 |
Block A | Block B | Block C | Block D | ||||
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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 |
Block A | Sanada | Owens | Hikuleo | Narita | Umino | Tsuji | Kidd | Kiyomiya |
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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 |
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