NJPW G1 Climax 33 night 13 live results: A Block finals

A Block’s representatives in the NJPW G1 Climax 33 quarterfinals will be decided tonight on the final night of A Block bouts. 

SANADA has already secured a spot in the quarterfinals on Thursday with his 12 points, and A Block’s second place finisher is most likely to be decided by tonight’s Shota Umino vs. Hikuleo main event. 

Umino, Hikuleo, Gabe Kidd, Yota Tsuji, and Kaito Kiyomiya all remain mathematically alive heading into tonight’s show, however. 

Tonight’s card: 

  • A Block: Shota Umino (2-2-2, 6 points) vs. Hikuleo (3-3, 6 points)
  • A Block: SANADA (6-0, 12 points) vs. Chase Owens (2-4, 4 points)
  • A Block: Yota Tsuji (2-3-1, 5 points) vs. Gabe Kidd (2-3-1, 5 points)
  • A Block: Kaito Kiyomiya (2-2-2, 6 points) vs. Ren Narita (1-3-2, 4 points)
  • Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Hiroyoshi Tenzan
  • Will Ospreay & HENARE vs. Togi Makabe & El Phantasmo
  • Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi & BUSHI vs. EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi & SHO
  • Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & YOH vs. David Finlay, KENTA & Gedo
  • Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan vs. Taichi & DOUKI

Our live coverage begins at 4 a.m. Eastern time. 

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Recommended Matches

  • Yota Tsuji vs. Gabe Kidd – These men beat the breaks off of each other in both men’s last attempts to make the playoffs.
  • Ren Narita vs. Kaito Kiyomiya – With Kaito’s tournament life on the line, he left it all in the ring.

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Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan defeated Taichi & DOUKI

This was a hard-hitting opening match. After multiple strike and move exchanges, O-Khan secured his iron claw submission, forcing DOUKI to tap. 

Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & YOH defeated David Finlay, KENTA & Gedo

This was a Bullet Club match, through and through. This match was structured around the heel trio keeping the heels isolated. The ending sequence featured YOH and Gedo, which ended with a YOH superkick; YOH then pinned Gedo for the win.

EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi & SHO defeated Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi & BUSHI 

Unsurprisingly, this was a typical HOT match. The LIJ trio fought back as they could, but in the end BUSHI fell to Everything is Evil.

Will Ospreay & HENARE defeated Togi Makabe & El Phantasmo

In a change of pace, this match was quite light-hearted in the opening moments. The match picked up in the later end, with the UE pair isolating Makabe before HENARE won with Streets of Rage.

Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii defeated Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Hiroyoshi Tenzan

This was a competitive match, with GoD and Tenzan providing an adequate challenge for the trio champions. In the end, it wasn’t enough as a High Fly Flow and a sliding lariat scored a win for Ishii, Okada, and Tanahashi.

Yota Tsuji defeated Gabe Kidd

This was a great match.

Tsuji sent his twin brother as a decoy to prevent Kidd’s pre-match attack, scoring him an advantage in the early game. In the ring, the action was intense, with both men lying into each other. The match came to an explosive end once Tsuji hit his spear.

This win moved Tsuji into second place in A block, putting the pressure on for the matches that are to follow.

Ren Narita defeated Kaito Kiyomiya

Narita and Kaito went to war here. In a dynamic, exciting bout, Kaito bombed Narita with a string of big moves. As Kaito looked to close, Narita reversed into a suplex and eeked out a win.

This heartwrenching loss eliminated Kaito from playoff contention.

SANADA defeated Chase Owens

Given Chase’s unfavorability in this, it took a lot of work to buy into. Chase controlled a large portion of this match, attacking SANADA in the ring and out, but in the end, SANADA won out with Deadfall.

SANADA’s perfect G1 continues, advancing to 14 points.

Hikuleo defeated Shota Umino

Shota worked simply, trying to take ok Hikuleo’s legs, while Hikuleo worked to out-power Shota at every turn. The match developed, with both men throwing everything at one another. A sudden scoop slam opened the door for a Hikuleo chokeslam to win the match.

This win secures Hikuleo his 8th point and his spot in the playoffs.

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Standings

A Block

  • SANADA (7-0) – 12 points
  • Hikuleo (4-3) – 8 points
  • Yota Tsuji (3-3-1) – 7 points
  • Shota Umino (2-3-2) – 6 points
  • Kaito Kiyomiya (2-3-2) – 6 points
  • Ren Narita (2-3-2) – 6 points
  • Gabe Kidd (2-4-1) 5 points
  • Chase Owens (2-5) – 4 points

B Block

  • Kazuchika Okada (5-1) – 10 points
  • Will Ospreay (4-2) 8 points
  • Taichi (3-3) – 6 points
  • El Phantasmo (3-3) 6 points
  • Tanga Loa (3-3) 6 points
  • YOSHI-HASHI (2-4) – 4 points
  • KENTA (2-4) 4 points
  • Great-O-Khan (2-4) 4 points

C Block

  • David Finlay (4-2) – 8 points
  • EVIL (4-2) – 8 points
  • Eddie Kingston (4-2) – 8 points
  • Tama Tonga (3-2-1) – 7 points
  • Shingo Takagi (3-2-1) – 7 points
  • Mikey Nicholls (2-4) – 4 points
  • HENARE (2-4) – 4 points
  • Tomohiro Ishii (1-5) – 2 points

D Block

  • Jeff Cobb (4-2) – 8 points
  • Zack Sabre Jr. (4-2) – 8 points
  • Tetsuya Naito (4-2) – 8 points
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi (3-3) – 6 points
  • Hirooki Goto (3-3) – 6 points
  • Shane Haste (2-4) – 4 points
  • Alex Coughlin (2-4) – 4 points
  • Toru Yano (2-4) – 4 points