NJPW G1 Climax 33 night one results: SANADA vs. Hikuleo

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NJPW G1 Climax 33 kicked off on Saturday with eight matches taking place in Hokkaido.

The A and B Blocks were both in action to begin the tournament. IWGP World Heavyweight Champion SANADA started the G1 strong with a victory over Hikuleo, while Will Ospreay was upset by Taichi. The show also included a 20-minute time limit draw between rising stars Shota Umino and Ren Narita.

Here are the results:

– A Block match: SANADA defeated Hikuleo

– B Block match: Taichi defeated Will Ospreay

– A Block match: Kaito Kiyomiya defeated Yota Tsuji

– B Block match: Kazuchika Okada defeated Great-O-Khan

– A Block match: Shota Umino vs. Ren Narita ended in a 20-minute time limit draw

– B Block match: Tanga Loa defeated KENTA

– A Block match: Chase Owens defeated Gabe Kidd

– B Block match: YOSHI-HASHI defeated El Phantasmo

The show is available to watch for free on NJPW World.

On Sunday, NJPW will again be in Hokkaido for the first C and D Block matches of the tournament.

Here’s a look at the G1 standings after night one:

A Block —

  • SANADA (1-0): 2 points
  • Kaito Kiyomiya (1-0) — 2 points
  • Chase Owens (1-0): 2 points
  • Shota Umino (0-0-1): 1 point
  • Ren Narita (0-0-1): 1 point
  • Hikuleo (0-1): 0 points
  • Yota Tsuji (0-1): 0 points
  • Gabe Kidd (0-1): 0 points

B Block —

  • Taichi (1-0) — 2 points
  • Kazuchika Okada (1-0) — 2 points
  • Tanga Loa (1-0) — 2 points
  • YOSHI-HASHI (1-0) — 2 points
  • Will Ospreay (0-1) — 0 points
  • Great-O-Khan (0-1) — 0 points
  • KENTA (0-1) — 0 points
  • El Phantasmo (0-1) — 0 points

C Block —

  • David Finlay
  • Tomohiro Ishii
  • EVIL
  • Tama Tonga
  • Shingo Takagi
  • Aaron Henare
  • Eddie Kingston
  • Mikey Nicholls

D Block —

  • Hiroshi Tanahashi
  • Tetsuya Naito
  • Hirooki Goto
  • Zack Sabre Jr.
  • Toru Yano
  • Jeff Cobb
  • Shane Haste
  • Alex Coughlin