G1 Climax 33 continues with the C and D Blocks back in action on July 19 on NJPWWorld with a main event of Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tama Tonga and a classic semi-main event of Tetsuya Naito vs. Hirooki Goto.
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The team at Voices of Wrestling has done a phenomenal job previewing the Block A, Block B, Block C, and Block D, and my good friend J. Michael has written the quintessential guide to New Japan Pro Wrestling, so of course, it only makes sense that the statistics, research, and information that I send to Kevin Kelly and Chris Charlton ahead of every card also finds its home at Voices of Wrestling. I’ll be posting my notes for every card of this year’s G1 Climax. Below, take a look at night one’s packet, and feel free to follow along with me on Twitter when the show is live, as that’s where I’ll be adding any extra bits of info that I pick up along the way.
NJPW G1 Climax 33 – Night Four
Date: July 19, 2023
Venue: Xebio Arena Sendai
Time: 6:30 pm JST
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Match One
G1 Climax 33 D Block Match
Toru Yano [0] vs. Zack Sabre Jr. [2]
G1 Climax 33 – Tournament To Date
Recent History – 2023 Year To Date – NJPW Singles
Recent History – Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles
- Zack Sabre Jr’s 15 singles wins in the last 365 days are the most in NJPW (tied with SANADA).
Head To Head History
History in Sendai
G1 Climax – All Time
- Toru Yano’s 77 losses are the most in G1 Climax history.
Match Two
G1 Climax 33 C Block Tournament Match
Mikey Nicholls [2] vs. David Finlay [2]
G1 Climax 33 – Tournament To Date
Recent History – 2023 Year To Date – NJPW Singles
- David Finlay’s nine singles wins are the fourth-most in NJPW this year.
Recent History – Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles
Head To Head History
This will be the first NJPW singles match between these two wrestlers.
History in Sendai
- David Finlay is 0-5 in singles matches in Sendai.
G1 Climax – All Time
Match Three
G1 Climax 33 D Block Tournament Match
Jeff Cobb [2] vs. Alex Coughlin [0]
G1 Climax 33 – Tournament To Date
Recent History – 2023 Year To Date – NJPW Singles
Recent History – Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles
Head To Head History
History in Sendai
G1 Climax – All Time
Match Four
G1 Climax 33 C Block Tournament Match
Eddie Kingston [2] vs. EVIL [2]
**Eddie Kingston’s statistics include all companies**
G1 Climax 33 – Tournament To Date
Recent History – 2023 Year To Date – Singles (Includes all companies)
Recent History – Last 365 Days – Singles (includes all companies)
Head To Head History
This will be the first NJPW singles match between these two wrestlers.
History in Sendai
G1 Climax – All Time
Match Five
G1 Climax 33 D Block Tournament Match
Hiroshi Tanahashi [0] vs. Shane Haste [2]
G1 Climax 33 – Tournament To Date
Recent History – 2023 Year To Date – NJPW Singles
Recent History – Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles
Head To Head History
This will be the first NJPW singles match between these two wrestlers.
History in Sendai
G1 Climax – All Time
- Hiroshi Tanahashi’s 94 wins and 45 hours, 8 minutes, and 11 seconds of total match length are the most in G1 Climax history.
Match Six
G1 Climax 33 C Block Tournament Match
Shingo Takagi [0] vs. HENARE [0]
G1 Climax 33 – Tournament To Date
Recent History – 2023 Year To Date – NJPW Singles
Recent History – Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles
Head To Head History
History in Sendai
- Shingo Takagi’s only singles loss in Sendai occurred in the New Japan Cup 2021 Final against Will Ospreay
G1 Climax – All Time
Match Seven
G1 Climax 33 D Block Tournament Match
Hirooki Goto [2] vs. Tetsuya Naito [0]
G1 Climax 33 – Tournament To Date
Recent History – 2023 Year To Date – NJPW Singles
Recent History – Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles
Head To Head History
- Tetsuya Naito and Hirooki Goto wrestled at Xebio Arena Sendai on night three of last year’s G1 Climax, as well. In that match, Goto defeated Naito for the first time since 2016.
- Goto and Naito enter tonight’s match with a 5-5 head-to-head record. Naito leads the series 4-2 in G1 Climax matches.
History in Sendai
G1 Climax – All Time
- Tetsuya Naito’s record does not include eight forfeits from 2021.
- Hirooki Goto’s 66 G1 Climax victories are tied with Hiroyoshi Tenzan for the third-most all-time.
- Tetsuya Naito’s 64 G1 Climax victories are the sixth-most all-time.
- Tetsuya Naito’s 29 hours, 10 minutes, and 8 seconds of total G1 Climax match length is the fourth-most all-time.
- Hirooki Goto’s 27 hours, 12 minutes, and 34 seconds of total G1 Climax match length is the sixth-most all-time.
Match Eight
G1 Climax 33 C Block Tournament Match
Tomohiro Ishii [0] vs. Tama Tonga [0]
G1 Climax 33 – Tournament To Date
Recent History – 2023 Year To Date – NJPW Singles
Recent History – Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles
Head To Head History
History in Sendai
- Tomohiro Ishii has won four-straight G1 Climax block matches in Sendai and five-straight overall.
G1 Climax – All Time
G1 Climax – Main Events
- This will be Tomohiro Ishii’s 21st G1 Climax main event, tying him with Shinsuke Nakamura for eighth-most G1 Climax main events, all-time.
- Ishii’s 7 G1 Climax main event wins are the thirteenth-most all-time, and his 13 losses are the fifth-most all-time.
D Block Table
D Block Tournament-To-Date Boxscore
C Block Table
C Block Tournament-To-Date Boxscore
