NJPW G1 Climax 33 – Night Seventeen – Quarter Finals
Date: August 10, 2023
Venue: Funabayashi City General Gymnasium, Chiba
Time: 6:30 pm JST
G1 Climax 33 continues into the knockout stage with the Quarter-Finals.
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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.
G1 Climax 33 Knockout Bracket
A Block Table
A Block Tournament-To-Date Boxscore
B Block Table
B Block Tournament-To-Date Boxscore
C Block Table
C Block Tournament-To-Date Boxscore
D Block Table
D Block Tournament-To-Date Boxscore
G1 Climax 33 Quarter-Final Match
SANADA [A1] vs. EVIL [C2]
G1 Climax 33 – Tournament To Date
- SANADA is the first wrestler to sweep his block since 2009 when Shinsuke Nakamura did so.
Recent History – 2023 Year To Date – NJPW Singles
- SANADA continues to ride his career-high winning streak, now at 16 matches.
Recent History – Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles
- SANADA’s 19 singles victories in the last 365 days are the most in NJPW in that time.
Recent History – 2023 Year To Date – Individual Overall
Head To Head History
- SANADA and EVIL have never wrestled a singles match outside of Tokyo.
- SANADA and EVIL have wrestled in 430 matches together.
- Just 43 of those matches have been as opponents.
History in Chiba
G1 Climax – All Time
G1 Climax – Main Events – All Time
NJPW Main Events – All Time
G1 Climax 33 Quarter-Final Match
Kazuchika Okada [B1] vs. Zack Sabre Jr. [D2]
G1 Climax 33 – Tournament To Date
- Kazuchika Okada’s 1 hour, 53 minutes, and 40 seconds of total G1 Climax match length was the second highest in the tournament through the block matches.
Recent History – 2023 Year To Date – NJPW Singles
Recent History – Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles
- Zack Sabre Jr.’s 17 wins in the last 365 days is the second-most in NJPW.
Recent History – 2023 Year To Date – Individual Overall
Head To Head History
History in Chiba
G1 Climax – All Time
- Kazuchika Okada’s .720 winning percentage in G1 matches is second only to AJ Styles (.737). Styles only participated in 19 G1 matches.
G1 Climax – Main Events – All Time
- Kazuchika Okada’s 38 G1 Climax wins are second only to Hiroshi Tanahashi’s 43.
NJPW Main Events – All Time
- Kazuchika Okada’s victory over KENTA on August 1st was his 100th singles victory in NJPW.
G1 Climax 33 Quarter-Final Match
David Finlay [C1] vs. Will Ospreay [B2]
G1 Climax 33 – Tournament To Date
Recent History – 2023 Year To Date – NJPW Singles
Recent History – Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles
Recent History – 2023 Year To Date – Individual Overall
Head To Head History
History in Chiba
G1 Climax – All Time
G1 Climax – Main Events – All Time
NJPW Main Events – All Time
- All Three of David Finlay’s NJPW Main Event wins have occurred during G1 Climax tournaments.
G1 Climax 33 Quarter-Final Match
Tetsuya Naito [D1] vs. Hikuleo [A2]
G1 Climax 33 – Tournament To Date
Recent History – 2023 Year To Date – NJPW Singles
Recent History – Last 365 Days – NJPW Singles
Recent History – 2023 Year To Date – Individual Overall
- This will be Tetsuya Naito’s 76th NJPW match this year, making him the most active NJPW wrestler of 2023 so far.
Head To Head History
This will be the first NJPW singles match between these two wrestlers.
History in Chiba
G1 Climax – All Time
- Tetsuya Naito’s 69 G1 Climax Wins are the third-most all-time.
G1 Climax – Main Events – All Time
- Tetsuya Naito’s 23 G1 Climax Main Event wins are the third-most all-time.
NJPW Main Events – All Time
