NJPW G1 Climax 33 results from Chiba, Japan - Aug 10, 2023 (Quarter Finals Results)
1 - Kosei Fujita, Shane Haste and Mikey Nicholls vs. Yota Tsuji, Hiromu Takahashi and Shingo Takagi
Hiromu pins Fujita after a Time Bomb.
2 - Shota Umino, El Phantasmo, Tanga Loa and Tama Tonga vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado and Ren Narita
ELP pin Tenzan after Sudden Death.
Narita and Umino continue their rivalry and brawl after the match.
3 - Gabe Kidd, Alex Coughlin, Chase Owens and KENTA vs. DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, TAKA Michinoku and Taichi
Kidd hits a punch to TAKA's face.
Kidd pins TAKA.
4 - Great O-Khan, Jeff Cobb and HENARE vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Eddie Kingston
Kingston pins HENARE after a spinning back fist.
Kingston hugs Tanahashi and Ishii after the match. He is enjoying his time in New Japan.
Quarter Finals of the G1 Climax 33:
5 - Tetsuya Naito (D Block 1st Place) vs. Hikuleo (A Block 2nd Place), with Jado.
Solid match. Naito reverses out of a Chokeslam and hits a Destino. Naito hits a second Destino and gets the pin.
Tetsuya Naito moves to the semifinal and will face the winner of either David Finlay and Will Ospreay.
6 - David Finlay (C Block 1st Place), with Gedo vs. Will Ospreay (B Block 2nd Place)
War Dogs, Kidd and Coughlin, come to the ring with Finlay.
Cobb and O-Khan accompany Ospreay.
Good match. Until Ospreay goes for a Leap of Faith and Finlay pulls the referee in to take the bump. War Dogs interfere. United Empire jumps in the ring. Big brawl. United Empire takes out the War Dogs. Finlay and Ospreay exchange reversals. Ospreay hits the Hidden Blade and Stormbreaker.
Ospreay pins Finlay.
Will Ospreay will face Tetsuya Naito in the Semifinals.
7 - SANADA (A Block 1st Place) vs. EVIL (C Block 2nd Place), with Dick Togo
EVIL reverses out of Dead Fall and hits Everything is Evil.
EVIL pins SANADA
Wow! EVIL pinned the IWGP World Champion. Big win, even if he does win the G1, EVIL will have a title match soon.
EVIL will face the winner between Kazuchika Okada and Zack Sabre Jr.
8 - Kazuchika Okada (B Block 1st Place) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (D Block 2nd Place)
Another good match. Okada hits the Rainmaker and pins ZSJ.
Okada will face EVIL in the second semifinal match on Saturday.
Collectively, these four Quarter Final matches were the best wrestling in this whole tournament. Please watch this event on New Japan World if you are able.
Semi Finals of the G1 Climax 33
Tetsuya Naito vs. Will Ospreay
Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL
