G1 Climax 33(2023) Schedule, Card, Points Table
G1 Climax 33 tournament was the 33rd edition of NJPW’s G1 Climax series and it took place between July 15, 2023, to August 13, 2023. This year’s tournament had 32 wrestlers divided in 4 groups. The wrestlers from each of these groups took on each other in the league phase in the round-robin format. Top two wrestlers from each of these groups proceeded to the quarterfinal knockout stage, with semifinals and finals to follow.
Tetsuya Naito defeated Kazuchika Okada in the final to win the G1 Climax 33 tournament. He earned the right to challenge for IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 18. You can check below for the complete schedule of NJPW G1 Climax 33(2023) tournament with results, points table and standings.
Points Table/Standings
Block A
| No | Wrestler | Match(es) | Win(s) | Loss(es) | Draw(s) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANADA | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Yota Tsuji | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Hikuleo | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Shota Umino | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Kaito Kiyomiya | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Ren Narita | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Gabe Kidd | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Chase Owens | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Block B
| No | Wrestler | Match(es) | Win(s) | Loss(es) | Draw(s) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazuchika Okada | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Will Ospreay | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Taichi | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Tanga Loa | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | El Phantasmo | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | KENTA | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Great-O-Khan | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | YOSHI-HASHI | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Block C
| No | Wrestler | Match(es) | Win(s) | Loss(es) | Draw(s) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Finlay | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | EVIL | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Tama Tonga | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Eddie Kingston | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Shingo Takagi | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Mikey Nicholls | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Aaron Henare | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Tomohiro Ishii | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Block D
| No | Wrestler | Match(es) | Win(s) | Loss(es) | Draw(s) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tetsuya Naito | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Zack Sabre Jr. | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Jeff Cobb | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Hirooki Goto | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Alex Coughlin | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Shane Haste | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Toru Yano | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Results & Card
Night 1 – July 15, 2023 – Hokkaido
Location – Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayell, Hokkaido, Japan
Start Time – 4:00 AM EST
- YOSHI-HASHI vs El Phantasmo – Block B
- Winner: YOSHI-HASHI
- Chase Owens vs Gabe Kidd – Block A
- Winner: Chase Owens
- Tanga Loa vs KENTA – Block B
- Winner: Tanga Loa
- Shota Umino vs Ren Narita – Block A
- Winner: Match Draw
- Kazuchika Okada vs Great-O-Khan – Block B
- Winner: Kazuchika Okada
- Yota Tsuji vs Kaito Kiyomiya – Block A
- Winner: Kaito Kiyomiya
- Taichi vs Will Ospreay – Block B
- Winner: Taichi
- SANADA vs Hikuleo – Block A
- Winner: SANADA
Night 2 – July 16, 2023 – Hokkaido
Location – Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayell, Hokkaido, Japan
Start Time – 1:00 AM EST
- Tomohiro Ishii vs David Finlay – Block C
- Winner: David Finlay
- Hirooki Goto vs Toru Yano – Block D
- Winner: Hirooki Goto
- Mikey Nicholls vs Aaron Henare – Block C
- Winner: Mikey Nicholls
- Shane Haste vs Alex Coughlin – Block D
- Winner: Shane Haste
- Shingo Takagi vs Eddie Kingston – Block C
- Winner: Eddie Kingston
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Zack Sabre Jr. – Block D
- Winner: Zack Sabre Jr.
- Tama Tonga vs EVIL – Block C
- Winner: EVIL
- Tetsuya Naito vs Jeff Cobb – Block D
- Winner: Jeff Cobb
Night 3 – July 18, 2023 – Yamagata
Location – Yamagata City General Sports Center, Yamagata, Japan
Start Time – 5:30 AM EST
- Kaito Kiyomiya vs Chase Owens – Block A
- Winner: Kaito Kiyomiya
- Great-O-Khan vs KENTA – Block B
- Winner: KENTA
- Hikuleo vs Gabe Kidd – Block A
- Winner: Gabe Kidd
- Taichi vs Tanga Loa – Block B
- Winner: Taichi
- Ren Narita vs Yota Tsuji – Block A
- Winner: Match Draw
- YOSHI-HASHI vs Will Ospreay – Block B
- Winner: Will Ospreay
- SANADA vs Shota Umino – Block A
- Winner: SANADA
- Kazuchika Okada vs El Phantasmo – Block B
- Winner: Kazuchika Okada
Night 4 – July 19, 2023 – Miyagi
Location – Xebio Arena Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Start Time – 5:30 AM EST
- Toru Yano vs Zack Sabre Jr. – Block D
- Winner: Zack Sabre Jr.
- Mikey Nicholls vs David Finlay – Block C
- Winner: David Finlay
- Jeff Cobb vs Alex Coughlin – Block D
- Winner: Jeff Cobb
- Eddie Kingston vs EVIL – Block C
- Winner: EVIL
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Shane Haste – Block D
- Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi
- Shingo Takagi vs Aaron Henare – Block C
- Winner: Aaron Henare
- Hirooki Goto vs Tetsuya Naito – Block D
- Winner: Tetsuya Naito
- Tomohiro Ishii vs Tama Tonga – Block C
- Winner: Tama Tonga
Night 5 – July 21, 2023 – Niigata
Location – Ao-re Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
Start Time – 5:30 AM EST
- YOSHI-HASHI vs Tanga Loa – Block B
- Winner: YOSHI HASHI
- Ren Narita vs Gabe Kidd – Block A
- Winner: Gabe Kidd
- El Phantasmo vs Great-O-Khan – Block B
- Winner: Great-O-Khan
- Hikuleo vs Chase Owens – Block A
- Winner: Chase Owens
- Will Ospreay vs KENTA – Block B
- Winner: Will Ospreay
- Shota Umino vs Kaito Kiyomiya – Block A
- Winner: Match Draw
- Kazuchika Okada vs Taichi – Block B
- Winner: Kazuchika Okada
- SANADA vs Yota Tsuji – Block A
- Winner: Sanada
Night 6 – July 23, 2023 – Nagano
Location – Big Hat, Nagano, Japan
Start Time – 5:00 AM EST
- Zack Sabre Jr vs. Alex Coughlin – Block D
- Winner: Zack Sabre Jr.
- Tama Tonga vs Mikey Nicholls – Block C
- Winner” Tama Tonga
- Hirooki Goto vs Shane Haste – Block D
- Winner: Hirooki Goto
- Aaron Henare vs Eddie Kingston – Block C
- Winner: Eddie Kingston
- Toru Yano vs Tetsuya Naito – Block D
- Winner: Tetsuya Naito
- Tomohiro Ishii vs Shingo Takagi – Block C
- Winner: Shingo Takagi
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Jeff Cobb – Block D
- Winner: Jeff Cobb
- David Finlay vs EVIL – Block C
- Winner: David Finlay
Night 7 – July 25, 2023 – Tokyo
Location – Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Start Time – 5:30 AM EST
- Will Ospreay vs Great-O-Khan – B Block
- Winner: Will Ospreay
- Shota Umino vs Gabe Kidd – A Block
- Winner: Shota Umino
- Taichi vs KENTA – B Block
- Winner: KENTA
- Yota Tsuji vs Chase Owens – A Block
- Winner: Yota Tsuji
- Tanga Loa vs El Phantasmo – B Block
- Winner: El Phantasmo
- Ren Narita vs Hikuleo – A Block
- Winner: Hikuleo
- Kazuchika Okada vs YOSHI-HASHI – B Block
- Winner: Kazuchika Okada
- SANADA vs Kaito Kiyomiya – A Block
- Winner: SANADA
Night 8 – July 26, 2023 – Tokyo
Location – Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Start Time – 5:30 AM EST
- Aaron Henare vs. EVIL – C Block
- Winner: EVIL
- Hirooki Goto vs. Alex Coughlin – D Block
- Winner: Alex Coughlin
- Shingo Takagi vs. Mikey Nicholls – C Block
- Winner: Shingo Takagi
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Toru Yano – D Block
- Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi
- Tomohiro Ishii vs. Eddie Kingston – C Block
- Winner: Tomohiro Ishii
- Tetsuya Naito vs. Shane Haste – D Block
- Winner: Shane Haste
- Tama Tonga vs. David Finlay – C Block
- Winner: Tama Tonga
- Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Jeff Cobb – D Block
- Winner: Jeff Cobb
Night 9 – July 27, 2023 – Tokyo
Location – Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan
Start Time – 5:30 AM EST
- Shota Umino vs Chase Owens – Block A
- Winner: Shoto Umino
- YOSHI-HASHI vs Taichi – Block B
- Winner: Taichi
- Kaito Kiyomiya vs Gabe Kidd – Block A
- Winner: Match Draw
- Tanga Loa vs Great-O-Khan – Block B
- Winner: Tanga Loa
- Hikuleo vs Yota Tsuji – Block A
- Winner: Hikuleo
- El Phantasmo vs KENTA – Block B
- Winner: El Phantasmo
- SANADA vs Ren Narita – Block A
- Winner: SANADA
- Kazuchika Okada vs Will Ospreay – Block B
- Winner: Will Ospreay
Night 10 – July 30, 2023 – Aichi
Location – Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium (Dolphin’s Arena), Aichi, Japan
Start Time – 3 AM EST
- Aaron Henare vs David Finlay – Block C
- Winner: David Finlay
- Toru Yano vs Jeff Cobb – Block D
- Winner: Toru Yano
- Mikey Nicholls vs Eddie Kingston – Block C
- Winner: Eddie Kingston
- Tetsuya Naito vs Alex Coughlin – Block D
- Winner: Tetsuya Naito
- Tomohiro Ishii vs EVIL – Block C
- Winner: EVIL
- Zack Sabre Jr. vs Shane Haste – Block D
- Winner: Zack Sabre Jr
- Tama Tonga vs Shingo Takagi – Block C
- Winner: Match Draw
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Hirooki Goto – Block D
- Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi
Night 11 – August 01, 2023 – Kagawa
Location – Takamatsu City General Gymnasium #1, Kagawa, Japan
Start Time – 6:00 AM EST
- Hikuleo vs Kaito Kiyomiya – Block A
- Winner: Hikuleo
- YOSHI-HASHI vs Great-O-Khan – Block B
- Winner: Great-O-Khan
- Ren Narita vs Chase Owens – Block A
- Winner: Ren Narita
- Taichi vs El Phantasmo – Block B
- Winner: El Phantasmo
- SANADA vs Gabe Kidd – Block A
- Winner: SANADA
- Tanga Loa vs Will Ospreay – Block
- Winner: Tanga Loa
- Shota Umino vs Yota Tsuji – Block A
- Winner: Yota Tsuji
- Kazuchika Okada vs KENTA – Block B
- Winner: Kazuchika Okada
Night 12 – August 02, 2023 – Hiroshima
Location – Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall, Hiroshima, Japan
Start Time – 5:30 AM EST
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Alex Coughlin – Block D
- Winner: Alex Coughlin
- Mikey Nicholls vs EVIL – Block C
- Winner: Mikey Nicholls
- Toru Yano vs Shane Haste – Block D
- Winner: Toru Yano
- Tomohiro Ishii vs Aaron Henare – Block C
- Winner: Aaron Henare
- Hirooki Goto vs Jeff Cobb – Block D
- Winner: Hirooki Goto
- Tama Tonga vs Eddie Kingston – Block C
- Winner: Eddie Kingston
- Tetsuya Naito vs Zack Sabre Jr. – Block D
- Winner: Tetsuya Naito
- Shingo Takagi vs David Finlay – Block C
- Winner: Shingo Takagi
Night 13 – August 05, 2023 – Osaka
Location – OSAKA PREFECTURAL GYM, Osaka, Japan
Start Time – 4:00 AM EST
- Yota Tsuji vs Gabe Kidd – Block A
- Winner: Yota Tsuji
- Ren Narita vs Kaito Kiyomiya – Block A
- Winner: Ren Narita
- SANADA vs Chase Owens – Block A
- Winner: SANADA
- Shota Umino vs Hikuleo – Block A
- Winner: Hikuleo
Night 14 – August 06, 2023 – Osaka
Location – OSAKA PREFECTURAL GYM, Osaka, Japan
Start Time – 1:00 AM EST
- YOSHI-HASHI vs KENTA – Block B
- Winner: KENTA
- Taichi vs Great-O-Khan – Block B
- Winner: Great-O-Khan
- Kazuchika Okada vs Tanga Loa – Block B
- Winner: Kazuchika Okada
- El Phantasmo vs Will Ospreay – Block B
- Winner: Will Ospreay
Night 15 – August 08, 2023 – Kanagawa
Location – Yokohama Budokan, Kanagawa, Japan
Start Time – 5:30 AM EST
- Tomohiro Ishii vs Mikey Nicholls – Block C
- Winner: Tomohiro Ishii
- Tama Tonga vs Aaron Henare – Block C
- Winner: Tama Tonga
- Eddie Kingston vs David Finlay – Block C
- Winner: David Finlay
- Shingo Takagi vs EVIL – Block C
- Winner: EVIL
Night 16 – August 09, 2023 – Shizuoka
Location – Act city Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Start Time – 5:30 AM EST
- Alex Coughlin vs Toru Yano – Block D
- Winner: Alex Coughlin
- Jeff Cobb vs Shane Haste – Block D
- Winner: Match Draw
- Zack Sabre Jr. vs Hirooki Goto – Block D
- Winner: Zack Sabre Jr.
- Tetsuya Naito vs Hiroshi Tanahashi – Block D
- Winner: Tetsuya Naito
Night 17 – August 10, 2023 – Chiba
Location – Funabashi City General Gymnasium (Funabashi Arena), Chiba, Japan
Start Time – 5:30 AM ET
- Tetsuya Naito vs Hikuleo – Quarterfinal 4
- Winner: Tetsuya Naito
- David Finlay vs Will Ospreay – Quarterfinal 3
- Winner: Will Ospreay
- Sanada vs Evil – Quarterfinal 1
- Evil
- Kazuchika Okada vs Zack Sabre Jr. – Quarterfinal 2
- Winner: Kazuchika Okada
Night 18 – August 12, 2023 – Tokyo
Location – Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan
Start Time – 4 AM EST
- Kazuchika Okada vs EVIL – Semifinal 1
- Winner: Kazuchika Okada
- Will Ospreay vs Tetsuya Naito – Semifinal 2
- Winner: Tetsuya Naito
Night 19 – August 13, 2023 – Tokyo
Location – Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan
Start Time – 2:00 AM EST
- Kazuchika Okada vs Tetsuya Naito – G1 Climax 33 Final
- Winner: Tetsuya Naito