New Japan ran Day 5 of the G1 CLIMAX 33 today, Day 3 of Blocks A & B as the prelims near the halfway point.
Today’s event was held at Aore Nagaoka in Niigata and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was a Samurai! TV simulcast.
The announced paid attendance was 2361.
All matches are G1 CLIMAX matches, 20 minute time limit.
Match 1: Block B: YOSHI-HASHI beat Tanga Loa.
Match 2: Block A: Gabriel Kidd beat Ren Narita.
Match 3: Block B: Great-O-Khan beat El Phantasmo.
Match 4: Block A: Chase Owens beat Hikuleo.
Match 5: Block B: Will Ospreay beat KENTA
Match 6: Block A: Shota Umino vs. Kaito Kiyomiya went to a 20 minute time limit draw.
Match 7: Block B: Kazuchika Okada beat Taichi.
Main Event: Block A: SANADA beat Yota Tsuji.
Standings-wise, everyone is still in it for both blocks but unsurprisingly SANADA & Okada are the block leaders at 3-0, 6 points.
Day 6 is Sunday at Big Hat in Nagano with Blocks C & D. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET
