New Japan ran Day 10 of the G1 CLIMAX 33 today, Day 5 of Blocks C & D.
Today’s event was held at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.
The announced paid attendance was 3545.
All matches were G1 CLIMAX matches, 20 minute time limit.
Match 1: Block C: David Finlay beat HENARE.
Match 2: Block D: Toru Yano beat Jeff Cobb. Flash win (it cheats aka red mist).
Match 3: Block C: Eddie Kingston beat Mikey Nicholls.
Match 4: Block D: Tetsuya Naito beat Alex Coughlin.
Match 5: Block C: EVIL beat Tomohiro Ishii.
Match 6: Block D: Zack Sabre Jr. beat Shane Haste.
Match 7: Block C: Shingo Takagi vs. Tama Tonga went to a 20 minute time limit draw.
Main Event: Block D: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Hirooki Goto.
In Block C. EVIL & Finlay are tied at the top at 4-1, 8 points with 2 matches left. Nicholls & HENARE are now out of contention. The draw today really hurt Takagi, but he still is in it because his last 2 matches are Finlay & EVIL. Finlay’s other remaining match is Kingston, while EVIL’s other match is Nicholls. Kingston still has a chance too, his remaining matches are Finlay & HENARE. In Block D, Cobb & Sabre are tied at 4-1, 8 points, with Tanahashi & Naito 2 points back and still in it. Haste & Goto are on life support with tiebreakers their only hope, Goto has the better chance there because Sabre & Cobb are his remaining 2 opponents. Haste has Cobb & Yano. Despite a win today Yano is out of it as is Coughlin. Tanahashi next has Coughlin and Naito gets Sabre before they face off in their final match, a potential eliminator for 2nd and advancement.
Day 11 is Tuesday at Takamatsu City General Gym 1 in Kagawa with Blocks A & B. The main event will be Kazuchika Okada vs. KENTA. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.
