New Japan ran Day 7 of the G1 CLIMAX 33 today, as the preliminary round reaches the halfway point. Day 4 of Blocks A & B was today.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.
The announced paid attendance was 1471, a legit sellout.
All matches were G1 CLIMAX matches, 20 minute time limit.
Match 1: Block B: Will Ospreay beat Great-O-Khan.
Match 2: Block A: Shota Umino beat Gabriel Kidd.
Match 3: Block B: KENTA beat Taichi.
Match 4: Block A: Yota Tsuji beat Chase Owens.
Match 5: Block B: El Phantasmo beat Tanga Loa.
Match 6: Block A: Hikuleo beat Ren Narita.
Match 7: Block B: Kazuchika Okada beat YOSHI-HASHI.
Main Event: Block A: SANADA beat Kaito Kiyomiya.
Both SANADA and Okada remain unbeaten at 4-0, 8 points and atop their respective blocks. SANADA is 3 points clear of the rest of Block A.
Day 8 is tomorrow with Blocks C & D. Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Jeff Cobb will be the main event. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will also be a Samurai! TV broadcast.
