New Japan ran Day 9 of the G1 CLIMAX 33 today, Day 5 of Blocks A & B. With only the top 2 in each block advancing, the field starts thinning out today.
Today’s event was held at Ota City General Gym 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 2316.
All matches were G1 CLIMAX matches, 20 minute time limit.
Match 1; Block A: Shota Umino beat Chase Owens.
Match 2: Block B: Taichi beat YOSHI-HASHI.
Match 3: Block A: Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Gabriel Kidd went to a double countout. 1 point for each. This was a brawl all over the venue.
Match 4: Block B: Tanga Loa beat Great-O-Khan.
Match 5: Block A: Hikuleo beat Yota Tsuji.
Match 6: Block B: El Phantasmo beat KENTA in 19 seconds. Flash win.
Match 7: Block A: SANADA beat Ren Narita.
Main Event: Block B: Will Ospreay beat Kazuchika Okada.
Standings-wise, SANADA will now advance out of Block A as he has all possible tiebreakers. Everyone else still has a chance at 2nd and advancing although Narita is on life support at best with just 2 points. Only a miracle and then some, which may now be impossible, gets him to 2nd. Okada & Ospreay now are tied atop Block B with 8 points and because of today, Khan is now eliminated and it’s all but settled. Everyone else now needs tiebreakers to have a chance except for Taichi.
Day 10 is Sunday at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya with Blocks C & D. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto is the main event. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.
