NJPW G1 Climax 33 rolls on with Day 15 featuring final Round 7 action between C Block competitors.
The tournament’s format and structure slightly different this year: 4 blocks, 8 wrestlers per block, 2 progress out into the Quarter Finals and it’s a knockout format from there.
Shows will feature 8 matches each, 2 blocks getting through a round of match-ups. Finally, there’s a 20 minute time-limit for the matches this year, something to kick up the pace of the action… for everyone except EVIL (I’ll never get that time back).
With that explained, let’s proclaim this year’s “Born in the ring!” tournament slogan and get to these results.
REFRESH FOR UPDATED RESULTS AS THE SHOW ROLLS ON.
C BLOCK
Mikey Nichols vs Tomohiro Ishii
A big tough battle! Big Tom wouldn’t want to end a G1 in any other way.
Forearms off the bell, out to the outside to continue the wallopings within 10 seconds. Two rugged lads whipping into barricades and beating the hell out of each other.
Quickly back into the ring to continue on in fashion, trying to show who is tougher in a fight to see which man can hit a suplex. Crazy Nicholls bleeding from the skull yet again, the crazy man using his own head as a weapon against the Stone Pitbull.
Ishii won the Suplex battle earlier, but during his flow of momentum Nicholls got his say with that impressive Stalling Suplex. Big Tomo the tough bastard answering back soon later as he nailed a Saito, crashing the Aussie down as the two lads hyped up into another striking exchange.
The TMDK man winning out and nailing a Death Valley Bomb, securing the flow enough to take his opponent up top and nail a Superplex. Ishii fighting back with a charge, going to launch into Mikey and getting caught into a second Death Valley Bomb.
Ishii kicking out of everything, each time getting back to his feet to at least nail one big offence before crashing back down. Amping up after nailing a German, his charge gets clobbered by a lariat, only for both lads to get back up for more in a sequences charges.
The match constantly switching momentum and flow, Ishii struggle to string offence together, but he’s also only swinging heavy hitters. Ishii knocking Nicholls down enough to go for the Sliding Lariat, Mikey answering with an Enziguri and Bit Tom replying with one of his own.
The Aussie on top again, grounding the wrestling fridge and nailing a Moonsault, but the Pitbull just kept on kicking out over and over. Nicholls hyping up for the Master Balster, Ishii fighting out with that stiff no-neck head and nailing a lariat. Mikey back on his feet to fight back, but immediately hoisted up into the Vertical Drop Brain Buster into the pin.
A 13 minute banger of a match.
WINNER: Tomohiro Ishii (4 points)
C BLOCK
Henare vs Tama Tonga
The end of an absolute breakout G1 for Henare, his new presentation leaning into his heritage off to a fantastic start. Tama Tonga one of the 5 men still alive, the other match-ups against him, but he enters into a must-win scenario.
A fast start as Tama injects some of that intensity from the off, lamping Henare and hyping up to take off his top. The New Zealander answering back with that beautiful looking Spin Kick off of Bret’s Rope, using that to slow the pace right down and wear the fan favourite.
A spring in his boots as Tonga dropkicks back into action, getting back into the flow and escalting into the lads going toe-to-toe with strikes. The Tongan winning out and nailing that roll-over Death Valley Driver, taking a second too long to nail the Supreme Flow after switching corners because of the previously exposed turnbuckle.
Henare back on top and delivering some good ol’ stiff kicks to his opponents, making Tama kick out after the running Rugby Kick, but staying on top to follow up with the Berserker Bomb.
Tonga putting a stop to the amped up Rampage, now looking for the Supreme Flow after nailing the Tongan Twist, splashing on down to a kick out at 2. Hitting the mat Viper style as he amps up for the Gun Stun, only for Henare to power him right into hell.
A stiff strike right to the ribs, a running knee grounding him right down, Tama Tonga was having to fight out from a less than perfect position. Henare locking in Ultima, a Full Nelson choke as the Guerilla does his best to not fade. A stunning reversal as he fought out and in instinct span round right with a Gun Stun.
The United Empire Hoss halting Gun Stun after Gun Stun attempt, spiking him down after the third and nail his Rampage Charge. Streets Of Rage fought out of and Tama nails a Superman Punch, Henare out as Tonga hits the Jay Driller to send Henare right into hell.
On top for now, but his qualification is now out of his hands.
WINNER: Tama Tonga (9 points)
C BLOCK
Eddie Kingston vs David Finlay
Both men on 8 points in a winner-takes all affair.
Eddie having none of Finlay’s disrespectful antics, tackling him down to reign fire before whipping the lad all over ringside. That situation once again proving to play right into the Bullet Club leader’s game though, as David spends the rest of the first 5 minutes keeping the New Yorker down.
Making Kingston beat the count and constantly targeting the back to work on that established weak point. Eddie roaring back, but bracing in pain with gritted teeth. “KOBO!” chops in the corner as he turns the War Dog’s chest red, nailing an Exploder Suplex as he shows that fighting spirit.
Finlay attempting to catch a quick strike, instead suplexed overhead with a Saito. Kingston slowed by the damage to the back and finding his flow fully cut off following an Irish Curse Backbreaker, the Northern Irishman charging with revitalised ferociousness.
Sending Eddie crashing to the outside and making him glassy-eyed after a Fireman’s Carry launched the man into the ringpost with a ding. The AEW Star out of it as the referee’s count got closer, only just beating the count and using his senses to explode his opponent with a Suplex yet again.
The Backfist spins and the cover pins… to a kick out. Down comes the shirt with Eddie amping up, Finlay caught with Backfists as he desperately fought off Kingston’s Northern Lights Bomb. The second spin rocking the Bullet Club leader and setting him up for the bomb to be nailed, but Finlay gets his foot on the ropes!
Kingston amping up yet again, but his second Northern Lights Bomb attempt gets impressively reversed into Oblivion. Finlay out of it as both men recover into the “5 minutes remaining” call, staggering to their feet and lamping each other in closing minutes desperation.
The Bullet Club leader rebounding off the ropes with a Spear, but Eddie kicks out again as Finlay enters a raging roar. The War Dog immediately going the kill and nailing his second Oblivion for the win.
Finlay taking that quarter final spot as he secures the match against Will Ospreay.
WINNER: David Finlay (10 points)
MAIN EVENT
C BLOCK
EVIL vs Shingo Takagi
If EVIL wins or draws then he’s through. If Shingo Takagi wins then he and Tama Tonga will both be on 9 points, and as they drew against each other we will get a bonus main event match to determine the winner.
No matter what, the qualifier will be decided tonight.
And with that hype, EVIL immediately squashes it by attacking his opponent before the bell. Shingo charging and doing what he can to amp everyone back up, Yokohama loud and fully behind the Dragon.
EVIL making sure to take down the ring announcer (not in his hometown god damn it!), grabbing the mic to address the crowd and tease trimming his former stablemate’s hair.
Takagi fighting back in the ring, feeding off of the hot crowd with fire and snapping back into action. Is it time? It’s, it’s… time for EVIL to attack him from behind.
Shingo nailing Ushigame, following up with a Sliding Lariat and now it’s time! Amping up with Yokohama, but that building atmosphere draws the shadows out from the darkness as the Torture boys emerge ringside.
Togo being a dick and removing the corner pad for EVIL to whip Takagi into, the crowd chanting for the baddies to go home as the shenanigans rain on down. The 10 minute call is made as Darkness Falls and Takagi kicks out, Everything Is Evil avoided but the House is there to win.
Shingo doing a bang up job fending off the villains, countering a Togo assisted Magic Killer to fend off both lads and SHO also sent crashing down. A snap Last Of The Dragon into a near fall has the crowd so loud behind the Dragon’s roar for support.
Bouncing back from a cheeky whip into the exposed steel and snapping into Last Of The Dragon again! Only for the darkness to swarm once again, the referee dragged out behind Shingo’s back as Togo counts the pin and Yujiro rings the bell in a fake-out moment.
The Dick chokes with a wire, Yota Tsuji and BUSHI running in for the save as the match completely dissolves. The body count continuing to grow as Hiromu charges out to stop SHO drilling Shingo, that enough for LIJ to win the brawl as Tsuji nails a Moonsault onto the crowd. Sending Yokohoma into a frenzy as the cheered so damn loudly for the Dragon.
3 minutes called as EVIL’s left to find for himself, Shingo throwing fire as desperation kicks in for Mr Darkness. A good choice of words as he distracts the referee to quickly swing a low blow, following up with Everything Is Evil for the win.
WINNER: EVIL (10 points)
EVIL going to shave Takagi’s head as promised, LIJ making the darkness was victorious on this night. The crowd booing on down as EVIL dons himself “Mr G1” and promises to beat SANADA in the next round.
UPDATED BLOCK STANDINGS
C BLOCK
David Finlay – 10 points
EVIL – 10 points
Tama Tonga – 9Â points
Eddie Kingston – 8 points
Shingo Takagi – 7 points
Henare – 4 points
Mikey Nicholls – 4 points
Tomohiro Ishii – 4 points
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