Show starts at 5am EDT / 10am BST. 20 MINUTES TILL SHOWTIME
The sizzling summer of 2023 gets even hotter as New Japan Pro-Wrestling presents its annual G1 Climax for the 33rd time. 32 wrestlers split into 8 across 4 blocks will battle for the next 3 weeks round-robin style. The top 2 from each block will then move on to the elimination stage on 8/10 in Chiba: A1 vs C2, B1 vs D2, C1 vs B2, D1 vs A2. The 4 winners of those matches will move on to Ryogoku on 8/12 & 8/13 for the semifinal and Final respectively.
Opening VTR with the tournament theme song "GIANT KILLING" by ASH DA HERO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxbFum7v8ec
Special C Block VTR - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AUCRNtP_d8
Special D Block VTR - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIRvWPcVDts

>G1 CLIMAX C Block Match
David Finlay (2-0) vs EVIL (2-0)
>G1 CLIMAX D Block Match
Hiroshi Tanahashi (1-1) vs Jeff Cobb (2-0)
>G1 CLIMAX C Block Match
Tomohiro Ishii (0-2) vs Shingo Takagi (0-2)
>G1 CLIMAX D Block Match
Toru Yano (0-2) vs Tetsuya Naito (1-1)
>G1 CLIMAX C Block Match
HENARE (1-1) vs Eddie Kingston (1-1)
>G1 CLIMAX D Block Match
Hirooki Goto (1-1) vs Shane Haste (1-1)
>G1 CLIMAX C Block Match
Tama Tonga (1-1) vs Mikey Nicholls (1-1)
>G1 CLIMAX D Block Match
Zack Sabre Jr. (2-0) vs Alex Coughlin (0-2)