NJPW G1 Climax Night 19 Review – August 13, 2023
Location: Tokyo Japan
Venue: Ryogoku Kokugikan
Tag Team Match
Oskar Leube & Toru Yano vs. Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa
Oskar Leube & Ryohei Oiwa starts this match off then Kaito Kiymoiya & Toru Yano enter before Kiymoiya hits a dropkick on Leube and a flying forearm. Kiymoiya hits a missile dropkick for a near fall before Leube hits a powerslam for a near fall.
Oiwa & Kiymoiya hits a double team dropkick on Yano then a double team suplex on Leube before Kiyomiya then hits Shining Wizard to get the win.
Winners: Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa (7:47)
Rate: 6
8 Man Tag Team Match
Strong Style (Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado & Ren Narita) & Yuto Nakashima vs. Yuji Nagata, Tomoaki Honma, Shota Umino & Master Wato
Ren Narita & Shota Umino charged at each other and immediately hits slaps to the face then El Desperado & Master Wato tag in for their respective teams and traded more chops and kicks.
Strong Style & Yuto Nakashima began working over Wato in their corner. Minoru Suzuki & Yuji Nagata tag in & Nagata hit some Yes Kicks to the chest then they traded forearms.
Nagata hits an exploder suplex on Suzuki then Tomoaki Honma & Nakashima tag in and brawled before Umino tags back in and hits a dropkick follow by Death Rider to get the win.
Winners: Yuji Nagata, Tomoaki Honma, Shota Umino & Master Wato (8:41)
Rate: 7
8 Man Tag Team Match
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions Tomohiro Ishii & Hiroshi Tanahashi, Strong Openweight Champion Eddie Kingston & Yoh vs. TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima), Togi Makabe & Tiger Mask IV
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Togi Makabe starts this match off with Tanahashi hitting a springboard crossbody before Tomohiro Ishii & Hiroyoshi Tenzan battled with Ishii hitting a suplex. Yoh enters and hits some Mongolian Chops on Tenzan before Eddie Kingston enters and hits some chops on Tenzan then Tenzan suplexes Kingston.
Satoshi Kojima enters and he hits rapid fire chops in the corner on Kingston before Kingston now did the rapid fire chops on Kojima in a different corner and Kingston hits an exploder suplex before Kojima hits a stunner and they were both down.
Tiger Mask & Yoh tags in and Yoh hits a dragon screw and a suplex for a near fall. Makabe hits a double shoulder tackle. Tiger Mask hits a Tiger Driver on Yoh for a near fall before Yoh hits a Falcon Arrow for a near fall then a superkick to get the win for his team.
Winners: NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions Tomohiro Ishii & Hiroshi Tanahashi, Strong Openweight Champion Eddie Kingston & Yoh (9:37)
Rate: 6
8 Man Tag Team Match
IWGP Tag Team Champions Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & Yoshi Hashi), Ryusuke Taguchi & Boltin Oleg vs. TMDK (Television Champion Zack Sabre Jr, Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls & Kosei Fujita)
Yoshi Hashi & Mikey Nicholls kicks this match off before Ryusuke Taguchi & Kosei Fujita enter then TMDK began working over Taguchi in their corner then Boltin Oleg enters and he easily tossed Fujita then he bodyslams Zack Sabre Jr.
ZSJ locks in a Dragon Sleeper but Oleg powers out then Shane Haste & Hirooki Goto enters and they traded forearm shots. Goto hits a Saito Suplex for a near fall then Haste hits a rolling cannonball in the corner for a near fall.
Taguchi enters and hits a flying butt bump on Kosei Fujita then Goto hits a neckbreaker over his knee on Haste before Haste & Nicholls hits Goto with Tank Buster to get the victory.
Winners: TMDK (10:05)
Rate: 6
10 Man Tag Team Match
Bullet Club (Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin, NEVER Openweight Champion David Finlay, Chase Owens & Kenta) vs. Guerrillas Of Density (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Hikuleo & Jado) & El Phantasmo
David Finlay & Tama Tonga starts this match off and they immediately traded forearm shots and Tonga peeled off his vest right away then everyone brawled to the floor as the ref has completely lost control then back in the ring Kenta works over Jado & Bullet Club took turns beating up Jado. Gabriel Kidd ran over to the commentary table to add a few quick words then he bits the forehead.
El Phantasmo enters and hits a 2nd rope crossbody block, a springboard swanton and a Lionsault. Alex Coughlin & Hikuleo brawled. ELP before hits Sudden Death on Coughlin then Tanga Loa & Chase Owens tag in with Loa hitting a series of strikes to the throat and gut.
Owens hit a Jewel Heist before Loa blocks Owens’ Package Piledriver attempt as he rolls him up to get the win.
Winners: Guerrillas Of Density & El Phantasmo (11:03)
Rate: 5
8 Man Tag Team Match
Los Ingobernables De Japon (Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi, Bushi & Yota Tsuji) vs. United Empire (United Kingdom Champion Will Ospreay, Great O Khan, Jeff Cobb & Henare)
United Empire attacks Los Ingobernables De Japon before the bell and everyone brawled on the floor. Bushi hits a DDT on Henare for a near fall in the ring. Shingo Takagi hits a senton on Henare and he slams Hiromu Takahashi onto Henare.
Jeff Cobb enters and bodyslams Takahashi then he hit a standing moonsault for a near fall then Will Ospreay enters and helps beat down Takahashi. Great O Khan hits a back suplex for a near fall.
Takagi enters and he battled O Khan then Ospreay enters & Takagi hits a DDT on Ospreay and he tags in Yota Tsuji. Cobb hits Spin Cycle on Tsuji before Ospreay hit a Falcon Arrow on Tsuji for a near fall but he misses Hidden Blade.
Takahashi hit a hurricanrana on Cobb & Bushi dove through the ropes and barreled onto Cobb. Tsuji hits Blue Thunder Bomb on Henare. Tsuji hits a superkick on Ospreay then a flipping sit out powerbomb on Ospreay for a near fall.
Ospreay hits an OsCutter for a near fall on Tsuji then he sets up for an another OsCutter but Tsuji hits Gene Blast on him before he hits a 2nd Gene Blast to get the win for LIJ.
Winners: Los Ingobnrables De Japon (10:50)
Rate: 7
8 Man Tag Team Match
Just 4 Guys (IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Sanada, KOPW 2023 Champion Taichi, Douki & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) vs. House Of Torture (Evil, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & Dick Togo)
House Of Torture attacks Just 4 Guys before the bell then Dick Togo & Douki starts in the ring before House Of Torture works over Yoshinobu Kanemaru in their corner. Sanada tags in & he hits dropkicks on Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & Togo then a plancha to the floor on Evil.
Sanada hits a swinging neckbreaker on Sho but he clutched at his wrap arm then Taichi tags in and he hits an enzuigiri on Sho then a hard spin kick to Sho’s head. Taichi locks in a Stretch Plum on Sho & Sho taps out but Togo was distracting the ref.
Togo enters and chokes Taichi with his wire then Kanemaru hits Togo with his staff. Taichi hits a double clothesline before Sho hits Taichi in the head with his wrench then nails Shock Arrow to get the win.
Winners: House Of Torture (10:24)
Rate: 4
After the match Sho got on the mic and he was holding Taichi’s KOPW 2023 Title. He said it doesn’t have any value because Taichi is too weak as a champion. He said he was going to take it. Evil grabs the IWGP World Heavyweight Title and he hits Sanada with it. Evil then hits Everything Is Evil then they then taped Sanada’s arms to the top rope before Evil declared himself the ruler of law.
Finals Of The 2023 G1 Climax
Block B Winner 1 NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champion Kazuchika Okada vs. Block D Winner 1 Tetsuya Naito
Match starts off with a lock up and they do some reversals before Tetsuya Naito tossed Kazuchika Okada to the floor and did the Tranquilo pose. They fought on the ring apron where Okada hits a DDT then he whips Naito into the guardrail and Naito barely got back into the ring before being counted out. Okada immediately hits a DDT and made a cocky one foot cover on the chest.
Naito hits a neckbreaker a he places Okada in the ropes and hits a 2nd neckbreaker then he hit a 3rd one and got a near fall and he stayed focused on the neck before they fought back to the floor where Naito hit a neckbreaker across the guardrail then they got back into the ring where Naito locks in a leglock around Okada’s neck and shoulders.
Okada hits a neckbreaker across his knee and they were both down then Okada dropkicks Naito off the top rope sending Naito to the floor. They fought on the floor but Naito was able to whip Okada into the guardrail before Okada hits a Tombstone Piledriver on the thin mat on the floor then back in the ring Okada hits a German suplex and a short arm clothesline then a dropkick.
Naito stumbled to his feet Okada hits some European uppercuts before Naito hits a tornado DDT off the ropes and they were both down again. Naito hits some elbow strikes to the side of the head before he hits a Frankensteiner out of the corner for a near fall and he went right back to a leglock around the head but Okada eventually reached the ropes.
Naito hits Esperanza out of the corner then a DDT then Gloria for a near fall before he missed Stardust Press and they were both down. Okada hits a shotgun dropkick then Naito used the ropes to get a roll up for a near fall then he hits an enzuigiri and they were both down.
Okada hits a dropkick and Landslide before Naito went for Destino but Okada escapes Destino & got a rollup for a near fall. Naito nails Destino for a near fall before he went for a 2nd Destino but Okada turns it into a side slam then Naito hits a 3rd Destino then a 4th one for the win.
Winner Of The 2023 G1 Climax: Tetsuya Naito (34:18)
Rate: 9 (Recommend)
