NJPW G1 Climax 33 rolls on with Day 16 featuring final Round 7 action between D 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.
A 20 minute time-limit for the matches, something to kick up the pace of the action.
Also, Eddie Kingston is on commentary for the night! A nice little treat for us all.
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.
D BLOCK
Toru Yano vs Alex Coughlin
The War Dogs mixing it up by having Gabe Kidd attack Yano from behind during his tag partner’s match, combining that chaos with Coughlin’s usual tearing apart of the barricades.
Yano successfully fighting off Kidd as a charging Coughlin is instead tripped onto the chair. The unique scenario of YTR being the one to fight off cheeky shenanigans, getting serious for a second and dragging Gabe up the ramp via a chair. Not your steel kind either, a strait up chair with joined legs.
Coughlin then getting launched all over the crowd, into multiple different seating areas as rows of fans vacate just in time. It’s rare, but serious Yano does show his face every now and then.
In the ring Coughlin used a corner pad-less turnbuckle whip to get back into the match, Gabe Kidd returning shortly after with ref Marty knocked to the outside. The War Dogs setting up a table at ringside as Coughlin teases Suplexing his opponent over the top rope and through it, but we’re in that unique scenario of serious Yano fighting back as we instead get damn forceful barricade whips
Kidd Powerbombed through the table and if anything our boy Toru went too far into that serious state, amped up and going for Coughlin with a pair of scissors. The referee doing everything he could to stop the man, giving Alex the room to swing on in with his NJPW Strong Tag Team Championship and clobber Yano over the head.
WINNER: Alex Coughlin (6 points)
D BLOCK
Shane Haste vs Jeff Cobb
Haste a man of the people signing his orange top hat and giving it to a kid. All fun and games before the bell, but a loss here for Jeffery Cobberton could snatch qualification right away from him.
Early on, the big and powerful Olympian showed off by pairing that muscle with his insane athletic ability. Dropkicking Shane out to the outside with a smile, but soon paying for it as the Aussie hit one damn impressive Powerbomb onto the apron.
Hey, Haste’s big and strong too!
Back in the ring, Cobb just standing up out of submission, the man’s strength just insane as the TMDK man answered back with a series of stiff kicks. The United Empire hoss just pissed off, replying with his own series and hitting clothesline after clothesline in the corner.
Sure, yeah, why not just follow that up with a Standing Moonsault, Jeff. Y