NJPW G1 Climax Night 14 Results – August 6, 2023
Location: Osaka Japan
Venue: Edion Arena
Tag Team Match
Just 2 Guys (IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Sanada & Douki) vs. Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa
Sanada & Kaito Kiymoiya starts this match then Douki works over Ryohei Oiwa. Sanada & Kiymoiya got back in and Kiyomiya hits a dragon screw before Oiwa hits a gutwrench suplex on Sanada for a near fall.
Sanada places Oiwa’s feet on the top rope and hits a swinging neckbreaker then he locks in Skull End but Kiyomiya made the save. Douki dove to the floor on Kiyomiya as Sanada re locks in Skull End and Oiwa taps out.
Winners By Submission: Just 2 Guys (10:45)
Rate: 6
Tag Team Match
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii vs. TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Kosei Fujita)
Tomohiro Ishii & Mikey Nicholls starts this match off with Ishii hitting a delayed vertical suplex early on before Nicholls ties up Hiroshi Tanahashi on the mat. Ishii made the hot tag back in and he traded forearm shots with Nicholls.
Ishii hit a German suplex as Kosei Fujita hits a dropkick on Tanahashi and some forearm shots. Tanahashi locks in a Texas Cloverleaf but Nicholls made the save. Tanahashi again applied the Texas Cloverleaf and Fujita taps out.
Winners By Submission: NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii (10:12)
Rate: 6
Tag Team Match
United Empire (Henare & Jeff Cobb) vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Tama Tonga
Tama Tonga & Henare starts this match before Hiroyoshi Tenzan enters and hits some Mongolian Chops then Jeff Cobb enters and traded blows with Tenzan with Tenzan hitting a suplex then Tonga tags back in & he hits a clothesline and rips off his vest then Henare hits Blue Thunder Bomb on Tonga.
Cobb tags back in but Tonga hits Tongan Twist before Cobb hits a headbutt on Tenzan but it hurt Cobb. Tenzan hit a suplex for a near fall and he locks in Anaconda Vice but Henare made the save. Cobb hits a standing moonsault for a near fall. Cobb hits some Mongolian Chops but Tenzan hits his own Mongolian Chops before Cobb hits Tour Of The Islands to get the win.
Winners: United Empire (9:53)
Rate: 6
Tag Team Match
Bullet Club (NEVER Openweight Champion David Finlay & Chase Owens) vs. Strong Openweight Champion Eddie Kingston & Togi Makabe
David Finlay & Eddie Kingston starts this match before Chase Owens got in & shouts at Kingston and said the Yankees suck then Bullet Club works over Togi Makabe in their corner. Kingston made the hot tag and he hits rapid fire chops in the corner on Owens then an exploder suplex.
Owens hits a backbreaker over his knee on Kingston before Kingston hits rapid fire chops on Finlay. Makabe tags back in and hit a series of punches in the corner on Finlay and he clotheslines Bullet Club before Finlay hits a diving clothesline to the back of Makabe’s head for a near fall then Into Oblivion gets the win.
Winners: Bullet Club (10:18)
Rate: 6
8 Man Tag Team Match
Los Ingobernables De Japon (Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito, Yota Tsuji & Bushi) vs. House Of Torture (Evil, Yujiro Takahashi, Sho & Dick Togo)
House Of Torture attacks LIJ before the bell and both teams brawl before House Of Torture began working over Bushi. Yota Tsuji tags in and hits a hurricanrana on Yujiro Takahashi then a powerslam. Evil & Shingo Takagi tags in & Takagi hits a dragon screw and a suplex for a near fall.
Evil locks in a Sharpshooter before Takagi hits a DDT on Dick Togo and Tetsuya Naito tags in and he beat up Togo. Togo chokes Naito with his steel wire while the ref was distracted. Bushi hits a Lungblower on Sho as Naito hits Destino on Togo for the win.
Winners: Los Ingobnrables De Japon (9:35)
Rate: 5
Block B Match Of The 2023 G1 Climax
IWGP Tag Team Champion Yoshi Hashi (4) vs. Kenta (4)
Yoshi Hashi & Kenta brawled to the floor with Kenta whipping Yoshi Hashi into the guardrail then in the ring Kenta grounded Yoshi Hashi and he playfully kicks at him before Yoshi Hashi hits a basement dropkick on the knee and he hits Head Hunter.
The ref got bumped and Kenta hit a DDT. Kenta went under the ring and got a kendo stick and he hit Yoshi Hashi across the back and chest. Kenta grabs Yoshi Hashi’s bo staff & as he swung at Yoshi Hashi and it bounced off the top rope and hit Kenta in his face and they were both down.
Yoshi Hashi hits a sit out powerbomb for a near fall before they traded forearm shots then Kenta hits a series of open hand slaps to the face and a running knee for a near fall.
Yoshi-Hashi hits a superkick and a brainbuster for a near fall then Kenta went for a low blow but Yoshi Hashi blocks it then went for Karma but Kenta got an inside cradle to get the win.
Winner: Kenta (6) (12:16)
Rate: 5
Non Title Block B Match Of The 2023 G1 Climax
KOPW 2023 Champion Taichi (6) vs. Great O Khan (4)
Match starts off with a feeling out process before Great O Khan picks up Taichi and tossed him over the top rope to the floor then he threw Taichi into the guardrail. O Khan wraps Taichi’s arm in the guardrail and works it over then in the ring Taichi hit a spin kick to the head and he twisted O Khan’s left arm.
Taichi applied a cross armbreaker but O Khan reached the ropes then O Khan locks in a submission hold around the head & neck then Taichi locks in a Figure 4. Taichi hit some spin kicks then O Khan hits a uranage and he kept a modified Anaconda Vice lock in until Taichi taps out.
Winner By Submission: Great O Khan (6) (17:41)
Rate: 6
Block B Match Of The 2023 G1 Climax
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champion Kazuchika Okada (10) vs. Tanga Loa (6)
Kazuchika Okada is guaranteed advancement.
Match starts off with Kazuchika Okada & Tanga Loa brawl to the floor early on then in the ring Loa hits a series of clotheslines in the corner and a German suplex then on the floor Loa hit a back body drop and a clothesline.
Back in the ring Loa hits a slingshot senton and a slam for a near fall then Loa hits a uranage for a near fall. Okada hits some forearms before Loa hits a headbutt then Okada hit a dropkick.
Loa hits a dropkick and was fired up before Okada hits Landslide follow by Rainmaker to put Loa away.
Winner: NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champion Kazuchika Okada (12) (12:33) (Since Okada wins he takes 1st Place of B Block)
Rate: 6
Non Title Block B Match Of The 2023 G1 Climax
United States Champion Will Ospreay (8) vs. El Phantasmo (6)
El Phantasmo must win to advance.
Will Ospreay must win or go to a draw to advance.
Match starts off with a fist bump then El Phantasmo hits a hurricanrana that sent Will Ospreay to the floor to regroup. Ospreay hits a Mafia Kick in the ring then a plancha to the floor then in the ring Ospreay hit a backbreaker over his knee for a near fall. Phantasmo hits a tornado DDT and a 2nd rope elbow drop on the head.
Ospreay hit an enzuigiri and a handspring back spin kick then a top rope flying forearm to the back then Phantasmo walks the top rope and hits an moonsault to the floor then in the ring ELP hits a summersault and a Lionsault for a near fall.
Ospreay hits Kawada Kicks to the face and a superkick then Ospreay hits OsCutter on the ring apron and both men rolls to the floor then back in the ring Ospreay went for a springboard move but ELP caught him with Sudden Death. Phantasmo hits a springboard splash then Burning Hammer for a near fall.
Ospreay hits a mid ring Spanish Fly and they were both down then Ospreay went for Storm Breaker but ELP broke free and Phantasmo hits a poisonrana and Sudden Death for a near fall then he hits a springboard tornado DDT for a near fall then Ospreay hits a pop up forearm. ELP got a Gedo Clutch for a near fall.
Ospreay set up for the Hidden Blade but ELP got a hurricanrana then nails CRII for a near fall and both were down then Phantasmo leapt off the ropes but Ospreay caught him with a stunner. Ospreay hits OsCutter for a near fall then Hidden Blade for a near fall. Ospreay hits Storm Driver 93 gets the victory.
Winner: United States Champion Will Ospreay (10) (18:52) (Since Ospreay won he takes 2nd Place of B Block)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
Final Block B Standings After Night 14
1st Place- NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champion Kazuchika Okada (12 Points) (6-1)
2nd Place- United States Champion Will Ospreay (10 Points) (5-2)
3rd Place- KOPW 2023 Champion Taichi, Great O Khan, Kenta, Tanga Loa & El Phantasmo (6 Points) (3-4)
Last Place- IWGP Tag Team Champion Yoshi Hashi (4 Points) (2-5)
