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Welcome back to our coverage of the 2013 New Japan Pro-Wrestling G1 Climax Tournament!
The G1 took an unfortunate turn on Day 7 as both Hirooki Goto and Hiroyoshi Tenzan have been pulled from the tournament due to injuries – Goto has fractured his jaw and Tenzan has fractured his ribs. This is truly unfortunate for Goto fans as many were looking forward to his rounds against Katsuyori Shibata and Tomohiro Ishii respectively. Wrestlers who were slated to face the injured pair will receive wins by default (and thus, 2 points each).
Check below for the results run-down and current standings, and check back here with us at CXF for ongoing coverage of the G1 Climax Tournament! Don’t forget – you can also check out the tournament itself (live and on demand) on NJPW’s iPPV channel at Ustream: www.ustream.tv/njpw!
G1 Climax 23, Day 7: August 8, 2013
Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium – Kanagawa, Yokohama
1. BLOCK B: Kota Ibushi vs. Yujiro Takahashi
» » » Winner: Takahashi (8:45) following the Tokyo Pimps.
2. BLOCK B: Yuji Nagata vs. Karl Anderson
» » » Winner: Anderson (10:09) following the Gunstun.
3. BLOCK A: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Prince Devitt
» » » Winner: Shibata (6:56) following the go2sleep.
4. BLOCK A: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii
» » » Winner: Okada (11:21) following the Rainmaker.
5. BLOCK A: Hiroshi Tanahshi vs. Lance Archer
» » » Winner: Tanahashi (10:56) with the High Fly Flow.
6. BLOCK B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Toru Yano
» » » Winner: Yano (9:26) with the Akakiri.
7. BLOCK B: Minoru Suzuki vs. Shelton Benjamin
» » » Winner: Suzuki (8:42) following the Gotch Style Piledriver.
8. BLOCK A: Togi Makabe vs. Satoshi Kojima
» » » Winner: Makabe (15:40) following the King Kong Knee Drop.
BYES: Shinsuke Nakamura, Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Current Standings
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Katsuyori Shibata | 10 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 10 |
| Prince Devitt | 8 | Yujiro Takahashi | 8 |
| Togi Makabe | 8 | Yuji Nagata | 8 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | 8 | Kota Ibushi | 8 |
| Kazuchika Okada | 8 | Karl Anderson | 8 |
| Davey Boy Smith Jr. | 8 | Minoru Suzuki | 8 |
| Satoshi Kojima | 6 | Tetsuya Naito | 6 |
| Tomohiro Ishii | 6 | Shelton Benjamin | 6 |
| Lance Archer | 4 | Toru Yano | 4 |
| 8 | 6 | ||
| Block A | Archer | Devitt | Goto | Ishii | Kojima | Makabe | Okada | Shibata | Smith | Tanahashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer | X | Archer (8:14) | Goto (8:35) | Archer (10:43) | Makabe (9:07) | Okada (11:26) | Shibata (6:41) | Tanahashi (10:56) | ||
| Devitt | Archer (8:14) | X | Goto
(8:04) |
Devitt
(10:28) |
Devitt (9:02) | Devitt (12:56) | Shibata (6:56) | Devitt (11:07) | ||
| Goto | Goto (8:35) | Goto (8:04) | X | Ishii (bye) | Goto (7:13) | Makabe (11:20) | Goto (12:43) | Shibata (bye) | Smith (bye) | Tanahashi (15:30) |
| Ishii | Archer (10:43) | Devitt (10:28) | Ishii (bye) | X | Kojima (11:20) | Okada (11:21) | Ishii (12:17) | Smith (11:17) | Ishii (17:42) | |
| Kojima | Devitt (9:02) | Goto (7:13) | Kojima (11:20) | X | Makabe (15:40) | Kojima (9:40) | Smith (11:43) | Kojima (16:07) | ||
| Makabe | Makabe (9:07) | Makabe (11:20) | Makabe (15:40) | X | Makabe (13:55) | Shibata (7:23) | Smith (10:13) | Tanahashi (13:37) | ||
| Okada | Okada (11:26) | Devitt (12:56) | Goto (12:43) | Okada (11:21) | Makabe (13:55) | X | Okada (9:13) | Okada (13:33) | ||
| Shibata | Shibata (6:41) | Shibata (6:56) | Shibata (bye) | Ishii (12:17) | Kojima (9:40) | Shibata (7:23) | Okada (9:13) | X | Shibata (9:06) | |
| Smith | Smith (bye) | Smith (11:17) | Smith (11:43) | Smith (10:13) | Okada (13:33) | Shibata (9:06) | X | Tanahashi (14:35) | ||
| Tanahashi | Tanahashi (10:56) | Devitt (11:07) | Tanahashi (15:30) | Ishii (17:42) | Kojima (16:07) | Tanahashi (13:37) | Tanahashi (14:35) | X | ||
| Block B | Anderson | Benjamin | Ibushi | Nagata | Naito | Nakamura | Suzuki | Takahashi | Tenzan | Yano |
| Anderson | X | Anderson (6:28) | Ibushi (9:52) | Anderson (10:09) | Anderson (12:54) | Suzuki (10:40) | Anderson (9:55) | Yano (7:24) | ||
| Benjamin | Anderson (6:28) | X | Benjamin (10:20) | Benjamin (8:17) | Naito (8:36) | Suzuki (8:42) | Takahashi (7:58) | Benjamin (8:20) | ||
| Ibushi | Ibushi (9:52) | Benjamin (10:20) | X | Nagata (13:49) | Ibushi (13:16) | Nakamura (19:18) | Takahashi (8:45) | Ibushi (bye) | Ibushi (7:32) | |
| Nagata | Anderson (10:09) | Benjamin (8:17) | Nagata (13:49) | X | Naito (11:40) | Nakamura (13:55) | Nagata (14:34) | Nagata (6:46) | ||
| Naito | Naito (8:36) | Ibushi (13:16) | Naito (11:40) | X | Naito (16:19) | Takahashi (9:30) | Tenzan (12:20) | Yano (9:26) | ||
| Nakamura | Anderson (12:54) | Nakamura (19:18) | Nakamura (13:55) | X | Suzuki (13:44) | Nakamura (10:47) | Nakamura (bye) | Nakamura (11:36) | ||
| Suzuki | Suzuki (10:40) | Suzuki (8:42) | Nagata (14:34) | Naito (16:19) | Suzuki(13:44) | X | Suzuki (10:31) | Tenzan (11:46) | ||
| Takahashi | Takahashi (7:58) | Takahashi (8:45) | Takahashi (9:30) | Nakamura (10:47) | Suzuki (13:44) | X | Takahashi (9:07) | Yano (7:04) | ||
| Tenzan | Anderson (9:55) | Benjamin (8:20) | Ibushi (bye) | Tenzan (12:20) | Nakamura (bye) | Tenzan (11:46) | Takahashi (9:07) | X | Tenzan (8:39) | |
| Yano | Yano (7:24) | Ibushi (7:32) | Nagata (6:46) | Yano (9:26) | Nakamura (11:36) | Yano (7:04) | Tenzan (8:39) | X |
