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Welcome back to our coverage of the 2013 New Japan Pro-Wrestling G1 Climax Tournament! Check below for the results run-down and current standings as of Day 5, and keep an eye on 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 5: August 6, 2013
Ishikawa Prefectural Industrial Exhibition Hall – Kanazawa, Ishikawa
1. BLOCK A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Tomohiro Ishii
» » » Winner: Kojima (11:20) following a Lariat.
2. BLOCK B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Toru Yano
» » » Winner: Tenzan (8:39) with a Moonsault Press
3. BLOCK A: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Lance Archer
» » » Winner: Shibata (6:41) following a P.K.
4. BLOCK B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Shelton Benjamin
» » » Winner: Naito (8:36) with the Stardust Press.
5. BLOCK B: Karl Anderson vs. Minoru Suzuki
» » » Winner: Suzuki (10:50) following the Gotch Style Piledriver.
6. BLOCK B: Yuji Nagata vs. Kota Ibushi
» » » Winner: Nagata (13:49) with a Backdrop Hold.
7. BLOCK B: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Yujiro Takahashi
» » » Winner: Nakamura (10:47) following the Boma-Ye.
8. BLOCK A: Kazuchika Okada vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
» » » Winner: Okada (13:33) following the Rainmaker.
9. BLOCK A: Hirooki Goto vs. Prince Devitt
» » » Winner: Goto (8:04) following the Shoten Kai.
10. BLOCK A: Hiroshi Tanahshi vs. Togi Makabe
» » » Winner: Tanahashi (13:37) with the High Fly Flow.
Current Standings
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hirooki Goto | 8 | Kota Ibushi | 6 |
| Prince Devitt | 6 | Yujiro Takahashi | 6 |
| Satoshi Kojima | 6 | Karl Anderson | 6 |
| Katsuyori Shibata | 6 | Yuji Nagata | 6 |
| Lance Archer | 4 | Tetsuya Naito | 6 |
| Togi Makabe | 4 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 6 |
| Davey Boy Smith Jr. | 4 | Shelton Benjamin | 4 |
| Tomohiro Ishii | 4 | Minoru Suzuki | 4 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | 4 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 4 |
| Kazuchika Okada | 4 | Toru Yano | 2 |
| Block A | Archer | Devitt | Goto | Ishii | Kojima | Makabe | Okada | Shibata | Smith | Tanahashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer | X | Archer (8:14) |
Goto (8:35) |
Archer (10:43) |
Okada (11:26) |
Shibata (6:41) |
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| Devitt | Archer (8:14) |
X | Goto (8:04) |
Devitt (10:28) |
Devitt (12:56) |
Devitt (11:07) |
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| Goto | Goto (8:35) |
Goto (8:04) |
X | Goto (7:13) |
Makabe (11:20) |
Goto (12:43) |
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| Ishii | Archer (10:43) |
Devitt (10:28) |
X | Kojima (11:20) |
Ishii (12:17) |
Ishii (17:42) |
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| Kojima | Goto (7:13) |
Kojima (11:20) |
X | Kojima (9:40) |
Smith (11:43) |
Kojima (16:07) |
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| Makabe | Makabe (11:20) |
X | Makabe (13:55) |
Shibata (7:23) |
Smith (10:13) |
Tanahashi (13:37) |
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| Okada | Okada (11:26) |
Devitt (12:56) |
Goto (12:43) |
Makabe (13:55) |
X | Okada (13:33) |
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| Shibata | Shibata (6:41) |
Ishii (12:17) |
Kojima (9:40) |
Shibata (7:23) |
X | Shibata (9:06) |
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| Smith | Smith (11:43) |
Smith (10:13) |
Okada (13:33) |
Shibata (9:06) |
X | Tanahashi (14:35) |
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| Tanahashi | Devitt (11:07) |
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 (12:54) |
Suzuki (10:40) |
Anderson (9:55) |
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| Benjamin | Anderson (6:28) |
X | Benjamin (8:17) |
Naito (8:36) |
Takahashi (7:58) |
Benjamin (8:20) |
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| Ibushi | Ibushi (9:52) |
X | Nagata (13:49) |
Ibushi (13:16) |
Nakamura (19:18) |
Ibushi (7:32) |
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| Nagata | Benjamin (8:17) |
Nagata (13:49) |
X | Naito (11:40) |
Nagata (14:34) |
Nagata (6:46) |
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| Naito | Naito (8:36) |
Ibushi (13:16) |
Naito (11:40) |
X | Naito (16:19) |
Takahashi (9:30) |
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| Nakamura | Anderson (12:54) |
Nakamura (19:18) |
X | Suzuki (13:44) |
Nakamura (10:47) |
Nakamura (11:36) |
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| Suzuki | Suzuki (10:40) |
Nagata (14:34) |
Naito (16:19) |
Suzuki (13:44) |
X | Tenzan (11:46) |
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| Takahashi | Takahashi (7:58) |
Takahashi(9:30) | Nakamura (10:47) |
X | Takahashi (9:07) |
Yano (7:04) |
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| Tenzan | Anderson (9:55) |
Benjamin (8:20) |
Tenzan (11:46) |
Takahashi (9:07) |
X | Tenzan (8:39) |
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| Yano | Ibushi (7:32) |
Nagata (6:46) |
Nakamura (11:36) |
Yano (7:04) |
Tenzan (8:39) |
X |
