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Welcome back to our eighth day of coverage for the 2013 New Japan Pro-Wrestling G1 Climax Tournament! 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 8: August 10, 2013
Ryogoku Kokugikan – Yokoami/Ryogoku, Sumida
1. BLOCK A: Prince Devitt vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
» » » Winner: Smith (7:26) with the Bulldog Bomb.
2. BLOCK B: Karl Anderson vs. Yujiro Takahashi
» » » Winner: Anderson (7:00) following the Gunstun
3. BLOCK A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Lance Archer
» » » Winner: Archer (12:38) following the Blackout.
4. BLOCK B: Toru Yano vs. Shelton Benjamin
» » » Winner: Benjamin (7:35) via Ankle Hold.
5. BLOCK A: Togi Makabe vs. Tomohiro Ishii
» » » Winner: Makabe (14:00) following the King Kong Knee Drop.
6. BLOCK B: Kota Ibushi vs. Minoru Suzuki
» » » Winner: Suzuki (13:37) following the Gotch Style Piledriver.
7. BLOCK B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
» » » Winner: Naito (14:50) following the Stardust Press.
8. BLOCK A: Hiroshi Tanahshi vs. Kazuchika Okada
» » » Winner: DRAW (30:00) Time limit expired.
BYES: Yuji Nagata, Katsuyori Shibata.
Current Standings
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Katsuyori Shibata | 10 | Minoru Suzuki | 10 |
| Davey Boy Smith Jr. | 10 | Karl Anderson | 10 |
| Togi Makabe | 10 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 10 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | 9 | Yujiro Takahashi | 8 |
| Kazuchika Okada | 9 | Kota Ibushi | 8 |
| Prince Devitt | 8 | Yuji Nagata | 8 |
| Lance Archer | 6 | Tetsuya Naito | 8 |
| Satoshi Kojima | 6 | Shelton Benjamin | 8 |
| Tomohiro Ishii | 6 | Toru Yano | 6 |
| 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) | Archer (12:38) | 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) | Smith (7:26) | 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) | Makabe (14:00) | Okada (11:21) | Ishii (12:17) | Smith (11:17) | Ishii (17:42) |
| Kojima | Archer (12:38) | 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 (14:00) | 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) | DRAW (30:00) | |
| 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 (7:26) | 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) | DRAW (30:00) | 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 (7:00) | 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) | Benjamin (7:35) | |
| Ibushi | Ibushi (9:52) | Benjamin (10:20) | X | Nagata (13:49) | Ibushi (13:16) | Nakamura (19:18) | Suzuki (13:37) | 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 (14:50) | Naito (16:19) | Takahashi (9:30) | Tenzan (12:20) | Yano (9:26) | |
| Nakamura | Anderson (12:54) | Nakamura (19:18) | Nakamura (13:55) | Naito (14:50) | X | Suzuki (13:44) | Nakamura (10:47) | Nakamura (bye) | Nakamura (11:36) | |
| Suzuki | Suzuki (10:40) | Suzuki (8:42) | Suzuki (13:37) | Nagata (14:34) | Naito (16:19) | Suzuki(13:44) | X | Suzuki (10:31) | Tenzan (11:46) | |
| Takahashi | Anderson (7:00) | 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) | Benjamin (7:35) | Ibushi (7:32) | Nagata (6:46) | Yano (9:26) | Nakamura (11:36) | Yano (7:04) | Tenzan (8:39) | X |
