NJPW G1 CLIMAX 23: Day 8 Wrap-Up!

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 NagataKatsuyori 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
Hirooki Goto 8 Hiroyoshi Tenzan 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
 

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