On August 9, New Japan Pro-Wrestling continued the NJPW G1 Climax 33 with the sixteenth night of action. The event featured stars lie Tetsuya Naito and Zack Sabre Jr.
The results, courtesy of Fightful, are as follows:
- HOUSE OF TORTURE (SHO & EVIL) def. Eddie Kingston & Yuto Nakashima
- TMDK (Kosei Fujita & Mikey Nicholls) def. Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa
- Hikuleo, Shota Umino & Master Wato def. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Gabe Kidd, David Finlay, & Gedo)
- United Empire (HENARE & Great-O-Khan) def. Tomoaki Honma & Tomohiro Ishii
- Strong Style (Ren Narita, El Desperado & Minoru Suzuki) def. Los Ingobernables De Japon (BUSHI, Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji)
- D Block: Alex Coughlin (3-4) def. Toru Yano (2-5)
- D Block: Jeff Cobb (4-2-1) vs. Shane Haste (2-4-1) went to a double count out
- D Block: Zack Sabre Jr. (5-2) def. Hirooki Goto (3-4)
- D Block: Tetsuya Naito (5-2) def. Hiroshi Tanahashi (5-2)
With their wins, Sabre Jr. and Naito advanced in D Block. As a result, the Elite Eight is set, and it will feature the following matches:
- EVIL vs. IWGP World Heavyweight Champion SANADA
- Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Kazuchika Okada
- Will Ospreay vs. David Finlay
- Hikuleo vs. Tetsuya Naito
WrestleZone will have coverage of NJPW G1 Climax 33 as it continues.
