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  • Shows: 7
    Total attendance: 59,300
    Average attendance: 8,471
    Highest attendance: 11,500 on 8/17/03 (headlined by Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Jun Akiyama)
    Lowest attendance: 4,500 on 8/14/03 (headlined by Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Masahiro Chono)
    Longest match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Jun Akiyama on 8/17/03 at 31:43
    Shortest match: Josh Barnett vs. El Samurai on 8/12/03 at 1:38

    - Official New Japan Incentive Awards

    NJPW, 8/17/03 (WPW/NJ+IWTV Internet) (Buy)
    Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
    11,500 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy Full House

    1. Ryusuke Taguchi beat Hirooki Goto (6:03) with a grounded headlock.
    2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue beat Tiger Mask, Masahito Kakihara & Masayuki Naruse (12:19) when Kanemoto used a moonsault press on Tiger.
    3. Heat beat El Samurai (4:25) with the Minoru Special.
    4. Yutaka Yoshie & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Mitsuya Nagai & Katsuyori Shibata (15:02) when Tanahashi used a German suplex hold on Shibata.
    5. Tadao Yasuda, Ryushi Yanagisawa & Makai #1 beat Osamu Nishimura, Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto (10:29) when Makai #1 used a Makai Windmill suplex hold on Goto.
    6. Yuji Nagata & Enson Inoue beat Blue Wolf & Shinsuke Nakamura (9:52) when Inoue used a cross armbreaker on Wolf.
    7. Manabu Nakanishi & Josh Barnett beat Yoshihiro Takayama & Shinya Makabe (13:01) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Makabe.
    8. G1 Climax - Final: Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Jun Akiyama Pro Wrestling NOAH (31:43) with the Anaconda Vice.

    NJPW, 8/16/03 (WPW/NJ+IWTV Internet) (Buy)
    Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
    10,800 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. G1 Climax - Block B Semi Finalist Decision Match: Yuji Nagata beat Katsuyori Shibata (4:11) by TKO.
    2. Jado & Gedo beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Naofumi Yamamoto (7:33) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Yamamoto.
    3. Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Osamu Nishimura & El Samurai (9:30) when Goto used a backdrop suplex on Samurai.
    4. Tiger Mask, Heat & Masahito Kakihara beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue (12:19) when Kakihara used the Kaki Cutter on Inoue.
    5. Yutaka Yoshie & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Ryushi Yanagisawa & Makai #1 (14:16) when Yoshie used a diving body press on Makai #1.
    6. Manabu Nakanishi & Shinsuke Nakamura beat Enson Inoue & Michiyoshi Ohara (12:00) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Ohara.
    7. Masahiro Chono & Josh Barnett beat Tadao Yasuda & Mitsuya Nagai (9:42) when Chono used an STF on Nagai.
    8. G1 Climax - Semi Final: Jun Akiyama Pro Wrestling NOAH beat Yuji Nagata (16:11) with a wrist-clutch Exploder.
    9. G1 Climax - Semi Final: Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Yoshihiro Takayama (21:13) by referee stop.

    NJPW, 8/15/03 (WPW/NJ+IWTV Internet) (Buy)
    Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
    10,500 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. Blue Wolf beat Naofumi Yamamoto (5:15) with a lariat.
    2. Jushin Thunder Liger, El Samurai & Wataru Inoue beat Tiger Mask, Heat & Ryusuke Taguchi (10:47) when Inoue used the Triangle Lancer on Taguchi.
    3. Josh Barnett & Koji Kanemoto beat Minoru Suzuki Pancrase & Masayuki Naruse (11:29) by TKO (Barnett beat Naruse).
    4. G1 Climax - Block B: Yutaka Yoshie [4] beat Tadao Yasuda [4] (13:01) with a diving body press.
    5. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [4] beat Osamu Nishimura [4] (14:03) by countout.
    6. G1 Climax - Block B: Yuji Nagata [5] beat Shinsuke Nakamura [4] (11:32) with a backdrop suplex.
    7. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroyoshi Tenzan [6] beat Manabu Nakanishi [4] (14:50) by TKO.
    8. G1 Climax - Block B: Yoshihiro Takayama [8] beat Katsuyori Shibata [5] (6:38) with a German suplex hold.
    9. G1 Climax - Block A: Masahiro Chono [5] vs. Jun Akiyama Pro Wrestling NOAH [7] went to a draw (30:00) when the time limit expired.

    NJPW, 8/14/03 (SXW) (Buy)
    Miyagi Sports Center
    4,500 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. Naofumi Yamamoto beat Hirooki Goto (5:34) with a kakaekomi crab hold.
    2. Tiger Mask, Heat & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Koji Kanemoto, Jado & Gedo (11:12) when Tiger used a German suplex hold on Gedo.
    3. Josh Barnett beat Blue Wolf (5:04) with a sleeper hold.
    4. G1 Climax - Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura [4] beat Tadao Yasuda [4] (7:38) by TKO.
    5. G1 Climax - Block A: Osamu Nishimura [4] beat Manabu Nakanishi [4] (13:45) with a backslide.
    6. G1 Climax - Block B: Yoshihiro Takayama [6] beat Yutaka Yoshie [2] (12:31) with a German suplex hold.
    7. G1 Climax - Block B: Yuji Nagata [3] vs. Katsuyori Shibata [5] went to a double countout (13:17).
    8. G1 Climax - Block A: Jun Akiyama Pro Wrestling NOAH [6] beat Hiroshi Tanahashi [2] (16:08) with a wrist-clutch Exploder.
    9. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroyoshi Tenzan [4] beat Masahiro Chono [4] (21:21) with the Anaconda Vice.

    NJPW, 8/12/03 (SXW) (Buy)
    Gran Ship Shizuoka
    5,000 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. Masayuki Naruse beat Ryusuke Taguchi (7:42) with the Naruse Lock.
    2. Tiger Mask, Heat & Masahito Kakihara beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto & Naofumi Yamamoto (11:08) when Kakihara used a cross armbreaker on Yamamoto.
    3. Josh Barnett beat El Samurai (1:38) by TKO.
    4. G1 Climax - Block B: Katsuyori Shibata [4] beat Yutaka Yoshie [2] (9:17) with a right kick.
    5. G1 Climax - Block A: Masahiro Chono [4] beat Hiroshi Tanahashi [2] (13:11) with a Yakuza kick.
    6. G1 Climax - Block B: Yoshihiro Takayama [4] beat Shinsuke Nakamura [2] (7:08) with a knee kick.
    7. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroyoshi Tenzan [2] beat Osamu Nishimura [2] (25:56) with a kakaekomi crab hold.
    8. G1 Climax - Block B: Tadao Yasuda [4] beat Yuji Nagata [2] (12:21) with a Tiger Driver.
    9. G1 Climax - Block A: Jun Akiyama Pro Wrestling NOAH [4] beat Manabu Nakanishi [4] (16:35) with an inside cradle.

    NJPW, 8/11/03 (WPW) (Buy)
    Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
    9,000 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy

    1. Ryusuke Taguchi beat Naofumi Yamamoto (9:42) with a crab hold.
    2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto & El Samurai beat Tiger Mask, Heat & Masayuki Naruse (12:48) when Samurai used a cradle on Tiger.
    3. Josh Barnett beat Masahito Kakihara (4:02) with a cross heel hold.
    4. G1 Climax - Block B: Yutaka Yoshie [2] beat Shinsuke Nakamura [2] (12:31) with a diving body press.
    5. G1 Climax - Block B: Katsuyori Shibata [2] beat Tadao Yasuda [2] (1:14) by pinfall.
    6. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [2] beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan [0] (15:14) with a Dragon suplex hold.
    7. G1 Climax - Block A: Osamu Nishimura [2] beat Jun Akiyama Pro Wrestling NOAH [2] (27:17) with a ground Cobra Twist.
    8. G1 Climax - Block A: Manabu Nakanishi [4] beat Masahiro Chono [2] (11:39) with a kneelock.
    9. G1 Climax - Block B: Yoshihiro Takayama [2] beat Yuji Nagata [2] (14:05) with a German suplex hold.

    NJPW, 8/10/03 (WPW/NJ+IWTV Internet) (Buy)
    Kobe World Hall
    8,000 Fans
    - Super No Vacancy Full House

    1. Ryusuke Taguchi beat Hirooki Goto (8:42) with a Scorpion Deathlock.
    2. Tiger Mask, Heat & Masahito Kakihara beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto & Minoru Fujita (10:57) when Heat used the Minoru Special on Fujita.
    3. Josh Barnett beat Masayuki Naruse (4:22) by referee stop.
    4. G1 Climax - Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura [2] beat Katsuyori Shibata [0] (10:14) by referee stop.
    5. G1 Climax - Block B: Yuji Nagata [2] beat Yutaka Yoshie [0] (12:51) with a backdrop hold.
    6. G1 Climax - Block A: Manabu Nakanishi [2] beat Hiroshi Tanahashi [0] (14:04) with a German suplex hold.
    7. G1 Climax - Block A: Masahiro Chono [2] beat Osamu Nishimura [0] (24:08) with an inside cradle.
    8. G1 Climax - Block B: Tadao Yasuda [2] beat Yoshihiro Takayama [0] (11:16) by referee stop.
    9. G1 Climax - Block A: Jun Akiyama Pro Wrestling NOAH [2] beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan [0] (19:43) with a wrist-clutch Exploder.

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