NJPW G1 Climax 23 - Night 1

 took place in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan. The event took place on August 1, 2013.

Results

 * Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
 * (c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.
 * G1 Climax 2013 Block B Match: Kota Ibushi [2] defeats Toru Yano [0] (7:32)
 * G1 Climax 2013 Block A Match: Lance Archer [2] defeats Tomohiro Ishii [0] (10:43)
 * G1 Climax 2013 Block B Match: Shelton Benjamin [2] defeats Hiroyoshi Tenzan [0] (8:20)
 * G1 Climax 2013 Block A Match: Katsuyori Shibata [2] defeats Davey Boy Smith Jr. [0] (9:06)
 * G1 Climax 2013 Block B Match: Yujiro Takahashi [2] defeats Tetsuya Naito [0] (9:30)
 * G1 Climax 2013 Block B Match: Yuji Nagata [2] defeats Minoru Suzuki [0] (14:34)
 * G1 Climax 2013 Block A Match: Togi Makabe [2] defeats Hirooki Goto [0] (11:20)
 * G1 Climax 2013 Block B Match: Karl Anderson [2] defeats Shinsuke Nakamura [0] (12:54)
 * G1 Climax 2013 Block A Match: Satoshi Kojima [2] defeats Hiroshi Tanahashi [0] (16:07)
 * G1 Climax 2013 Block A Match: Prince Devitt [2] defeats Kazuchika Okada [0] (12:56)