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] defeated Toru Yano [0] (7:32)
- G1 Climax 2013 Block A Match: Lance Archer [2] defeated Tomohiro Ishii [0] (10:43)
- G1 Climax 2013 Block B Match: Shelton Benjamin [2] defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan [0] (8:20)
- G1 Climax 2013 Block A Match: Katsuyori Shibata [2] defeated Davey Boy Smith Jr. [0] (9:06)
- G1 Climax 2013 Block B Match: Yujiro Takahashi [2] defeated Tetsuya Naito [0] (9:30)
- G1 Climax 2013 Block B Match: Yuji Nagata [2] defeated Minoru Suzuki [0] (14:34)
- G1 Climax 2013 Block A Match: Togi Makabe [2] defeated Hirooki Goto [0] (11:20)
- G1 Climax 2013 Block B Match: Karl Anderson [2] defeated Shinsuke Nakamura [0] (12:54)
- G1 Climax 2013 Block A Match: Satoshi Kojima [2] defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi [0] (16:07)
- G1 Climax 2013 Block A Match: Prince Devitt [2] defeated Kazuchika Okada [0] (12:56)