Pro Wrestling NOAH 8/11/2022 N-1 Victory 2022 Day 1
N-1 Victory 2022 B Block Match - Katsuhiko Nakajima vs Masa Kitamiya
Masa flips him with a lariat to start for 2. Nak backdrops him for 2, facekicks him then they trade forearms. They trade more forearms and Masa is wobbling. Nak hits some hard chest kicks and Masa tries to shake it off. Masa catches a kick and hits shots on his knee before dragon screwing him. Masa brainbusters him then hits a big spear for 2.
Masa ties his legs up and hits forearms then hits a big top rope senton. Nak hits a sharp knee to the head and is shouldered into the corner. Nak kicks the ropes as his head is on the buckle then hook kicks him. Nak hits kicks to the chest and back. Masa hits more shots to the knee then drops him with a hard forearm. Masa piledrivers him for 2.
Nak reverses a backdrop then high kicks him and drops him with a slap. Nak brainbusters him for the win.
This was a compact but stiff match. Lots of nice shots here and it didn't go on too long. Masa probably should have been protected more, but there weren't any other issues with this one.
N-1 Victory 2022 B Block Match - Masato Tanaka vs Anthony Greene
This is something I never thought I'd want to see but interests me.
They do some wrestling early and Greene shoulders him over. Tanaka hiptosses him and they evade each others moves. Greene corner chops him then 2nd rope dropkicks him. Greene hits some shots to the body while in a fujiwara armbar. Tanaka single arm ddt's him.
Greene tries to fight off an arm hold and Tanaka forearms him. Tanaka hits more forearms against the ropes and Greene comes back with lariats and back elbows. Greene then chinbreakers him into a neckbreaker, then pedigrees him for 2. Tanaka lariats Greene in the corner ten lariats him on the apron. Tanaka charges at him near the rails and goes over them then Greene crossbodies him over the rails.
Back in and Greene walks the top rope into a twisting crossbody. They fight up top then Greene gets down and running powerbombs him. They trade forearms and Greene hits superkicks. Tanaka forearms him and is rolled up into the bottom buckle. Tanaka hits a diamond dust then top rope superplexes him. Tanaka top rope frogsplashes him for 2 then sliding d's him for the win.
It was okay but it never kicked it up a notch and wasn't given the chance to be a classic. I thought they also hurt some of the momentum with the arm work early.
N-1 Victory 2022 B Block Match - Kinya Okada vs Masakatsu Funaki
They feel each other out early and Funaki staggers him with a slap. Okada slaps him back against the ropes then Funaki palm strikes him from the mount. Funaki armbars him and Okads ropebreaks. Okada then kick combos him then gutwrench suplexes him. Funaki PK's him and they trade Funaki's slaps for Okada's forearms.
Funaki drops him with a spinning backhand then tombstones him. Funaki then wins it with a choke.
N-1 Victory 2022 A Block Match - Masaaki Mochizuki vs Hideki Suzuki
Mocchy hits leg kicks early then bangs his leg off the post. They both leglock each other on the mat and Suzuki ropebreaks out. Mocchy hits more leg kicks on his knee that has a brace on it and drops him.
Mocchy hits more leg kicks and has him backpedalling. Mocchy hits chest kicks then gets capture suplexed. Suzuki neck twists him with his feet then cravates him. Suzuki snapmares him with a cravate then hits a nice neckbreaker. Suzuki bulldog headlocks him then suplexes him. Mocchy hits kicks on Suzuki and buzzsaw kicks him. Mocchy twisting brainbusters him for 2.
Suzuki backbreakers him and Suzuki hits a combo of strikes. He takes a high kick then Suzuki tombstones him for 2. Suzuki double underhook suplexes him and wins it.
This was a decent match with Suzuki working on his knee braced leg before being beaten.
N-1 Victory 2022 A Block Match - Kaito Kiyomiya vs Jack Morris
Jack Morris is an indy wrestler from Scotland. He's a little small but he's a good looking dude. Kaito is wearing some colorful and ugly tights.
Kaito puts headscissors on him and Jack headstands out of the headscissors. Jack dropkicks him in the gut then corner splashes him. Jack throws him outside then topes him. Jack hits some stomps and dropkicks him as he is down. Kaito hits a nice dropkick on him then does a Mutoh style elbow drop for 2.
They trade shots and Kaito backdrops him. Kaito sleepers him then Jack hits forearms. Jack hits some lariats and hangs him over the 2nd rope. He hits some kicks to the upper chest while he is hanging there then dropkicks him against the ropes. Jack goes for a knees on the ropes slingshot senton but Kaito gets his knees up. Kaito then 2nd rope flying forearms him.
Kaito top rope dropkicks him for 2. Kaito germans him then spinning forearms him. Kaito jumping knees him and comes off the top to be met with a dropkick. Jack TKO's him then Kaito hits a big forearm. He takes a step up enzugiri then is spinesbutered. Jack then double underhooks him and wins in an upset.
Jack winning was a big surprise. This was short and they weren't allowed to go all out here. It was okay for what it was, but nothing too special.
N-1 Victory 2022 A Block Match - Kenoh vs Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr.
Doc hurricanrana's him out early and they play games going in and out of the ring. Ken gets mad and facekicks himoutside. Ken then sends him over the rails and into the post. Ken goes after the mask then takes a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Doc takes a kick to the back then chest kicks. Ken slams Doc and bodyscissors him.
They trade chops and Ken goes for a slingshot but is superkicked. Doc then topes him against the rail twice. Doc then does a triangle dive to the outside from the 2nd rope inside. They trade forearms on the apron then Doc top rope crossbodies him for 2. Doc step up enzugiri's him.
Ken sweeps him into a double stomp on the back then flying knees him in the back of the head. Ken hits leg kicks then Dco octopus stretches him. They trade chops for kicks. Doc hits forearms then is chest kicked. Ken misses some high kicks and is lariated then Ken hits a spinning back high kick. Ken then PK's him for 2.
Doc fire thunder drivers him. Doc goes up to the 2nd rope and Ken hangs off him with a sleeper then climbs up his back. Doc headbutts him in the chest and is rolled up and sleepered for the win.
The finish was sudden and wasn't good for what was a decent match otherwise.
Ultimo Dragon, El Hijo del Santo and Naomichi Marufuji vs Super Crazy, Kotaro Suzuki and Nosawa Rongai
Nosawa's crew stalls then Nosawa gets in and is beat up 3v1. Kotaro then gets beaten up too and Nosawa has his legs split. Nosawa hits some shots on Santo and beats up on him in the corner. Nosawa tries to take off Santo's mask then Crazy tries to take off Ultimo's mask. Santo is thrown into the post then Crazy gets some offense in on Maru.
Nosawa sends Ultimo into the post then Crazy footchokes Santo. The three heels are whipped into each other and Santo hits chest shots on Nosawa. Ultimo sends crazy into the post and Santo sends Nosawa into the rails. Ultimo snapmares Crazy then hits armdrags. Ultimo back body drops Kotaro.
Nosawa tries to make friends and shake Santo's hand then Crazy hits Santo from behind. Santo hiptosses Crazy then does a headscissors + headlock takedown on his opponents at the same time. Nosawa is dropped from a Santo slap then Santo spinning headscissors Crazy. Nosawa takes double flying chops from Maru and Santo then Kotaro does as well.
The faces put Kotaro and Nosawa in the star and Ultimo does the hurricanrana in the middle. All 6 men fight then the heels are put in triple submissions and tapped out. The faces win.
This was slower and obviously more of a legends match thing, but it made sense with the face vs heel work.
The heels are beaten up after some and they all still want to fight. Nosawa challenges Santo to a hair vs mask match after. We are then teased with a tag match after that never ends up happening as the heels leave.
N-1 Victory 2022 B Block Match - Takashi Sugiura vs Satoshi Kojima
They fight over a wristlock early then Sugi puts a headlock on him. Sugi shoulders him over then Koji hiptosses him. Koji then shoulders him over. They fight on the floor and Koji goes into the rails then is facekicked. Sugi chinlocks him then back elbows him.
Koji hits chest chops then takes a spin kick to the gut. Koji forearms him down then hits machine gun chops. Sugi hits a forearm flurry then running knees in the corner. Sugi hits forearms against the buckles on him. Koji hits machine gun chops and running forearms him in the corner. Sugi then top rope suplexes him.
They fight on the apron and Koji ddt's him on the apron. Koji then top rope elbows drops him for 2. Sugi spears him and Koji comes back with a cutter. Koji cutters him off the 2nd rope for 2. The footage jumps for some reason and we return with Koji lariating him. The two trade forearms and Sugi drops him with a forearm. Sugi hits a bunch of forearms then Koji brainbusters him. Sugi jumps into a guillotine clutch on Koji and wins it with it.
The finish was really out of nowhere. I wasn't that in to the match but there wasn't anything wrong with it. It was just them mostly exchanging forearms and chops that didn't really mean a whole lot.
N-1 Victory 2022 A Block Match - Kazuyuki Fujita vs Go Shiozaki
They get off to a slow start and shoulder battle. Fujita shoulders him over and Go rolls out to avoid a kick. Kaz goes after him and they fight on the floor then Kaz is thrown into the rails. Kaz gets a knee to the head as he hangs off the apron, then Kaz knocks him off the apron into the rails. Fujita single leg crabs Go then hits some chops and headbutts as he has his leg hooked. Go gets put in the figure four and tries to chop Kaz's knee out of it.
Kaz bangs Go's knee off the apron and the post. Go brainbusters him then lariats him. Go hits machine gun chops then Kaz hits a forearm flurry in the corner. Go comes back with chops then brainbusters him for 2. Kaz suplexes him and Go back body drops him. Kaz germans him then Go lariats him.
Kaz hits forearms then Go hits chops back. Kaz drops him with a slap then Go lariats him. Go backdrops Kaz then lariats him for 2. Kaz backdrops him and hits some kicks. Kaz then running soccer kicks him. Kaz then powerbombs him and wins it.
It was okay but it was just them mostly trading strikes and not much else.
Overall thoughts: Good night at the N-1 with a lot of decent to good matches.
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