Pro Wrestling NOAH 9/8/2025 N-1 Victory 2025 Day 1

Pro Wrestling NOAH 9/8/2025 N-1 Victory 2025 Day 1

It's a pretty disappointing looking N-1 this year. There's no WWE people in it or even reps from other Japanese companies.

N-1 Victory 2025 Block A Match - Daga vs. Tetsuya Endo

Daga superkicks him off the handshake. Endo back body drops him and side headlocks him. Endo shoulders him over. Daga dropkicks him. Daga sweeps him. Endo kicks him over the middle rope then Daga powerslams him on the apron while laying over the 2nd rope. 

Daga then plancha's Endo outside. Daga enzugiri's him from the apron and triangle asai moonsaults him for 2. Daga uppercuts him and boots him in the gut. Daga hits him. Endo backrolls into a pele kick on him.

Endo handspring corkscrew kicks him. Endo then flying space tigers him outside. Endo springboard forearms him inside for 2. Endo sleepers him. Endo flips out of a german and they trade facekicks. Endo superkicks him. Daga hurricanrana's him off the pop-up. 

Daga goes for another hurricanrana and takes a powerbomb backbreaker. They fight on the buckles. Endo alley oops him from the 2nd rope. Endo poisonrana's him. Endo exploders him for 2. Endo hits another exploder for 2.

Endo misses a top rope ssp and a pumping knee. Daga superkicks him then germans him. Daga hits a dangerous looking cross-legged michinoku driver for 2. Endo superkicks himthen Daga rolls him up for 2. Daga la magistral's him for 2. Endo tries a pin attempt then Daga rolls him and hooks the legs to win.

Thoughts: It was an indy style match and they did too much here with various moves not meaning that much. It was fast paced and Endo did a bunch of flying as usual.  

N-1 Victory 2025 Block B Match - Daiki Inaba vs. Jack Morris

Jack flying knees him to start then topes him outside. Jack twisting crossbodies him from the 2nd rope over the rail. Jack top rope splashes him for 2. DI overhead belly to belly suplexes him then lariats him. 

DI flying spears him in the corner then corner cannonballs him for 2. DI hits forearms. Jack pump kicks him then DI hits a spear. Jack falcon arrows him. They trade forearms. DI drops him with a headbutt. DI spears him off the buckles for 2.

Jack pumping knees him from behind then flying knees him. Jack flying knees him again and tiger drivers him to win.

Thoughts: It was fine. DI did his usual fiery underdog stuff and they ended it before they went too far. 

N-1 Victory 2025 Block B Match - Galeno vs. Harutoki

Gal shoves him over. Haru hits forearms and leg kicks. Haru flying headscissors him and dropkicks him. Gal flying shoulders him over. Gal step up knees him in the corner then slams him. Gal misses a splash then Haru rolls him up for 2. 

Haru top reop crossbodies him for 2. Gal suplexes him. Haru boots him out of the corner. Gal forearms him and sentons him for 2. 

Haru step up enzugiri's him multiple times. Haru tornado ddt's him for 2. Gal facekicks him for 2. Haru dropkicks him from behind then Gal blue thunders him for 2. Gal headbutts him and michinoku drivers him for 2. Gal hits a stiff running lariat.  

Gal top rope moonsaults him for the win.

Thoughts: It wasn't bad. Gal was the favorite and won here. Haru for a little bit of offense in before being put down. Gal hit a nice lariat here and his top rope moonsault was impressive.

N-1 Victory 2025 Block A Match - Manabu Soya vs. Masa Kitamiya

Masa beats up up a young lion as he enters. 

They charge at each other and shoulder battle. Soya hits double chops then suplexes him. Masa goes out and Soya double axe handles him from behind. Masa is sent into the rails and he shoulder battles with Soya there. Soya is sent into the rails then is lariated over.

Masa chops him and slaps him. Soya is sent into the post. Masa punches him inside. Soya hits chops. Masa bulldogs him. Soya hits chops and back body drops him. Soya flying lariats him.

Soya bulldogs him for 2. Soya neckbreakers him for 2. Masa backbreakers him on the knee. Soya death valley drivers him for 2. Masa swats a lariat awa and germans Soya. Soya tries to no sell it and is lariated for 2. Masa death valley drivers him for 2. 

Soya jumping knees him and lariats him. Masa backdrops him for 2. Masa running lariats him for 2. Soya then taps out to a strangle hold alpha.

Thoughts: It was what it looked like it would be - a hard hitting hoss match. I liked it and Masa's new heel character has gotten some different things out of him than before.  

N-1 Victory 2025 Block B Match - Kenoh vs. Ricky Knight Jr.

Rick wristlocks him. Rick walks up the buckles, goes under his leg, over him, slides back under him and rolls him up for 2. Ken does his own tricks and slaps Rick in the back of the head. Ken rolls him up for 2. 

Rick runs the ropes fast and dropkicks him. Rick tope con hilos him outside. Rick powerslams him then 2nd rope moonsaults him for 2. Ken germans him and Rick goes out off of it. 

Rick is sent into the rail and camera man. Ken then chest kicks him over the rail. Ken facekicks him outside then chest kicks him over the rail. Ken stands on his throat. Rick death valley drivers him. Rick hits a hard corner dropkick then a basement dropkick in the corner. 

Rick bridging ddt's him for 2. Ken sweeps him and double stomps him. Ken flying knees him from behind for 2. Ken cartwheels off the top and spinning high kicks him. Rick superkicks him then springboards into a high kick. Ken PK's him for 2. 

Ken misses a top rope double stomp and Rick pumping knees him. They trade forearms on their knees then get up and trade. Ken chest kicks him. Rick no sells it and chops him. Ken hits chest kicks. Ken pele kicks him then dragon suplexes him. Rick chops him. Ken rolling ankle locks him. Ken PK's him for 1 then does another for 2. Rick hook kicks him then flying forearms him in the back of the head. Rick fire thunder drivers him and wins.

Thoughts: It was a bit of an indy style match at times but I still liked it some. There were a lot of hard strikes here and Ricky did some flying and fast paced offense. The two matched up well together and I wouldn't mind seeing it again.

N-1 Victory 2025 Block A Match - Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Ulka Sasaki

Ulka comes in through the stands.

They grapple to start and do some mat wrestling. Ulka heel hooks him but Kaz heel hooks him back. Kaz armdrags him. Ulka slaps him around then goes for another armbar. Kaz slams him to try and escape but it doesn't work. Kaz ropebreaks.

Ulka kicks him and htis forearms. Kaz lariats him. Ulka escapes a poweromb and rolls him up for 2. Ulka goes back to the armbar. Kaz powerbombs him out of it. Kaz hits another jack knife powerbombs and wins.

Thoughts: I was fine with this one. They kept it short and it was built around Ulka going for the armbar. Kaz got out of it with a big powerbomb then hit a second to win. It made sense and this was about as good as you are going to get out of Kaz in 2025. 

N-1 Victory 2025 Block B Match - Naomichi Marufuji vs. OZAWA

Oz slides out early and Maru holds the rope open for him. Maru goes out after him and Oz goes back in. Oz then holds the rope open for him. The game continues and Maru stomps him. Maru grabs him by the ears and pumping knees him. Maru wipes a booger on Oz.

Oz corner dropkicks him then puts a booger on Maru. Oz misses a dropkick off the top and Maru turns it into a pin attempt. Maru superkicks him. Oz's head is banged off the buckles. Oz is then thrown out.

Oz is sent into the rails. Maru chops him against the post. Maru bangs the rail gate on Oz's head. Maru brainbusters him on the apron (while standing on the floor). Oz boots him over the rail. Oz top rope moonsaults him outside over the rail. Oz holds his ankle and doesn't get up. Maru wins by countout.

Thoughts: Moonsaults and stuff are bad enough but when you do them outside away from the padding it adds onto the danger. Sadly, Oz got injured here and as of the press-time, has missed multiple tournament matches. You really gotta be careful not to get hurt in tournaments. What we got wasn't bad prior to the injury.

GHC Junior Heavyweight Title Match - YO-HEY (c) vs. Hiromu Takahashi

They run at each other and HT knocks him over. Yo casadora armdrags him then flying headscissors him. HT corner lariats him then basement dropkicks him. HT dropkicks Yo off the apron. HT chops him outside. Yo is sent into the rails. HT taunts him in the ring. Yo gets fired up and dropkicks him inside.

Yo corner basement dropkicks him. Yo foot chokes him. HT is thrown out then sent into the rails. They trade chops outside. Yo boots and stomps him against the rails. Yo tope con hilos him outside. Yo spin kicks him and flying kicks him. Yo basement dropkicks him for 2.  

HT superkicks him. They trade running back elbows and HT germans him. HT casadora bulldogs him. Yo superkicks him then is dropkicked. They trade chest chops. Yo leapfrogs him then flying knees him on the ropes. Yo goes for a codebreaker and is powerbombed down. HT hits an AA for 2.

HT blocks a dropkick with his forearms then Yo jumping meteora's him. Yo meteora's him for 2. HT rolls him up for 2 then overhead belly to belly suplexes him into the buckles. Yo rolls him up for 2. HT lariats him for 2. 

HT running lariats him then Yo crucifix bombs him. HT hits a time bomb 2 for 2. HT hits a 2nd rope AA for 2. Yo canadian destroyers him then dropkicks him from behind. Yo hits a regular dropkick. HT rolls him up for 2. Yo superkicks him. Yo jumps at him and is caught with a package emerald flowsion. HT wins.

Thoughts: HT winning wasn't a shock. He wasn't coming here to lose. They didn't go too over the top until near the end and it was a lot more restrained than usual. I didn't love it but I would say it was ultimately acceptable and better restrained than HT's usual matches.

Multiple wrestlers come in after and want a shot. HT bumps chests with Odashima. HT thanks them and isn't that impressed. He asks them which one will put the belt around his waist. Eita comes out.  HT says he wants him and Eita agrees. 

N-1 Victory 2025 Block A Match - KENTA vs. Kaito Kiyomiya  

Kenta side headlocks him. KK bends over and is kicked. KK headscissors and dropkicks him. KK then does a dance in the ring. Kenta is thrown into the rails and KK boots his head around. Kenta is sent into the rails. KK stomps him outside. KK is sent into the rails and facekicked over them. Kenta slams him on the floor.

Kenta slaps him outside and slams him on the bleachers. Kenta kicks him in the back and the chest in the ring. KK hits forearms and Kenta facekicks him. Kenta powerslams him for 2. Kenta bodyscissors him on the mat then armbars him.

KK hits forearms then flying lariats him. KK hits forearms and dropkicks him. KK top rope dropkicks him for 2. Kenta slaps him around then KK slaps him back. KK boots him in the head while he's down and facekicks him. 

Kaito slaps him around then Kenta drops him with a big slap. Kenta hits a stiff corner dropkick. Kenta top rope double stomps him for 2. They trade forearms then slap each other. Kenta slaps him down then flying knees him for 2. KK blocks a go to sleep and cradles him for 2. 

Kenta hits urakens and KK flying knees him. KK walks up the buckles and spinning shining wizards him for 2. KK hits some kind of backbreaker from the slam position then top rope elbow drops him for the win.

Thoughts: I liked it and this was honestly about as good as this match could have been. Kenta slapped him around and roughed him up. Kaito eventually made his comeback and got the win. It was hard hitting. Kenta played the heel and Kaito face too. This was really good and impressed me.

Kaito hands Kenta the title after and Kenta wipes Kaito's fingerprints off of it.

Kaito talks on the mic after and thanks the crowd to close the show.

Overall thoughts: I didn't care for the main but I liked or was okay with everything else here. It's a shame Ozawa got injured. The main was the best thing on here and Kenta almost felt like his old self. I somewhat liked YO-HEY vs Hiromu and Fujita/Ulka also bet my expectations. Kenoh/Knight was a little indy but they worked well together and it wasn't too bad. I also liked Masa/Soya as expected. I'd give this a 7 out of 10 and thought it was a pretty good show overall.