Pro Wrestling NOAH 1/2/2026 New Year Reboot 2026
Atsushi Kotoge, Hajime Ohara & Shuhei Taniguchi vs. Hiroto Tsuruya, Midori Takahashi & Yuto Koyanagi
Yuto is in the black, Hiro is in the gray and Midori is in the blue. All 3 are making their debut's here.
Hiro and Ohara go at it. Ohara waistlock takedowns him and side headlocks him. Hiro hits a dropkick on Ohara for 2. Ohara is hit with a triple dropkick. Midori slams Ohara for 2. Ohara russian legsweeps him then pulls his leg backwards. Hiro breaks it up.
Kotoge slams Midori. Shu slams Midori then Ohara slams Midori for 2. Midori hits chest forearms on Kotoge and Kotoge headbutts him. Midori dropkicks him. Yuto comes in and dropkicks Kotoge. He then hits chest forearms on him. Kotoge forearms him then Yuto hiptosses him for 2.
Yuto top rope dropkicks Kotoge for 2. Kotoge hits a side effect on him for 2. Yuto belly to belly suplexes Kotoge. Ohara takes a double suplex. Hiro hits forearms on Shu. Shu lariats all 3 of the rookies down. Kotoge spinning air raid crashes Yuto and pins him.
Thoughts: It was a short rookies vs vets match. The rookies did get more in than I expected but the 3 rookies still didn't get much in. Yuto's still a little green. Hiro's the tallest and has a lot of weight to put on yet. Hiro hit a nice dropkick here.
All Rebellion (Alejandro, Harutoki & Kai Fujimura) vs. Team 2000X (Jun Masaoka, Tadasuke & Takashi Sugiura)
Tada and Ale go at it. Tada slaps him in the corner. Ale goes up and over and does headflips. Ale flips out of a hiptoss, armdrags him and springboard diving armdrags him. Ale dropkicks him.
Kai and Jun go at it. Jun pulls Kai by the hair. Kai boot Jun out of the corner. Jun facekicks him. Kai flying headscissors Jun then dropkicks him. Jun throws Kai out. Yoshitatsu stabs Kai with something outside as while everyone is out there. Ale's head is banged off the apron.
Jun rakes Kai's eyes. Jun back elbows Kai for 2. Sugi forearms Kai down in the ring and stomps him. Sugi clubs on Kai's back then suplexes him. Haru comes in and hits a running face kick. He backbreakers Jun.
Sugi boot Haru in the gut. Haru does something like a corner splash on him. Haru top rope crossbodies him for 2. Sugi blocks Haru's enzugiri then bangs Haru's knees off the mat. Sugi corner facekicks Haru.
Haru is put up top. Sugi 2nd rope sperplexes him. Sugi half-crabs him. Ale breaks it up. Sugi and Haru trade forearms. Haru slaps him then Sugi knees him in the gut. Sugi facekicks him on the ropes and Haru step up enzugiri's him.
Jun eye rakes Ale when they get in. Ale slingshot splashes him. Ale double dropkicks Jun and Tada out then tope con hilos both. Jun takes corner attacks and a double superkick to the head for 2. Jun takes a slice then a top rope splash for 2. Ale goes up top and Tada chairs him. The ref doesn't see it. Jun headlock drivers Ale and pins him.
Thoughts: It went a little longer than needed. The work was acceptable but it bordered on boring towards the end of it. I can't say Harutoki really impressed me here. He might have the size but he isn't the most coordinated and it doesn't always come off well.
Eita, Hi69, Jack Morris & Mohammed Yone vs. White Raven Squad (HAYATA, KENTA, Tetsuya Endo & Ulka Sasaki)
Eitha and Kenta compete for cheers to start and waste time. The ref decides Kenta go the bigger reaction. Eita kicks Ken when he bends over then Ken knees him in the gut. Ken kicks him in the back. Haya comes in and shoulders Eita over then double stomps his back.
Eita armdrags and dropkicks him. Yone comes in and corner lariats Haya twice. Haya enzugiri's him. Yone shoulders him over. Endo handspring corkscrew kicks Yone while he has control of Haya. Yone takes an atomic drop, a dropkick to the head and a running ssp from Endo for 2.
Endo racks Yone then Yoke puts a choke on him. Endo cutters him then Yone sick kicks him. Jack comes in and hits a lariat and an enzugiri on Endo. Jack boots him off the ropes. Jack lariats him over the top then plancha's him outside. Jack top rope splashes him for 2.
Endo hurricanrana's him and they trade pin attempts. Endo powerbomb backbreakers him. Ulka comes in and flying kicks Jack. Jack rolls him up for 2. Jack falcon arrows him. 69 comes in and asai moonsaults Ulka. He kicks him in the head for 2. Ulka cutters him. 69 pop-up back elbows him. Ulka takes corner attacks. Yone lariats Ulka then running knees him for 2.
69 top rope Stuka splashes Ulka. Ulka immediately puts him in an armbar and taps him out.
Thoughts: It wasn't anything too special and the first half wasn't that serious. The ending was pretty lame here as well with Ulka getting splashed and doing an armbar off of it.
Ulka gives his team t-shirts after. Ulka and Kenta talk on the mic and I think Ulka challenges him for the next Korauken show. The crew then poses together for photos. BUSHI slips in and spits mist in Kenta's face. He then has words for him on the mic.
Naomichi Marufuji vs. Katsumi Inahata
They lock up and trade waistlocks. Kat wristlocks him. Maru boots him in the gut. Kat rolls out of a wristlock and Maru trips him. Kat armbars him. Kat keylocks him and hammerlocks him. Maru shoulders him over. Kat chops him and side headlocks him.
Maru facekicks him. Kat shoulders him over. Kat side headlocks him. Maru tries a backdrop but Kat hangs on with the headlock. They go out and Maru sends him into the seats. Maru chops him against the post outside. Maru gets a 2 count on him inside. Maru chinlocks him.
Kat boots him in the gut. Kat trips him and basement dropkicks him. Kat pumping knees him in the corner then 2nd rope la silla's him for 2. Kat chops him then Maru running STO's him. Maru chops him in the corner. Maru ddt's him. Kat pop-up knees him then spinning forearms him down. Kat hits a running side slams for 2.
They trade chops. Maru superkicks him then hook kicks him. Maru pumping knees him for 2. Maru pumping knees hi in the side of the head then side headlocks him. Kat submits.
Thoughts: The finish was weak here with Maru hitting and pumping knee then winning with a side headlock. I'm sure this was some initiation thing since this was Katsumi's first match with the promotion but that was pathetic. Katsumi mostly stuck to headlocks him and got chopped a bunch of times. I thought it was average.
Maru talks on the mic after and gives him a Noah jacket. I believe he announces him as a new member of the promotion.
Kenoh & Los Intocables (Daga & Daiki Odashima) vs. AMAKUSA, Junta Miyawaki & Kaito Kiyomiya
Ama side headlock takeovers Dai. Dai headscissors him and they stand off. Dai headflips out of a wristlock, takes him down then side headlocks him. Dai goes for karelin's lift but Ama escapes. They armdrag each other. Dai headscissors him then dropkicks him.
Jun and Ken trade forearms. Ken spin kicks him in the gut. Jun side headlock takeovers him. Ken facekicks him. Jun dropkicks him off the apron. Jun then triangle plancha's him outside. Jun misses a dropkick and rolls him up for 2.
Jun cradles Ken for 2. Ken chest kicks him down. KK and Daga go at it. KK armdrags him and is put in a headscissors. They do the spot and trade roles. KK running forearms him. KK takes dropkicks and a double stomp from the other team. Dai is then double hiptossed onto KK for 2. Dai forearms Ama off the apron. Ama gets in his face.
KK monkey flips Dai. Ama top rope diving back elbows Dai. Ama 2nd rope hurricanrana's Dai for 2. Ama yanks on Dai's arm. Dai hits forearms and Ama drops him with one. They trade forearms. Dai rolls him p for 2.
Dai then does a nasty head and arm lock with a bridge. Ama ropebreaks. Ama flying chest kicks Dai. Dai no sells it and karelin's lifts him. Daga and Jun fight it out. Jun flying corkscrew headscissors him. Daga boots him out of the corner. Daga is tripped into the buckles. Jun then corner dropkicks him. Jun top rope dropkicks him for 2. Dai comes in to help and Jun takes a double kick. Daga flips Dai onto Jun for 2.
Dai misses a slingshot plancha outside. Daga boots Jun in the gut then Daga takes a double superkick and a superkick + basement dropkick combo for 2. Daga backrolls Jun with a bridge and pins him.
Thoughts: It was an okay tag with Daiki vs Amakusa being the big theme of it. We saw little of Kenoh and Kaito here and they basically took the night off. They kept things moving in this and it was fine for what it was.
The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) vs. Passionate RATEL'S (Manabu Soya & Saxon Huxley)
Sax and Doc push each other then shoulder battle. Sax hits punches. Doc punches Sax in the corner. Karl hits chops on Sax and Sax no sells them. Sax side slams him. Sax crossbodies him against the ropes.
Soya comes in. Karl hits forearms on him then piefaces him. Soya chops him down for 2. Soya fights off a 1v2 in the corner. Doc uppercuts Soya down in the corner twice. Doc foot chokes him. Karl stomps on Soya in the corner.
Soya is sent chest first into the buckles. Doc boots Soya then suplexes him. Soya's head is banged off the buckles. Soya chops him then Karl eye rakes him. Karl slams and elbow drops Soya. Doc misses an elbow drop on Soya. Soya dropkicks Karl.
Sax comes in and shoulders over Karl. He hits snake eyes on him then running big boots him. Sax elbow drops him for 2. Sax is double teamed in the corner. Doc misses a corner charge and Sax corner splashes him. Sax top rope diving shoulderblocks Doc down.
Soya comes in and running back elbows Karl. He bulldogs him then suplexes him. Karl takes a chokeslam + backdrop combo for 2. Soya meteora's Karl for 2. Karl pump kicks Soya a few times. Doc corner splashes Soya then Soya takes a backdrop + neckbreaker combo.
Soya hits chops on both opponents. Karl cutters Soya. Doc high kicks Sax down. Soya is hit with a magic killer and is pinned.
Thoughts: It went longer than it needed to and wasn't very interesting. It was mostly chops and punches and it didn't do it for me. Soya's new Ratel's gimmick sucks and makes him look like a lower card talent.
Dragon Bane, Will Kroos & Yoshiki Inamura vs. Team 2000X (Alpha Wolf, Masa Kitamiya & OZAWA)
YI = Yoshiki Inamura
Masa kicks away YI's handshake attempt. They lock up and YI side headlocks him. YI shoulders him over and misses an elbow drop. Masa hammerolocks him and bridges. Masa pulls the hair and bangs YI's head off the buckles. YI chops him in the corner then Masa backbreakers him.
Oz comes in and slaps around YI. Oz kicks him in the gut. YI hits forearms and Oz eye rakes him. Oz backrolls him for 2. YI blocks a PK. Oz hangs out on the ropes and picks his nose. YI stomps Oz then slams him for 2.
Will comes in and Oz is hit with a double shoulderblock. Oz grabs Will's gut. Will powerslams him for 2. Will corner lariats him then misses a senton.
Bane and Wolf get in and go at it. Bane hits chops and Wolf bites his hand. Wolf then hits chops. Wolf superkicks him out of the corner. Bane flying kicks him off the apron and plancha's him outside. Bane springboard headscissors Wolf down.
Bane is dropkicked through the ropes. and Wolf chokes him with something outside. Wolf grabs the top of Bane's mask then forearms him down. Wolf lariats Bane over. Bane's head is banged off of Oz's foot. Bane is foot choked in the corner.
Masa hits bolo shots on Bane then shoulders him over. Masa then kneels on him for a 2 count. Wolf bites Bane's hand. Oz snapmares Bane and PK's him for 2. Wolf taunts Bane. Wolf then spinning ddt's him.
Will comes in and shoulder over the heels. Will fallway slams Wolf. Will lariats and sentons Wolf for 2. Wolf gets on WIll's back and bites him. Wolf superkicks and enzugiri's him. Wolf bites him more then lariats him twice. Wolf sentons him.
Oz comes in and dropkicks Will in the corner. Oz top rope dropkicks him for 2. Oz spin kicks and corkscrew kicks Will. Oz rolls into a flatliners on him for 2. Will doctor bombs Oz for 2.
YI and Masa get in. They each hit forearms and lariat each other. Masa pulls YI's hair and bangs his head off the buckles. Masa bulldogs YI. YI pounces him into the corner. YI hits a forearm and chop combo. YI punches him then suplexes him for 2. YI hits a big lariat on him for 2. They trade forearms. YI spinning forearms him. YI runs the ropes, Masa criss-crosses him then sleepers him. YI backdrops him.
Masa no sells it then muso's him. YI lariats him. Bane springboard back elbows Masa. Bane hits kicks on him. Bane handspring corkscrew kicks Masa for 2. Bane jumping knees him and pumping knees him. Bane then poisonrana's him for 2. Will hits a big german on Bane.
Will is pulled over the top. YI spinning slams Masa. Bane goes up top and is hit with a weapon by Wolf. Wolf hits a nasty driver on him and Masa top rope sentons Bane to win.
Thoughts: It got a lot of time to play out and was fine. I thought they pushed the Masa/Inamura and Wolf/Bane feuds well. The other guys were just kind of a long for the ride. Wolf hit a nasty driver on Bane's head here.
Inmaura and Masa fight after. Inamura is thrown out but comes back in and hits shots on Masa. The heels then beat up on Masa and boot the faces out.
Masa talks on the mic after and has words for Inamura.
The heels pose to end the show.
Overall thoughts: It was a bit of a longer show. Nothing was that great on here but the main was alright. The opener was your usual rookies vs vets match. The All Rebellion tag was acceptable only. The 8-man tag wasn't that great. Marufuji kind of embarrassed Inahata some before welcoming him to the company. The Amakusa tag was alright. The Good Brothers tag was boring. The main was an okay bout with Masa/Inamura and Bane/Wolf going at it. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 as it was average and nothing you need to see.

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