Pro Wrestling NOAH 9/12/2026 N-1 Victory 2026 Day 1

Pro Wrestling NOAH 9/12/2026 N-1 Victory 2026 Day 1

N-1 Victory 2026 Block A Match - Yoshiki Inamura vs Yuki Iino

They lock up a few times Inamura clean breaks him and Iino poses at him. They test strength. They butt chests while locked up and Inamura shoulders him over. They lock up and roll up. Iino is rammed into the rails. They shoulderblock battle outside and Iino eventually shoulders him over. Iino slams him inside.

Iino misses an elbow drop then suplexes him. Iino chinlocks him. Inamura chops him and then spinning slams him. Inamura corner splashes Iino then hits a chop and punch combo in the corner. Inamura corner splashes him and gets corner splashed. Inamura hits a nice dropkick and kips up.

They double clothesline each other and Iino lariats him over for 2. Iino samoan drops him and elbow drops him. Inamura lariats him and uranage's him. Inamura misses a top rope splash. Inamura hits a big german. Iino no sells it and spears him for 2. Inamura lariats him twice. Inamura muso's him for 2. Inamura top rope splashes him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was an okay bout. It was all hoss wrestling here. They slammed into each other, hit each other hard and did what they were supposed to do here. This was one of the matches I wanted to see when Iino came to Noah and it worked out just fine. 

N-1 Victory 2026 Block B Match - Tetusya Endo vs Masa Kitamiya

Masa grabs him by the hair and bangs his face off the mat. Masa punches him on the ropes and Endo dropkicks him. Endo gets tripped by Yoshitatsu. Endo flying space tiger drops Masa outside. Endo springboard flying forearms him. 

Endo chinlocks him. Masa bulldogs and sentons him. They trade forearms. Endo does a bodypress on him for 2. Endo rolls him up for 2. They lariat each other at the same time. Endo running lariats him down.

Endo sleepers Yoshi on the apron when Yoshi gets on it. Endo back body drops him but Yoshi grabs onto Endo's arm. Masa then almost gets a pin off of it when the ref kicks Endo's arm away. Endo facekicks him. Endo's springboard is caught wtih a backdrop. Masa lariats him over.

They headbutt each other in the face. Endo jumps at him, gets caught is hit with a muso. Masa piledrivers him and Endo flying knees him. Masa running lariats him. Masa backdrops him for. Masa top rope sentons him for the win.

Thoughts: It didn't get the time to be a classic sadly. What we got was okay though. The Yoshitatsu interference wasn't necessary, but we got it. They had the right idea with Endo flying around, being the underdog and taking various slams and suplexes.

N-1 Victory 2026 Block A Match - Shane Haste vs Kazuyuki Fujita

Kaz waistlock takedowns him. Kaz backs him up on the ropes then Shane does the same. They trade strikes and Kaz shoulders him over. Shane dropkicks him then slingshot elbows him outside as Kaz isn't in the right spot. Shane is sent into the rails and Kaz kneels on his throat. Kaz backdrops him on the apron.

Kaz throws Shane off the buckles. Kaz suplexes him for 2. Kaz half crabs him. Shane boots him out of the corner and pump kicks him. Shane corner cannonballs him. They trade forearms and Shane goes down. They trade more forearms. 

Kaz chops him down. Shane uranage's him for 2. Kaz flips him with a lariat. Shane kicks him from behind then pumping knees him for 2. Shane running lariats him for 1. Shane uranage's him for the win.

Thoughts: I was fine with this one. It was mostly strikes and Kaz can handle doing that. It didn't go super long either and Kaz thankfully didn't win. 

N-1 Victory 2026 Block B Match - KENTA vs Manabu Soya

Both ask the crowd for cheers and get them. 

They lock up and back up on the ropes. Soya poses at him and gets slapped down. Soya is thrown out and Kenta chest kicks him there. Soya is sent into the rails then Kenta is sent into the rails. Kenta is dropped chest first on the rails. Soya tries pin attempts.

Soya chops Kenta and drops him. Kenta hits forearms. Kenta flying facekicks him. Kenta flying shoulders him and swinging neckbreakers him. Kenta boots him out of the corner then powerslams him. 

Kenta flying facekicks him and Soya shoulders him over. Soya bulldogs him. Soya brainbusters him for 2.  Kenta's tornado ddt is blocked. Kenta powerbombs him. Kenta top rope double stomps him for 2. Soya germans him. Soya lariats him down and death valley drivers him for 2. Kenta takes him down by the arm and ties up both arms with a headscissors. Kenta busaiku knees him for 2. Soya lariats him down for 1.

Kent facekicks him and Soya lariats him down. Soya pins him.

Thoughts: I liked it and I though this was what it was supposed to be. Kenta hit various kicks and Soya did the power moves and big strikes. Soya winning was a nice surprise here too. This was okay.

N-1 Victory 2026 Block A Match - Takashi Sugiura vs. CHEN

They lock up. Sugi misses a shot off the break. Chen side headlocks him and Sugi can't escape. Chen side headlock takeovers him. Sugi pulls the hair and side headlocks him.  Sugi shoulders Chen over. Sugi throws him out and sends him into the rails. Sugi stands on his throat outside. Sugi grabs the ref, Yoshitatsu beats up on Chen then Chen sends Yoshi into the rails. Chen topes Sugi.

Chen hits lariats and forearms. Sugi is laid on the top rope and Chen stands on his back there. Chen then poses and elbow drops his back. Sugi grabs him by the hair and lariats him down. Sugi running facekicks him. Sugi 2nd rope superplexes him. 

Chen superkicks him and is lariated down for 2. Sugi misses a corner spear. Chen pump kicks him. Chen suplexes him then holds on for a la rosa driver. Chen then knocks Yoshi off the apron. Chen springboards and is caught with a knee to the gut. Sugi running knees him in the gut again for 2. 

Sugi forearms Chen down. Chen springboard head chops him. Chen dropkicks him. Chen then double chops him down for 2. Chen twisting powerbombs Sugi and pins him.

Thoughts: It was average. It lost it's flow about half-way through and never regained it. Sugi didn't get any great offense in here either which didn't help things.

N-1 Victory 2026 Block B Match - Kenoh vs. Titus Alexander

TA side headlocks him and hits forearms. They each go for kicks. TA dropkicks him in the knee and head. TA knees him in the back. TA hits euros and chops. TA is back body dropped out. Ken PK's him from the apron. 

Ken hits chest kicks on him outside. Ken stands on TA's back. Ken double knee drops TA. Ken does a camel clutch variation and TA ropebreaks. TA forearms him. Ken spin kicks him in the gut. TA boots him out of the corner then upkicks him. TA does an AA for 1.

Ken sweeps him and double stomps his back. TA dropkicks him out. TA tope con hilos him. TA top rope crossbodies him for 2. Ken hits forearms and TA spin kicks him in the gut. Ken high kicks him down. Ken PK's him for 2. 

TA superkicks him and Ken pele kicks him. TA high kicks him and both go down. They trade forearms. Ken ankle locks him. Ken kicks him in the gut. Ken top rope double stomps him for 2.

Ken is up top and is enzugiri'd. TA last ride sitout powerbombs him. TA top rope double stomps him for 1. TA flying knees him for 2. Ken hits back elbows. Ken high kicks him on the buckles. Ken 2nd rope release dragon suplexes him for 2. Ken then does a crossface. TA ropebreaks. Ken misses a top rope double stomp. TA superkicks him. Ken dragon suplexes him for 2. TA flying pumping knees him then hits a chaos theory german for the win.

Thoughts: I was fine with this until the last few minutes when they got stupid. Titus was kicking out of 2nd rope dragon suplexes then later dragon suplexes without selling all that much. This isn't even some major show or even the main event. 

N-1 Victory 2026 Block A Match - Alpha Wolf vs. Kaito Kiyomiya

They lock up. Wolf kicks him in the gut. KK's crossbody is caught. They trade pin attempts. Ken takes him over, gets put in a headscissors and they stand off. Wolf backs him up on the ropes and slaps him. KK hits euros. KK elbow drops him for 2. 

KK forearms him. Wolf sweeps him and sends him into the rails. Wolf chops him. Wolf gets sent into the rails. KK runs at him and is back body dropped onto the floor. Wolf sends him into the post then gets a 2 count on him. 

Wolf chops him and KK flying lariats him. KK back elbows him then dropkicks him. Wolf goes out, KK tries to follow and Wolf hits him. KK clubs on him and hits forearms. KK no sells them and euros him back. Wolf is sent over the rails and onto the floor. 

KK hits mounted shots on the floor. KK top rope dropkicks him for 2. Wolf superkicks him. KK flips out of a german. KK flying knees him. Wolf jumping knees him then superkicks him. KK dropkicks him and Wolf running headbutts him in the face.

Wolf hits a slap combo on him. Wolf lariats him from behind then running lariats him for 2. Wolf pop up powerbombs him and knees him in the face twice for 2. KK hurricanrana's him for 2. KK low shining wizard's him for 1. KK is popped up and he shining wizards him off of it for 2. KK top rope elbow drops him and pins him.

Thoughts: It wasn't really what I expected. Wolf did more strikes here. Ken picked up the pace for offense but I didn't think they meshed that well. I was just hoping they'd do more of a juniors match than what we got here. This was average.

N-1 Victory 2026 Block B Match - OZAWA vs. Kouga

Kouga avoids a lock up and shoulders him over. Kouga spin kicks him in the gut. They armdrag each other. Oz headscissors him and they stand off. Oz knees him in the gut, Kouga goes up and over him then backflips. Kouga spinning heel kicks him. 

Yoshitatsu trips Kouga in front of the ref and pulls him out. The ref yells at Yoshi then Oz does as well. Oz is sent into and over the rails. Oz sends Kogua into the rails in the stands. They go into the stands to fight. 

They fight in the aisle in the stands then in the stairs area on the side. Oz is forearmed and goes over the rail door. Oz hits Kouga with a water bottle. Kouga is sent into the post. 

Kouga then facekicks Oz over the ringside rails. Oz moonsaults off the stage. Oz bangs Kouga's head off the buckles. Oz cravates Kouga in the ring. Oz pump kicks him. Oz knees him in the gut and Kouga chest kicks him down. Kouga hits kicks to the head. 

Kouga step up kicks him in the corner then kicks him in the back for 2. Kouga springboard spinning heel kicks him for 2. Oz rolls him up for 2 and basement dropkicks him. Oz corner dropkicks him then top rope dropkicks him for 2.

Oz does an octopus to him. Kouga death valley drivers him out of it. Oz is put in tree of woe and Kouga PK's him there. They go up on the top buckle together. I think Oz maybe bites him and both go down. Oz superkicks him in the gut then spits in his face. Oz hits a twisting fisherman's neckbreaker for 2. Oz dropkicks him and blue thunders him for 2. Oz top rope moonsaults him for 2. 

Kouga step up enzugiri's him. Oz corkscrew kicks him. Kouga high kicks him. Oz spinning heel kicks him. Oz hits forearms and Kouga forearms him down. Kouga opens his arms. Oz hugs him and is suplexed. Kouga PK's him for 2. 

Kouga superkicks him. Kouga brainbusters him for 2. Kouga PK's him in the head multiple times for 2. Kouga goes for a powerbomb. Oz backslides him and pins him.

Thoughts: The finish was weak here. It was a slower match but it was fine. Kouga is basically acting like Katsuhiko Nakajima in this new gimmick and he mostly stuck to kicks. His kicks looked good though and that's what's most important. They certainly made Kouga come across as important here in his return from excursion and I'm interested to see how he develops under the new name. Even though he lost, I still think this match helped give him credibility as he kicked Oz's @ss for the majority of this one. It was okay bout and I'd be interested to see this what a rematch of this one looks like in a few years.

Kouga hits mounted forearms on Oz after. The ref and ring boys try to stop him and eventually do.

Ozawa talks on the mic after.

Overall thoughts: It was an encouraging day at the N-1. Even if nothing was great, most of the guys are solid, experienced workers and it seems like there's a high possibility of some good bouts in this tournament. Inamura/Iino was maybe the best match of the night. Endo/Mas was okay. Shane got a decent bout out of Fujita. Soya/Kent was exactly what it should have been and was okay. I didn't like Sugi/Chen. Kenoh/Titus went well until the end. Alpha/Kaito was average. The main was okay and Kouga came off like the new Katsuhiko Nakajima here. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 overall. We had a lot of okay wrestling here and it made me want to see the next day of the tournament. The show was good overall.