Pro Wrestling NOAH 5/2/2026 Spring Mayhem Ryogoku 2026

Pro Wrestling NOAH 5/2/2026 Spring Mayhem Ryogoku 2026

Eita vs. Katsumi Inahata

Kat running back elbows him to start. Kat boots him from the buckles and 2nd rope dropkicks him for 2. Eita PK's him then double stomps him. Eita headbutts him then Kat suplexes him for 2. Kat backrolls him for 2. Eita burning hammers him on his stomach. Kat hits a nice dropkick. Eita hits a Z360 then superkicks him. Eita then pins him.

Thoughts: Kat is being used a rookie here. He's been wrestling since 2021 and has been wrestling longer than some of the non-rookies here. It's ridiculous. He hit a nice dropkick though. Eita's Z360 looked nice though and he won easily.

Daiki Odashima, Kazuyuki Fujita & Mohammed Yone vs. White Raven Squad (HAYATA, KENTA & Tetsuya Endo)

Kenta and Dai butt heads. Dai slaps him and Kenta side headlocks him. Dai side headlocks him then armdrags him. Dai running forearms him. Ken backdrops him then kicks him while he's down. Haya gets in and slams Dai. Haya cobra twists Dai. Dai legrolls him around the ring for 2. 

Fujita gets in and hits slams on Haya. Yone running corner lariats Haya. Yone misses a corner charge and Haya enzugiri's him. Endo gets in. He handspring kicks his opponents on the apron corner. Endo springboard flying forearms Yone. Endo then standing moonsault double knee drops him for 2. 

Endo headbutts Yone then Yone claymore kicks him. Endo takes running corner lariats then takes a double shoulderblock. Fujita suplexes Endo. Dai comes in and sends Endo into Haya. Dai takes 2 atomic drops then an electric chair powerbomb backbreaker on the knee. Dai takes running corner lariats then Kenta corner dropkicks him. Kenta top rope double stomps Dai for 2.

Dai rolls Kenta into a bridge pin then does a head and armlock. It gets broken up. Dai and Kenta trade shots. Dai spinning chops him then takes a kick from Endo from behind. Endo handspring double backflip kicks Fujita and Yuta. Dai deadlift germans Endo. Kenta hits a GTS on Dai and pins him. 

Thoughts: It was an acceptable tag. They kept things moving here. Daiki looked good and showed some confidence. Endo got a couple of his nice flips in.

Two On One Handicap Match - Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos I & Kid Lykos II) vs. Knull

Knull is double teamed and he pushes them away. Knull throws them into each other and double lariats them. Knull corner splases I then corner lariats II. I springboard double stomps Knull then II PK's Knull. I standing moonsaults Knull. Knull catches II's plancha and slams him on the apron. Knull then swats away I's plancha's. 

Knull goes for a move and one of the young boys distracts Knull. Knull chops him down. I and II roll up Knull for 2. Knull takes a superkick to the face and a low flying knee. II 2nd rope moonsaults Knull and I top rope swantons Knull for 2.

Knull flying facekicks I for 2. II clubs on Knull. Knull then powerbombs II onto I and pins both.

Thoughts: It went as expected with Knull destroying the smaller guys. The smaller guys got as much in as they could flying wise. It didn't go too long thankfully.

All Rebellion (Alejandro, Harutoki & Kaito Kiyomiya) vs. Passionate RATEL'S (Manabu Soya & Saxon Huxley) & Yuki Iino vs. Team 2000X (Masa Kitamiya, Tadasuke & Takashi Sugiura)

Iino and Soya have double mohawks and some kind of ethnic gear on. They look ridiciulous. 

Masa and Kaito trade forearms and chops while Iino shakes the ropes. Iino shoulders Kaito over. Masa and Iino shoulder battle. Masa eye rakes him then Iino shoulders him over. Kaito clubs on Iino. Kaito jumps up in the air and is slammed by Iino. Iino shakes the ropes.

Haru clubs on Iino then Iino slams him. Yoshitatsu trips Iino from the outside. Sugi knees Iino in the gut. Sugi facekicks Haru then Haru dropkicks him. Iino double shoulders Ale and Haru over.

Sax comes in and shoulders oer opponents. He slams Sugi and Masa then black hole slams Ale. Soya tags in and shoulders over Tada. Soya takes a triple basement dropkick. Tada then takes a triple team powerbomb. Kaito and Sugi trade forearms. Sugi spears him then Kaito flying knees him. Masa backdrops Kaito then Ale tope con hilos outside. 

Haru step up enzugiri's Masa. Ale top rope splashes Tada. Soya deadlift suplexes Ale. Iino samoan drops Ale. Soya death valley drivers Ale for 2. Ale takes a ddt + big ending combo and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was a short waste of talent. They have a lot of people who could go here and they threw them all into this where no one got to to stand out that much. Iino and Soya's new look is absolutely awful. They said Iino is now joining NOAH. He'll have better opponents here but it's just one more reason not to watch DDT.

Soya talks on the mic after and yells and poses. 

Team 2000X (Alpha Wolf & Kai Fujimura) vs. Los Tranquilos de Japon (Angel Reyes & RYUSEI)

AR and Ryu do the LIJ pose. 

Ryu dropkicks Kai and pounds on him in the corner. He then stands on his face. Kai chokes him then Ryu flying headcissors him. Ryu flying forearms him. Ryu hits forearms on Kai. Ryu is tripped into a basement dropkick. Ryu has a cable yanked up into his crotch.

Wolf back elbows and elbow drops Ryu. Wolf then bites Ryo's finger. Ryu takes a back elbow then is dropped. He takes an elbow drop then Kai rakes his face with his boot. Ryu dropkicks Kai after taking an eye rake.

AR comes in and superkicks Kai. He enzugiri's Wolf. AR hits a double handspring cutter. AR top rope moonsaults his opponents outside. AR spin kicks Kai in the face. Kai superkicks him in the face and screams. 

Wolf forearms AR down. AR hits a bad leg lariat the standing moonsaults him. Ryu running ssp's him. Wolf and AR trade shots. Wolf hits a corner lariat then backbreakers him for 2. Wolf lariats AR then slaps him around.

Ryu takes corner attacks then a superkick from Wolf. AR takes a superkick + trapped arms piledriver and is pinned.

Thoughts: Reyes is your typical indy wrestler. Ryusei is a bit small and not in the best shape. I think Kai's new heel character is a bit over the top. I thought this was just average.  

No Disqualification Match - BUSHI vs. Jun Masaoka

Bushi takes a low shot on the ropes before this begins. Bushi is then sent into the rails. Jun hits Bushi with a sign then drive by kicks him. Jun double stomps Bushi for 2. Jun unties Bushi's mask.

Bushi and Jun trade chops. Jun facekicks him then Bushi dropkicks him in the knee. Bushi dropkicks him off the 2nd rope then ddt's him for 2. Bushi dropkicks Jun in the knee then backcrackers him. Bushi is on the 2nd rope and Jun throws a chair at his face. Jun superkicks Bushi.

Jun boots Bushi out of the corner then 2nd rope double stomps his back. Jun superkick Bushi for 2. Bushi mists the ref when Jun moves. Jun kicks Bushi in the crotch. Yoshi then comes in to help stomp on Bushi. 

Bushi powerbombs Jun onto multiple chairs. Bushi then poses Yoshitatsu outside. Bushi backslides Jun into a bridge but the ref was down and the count is delayed. Bushi dropkicks Jun. 

Jun double stomps Bushi and unties his mask again. Jun then takes off Bushi's mask. Bushi superkicks him while he's on a chair. Jun puts chairs on Bushi then chairs the chairs. Jun top rope double stomps the chairs into Bushi for 2. Bushi mists Jun. Bushi gets a mask back on and codebreakers Jun. Bushi 2nd rope diving codebreakers him and pins him.

Thoughts: It wasn't that much of a hardcore match. They used chairs and a sign of some sort. I feel like they did an acceptable job without going into blood, but it wasn't quite as aggressive or violent as you'd want. It was alright but not much else. 

Shinjiro Ohtani, who is paralyzed, is brought out.

Kenoh & Naomichi Marufuji vs. Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson)

Doc and Ken go at it. Doc shoves him. Ken facekicks him. Doc uppercuts him. Doc lariats a lariat from Maru and facekicks Ken out. Karl comes in. He side headlocks Maru then shoulders him over. 

Maru chops Karl and Doc superkicks Maru from the apron. Maru is thrown into the rails. Doc hits a high back body drop on Maru. Karl tries pins on Maru for 2 counts. Karl chops and eye rakes Maru. Doc hits shots on Maru in the corner. Doc suplexes Maru for 2.

Karl chinlocks Maru. Maru misses a dropkick. Maru cartwheels into a dropkick on him. Ken comes in and pump kicks Karl. Ken running facekicks Doc in the corner then puts Karl on top of Doc. Ken 2nd double knee drops both of them. Karl and Ken trade forearms. Ken germans him and takes a pump kick.

Doc corner splashes Ken for 2. Doc misses an elbow drop and Maru tags in. Maru hits chops and boots on Doc. Maru back kicks him then boots him out of the corner. Maru tornado suplexes Doc for 1.

Doc twisting drops Maru from his shoulder for 2. Ken hits kicks on The Bros then takes a Karl cutter. Maru avoids a magic killer then cradles Doc and pins him.

Thoughts: I was surprised to see Marufuji's team win here. It was average. Doc and Karl don't do a lot but various strikes and neither do Ken or Marufuji anymore. It was a pretty simple and basic match without too many big highlights.

Marufuji shakes Ohtani's hand after.

Tetsuya Naito vs. OZAWA

Oz ducks a lock up and laughs. Naito rolls out of a back elbow and poses. Oz then flips and tries a pose but Naito gets a 2 count on him. Oz then does Naito's pose and is basement dropkicked for it. Naito rams Oz into the rails and bangs his head off the apron. 

Oz and Naito send each other into the rails. Oz charges at Naito and goes into and over the rails. Naito bridging neckbreakers Oz on the floor. Naito cravates Oz and hits back elbows. Naito neckbreakers him. They trade shots. Naito sleepers him. Naito then puts his legs around Oz's head and pulls his arm.

Oz is given a weapon by Yoshitatus. Naito koppo kicks Oz and Oz rolls out of a sunset flip with a basement dropkick. Oz corner dropkicks him. Oz top rope dropkicks him for 2. Oz standing moonsaults him for 2. Naito hits a bad tornado ddt. Naito hits a diamond dust.

They trade forearms in the ring. Oz hits a kick combo. Naito step up enzugiri's him then Oz spinning heel kicks him. They botch and Naito spits in his face. Oz licks it then corkscrew kicks him in the face. Both men go down and Oz kips up.

Oz does combinacion cabron on Naito. Oz does a top rope corkscrew moonsault for 1. Naito hits back elbows and spinebusters him. Naito hits destino and Yoshitatsu pulls the ref out on the count. Team 2000X beat up Naito. Naito's crew helps fight off the heels. Naito goes for destino and Oz landslides him. 

Oz dropkicks him then hits a sitout bomb for 2. Oz misses a phoenix splash. BUSHI mists Ozawa then Naito does a cradle from the destino position. Naito northern lights bombs him. Naito tries desinto but can't get up. Ozawa backslides him and pins him.

Thoughts: It went well early and was looking like the dream match it should have been. Then it kept going. Naito got tired, couldn't hit destino on multiple tries and it got sloppy. It was still a nice win for Ozawa and the two are natural opponents. Had Naito not even tried destino, it would have been a lot better. I still liked it but this had the potential to be great if Naito had been less sloppy.

Oz does Naito's eye pose after as Team 2000X poses over Naito. Oz talks on the mic after. He says Noah is a fradulent promotion. He says he will change Noah. He tells Naito to join him under his wing and says they will merge with LTJ.

GHC Junior Heavyweight Title Match - AMAKUSA (c) vs. Dragon Bane

Ama flying headscissors him but Bane flips out. Bane flying headscissors him out then tope con hilos him. Bane corner dropkicks him. Bane PK's him but Ama gets his knees up on Bane's standing moonsault. Ama top rope diving headscissors him. Ama corkscrew topes him into the rails. 

Ama top rope dropkicks him from behind in the ring for 2. Bane chops him then gets knocked down. Ama hurricanrana's him and Bane rolls into a sunset flip. Bane superkicks him. Bane flips out of a german and enzugiri's him from the apron. Bane springboard diving back elbows him. 

Bane PK's him then standing moonsaults him. Bane slingshot ddt's him on the apron. Bane walks up the ropes and blind moonsaults him outside. Bane goes into the commentary table off of it. 

Bane handspring corkscrew kicks him then poisonrana's him for 2. Ama spinning ddt's him. Ama buzzsaw kicks him then Ama takes an overhead throw into the buckles. Bane top rope ssp's him for 2. Bane hits kicks to the head. Bane hits slaps Ama crucifix bombs him for 2 then tries more crucifixes. 

Ama back body drops him over the top rope. Ama top rope spiral taps him outside. Ama spinning ddt's Bane for 2. Ama top rope spiral taps him inside for 2. They go up top and Bane top rope poisonrana's him. Bane standing spanish flies him for 2. Bane hits a made in Japan for 2. Bane spinning electric chair drivers him and pins him.

Thoughts: I didn't like it. They were kicking out of crucifix bombs, top rope poisonrana and other head dropping moves. It was fine when they stuck with the flying but the head drops brought it down. The flying did stick out a bit more here though since we saw so few dives on this. 

Eita comes out and claps for Bane after. They end up agreeing to a title match. Bane thanks him. 

GHC Heavyweight Title Match - Yoshiki Inamura (c) vs. Shane Haste

They shake hands and lock up. Shane backs him up on the ropes. They do a double knuckle lock. Shane side headlocks him and they shoulder each other. Shane dropkicks him in the back of the head. Shane hits chops and boots on him. Shane knees him in the gut. YI boots him out of the corner and dropkicks him.

YI shoulders him over. YI chops him outside and sends him into the rails. YI tries to dive on him off the apron but Shane moves and YI goes into the rails. Shane slams him on the apron edge. Shane neckbreakers him then backdrops him. Shane bridging neckbreakers him over the knee. 

Shane head and arm takedowns him and does a submission off of it. YI back body drops him on the apron. They fight outside. YI back body drops him on the rail top. YI corner splashes him then hits chops and punches to the chest and back. YI suplex throws him. YI spinning slams him then elbow drops him for 2. 

YI misses a corner charge. YI catches Shane's corner cannonball and sitout powerbombs him for 2. Shane pump kicks him. YI release germans him. YI goes for a muso and is ddt'd. They trade forearms on their knees. 

They hold each other by the wrist and trade lariats. Shane does a border city stretch. Shane uranage's him for 2. Shane orange crushes him for 2. YI spinning forearms him. YI tiger drivers him for 2. 

YI goes up top and is hit. Shane cannonballs him as he hangs over the top buckle. Shane top rope coast to coast dropkicks him as he hangs. Shane uranage's him. Shane hits a bomb valley death on him for 2. Shane is caught in tree of woe and YI flying headbutts him as he hangs for 2. 

YI runs the ropes and runs into a dropkick. Shane hits euros. YI hits lariats to the front and back. YI throws him, lariats him from behind then hits a running lariat for 2. YI muso's him for 2. YI misses a top rope splash. Shane running knees him from behind then running knees him in the chest for 1. Shane high kicks him and backdrops him. Shane lariats him for 2. Shane hits bomb valley death and pins him.

Thoughts: Welcome to NOAH. 40 year old Shane Haste is apparently the answer, but I'm not sure what the question was. I have no idea why they did this, other screwing over younger talent being a NOAH tradmark and NOAH not liking talents that aren't over 40. The match was okay but not that memorable outside of the result.

They shake hands after.

Shane says it's been a long journey to get here but now he's on the top. Shane thanks everyone and Kenta translates for him. Shane says he wants to defend the title against Kenta. Kenta asks if he wants a match with him. They talk about having a match 13 years ago and Shane says he wants to beat him. Kenta says he's happy for him and this is his time. 

Overall thoughts:  Ozawa/Naito had issues but was still my favorite match on here and the main was okay enough. We had a lot of Team 2000X interference clogging up the card as usual here and a lot of Noah's stars were stuck in undercards for some reason. I'd give it a 5 out of 10. The show was acceptable as a whole but not great.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 2/2/2026 Monday Magic Rising Sun Season #3

Pro Wrestling NOAH 2/2/2026 Monday Magic Rising Sun Season #3

We are in Tokyo, Japan at Shinjuku FACE. The Monday Magic shows are mostly random and you never know who will show up.

Atsushi Kotoge vs. AMAKUSA vs. Dragon Bane

AK wristlocks Ama and is taken down. AK armdrags Bane and Bane sunset flips Ama off of it. AK cradles Ama for 2. Ama and AK do armdrags then we get a triple dropkick attempt. 

Bane boots AK in the gut. AK uppercuts Ama then Bane superkicks AK down. Bane flying headscissors Ama. Bane PK's him then standing moonsaults him for 2. AK wants to work together with Bane. He tells him he loves him. They shake hands. Ama takes a double back elbow, Bane goes for the pin and AK stomps Bane. 

AK headscissors Ama over the top. AK baseball slides Ama. Bane is pulled over the top and AK tope con hilos both. AK boots Ama out of the corner. Ama enzugiri's him then hurricanrana's him down for 2. 

Bane springboard euros AK. Bane handspring corkscrew kicks Ama off the ropes. AK PK's Bane. Ama buzzsaw kicks AK for 2. AK flying sick kick's Ama then air raid crashes him for 2. Bane flying pumping knees AK. Bane superkicks Ama on the apron then tope con hilos him. Ama corkscrew topes both opponents outside. Ama spiral tap's AK and pins him.

Thoughts: It was an okay juniors battle here. We got some flying as expected and they didn't overdo it too much before going home. It could have been a little shorter though.

Chase Emery vs. Sodapop

Soda is Sodapop Hendrix. He has Sonny Ono with him. 

Chase offers a handshake and Soda slaps it away. Soda side headlocks him and snapmares him. Soda knees him in the gut and chinlocks him. Chase takes him down and armlocks him. Soda armdrags him into an armlock.

Soda trips him and drops down on the leg. Soda grabs the other leg. Chase kind of handstands out then grabs his leg. Chase hammerlocks him and does a pin attempt off of it. Chase does a head and arm lock on him then chinlocks him. 

Soda side headlocks Chase. Chase shoulders him over. Ono trips Chase then Soda forearms Chase. Chase's head is banged off the buckles and Soda enzugiri's him. Soda rolls over him and takes a back elbow. Chase suplexes him for 2. 

Soda hits kicks and boots. Soda double stomps the leg. Chase boots him away and Soda back elbows him Chase's head is banged off the buckles. Chase hits punches and euros him in the corner. Soda boots him out of the corner. 

Soda bangs Chase's leg off the mat then splashes the leg. Soda clips him. Sonny kicks Chase outside. Chase goes after him then Soda PK's Chase off the apron. Soda double stomps Chase's back. Chase hits shots on him in the ring. Soda trips Chase into a half crab. Chase rope breaks.

Soda foot slaps him then kicks him in the back of the neck. Chase hits punches then elbows him over. Chase belly to belly overhead suplexes him for 2. Chase top rope crossbodies him but Soda rolls through. Chase then rolls through that and pins him.

Thoughts: Chase really mogged Soda here wrestling wise. Chase is very clearly a skilled amateur wrestler. He's got a good look (though he's not the tallest) and he's someone WWE should be eying. Soda didn't look that great here and he didn't do a lot but various kicks. It wasn't great or anything but this was good exposure for Chase.

Dream Girl Ellie & ZONES vs. Alivia Rose & Great Sakuya vs. Marie Malenko & Sofia Sivan

This is Marie Malenko's debut and she's related to the Malenko's. Rose is in the blue and white. Sofia is in the black and pink.

Rose headlocks Ellie while Sofia waistlocks her. Ellie slips out and we get some triple holds. Sofia hip throws Ellie. Sofia reverse monkey flips Rose. All 3 girls tag out. Sakuya spits her mist. Zones and Marie boot Sakuya. Sakuya takes a double back elbow. Zones and Marie go for pins.

Marie forearms Zones then Marie armdrags her. Zones crucifixes her. Marie 2nd rope twisting crossbodies Zones. Zones shoulders her over. Sakuya pulls Zones out and stomps on her. Sakuya axe kicks Marie's back. Marie lariats Sakuya down and trips her into the ropes. Marie meteora's Sakuya from behind on the ropes for 2. 

Sakuya takes a double low dropkick from Sofia and Marie. Sakuya teases spitting mist at Zones then hits her and superkicks her. Zones takes a double boot. Zones hits lariats. Ellie lariats her and shoulders Rose over. Ellie kneeling germans Rose for 2. Marie dropkicks Sakuya. Zones double chops down Marie. Sofia suplexes Zones for 2 and barely gets her over. Rose does a final cut with a body press on Sofia.

Rose boots Sofia out of the corner and lariats her. Rose bangs Sofia's face off the mat. Rose trips her then double jump springboard legdrops her for 2. Sakuya knees and kicks Sofia. Sofia lariats Sakuya over twice then back elbows her. Sofia high kicsk her then michinoku drivers her for 2. Ellie crucifixes Sofia then is hit with a high kick. Sofia cartwheels and basement dropkicks her for 2.

Zones lariats Sofia over. Ellie basement dropkicks Sofia for 1. Marie lariats Zones. Rose bulldogs Marie. Ellie takes a double boot. Sakuya asai moonsaults Ellie for 2. Sakuya top rope moonsaults Ellie and wins.

Thoughts: Three ways are usually messy and when you throw in a bunch of green or lesser talented girls, it's gonna be ugly. There were a lot of things that didn't look good here and it looked like amateur hour for the most part. But it was nice to see some new wrestlers. Marie didn't really get to do much here but a dropkick, a lariat and some smaller stuff. 

Eight Man Magic Rumble Match - HAYATA vs. Jacob Crane vs. Galeno vs. Titus Alexander vs. Iker Navarro vs. Archie Cole vs. Nathan De Windt vs. Rich Port Ayala

Cole and Titus are the first two in. Titus side headlocks Cole to start. Titus shoulders him over. Cole armdrags him then is armdragged back. Titus dropkicks him down. Nathan De Windt is next in. Nat cartwheels on the top rope and facekicks Cole. Nat goes up and over then dropkicks him. Nat 2nd rope springboard twisting crossbodies Titus. 

Nat's throat is pulled over the top rope. Cole is sent into Nat in the corner and Titus forearms Cole down. Rich Port Ayala is next in. Ric facekicks Titus then throws Cole in the corner. Rich slams Nat then clubs him. Rich is hit with a triple dropkick.

Jacob Crane is next in. He has lost a bunch of weight and looks so much better. He suplexes Nat down then chest kicks Cole down. Crane hits a kick combo on Titus and drops him with a spin kick to the face. Iker Navarro is next in. He top rope crossbodies Cole and Crane. He enzugiri's Nat then hurricanrana's him.  Iker uranage's him and sentons him. 

Titus is hit with a samoan drop from Iker. Rich bangs Iker's head off the buckles. HAYATA is next in. He boots and clubs Titus then throws him hard into the corner. Crane forearms Hayata then shoulders him over. Crane jumps into an atomic drop then takes a running boot to the head from Haya.

Haya stomps and foot chokes Titus in the corner. Cole is double teamed in the corner. Galeno del Mal is next in. Gal hits lariats and shoulders on multiple people. Gale facekicks Cole. Crane facekicks and forearms Gal. Gal blocks a corkscrew kick and forearms him down. Crane high kicks him then Gal forearms him down. Gal sentons him and throws him out. Jacob Crane is eliminated.

Nat hits forearms on Cole in the corner. Rich and Gal get in each other's faces then trade forearms. Gal spinning forearms him and Rich facekicks him. Nat tries to throw Rich out then pumping knees him. Rich suplexes Nat over the top for the elimination. Nathan de Windt is eliminated.

Gal headbutts Rich. Rich back elbows him then Gal lariats Rich over the top. Rich Port Ayala is eliminated. Everyone gangs up on Galeno and throws him out. Galeno del Mal is eliminated.

Cole, Iker, Haya and Titus are left. They pair off and fight. Titus and Haya hit corner attacks. Titus hurricanrana's him. Titus takes a double superkick. Iker rebound lariats Cole. Haya sunset flips Iker and Titus double stomps Cole in the head. Titus lariats the other 3. He slams Haya, Cole and Iker. They then triple team him.

TItus takes corner attacks. Haya basement dropkicks him. Haya is thrown to the apron. Iker forearms Cole. Cole overhead suplexes him. Iker germans Cole. Cole then 2nd rope spanish flies him. Titus superkicks Iker and Haya dropkicks Titus. Haya slams Iker down then top rope moonsaults him. Haya throws Iker out. Iker Navarro is eliminated.

Haya and Titus trade forearms. Cole takes a double back elbow. Haya and Titus trade more. Haya enzugiri's Titus then lifting ddt's him. Cole springboard euros Haya. Haya is on the apron and Titus dropkicks him out. HAYATA is eliminated.

Cole rolls up Titus for 2 then la magistral's him. Cole hurricanrana's Titus for 2. Cole rolls into a ddt on Titus for 2. Cole crossfaces him. Cole is sent to the apron. He enzugiri's Titus. He then rolls in and is caught with a backbreaker. Titus double underhook backbreakers him for 2. 

Titus foot slaps Cole around. Titus forearms him down then Cole stunners him off a suplex attempt. Cole hits lariats on Titus. He legsweeps him then kicks him in the chest. Titus handsprings and is caught with a cutter. Cole top rope moonsaults him for 2.

Cole pumping knees Titus. Titus lifts him over his head and is caught with a canadian destroyer. Cole htis a lethal injection for 2. Cole misses a corkscrew off the top. Titus hits an odd fireman's carry neckbreakers. Cole la mistica drops him into a crossface. 

Cole superkicks him. Titus flying knees him. Titus brainbusters him for 2. Titus hits a chaos theory on Cole and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a battle royal with pins and submissions. We basically got various spots while there were a lot of people in and then it turned into a 1v1 match at the end. It went a bit long. Everyone to come in, hit some spots then the next person would come in and restart the process. The final 2 of Titus and Cole then did an indy style match which I didn't like. Cole's young and a junior face. I could maybe see him getting more work in the future. Ayala is a bigger Puerto Rican guy and I expect a bigger company to give him a shot. He's more of a standard heavyweight. Iker is kind of your average guy you'd find on the indies. De Windt didn't leave much of an impression on me. Crane listened to my advice - he lost weight and got better gear and now looks a whole lot better. This was average overall and the format was a bit tough to work with.

Kenoh, Masakatsu Funaki & Naomichi Marufuji vs. Daichi Hashimoto, Hikaru Sato & Masaaki Mochizuki

Ken and Saito trade shots. Ken front facelocks him then leglocks him. Ken ankle locks him and they get up. Maru and Daichi get in. They trade hammerlocks. Daichi wristlocks him. Maru trips him. 

Maru side headlocks him then chops him. Daichi chest kicks him and Maru chops back. Daichi drops him with chest kicks. Mochi comes in and leg kicks Maru. They pull each other's ears. They chop each other in the corner. Maru running back elbows him and takes a corner face kick. Mochi chest kicks him down.

Funaki gets in. He front facelocks Mochi and Mochi rope breaks. Mochi hits leg kicks and spin kicks him in the gut. Funaki armbars him and it is broken up. Ken stomps Mochi then spin kicks him in the gut. Mochi hits leg kicks on him.

Mochi facekicks Ken twice. Ken facekicks back and takes a knee to the face. Ken drops him with a high kick. Ken and Funaki hit running elbows on Mochi and pose. 

Ken misses an elbow drop. Sato and Maru go at it. They go to the mat and Sato leglocks him. Funaki gets in and armbars Sato. Daichi tags in. Funaki slaps him on the ropes and they trade slaps. Daichi dropkicks him. They grapple and Daichi is put in the corner. Ken facekicks Daichi. They trade chest kicks. Ken runs at him and is dropped with one. They german each other then facekick each other down. 

Sato and Maru go at it. Maru slaps him then hits kicks. Sato enzugiri's him then snapmares him. Maru blocks a PK and hook kicks him. Funaki comes in and chest kicks Sato for 2. Mochi gets a shot in on Funaki. Funaki then takes corner attacks. Funaki takes a double chest kick. Funaki fights off the triple team with bad slaps. He uraken's Mochi and high kicks Daichi down. Funaki PK's Sato then grounded chokes him. Sato is out and Funaki's team picks up the win.

Thoughts: It was mostly all kicks here and people taking each other to the mat without a ton of flow or teamwork involved. People would hit some kicks, go for a hold, the hold would get broken then the next pairing would get in. It got a little annoying. Funaki didn't look that great here and didn't quite have some of the striking power he used to. It was nice to see some different pairings though.

Izzy James vs. Kaito Kiyomiya

They shake hands and Izzy side headlocks him off of it. Izzy shoulders him over. KK flying crossbodies him. KK leapfrogs him then running forearms him. KK elbow drops him for 2. KK chinlocks Izzy. Izzy shoulders him over. Izzy armdrags and hiptosses him. KK hiptosses him back. KK knees him in the gut. Izzy hurricanrana's him for 2.

Izzy hits forearms on Ken. Izzy cartwheels off the ropes and dances. Izzy then 2nd rope springboard crossbodies him. Izzy rolls out of a wristlock then side headlocks him. KK tries pins off of it and armlocks him. KK rolls him with a kimura. 

KK hammerlocks him. Izzy rolls out and wristlocks him. KK rolls out of it and twists his foot. Izzy rope breaks. KK side headlocks him. Izzy corner spears him then misses a corner lariat. KK euros him. Izzy forearms him then Ken back elbows him down for 2. 

KK boots and euros him in the corner. KK euros him down. Izzy blocks shots and hits his own. Izzy corner spears him. Izzy corner spinning lariats him. Izzy backdrops him and sentons him for 2. KK blocks a corkscrew kick off the ropes. KK flying neckbreakers him. 

KK dropkicks Izzy. Izzy blocks a shining wizard. They trade forearms. Izzy legsweeps him then misses a curb stomp. KK blocks a lariat and hits a spinning lariat. Izzy double underhook twisting drops him for 2. Izzy top rope dropkicks him for 2. 

KK flying knees him then hits a shining wizard for 2. KK shoulderbreakers him. KK misses a top rope elbow drop. Izzy hits euros and chops. Izzy facekicks him, misses a corkscrew kick and is hit with a shining wizard. Kaito pins him.

Thoughts: It got a lot of time to play out. I don't quite love Izzy's corkscrew kick off the ropes spot but it wasn't that bad otherwise. Izzy did fine it was an acceptable main event. Kaito got the win here as expected. 

Kaito then talks on the mic briefly after to close the show.

Overall thoughts: These shows are all basically random and you never know who will show up. It makes it hard to build to but for hardcore fans, it's neat to see some new and obscure names that you'd have to watch different indies to see. The opener was alright. The second match wasn't anything too special but Chase Emery looked good. The women's match was ugly. The rumble was a little tied down by the format, went long and was average. The semi-main was all kicks and ground work and not much else. The main was okay and Izzi James didn't do bad vs Kaito. I wouldn't recommend this one but it was neat to see a bunch unknown wrestlers get a chance to shine and it was nice to see some new matchups. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 overall.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 1/2/2026 New Year Reboot 2026

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. 

Pro Wrestling NOAH 1/1/2026 The New Year 2026

Pro Wrestling NOAH 1/1/2026 The New Year 2026

GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title - Los Intocables (Daga & Daiki Odashima) (c) vs. Eita & Shuji Kondo vs. All Rebellion (Alejandro & Kai Fujimura)

Dai takes a double wristlock then rolls up both opponents at once. Dai is armdragged then Kai is armdragged. Eita avoids one. Kai flying headscissors Eita. Dai dropkicks Kai. Everyone tags out.

Ale is rolled up and we get some pin attempts. Ale dropkicks Kondo off of Daga's back then spinning headscissors Daga. Kondo takes a double cartwheel into a superkick. Daga does a double hurricanrana. Eita takes a double flying kick. Dai is flipped onto Eita for 2.

Dai takes a back body drop and a double basement dropkick for 2. Dai misses a dropkick as things slow down. Dai suplexes Eita. Daga gets in and hits shots. Daga makes Kondo powerbomb Kai. Daga dropkicks Eita. Daga sharpshooters Eita then racks Ale while standing on Eita's leg.

Kondo and Kai trade chops then Kai dropkicks him. Ale spinning ddt's Eita. Dai top rope crossbodies Ale. Kondo hits a lanzarse on Daga for 2. Dai is lariated over by Kondo. Dai takes a top rope frogsplash then Ale tope con hilos his opponents outside. Kai electric chair drops Dai to the side for 2. Dai takes a double pumping knee. 

Kai superkicks his partner on accident. Dai double underhook codebreakers Ale. Daga botches a dive outside. Dai germans Ale and pins him.

Thoughts: It was your usual fast paced match. They did what they could with it. As usual, a lot of people came in and out. We got a few dives but nothing too crazy.

Ale pushes Kai after. 

Junta Miyawaki, Kazuyuki Fujita, Minoru Suzuki & Shuhei Taniguchi vs. Team 2000X (Jun Masaoka, Masa Kitamiya, Tadasuke & Takashi Sugiura)

Masa and Fujita trade shots to start. Masa eye rakes him then Fujita shoulders him over. Fujita slams him for 2. Masa suplexes Fujita then Fujita shoulders him over. Shuhei comes in and headbutts then polish hammers Masa. Yoshitatsu trips Shuhei. Sugiura gets in with suzuki. They trade forearms and facekicks.

Suzuki running facekicks him in the corner and PK's him. They trade forearms. They slap each other then facekick each other down. Jun and Junta get in. They trade armdrags. Tadasuke then ddt'a Junta. Junta hits a double dropkick then a triangle springboard plancha outside. Jun high kicks Junta then dropkicks him in the knee. 

Mas gets in and shoulders over Junta. Shuhei corner lariats Masa then Suzuki sleepers Masa. Fujita lariats Masa. Junta top rope dropkicks Masa for 2. Junta forearms Masa over then Masa lariats him. Masa piledrivers him for 2. Masa does a strangle hold alpha to Junta and submits him.

Thoughts: It was a short waste of time. They only had 6 minutes and it wasn't enough to accomplish much at all here. They pushed Suzuki vs Fujita here and put over Masa Kitamiya.

PROGRESS Atlas Title Match - Will Kroos (c) vs. Saxon Huxley

They shoulder battle and trade forearms. They lariat battle. WK powerslams him and gutwrench powerbombs him for 2. Sax is thrown into the rails outside. WK hits corner spears and choprs. Sax corner lariats him. They lariat battle and crossbody each other at the same time.

WK hits chops and Sax black hole slams him for 2. They fight on the buckles and WK top rope spanish flies him for 2. WK sitout powerbombs him for 2. Sax rolls him up for 2. Sax thesz presses him. WK lariats him then hits a corner cannonball for 2. WK misses a top rope moonsault. Sax facekicks him. Sax running lariats him for 2. 

Sax top rope back elbow drops him. Sax then hits a double arm sitout chokeslam bomb for 2. WK is on the 2nd rope and is pulled down with a double arm sitout chokeslam bomb and is pinned.

Thoughts: The selling wasn't the best here. That top rope spanish fly, which was absolutely insane, should have finished Sax. They mostly had the right idea otherwise though as they used their size against each other.

Atsushi Kotoge, Hajime Ohara, Hi69 & Mohammed Yone vs. White Raven Squad (HAYATA, KENTA, Tetsuya Endo & Ulka Sasaki)

Kenta introduces his team and everyone fights. Ohara tilt-ahirl backbreakers Endo. He then russian legsweeps him and pull on his legs. Endo takes a group clubbing. Endo then does a handspring double pele kick. Endo springboard forearms Kotoge.

Ulka cutters Kotoge then PK's him. Kotoge headbutts him and hits a side effect for 2. Kenta's team all then grabs submissions at the same time. Hayata bangs Kotoge's head off the buckles. Kotoge headscissors him over the top rope.

Kotoge cutters Hayata. Yone comes in and corner lariats Hayata. Hayata atomic drops him and enzugiri's him. Kenta comes in and facekicks 69. He then powerslams him. 69 pop up euros him. Kenta takes running corner attacks. Yone slams Kents.

We get a tower of doom spot. Kenta top rope double stomps 69. Endo then flying space tiger drops over the top. Kenta hits a GTS on 69 to win.

Thoughts: Kenta won as expected. They didn't have a lot of time and it wasn't anything too special. I'm glad no one died on that tower of doom spot because there were too many people in a very small space. Everyone got their segment in on this and not much else. 

GHC National Title Match - Dragon Bane (c) vs. Alpha Wolf

Wolf wristlocks Bane. Bane reverses it. Bane headflips out and side headlock takeovers him. Wolf headscissors him and they stand off. Wolf waistlock takedowns him and Bane armdrags him. Wolf botches a corkscrew headscissors. They each go for dropkicks then stand off.

Wolf slams Bane and bites his hand. Wolf bites the foot. Wolf slingshot swantons him for 2 then slingshot plancha's him outside. Wolf offers a handshake. They forearm each other. Wolf headbutts him and Bane handspring corkscrew kicks him out. Bane tope con hilos him outside.

Bane sprinboard euros him for 2. Bane standing moonsaults him for 2. They each hit kicks and Bane headbutts him in the chest for 2. Bane hits buzzsaw kicks and is lariated. Wolf lariats him for 2. Bane standing spanish flies him for 2. Bane top rope ssp's him for 2. 

Wolf pop-up powerbombs him then knees him in the face for 2. Bane rolls him up for 2. Bane hurricanrana's him for 2. Bane hits pumping knees and poisonrana's him. Wolf hits a nasty reverse slam into a driver that drops Bane on his head.  

Bane gets his knees up on Wolf's top rope moonsault and gets a 2 count on him. Bane hits a made in japan variation for 2. Yoshitatsu comes out. Bane gets distracted. Wolf shockingly low blows his brother and holds up the Team 2000X sign. Wolf hits a river and pins him.

Thoughts: Well this was unexpected with Wolf turning on his brother and winning. It was an indy style match as expected with some unnecessary kickouts, lots of bad kicks and flying. I didn't like this very much but they didn't go as far as I thought they would.

Wolf celebrates with Team2000X after and puts a new mask on. 

Jack Morris & Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson)

Karl and KK trade forearms. KK crossbodies him and hits punches. Karl euros him in the corner. KK hits mounted corner punches. KK back wlbows him and elbow drops him. Jack comes in and lariats Doc over the top, going with him. Jack skins the cat in then topes Doc. 

Jack enzugiri's Doc. Doc lariats him off the apron, sending him over the guard rail. Doc clubs on him and fish hooks him on the rail. Doc hits punches on Jack in the corner. Karl stomps on Jack in the corner. Jack is thrown hard chest first into the buckles by Karl.

Doc suplexes Jack then elbow drops him. Doc throws Jack down backwards. Karl chinlocks Jack then slams him. Karl misses a senton. KK gets in and dropkicks on Doc. He 2nd rope twisting forearms him. KK dropkicks Karl. Doc pops him up and KK dropkicks him. KK then slingshot plancha's him outside.

Doc double arm sitout chokeslams KK. Karl running TKO's KK for 2. KK backrolls Karl into a bridge for 2. KK spinning forearms him. Karl pump kicks him and KK flying knees him. Jack top rope splashes Karl for 2. Jack takes a backdrop + neckbreaker for 2. 

Jack pump kicks Doc and flying pumping knees Karl for 2. Jack tiger drivers Karl and KK hits a shining knee off of it for 2. Doc takes a double team. Jack misses a flying knee in the corner and Karl cutters him for 2. Doc high kicks KK then sitout powerbombs him. Jack takes a magic killer and is pinned.

Thoughts: It wouldn't be a Noah show without Kaito losing. It was okay enough but not much else. The Good Brothers kind of had to win here since it was their return but it shouldn't have been at Kaito's expense.

GHC Tag Team Title Match - Kenoh & Naomichi Marufuji (c) vs. Los Tranquilos de Japon (BUSHI & Tetsuya Naito)

Bushi comes out alone then brings out his partner. They show Tetsuya Naito's photo on the tron and Masatoru Yasuda's brother comes out in a mask. Naito then comes out. 

Ken wants Naito in. Naito ducks a lock up and spits on Maru. Naito rolls out of a lariat and poses. Ken double stomps him. Ken then chest kicks Bushi down. Naito takes a lariat and a double stomp. Maru chops Naito and Naito spits at him. They do this spot a couple of times.

Maru hits Kawada kicks on Naito then rakes his eyes with his feet. Naito hits forearms on Maru. Ken and Maru take double teams that end in basement dropkicks. Naito twists Maru's ankle. Bushi dropkicks Naito in the knee. Naito stomps Maru's knee.

Bushi STF's Maru. Bushi boots Maru in the knee. Maru comes in and chops Maru down. Maru misses a dropkick. Maru hits kicks on Naito and drops him with a spin kick. Ken comes in and facekicks both opponents. 

Ken kicks both opponents. He double stomps Naito's back and flying double knees him from behind. Ken the does Naito's eye taunt at him. Naito hits back elbows on Ken. Naito top rope hurricanrana's Ken. Naito step up enzugiri's Ken. Ken PK's him then dragon suplexes him. 

Maru comes in and trades chops with Bushi. Maru puts Bushi's shirt over his face then chops him. Maru back kicks Bushi in the face then ddt's him for 2.  Bushi rewind kicks Maru then dropkicks him against the ropes. Bushing spinning neckbreakers Maru. Maru pumping knees Bushi down. Naito dropkicks Maru in the knee. Ken high kicks Naito and Naito falls down.

Maru hook kicks Bushi and pumping knees him for 2. Bushi takes a double kick for 2. Ken top rope double stomps Bushi for 2. Maru superkicks Ken on accident. Ken blocks Naito's destino. Ken pele kicks him, Maru hook kicks him and Ken germans Maru. Bushi rolls up Maru and pins him. Maru comes out of the pin with a black face due to Bushi misting him on the pin.

Thoughts: It really wasn't that good. Naito didn't really botch here but he's not moving that well and didn't even really attempt a destino here. He's also definitely put on some weight. It was a slower bout with no real flow to it and not a ton of highlights. It's a shame because Naito could be a big help to Noah but this wasn't a great showing. 

Kenoh wants to fight Naito after. 

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

HT and Ama charge at each other. They trade chest chops. HT back elbows him and Ama flying forearms him. HT lariats Ama onto the apron. Ama then springboard dropkicks him from behind. Ama then corkscrew topes him through the ropes. HT overhead belly to belly suplexes him into the rails. 

Ama is thrown into the rails then over them. HT chops him in the corner. HT running corner lariats him then basement dropkicks him for 2. HT chops him down. HT falcon arrows him for 2. 

HT hits more chops and Ama dropkicks him. Ama springboard chops him. Ama enzugiri's him in the corner then 2nd rope hurricanrana's him for 2. 

Ama goes up top and is crotched up there. HT rebound germans him. Ama holds the leg and suplexes him. Ama then flying kicks him. HT rolls him up then Ama rolls him up for 2. HT lariats him then running lariats him. HT hits a time bomb for 2.

HT back elbows him then is pulled over the top. Ama goes up top then diving headscissors him down to the floor. Ama superkicks him and gets a 2 count. Ama crucifix bombs him for 2. Ama head kicks him and hits a top rope spiral tap for 2. Ama hits mounted forearms. Ama goes up top again. HT hits a 2nd rope AA for 2.

HT superkicks him then Ama rolls him into a pin attempt for 2. HT running lariats him then does a high angle reverse ddt for 2. Ama hits a top rope shiranui. Ama flying double knees him for 2. Ama hits a top rope corkscrew moonsault and wins.

Thoughts: It was the usual Hiromu big match with him spamming big moves that don't mean all that. Ama at least got the win in the end here. Had Hiromu just toned down his offense some, I think I would have been okay with this one. Hiromu dominated the first part of this and Ama made his comeback won.

Ama thanks him on the mic after. Daiki Odashima comes in and wants a title shot.  

GHC Heavyweight Title Match - Yoshiki Inamura (c) vs. OZAWA

OZ goofs around to start and stalls outside. YI chases him outside. He shoulders him over inside and slams him. Oz stalls outside again. Oz is thrown into the rails but he just jumps over them instead. Oz then runs into the ring when YI chases him. Oz then breakdances in the ring. 

Oz eye rakes him and throws him down backwards. YI splashes him for 2. Oz lays on the ropes and picks his nose. He sends YI out and Oz's Team 2000X teammates beat up YI outside. YI is thrown into the rails. Oz stabs him with an ornament. Oz spin kicks him in the gut and sends him into the rails. Oz then throws balls at him. 

Oz legsweeps him in the aisle. Oz then runs at him and hits him with a medical boot. Oz cravates him. YI shoulders him over then slams him three times. YI elbow drops him for 2. Oz sells his ankle liek it is hurt again. He then grabs a crutch. Yi hits a chop flurry on Oz and suplexes him for 2.

Oz bites him and PK's him. Oz standing moonsaults him for 2. Oz running corner dropicks him. Oz then top rope dropkicks him for 2. YI spinning forearms him then forearms him over. Yoshitatus gets on the apron, YI gets chaired by one of Oz's buddies and Oz rolls into an STO on him.

OZ licks him then dropkicks him. Oz goes up top and is german'd down. YI nearly goes into the ref then O dropkicks him into the ref. Team 2000X comes in and gang beats YI. Dragon Bane comes into help. Wolf chairs him and tries to take his mask. YI then pops up Bane onto everyone outside.

YI blocks a low blow and short arm lariats Oz. He muso's Oz. Oz tries a top rope frogsplash but YI gets his knees up. Oz spinning heel kicks him. Oz mocks how YI rides the top rope and 450's him for 2. Oz does a sitout bomb for 2.

Oz misses a top rope corkscrew moonsault and is pounced into the buckles. Oz flips off of him and corkscrew kicks him. YI then battering rams him into the gut for 2. YI pop-up spinebusters him. YI running lariats him for 2. YI spinning release drops him from his shoulder. YI top rope frog splashes him and wins.

Thoughts: It was like other Ozawa matches. He goos around with the heel stuff early then does his athletic offense later on. The match was okay but not much more. We had Team 2000X openly interfering yet Ozawa was not DQ'd for it. Ozawa's shtick works to some degreee but also does limit match quality some. 

Inamura says Happy New Year after and says he is happy to defend the GHC Title today. He says he wants Ozawa to fight cleanly next time. He nominates Kenoh as the next challenger. Ken comes out and Masa Kitamiya throws him into the post. Inamura asks if Ken is okay. Masa says he wants Inamura and says he won't let him pick Kenoh as his next challenger. Inamura accepts the challenge and says he will try to pull him away from the wrong path he has been walking. Inamura offers a handshake. Masa hits shots on him. Masa then runs when Inamura goes for a move. Inamura thanks everyone and says see you again.

Overall thoughts: It might have been a big show on paper but it didn't live up to it at all. There was nothing that special here at all. Hiromu/Amakusa was the match where I thought they really tried as hard as they could here and I can't say I loved it. The main was okay but Ozawa's style limits things. The tag title match with Naito wasn't that good. Kaito of course lost, this time to The Good Brothers. I didn't like Bane/Wolf as expected and the undercard was short. I would only give this a 5 out of 10 total. Noah tried but the wrestlers didn't really deliver. I thought this was average.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 11/8/2025 Star Navigation 2025

Pro Wrestling NOAH 11/8/2025 Star Navigation 2025

Kaito Kiyomiya comes out to talk to start. He has three new young lions with him and says all 3 will debut on December 7th. They are Takahashi (he says he will give his all), Suruya (he says he will give his best) and a third guy whose name I didn't catch.

Thoughts: This is the biggest news of the year coming out Noah. They've needed young guys for most of their existence and hopefully this will help with that.

Jack Morris, Kenoh & Naomichi Marufuji vs. All Rebellion (Harutoki & Kaito Kiyomiya) & Mohammed Yone

Ken shoulders over KK to start. KK back elbows him then misses an elbow drop. They trade forearms. Ken chest kicks him and hits mounted corner punches. KK does the same. Yone and Maru get in. Yone does his disco dance and Maru chops him. Yone makes Maru do a pose then he shoulders him over. 

Haru comes in and hits forearms on Maru. Maru chops back. Haru hits enzugiri's in the corner. Maru facekicks him then Maru back kicks him. Maru hits a ddt. Jack comes in and lariats then enzugiri's Haru. Jack falcon arrows Haru for 2.

Haru and Jack trade forearms. Haru pump kicks him and is pump kicked back. Haru dropicks Jack. KK comes in and elbows over Jack. He 2nd rope twisting froearms him. Ken and Jack trade shots. Jack pump kicks him then Ken dragon screws him.

Jack flying knees him. Yone and Ken fight. Yone corner lariats him and is hit with a facekick. Yone double throat thrusts him down. Yone running lariats Ken for 2. Maru running lariats Yone then Yone takes a PK + kick to the back combo. 

Ken top rope double stomps Yone while Maru twists Yone's neck with his feet. Ken pins Yone.

Thoughts: It was short and average. It just didn't get a lot of time to develop. 

HAYATA & Ulka Sasaki vs. Alpha Wolf & Dragon Bane vs. Passionate RATEL'S (Manabu Soya & Saxon Huxley)

Ulka, Bane and Soya go at it. They do a double headlock spot. Soya takes a double shoulder. Ulka shoulders Bane over. Bane then takes a double shoulderblock. Ulka chest kicks Soya down and takes a pumping knee from Bane.

Their partners get in. Wolf takes a double boot and a double knee to the gut. Wolf takes a double back elbow. Bane bites Haya. Sax and Bane shoulder battle. Bane chops him then suplexes him. Sax hits a double chokeslam. 

Haya and Bane are put against the ropes and takes attacks on the ropes from Soya's team. Soya slams Wolf for 2. Bane handspring corkscrew kicks Haya. Sax takes a finlay roll but Wolf misses a top rope moonsault. Wolf and Bane are put down and put in bridging submission holds. 

Haya yanks Wolf's arm and is bitten. Haya takes shots from the luchadores then Bane top rope con hilos outside. Wolf does a driver on Haya's head and pins him.

Thoughts: They had 3 people in the ring at all time here so it was hard to transcribe. It didn't get a ton of time and it's a shame because I'm curious as to how it would have played out. It was average.

Bane holds up his title and Wolf grabs the title., trying to bite him. He says he wants to be the next challenge for Bane's National Title. Bane asks if he is sure and says okay. He says it'll be brother vs brother on 1/1 at Budokan Hall. Wolf says it's a new years present from the Mexican luchadores to the world. Wolf the bites young boys outside.

NOAH Jr. Grand Prix First Round Match - Junta Miyawaki vs. Kai Fujimura

They lock up. Kai shoulders him over and armdrags him twice. Kai dropkicks him. Kai misses a plancha outside and Jun triangle plancha's him outside. Kai is sent into the rails and facekicked. Jun suplexes him on the floor.

Jun top rope dropkicks him then falcon arrows him for 2. Jun rebound germans him then hits a regular german. Jun germans him for 2. Kai superkicks him. Jun running forearms him then Kai flying forearms him. Kai dropkicks him. 

They trade forearms on the 2nd rope. Jun headbutts him down. Kai hits a top rope spanish fly for 2. Kai final cuts him for 1. Kai does something like an electric chair driver to the side and wins.

Thoughts: I didn't like it. They didn't get a ton of time, they lost the pace in the last stretch of this and I didn't like the top rope spanish fly not meaning a lot.

NOAH Jr. Grand Prix First Round Match - Shuji Kondo vs. Black Menso-re

SK running lariats him for 2 to start. Menso rolls him up for 2 and la magistral's him. SK chops him then Menso back slides him for 2. SK la magistral's him for 2. SK hits a big lariat then running lariats him. SK then pins him.

Thoughts: It was short but I liked it. It was exactly what it should have been with Menso going down fast and hard but getting some hope spots in. 

NOAH Jr. Grand Prix First Round Match - Alejandro vs. Ninja Mack

Ale side headlocks him. Ale springboard diving armdrags him but Mack headflips out. Ale spinning headscissors him but Mack corkscrews out. Ale dropkicks him then tope con hilos him outside. Ale kneeling springboard swantons him for 1. Mack handspring back elbows him in the corner then Ale does the same. 

Ale basement dropkicks him for 2. Mack pulls Ale's arms back. Ale rolls him up for 2. Mack boots him over. Ale is sent hard into the corner for 2. Mack crossfaces him. Ale hits chops on Mack and is punched. 

Mack teases doing his ninja mack special but Ale intercepts and tornado ddt's him in the ring. Ale top rope frogsplashes Mack for 2. Ale canadian destroyers him. Ale pumping knees him then code red's him for 2. Ale does a top skytwister press but misses. Mack corkscrew kicks him. Mack does his ninja special outside. 

Mack hits a wild phoenix 630 splash and wins.

Thoughts: Mack has put on a lot of weight and it slowed him down in this one. You could see him having to recover after some of his big spots.It wasn't quite the fast paced bout you would expect but they did do their flying spots. It was alright overall but I thought it should have been better. 

OZAWA comes out with crutches and a boot and is dressed all clean. He apologizes for being out with an injury. He says he will be back. He says he will sign autographs on 12/23 and then carries his crutch and jumps down from the apron. 

NOAH Jr. Grand Prix First Round Match - Hiromu Takahashi vs. Daiki Odashima

Dai charges at him and is lariated. HT tries pin attempts for 2 counts. Dai slides out. Dai is sent into the rails. HT gets a 2 count on him inside. HT chops him then corner lariats him. HT basement dropkicks him for 2. HT camel clutches him. 

They trade chest chops. Dai spinning dropkicks him. Dai hits a top rope crossbody for 2. Dai karelin's lifts him. HT slides out and begs off. They go on the apron and Dai sunset bombs him on the floor.

HT air raid crashes him on the floor. They both get back in and avoid a double countout. They chop each other in the ring. Dai dropkicks him. HT tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him then falcon arrows him for 2. HT lariats him. Dai tries to get back up. Dai does a head and arm choke on him and HT ropebreaks. 

Dai hits a big german then does another head and arm choke. HT hits an AA for 2. HT running lariats him and then hits a time bomb for the win.

Thoughts: I didn't like it that much. It really slowed down in the 2nd half and I had a hard time buying Daiki was going to beat HT. I think if they cut this match in half it would have accomplished about the same thing and been better.

GHC Tag Team Title Match - Team 2000X (Masa Kitamiya & Takashi Sugiura) (c) vs. Hank And Tank (Hank Walker & Tank Ledger)

Hank and Tank had an over the top entrance here with them slapping their bellies around.

The heels attack before the bell. Masa eye rakes Tank and bangs his head off the buckles. Yoshitatsu beats up Hank outside. Tank takes corner attacks then him and Hank hit stereo suplexes on the heels. Sugi takes a double slam as does Masa. Tank gets on Hank's back and they double splash Masa. 

Masa grabs Tank's hair and they trade shots. Hank is double teamed and double suplexed. Masa rolling sentons Hank then Hank is thrown out. Tadasuke chairs Hank outside. 

Sugi hits forearms on Hank then stands on him on the bottom rope. Masa shoulders Hank over. Masa works Hank's leg and butt drops it. Hanks leg is banged off the post and he is booted in it. Masa kicks the rail into Tank's leg. 

Sugi boots Hank in the knee then knees him in the gut. Sugi hits shots to the gut and knees him in the gut again. Tank saves Hank in the corner then Hank flying lariats Sugi. Tank is tagged in. He lariats Sugi and pumping knees him. Tank goes to springboard and falls down. Tank then tries it again and 2nd rope twisting shoulders him. 

Tank corner splashes Sugi twice then misses the 3rd. They trade shots. Sugi germans Tank. Masa corner lariats Tank and bulldogs him. Masa bangs Tank's face off the mat. Tank back body drops Masa. 

Tank cartwheels then lariats Masa. Masa is hit with snake eyes in the corner and Hank flying back elbows Masa. Hank top rope diving lariats Masa for 2. Masa bites and eye rakes Tank. Masa samoan drops him. Masa running lariats him. Masa backdrops Hank for 2. Masa misses a big top rope senton. Hank flying lariats him then suplexes him. Masa spinebusters him. Sugi comes in and running facekicks and running knees Hank in the corner. Sugi hits forearms. 

Hank black hole slams Sugi for 2. Hank climbs the buckles and Yoshitatsu grabs him. Hank misses a lariat and the ref is pushed into him. Sugi chairs his opponents. Masa drops Hank onto his knees and Sugi running knees Hank. Sugi olympic slams Hank. Sugi grabs the chair and Tank lariats the chair into his face. Tank flpajacks Hank onto Sugi for 2. Tank tope con hilos the heels outside. Hank and Sugi trade forearms. Hank wheelbarrow lifts Sugi and drops him on his back for 2.

Sugi takes a sandwich bodyblock then a running back elbow + powerslam combo and is pinned.

Thoughts: Hank and Tank kind of came in randomly so obviously something was up here. The crowd liked them but it took these four a while to get on the same page likely due to language differences. It ended up being acceptable but Masa and Sugi were working pretty slow here and this went a little longer than it needed to.

Kenoh and Marufuji come in. Ken asks if they understand Japanese. Ken says he accepts them as champs and says they are fantastic wrestlers themselves. Ken then challenges for the titles. Masa comes back in and complains. Masa says Sugiura had a 3 count during the match. Masa wants a rematch. Tank suggests the two teams fight in a #1 contender's match. The two teams agree. Tank then speaks in Japanese and thanks the fans.

GHC Heavyweight Title Match - KENTA (c) vs. Yoshiki Inamura

YI's pretty heavy here and has put on some serious weight. Ken slaps him and YI slaps him in the corner. YI misses a charge and Ken facekicks him. YI shoulders him over and elbow drops him for 2. 

Ken goes out and YI hits him. YI misses a charge and goes into the rails. Ken kicks him outside while he's down and armbreakers him. YI is rammed back first into the post. Ken hits chest kicks and YI chops him.

YI is sent into the rails. Ken kicks him in the back inside. YI forearms and chops him. Ken double boots im in the corner and takes a big belly to belly suplex. YI hits a forearm and chop combo. YI suplexes him.

YI blocks Ken's sunset flip and overhead belly to belly suplexes him. YI bearhugs him and stomps him. Ken does an armlock and YI drops him down to break it. Ken hits forearms and YI chops him. Ken kicks him in the arm and facekicks him. Ken powerslams him. 

Ken corner facekicks him then corner dropkicks him. Ken hits a top rope double stomp on YI for 2. YI lariats him from behind. Ken hits a flying busaiku knee kick. Ken hits chest kicks. YI corner splashes him the 2nd rope diving shoulders him. YI lariats him for 2. 

YI misses a top rope splash. Ken crossfaces him and YI ropebreaks. Ken flying knees him from behind then tiger suplexes him. Ken hit a busaiku knee for 2. Ken hits slaps on YI and drops him. YI spears him then lariats him. YI runs the ropes and hits a big lariat for 2. YI muso's him. YI hits a top rope splash on him and pins him.

Thoughts: Inamura finally wins something after doing jobs forever and it's the big one. Good for him but it should have happened years ago. The match was fine and they got a lot of time for this. Ken worked the arm some but could have followed up a bit better on it. Inamura did a bunch of comebacks and stuck to lariats and chops here. 

Inamura talks on the mic after and is pretty excited. He says he's back and he's GHC champ. He says the title is his treasure and says Kenta is always the best wrestler. He calls out Kaito Kiyomiya as the next challenger. He says Kaito is a genius and a great wrestler. He says he has big respect for him and says that's why he wants to overcome him. Kaito accepts. Inamura thanks him and hugs him. They then shake hands.

Inamura talks more. He thanks everyone. He says his dream is just getting started and he loves the fans.

Overall thoughts: The first half of this show didn't get that much time. Kondo/Menso was what it should have been. Alejandro/Mack could have been better but I still liked it. I didn't like Takahashi/Odashima that much. Hank and Tank tried but there were some language issues and the match had a slower pace than it should have. It was acceptable though. The main was fine with Kenta mostly doing kicks and Inamura doing comebacks before he won the title. I thought that was the match of the night. They had some different things on this show which was nice and it was notable for having two titles change hands. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 overall and thought it was alright.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 9/23/2025 N-1 Victory 2025 Day 9

Pro Wrestling NOAH 9/23/2025 N-1 Victory 2025 Day 9

 
Day 8 is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/pro-wrestling-noah-9212025-n-1-victory.html

KENTA, Manabu Soya, Tetsuya Endo & Ulka Sasaki vs. Daiki Inaba, Galeno, Kenoh & Ricky Knight Jr.

Kenoh is facekicked by Kenta. He hits chest kicks. Kenta spin kicks him and they stand off. Ulka side headlocks Inaba then shoulders him over. Inaba goes for a leapfrog and is just kicked. Inaba running lariats him then misses a splash. Ulka rolls Inaba into a triangle. Ulka then cranks back on Inaba's arm.

Kenta hammerlocks Inaba and sends him into the buckles shoulder first. Soya stomps on Inaba and wristlocks him. Endo misses a corner charge on Inaba and hits boots out of the corner. Endo running facekicks him. Inaba suplexes Endo. Rick comes in. He hook kicks Endo and springboard forearms him. He then dropkicks him in the corner. 

Rick puts Ulka and Endo on his shoulders and samoan drops both. Rick slams Endo then top rope elbow drops him for 2. Endo handspring corkscrew kicks Rick. Soya comes in and bulldogs Rick. He deadlift suplexes him for 2.

Rick superkicks and flying pumping knees Soya. Gal step up knees Soya then sliding lariats him for 2. Gal runs the ropes and splashes Soya. Soya takes corner attacks. Inaba corner flying spears Soya then 2nd rope diving spears Soya for 2.

Inaba misses a top rope splash. Inaba tries to get up but his leg hurts and he can't. Soya death valley bombs Inaba and wins.

Thoughts: Inaba got injured here near the end. I'm not surprised. He doesn't dive off the top rope the right way and is clearly hesitant to do so. Soya stupidly was still trying to do moves to him after he got injured and Kenta and Kenoh had to try and cover for it. They had your usual average opener but the end with an amateur hour mess. 

Charlie Dempsey and Harlem Lewis come out. Dempsey says they were here to rep WWE NXT and step in the ring with some of the best Japan has to offer. Lewis says they will showcase themselves on 10/4. He says you will remember them and what they do. Lewis says they will compete against members of the NOAH roster and says it will be NOAH vs NXT.  

Daiki Odashima & HAYATA vs. Team 2000X (Daga & Takashi Sugiura)

Dai offers a handshake but Daga doesn't oblige. They both headflips out of wristlocks. Daga shoulders Dai over. Oda flying headscissors him then is swept. Sugi gets in and they do amateur wrestling. Yoshitatsu trips Haya from the outside then Haya baseball slides him.

Haya atomic drops Sugi then flying kicks him in the side of the head. Haya 2nd rope moonsaults him for 2. Sugi knees Haya in the gut. Haya is pushed into the ref. Yoshi hits Haya in the head with his nightstick in front of the ref and is DQ'd.

Thoughts: It was short and not much with a stupid ending.

The heels stomp on Haya and Daiki after. Daga doesn't join in and throws Yoshi and Sugi out. Daga then protects Daiki.

Daga gets on the mic and asks Yoshi why he is hitting a kid. He asks why he wants to hit "my boy". He says if Yoshi wants to fight and hit people, they should have a match right now. 

Yoshitatsu and Takashi Sugiura vs Daga and Daiki Odashima

Daga hits shots on Yoshi. Daga dropkicks him. Daiki gets in and dropkicks Sugi. Daga superkicks Yoshi and uranage's him for the pin in less than a minute.

Atsushi Kotoge, Go Shiozaki, Kazuyuki Fujita & Mohammed Yone vs. All Rebellion (Harutoki & Kaito Kiyomiya), Naomichi Marufuji & Shuhei Taniguchi

Kaz throws down Kaito. Kaito hits forearms then Kaz lariats him. Kaito flying crossbodies Kaz and pounds on him. Kaito is then pushed back. Yone and Maru go at it. Yone poses off the break and Maru chops him. Yone slams him and misses a legdrop. 

Go and Maru go at it. They trade chops. Maru gives him middlef fingers. Maru spin kicks him in the face. Shuhei comes in. He slams a bunch of people and slams Kaito onto Go. Shuhei then slams Yone onto Go. 

Kaz lariats Go down. Kotoge running knees Shuhei. Go lariats Shuhei for 2. Haru step up enzugiri's Kotoge then hits enzugiri's on Go. Shuhei polish hammers Go and even his teammates help break the pin. Shuhei headbutts Go then Go hits a big lariat for the win.

Thoughts: It was a short one here. No one put that great of an effort in and it wasn't much of note. Too many people and not enough time. 

Minoru Suzuki comes out and has words for Yone's team. He subtlety challenges Fujita.

Tadasuke vs. YO-HEY

Yo poses on the buckles and is hit. Yo is knocked to the outside. Tada brings a chair in and the ref stops him from using it. Tada stomps Yo. Yo superkicks him in the gut and spinning heel kicks him. Yo top rope dropkicks him for 2. Tada kneebreakers and dragon screws Yo.

Yo dropkicks Tada. Yo misses a move off the top and sells his knee. Tada does a spinning toe hold and Yo ropebreaks. The ref tries to break it and Tada pushes the ref away. Tada then throws the ref down and stomps on Yo. Tada is then DQ'd.

Thoughts: Tada just mostly worked the leg here until he got DQ'd. This didn't go very long.

Tada chairs Yo in the knee after.  Tada hits him in the knee with the chair as he tries to leave.

AMAKUSA & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Eita & Junta Miyawaki

Ama throws out Jun before it starts. HT side headlocks Eita then shoulders him over. HT flying headscissors Eita. He corner lariats him then is armdragged. Eita hurricanrana's him then dropkicks him. 

Eita stomps on HT. Jun gets in and facekicks Ama off the apron. Jun flying shoulders HT. HT shoulders him over. Jun dropkicks HT. Jun hits mounted corner shots on HT. HT corner lariats him then basement dropkicks him. HT chops Jun in the corner.

Ama ends Jun into the rails outside. Jun forearms him over. Jun shoulders Ama over. Ama boots and foot chokes him in the corner. Jun hits forearms on Ama. Jun hits forearms on HT then HT chops him down twice. HT crabs Jun.

Jun hits slaps on Ama. Ama slaps him back and axe kicks him. Ama facekicks Jun. Jun rebound germans him. Jun arm throws Ama. HT and Eita get in. Eita and HT trade chest chops. Eita basement dropkicks him off a sunset flip for 2.

HT boots Eita out of the corner. Eita facekicks him then HT tilt-a-whirl slams him. Ama comes in and top rope diving headscissors Eita. Ama dropkicks Jun out. Ama tope con hilos Eita through the ropes. Eita is slammed. Jun 2nd rope falcon arrows Ama. Jun triangle tornillo's HT outside.

Eita does a nasty vertebreaker suplex on Ama for 2. HT back elbows Eita. Eita superkicks HT. Ama gets a 2 count on Eita but Eita holds on and does a Z360. Eita then pins Ama.

Thoughts: Eita's vertebreaker suplex on Ama was super nasty and should have finished this. This wasn't bad otherwise though with lots of flying and them trying to build more hype for Eita vs Hiromu.

GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match - Alpha Wolf & Dragon Bane (c) vs. All Rebellion (Alejandro & Kai Fujimura)

The lucha's hit dropkicks to start then do stereo tope con hilos outside. Wolf chops down Ale. Ale is tripped into an elbow drop. He then takes a double hiptoss and a double dropkick for 2. Ale is in tree of woe and is booted. Wolf bites Ale's neck. Ale takes a double hiptoss into the ropes but does an armdrag off of it. Ale is then popped up into a flying headscissors on wolf. Kai flying headscissors Bane out.

Kai and Ale get caught on stereo plancha's then are rammed into each other. They all go into the stands and fight. The lucha's are thrown into each other. Kai and Ale climb the top of the stair entrance and do plancha's en stereo.

Wolf takes a double superkick to the head. Kai to prope swantons Wolf then Ale top rope splashes Wolf. Kai and Wolf trade forearms. Wolf slaps and spinning foreamrs him. They trade superkicks. Wolf lariats and headbutts him. Kai then dropkicks him. Wolf headbutts Kai down.

Bane springboard elbows Ale then handsprings into a corkscrew on him. Bane standing spanish flies Kai. Bane corner splashes both opponents. Wolf top rope moonsaults Kai then Bane flips off of him into a moonsault on Kai. Ale canadian destroyers Wolf. then tope con hilos Wolf outside.

Kai superkicks Bane and armdrags him into a pin for 2. Bane superkicks Kai. Ale spinning ddt's Bane for 2. Kai final cuts Bane. Ale top rope tornillo's Bane for 2. Wolf takes a sandwich double flying knee. Wolf tope con hilos Kai through the ropes. Bane flying headscissors Ale while he's on the 2nd rope for 2.

Kai hurricanrana's Bane for 2. Ale gets a 2 count on Bane for 2. Bane pumping knees Ale. He then hits a made in Japan on him and wins.

Thoughts: They did a little too much here in the last pat of this which was too be expected. They didn't go that far though. It was a fast paced match with a lot of action as expected. It was a bit welcome though after some of the slower matches on this tour. 

Daga and Daiki Odashima come out to challenge Bane and Wolf after. Daga says he has a new mission and says Daiki is the future of Noah. He says he will make sure he becomes a champ. Daiki is given the mic. Daiki talks in Japanese and says him and Daga are the next challengers. Bane says okay and says they are the best tag team in the world. 

N-1 Victory 2025 Final Match - Masa Kitamiya vs. Jack Morris 

They trade shots to start. Jack hits mounted shots and hits forearms in the corner. Jack lariats Masa. Masa suplexes him and blows Jack's pose. Masa hits chops and backbreakers Jack. Jack hits forearms on Masa. Masa then hits bolo punches on him. Masa suplexes Jack. Jack pump kicks him then step up enzugiri's him.

Jack top rope dropkicks Masa. Jack topes him then is tripped by Tadasuke. Tada and Yoshitatsu then stomp Jack outside. Masa chokes Jack over the 2nd rope with his legs. Masa knocks him down and boots him out of the ring. Jack is sent into the post.

Masa headbutts Jack and bangs his head off the post. They fight on the apron. Jack suplexes Masa into the ring from the apron. Jack hits forearms. Masa back body drops Jack. Jack flying knees Masa.

Jack hits forearms on Masa. Masa eye rakes him then Jack dropkicks him out. Jack slingshot plancha's him outside. Masa is sent into the rails. Jack running facekicks him. Jack 2nd rope twisting crossbodies Masa and Tadasuke outside.

Jack top rope splashes Masa for 2. Jack germans Masa then runs into a big uranage. Jack facekicks Masa. Masa germans him from the side and bangs Jack's face off the mat. Jack flying knees Masa. Masa is put on a table. Jack top rope splashes him through the table outside. 

They go back in. Jack hits shots on Masa. Masa double underhook suplexes him for 2. Masa olympic slams him for 2. Masa misses a top rope senton. Jack flying knees him for 2. Jack tiger drivers him for 2. Jack top rope ssp's Masa. Yoshi pulls the ref out on the count. 

Masa knocks Yoshi off the apron on accident. Jack tiger drivers Masa but the ref is down. Masa chairs Jack. Masa piledrivers Jack on the chair for 2. Masa top rope sentons Jack for 2. Masa 2nd rope backdrops Jack for 2. Masa does a strangle hold alpha on Jack. Jack submits.

Thoughts: It was nice to see Masa win something of note after years of not really being treated right. It got a lot of time and they put out a good effort. I didn't think it was a great and would have maybe cut out some of the stuff at the end but this was fine overall.

Masa is given the trophy after and picks up the girl who gave him it. He then talks on the mic.  

Masa calls out KENTA for a title match since he won the N-1 and they talk. Masa drops him with a shot and chairs him. Masa then talks more and poses with KENTA down. 

Overall thoughts: The show was fine overall. We got a bunch of nonsense in the first half with DQ's and short matches. The last three matches were all fine though and definitely helped this one. It was an unusual show with a lot of the bigger stars being left in meaningless undercard tags while juniors were put near the top. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 total as the undercard really dragged this down. I would say the junior heavyweight tag title match was the best match of the night. 

Overall thoughts on the N-1 Victory 2025: It was a really disappointing tournament and was super weak. The talent just isn't really there in NOAH. The years of putting older wrestlers over younger wrestlers and not training new talent have caught up to them. They also only brought one person in instead of using WWE guys and he wasn't that good. The Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix was miles better than this and the G-1 was also a lot better than this. There's virtually nothing I would recommend from this tournament and it was a chore to get through.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 9/21/2025 N-1 Victory 2025 Day 8

Pro Wrestling NOAH 9/21/2025 N-1 Victory 2025 Day 8

Day 7 is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/pro-wrestling-noah-9202025-n-1-victory.html

Alpha Wolf, Dragon Bane & Jack Morris vs. Alejandro, AMAKUSA & Kai Fujimura

Ale and Wolf go at it. Wolf takes him down then headflips out of an armdrag. Ale flying snapmares him. Ale spinning bodyscissors him. Wolf headflips up into a kick on him. Wolf chops Ale. Wolf takes orner attacks then a double superkick while seated. Ale is tripped into a basement dropkick. Bane then jumps off Wolf's back and hits a dropkick.

Jack and Ama fight. Jack is hit with a boot then knocks him over. Ama is sat up top. His 2nd rope diving headscissors is blocked but he sunset flips Jack for 2. Ama's springboard is caught and Jack suplexes him off of it. 

Ama takes a double hiptoss into a double basement dropkick for 2. Ama springboard flying back elbows Bane. Kai comes in and flying headscissors Bane. Kai 2nd rope diving headscissors Bane from behind then forearms him down for 2. 

Bane spin kicks Kai and hits more kicks. Band handspring back elbows him and standing moonsaults him for 2. Wolf top rope moonsaults Kai then Bane moonsaults off of Wolf's shoulders onto Kai. Ale tope con hilos Wolf outside. Kai superkicks Bane. Bane pumping knees him.

Kai armdrags Bane into a nice headscissors pin and wins.

Thoughts: It was fine. It could have been a little faster and shorter though. Bane's moonsault off of Wolf's shoulders was cool.

Atsushi Kotoge, HAYATA & Ryo Hoshino vs. Black Menso-re, Daiki Odashima & Junta Miyawaki

Jun and Ryo go at it. Ryo wristlocks Jun and Jun reverses it. Jun side headlocks him. They trade side headlock takeovers and stand off. Jun side headlocks him then shoulders him over. Ryo armdrags him and dropkicks him twice. Ryo hits another dropkick. Ryo plancha's him outside. 

Kotoge bangs Jun's head off the buckles. Kotoge goes up and over him then back elbows him. Jun running forearms him. Jun tags in Daiki over Menso. Daiki side headlocks Haya when they both get in. Daiki headscissors Haya then flying headscissors him. Daiki dropkicks him.

Haya misses a corner charge. Daiki botches a dropkick and is catapulted into the buckles. Ryo comes in. He running back elbows Daiki in the corner. He then suplexes him. Daiki is tripped into the ropes and has the rope kicked into his face. Ryo asai moonsaults Daiki.

They trade forearms. Daiki rolls him up for 2 then karelin's lifts him. Daiki top rope crossbodies Ryo and Menso gets a 2 count on Ryo. Menso takes offense from his opponents then is hit with a crucifix driver for 2. 

Ryo slams Menso then top rope tornillos him for the win.

Thoughts: Menso took the pin as usual here. Ryo got a lot of time to shine here. I don't think he's anything great but he's a new face and perfectly fine for these kinds of matches. It was average and unoffensive.

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

Haru side headlocks him. Haru knees him in the face then slingshot armdrags him. DI shoulders him over. DI misses a splash then Haru back elbows him. Haru slingshot plancha's him outside. Haru lifts him by the arms and legs and drops him on his chest for 2.

They trade shots. DI blue thunders him. DI splashes him. DI slams him for 2. DI then kneels on his back and pulls on his chin. Haru ropebreaks. DI misses a corner spear. Haru suplexes him. Haru running facekicks him. Haru top rope crossbodies him for 2. DI overhead belly to belly suplexes him. DI then spears him. 

DI hits a flying corner spear then a corner cannonball for 2. DI misses a 2nd rope diving spear. Haru hits corner enzugiri's. DI hits a hard foream. Haru hits his own forearms. Haru step up enzugiri's him. Haru double underhook suplexes him then pump kicks him for 2. Haru does a kubinage style throw with DI's arm's. 

DI hits forearms. Haru pumping knees him. DI then lariats him. DI brainbusters him for 2. DI 2nd rope diving spears him for a close 2. DI top rope splashes him and wins.

Thoughts: It was alright. It got a lot of time. The two are both kind of underdog face wrestlers so that meant the match was going to look a certain way. DI got a lot more offense in than he usually does.

N-1 Victory 2025 Block A Match - Manabu Soya vs. Ulka Sasaki

Ulka side headlocks him and is backdropped. MS forearms him in the spine, hiptosses him and shoulders him for 2. MS catches him in the air and Ulka tries to triangle him over the top rope. Ulka kimura's him. MS rams him in the corner and chops him. MS bulldogs him for 2. 

MS hiptosses him. Ulka traps one arm and cranks back on the other. Ulka does a bridging hammerlock on MS. MS ropebreaks. Ulka hits kicks to the arm. MS tries some chops. Ulka pele kicks the arm. MS death valley drivers him for 2. Ulka rolls him up for 2 and then puts another armbar on him. 

MS gets up and hits a lariat. MS blocks a move and hits a suplex off of it. Ulka tries to block a lariat but goes down anyone. MS running lariats him and pins him.

Thoughts: They were going somewhere with Ulka working the arm but then they ran out of time and had to go to the finish. I thought this could have been better with more time and wouldn't mind seeing them try this again. They had the right idea with Soya selling the arm a lot and Ulka working it. 

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

Gal pushes him over on the lock up. Ken tries shoulder blocks and gets nowhere. Gal leapfrogs then shoulders him over. Gal slams him then misses a splash. Ken double stomps his back. Ken runs the ropes and either trips/gets tripped by Gal into the ropes. Ken then tries again and double stomps him. 

Gal facekicks him for 2. Gal chops him. Gal step up knees him then sliding lariats him for 2. They trade chest kicks for forearms. Ken spinning high kicks him. Gal hits boots to the ace and Ken mocks his brother's head twist aunt. 

Ken pele kicks him. Gal headbutts him then gets german'd. Ken PK's him for 1. Ken does another PK for 2. Ken PK's him for 2 again. Ken misses a top rope double stomp. Gal lariats him twice for 2. Gal does a twisting double underhook suplex and pins him.

Thoughts: I was surprised to see Gal pin Ken. I was also surprised this went only a little over 6 minutes. Ken had issues with Gal's size here as he was literally bouncing off of him when he did double stomps and tripped over him while running the ropes. Win or lose, I can't say Ken would have came out of this one looking that great. 

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

They trade chops to start. Rick dropkicks him then topes con hilos him. Rick springboards off the rail into a superkick. Maru chops him against the post. Maru bangs the rail door into Rick's face.

We see Jack and Galeno watching this in the crowd. Maru chinlocks Rick and Rick bites his way out. Rick sunset flips him then Maru rakes his eyes with his feet off of it. Maru flying back elbows him. Rick powerslams him.

Rick hits a corner dropkick then a low dropkick in the corner. Rick bridging ddt's Maru. Rick misses a 450 off the top. They hook kick each other. Rick asai moonsaults and Maru superkicks him in the mid-air. Rick is tripped into the ropes and Maru misses a driveby kick on him.

Rick gets hung over the top rope and Maru superkicks him for 2. They trade chops. Rick hook kicks him. Rick hits a styles clash for 2. Maru hook kicks him then pumping knees him for 2. Rick blocks a shiranui and backslides him for the win.

Thoughts: I didn't like it that much. There wasn't much of a story or logic to it. I thought they were going to have Maru outsmart and be tricky with Rick through this one but it didn't happen. Ricky did his usual offense and Marufuji did mostly all strikes.  

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

They do some grappling to start. Daga side headlocks him. Daga hiptosses and armdrags him. KK flips out of a snapmare. KK back elbows him and elbow drops him for 2. Daga enzugiri's him. Daga springboard dropkicks him off the apron then slingshot plancha's him outside. 

Daga misses a slingshot swanton inside but is able to tilt-a-whirl backbreaker him. Daga dropkicks him again. Daga gets a 2 count on him. KK is sent into the post shoulder first. KK flying neckbreakers him. KK drppkicks him. 

KK hits euros in the corner. KK dragon screws him. Daga bocks a shining wizard. Daga superkicks him then germans him for 2. They trade strikes. Daga reverse ddt neckbreakers him then lariats him.

KK hits a dropkick. KK flying knees him. Daga cradles him for 2. Daga shining wizards him. KK just gets up and no sells it. Daga hits slaps and KK flying shining wizards him. KK hits another shining wizard for 2. Daga brainbusters KK for 2. Yoshitatus gets on the apron and Daga is sent into him. KK goes for a hurricanrana but Daga rolls through to win.

Thoughts: Of course Kaito takes a loss here. He really is NOAH's whipping boy and I'll never get why. The match wasn't much and I wasn't totally shocked when Daga won as it felt like something was up. This match didn't do much for me.

N-1 Victory 2025 Block A Match - Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Masa Kitamiya

They charge each other to start. They forearm each other. They shoulder each other. Kaz shoulders him over. Masa germans him. Masa headbutts him outside. Kaz sends Masa into the rails. Kaz running back elbows him and slams him. Kaz prison locks him. Kaz then turns it into a figure four.

Masa back body drops him. Masa then running lariats him. Masa then does a prison lock. They trade shots and lariats. Kaz suplexes him. They go out and Kaz is sent into the rails. Masa chairs him in front of the ref. Masa then piledrivers him on a chair on the floor. Masa chairs him more.

Masa running lariats him inside then piledrivers him. Masa hits a top rope senton. Masa strangle hold alpha's him and Kaz submits.

Thoughts: I liked it up to the outside section. Masa was hitting him with a chair for a while and somehow the ref didn't see it or do anything about it. That section just took the flow away from what was actually looking like a decent match.  

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

Endo side headlocks him then facekicks him. They trade facekicks him and Ken goes down. Endo back elbows him for 2. Ken hits knees to the body. End is laid on the top rope and kicked. Ken then top rope double stomps him as he hangs. Ken snapmares him and kicks him in the back. Ken does a half-camel clutch and Endo ropebreaks.

Endo is thrown hard into the buckles. Ken slams him then does a bodyscissors. Ken back elbows him for 2. Ken tries pin attempts. Kne knees him in the gut. Endo springboard forearms him. Endo handspring corkscrew kicks him for 2. 

Ken is headbutted in the face. Endo torture racks him. Ken kicks him over the 2nd rope. Endo facekicks him off the apron. Endo goes for a plancha but Ken kicks him on the dive attempt. Ken corner facekicks him then corner dropkicks him. Ken hits a top rope double stomp for 2. 

They trade forearms. Ken drops him with a slaps for 2. Endo powerbomb backbreakers Ken on the knee. Endo top rope moonsaults and Ken gets his knees up. Ken flying knees him for 2. Ken slaps him down then flying knees him for 2. 

Endo hits chops. Ken slaps him. Endo avoids a go to sleep and cradles him for 2. Ken facekicks him then spinning lariats him for 2. Endo poisonrana's him off a GTS attempt. Endo step up knees him in the corner. Endo top rope corkscrew ssp's him for the win.

Thoughts: I was surprised Endo won here. This didn't really pick up until the end. It was a bit of a slower match and Kenta didn't do much but strikes. Endo was definitely booked as the underdog throughout this. I thought it was just average. This could have used a little more spirit.

N-1 Victory 2025 Block B Representative Playoff Match - Jack Morris vs. Galeno

They hockey fight to start. Gal spinning forearms him then is hit with a flying knee. Jack bodyscissors him over the top rope. Jack then 2nd rope twisting crossbodies him outside. Ken hits a top rope splash for 2. Gal pop-up drops him, forearms him then sentons him for 2. 

They trade forearms. Jack pumpkicks him then takes a spinning lariat. Jack step up enzugiri's him. Gal blue thunders him for 2. Jack hits a code red on him for 2. Gal gordbusters Jack then step up knees him in the corner. Jack enzugiri's him from the apron. Jack goes up top. Gal walks up the buckles and superplexes him.

Jack flying knees him for 2. Jack hits another flying pumping knee for 2. Gal back body drops him. Gal headbutts him. Gal hits a running lariat for 2. Gal michinoku drivers Jack for 2. Gal goes for a move and Jack cradles him for 2. Jack pumping knees and flying knees him for 2. Jack hits another flying knee for 2. Jack tiger drivers him and wins.

Thoughts: Galeno had some nice spinning strikes here. Jack did his usual pumping knees and enzugiri's. There wasn't a clear heel or face here and the work wasn't anything too great. They also didn't get enough to really have a classic here. I thought it was just average.

They hug after. 

Jack talks on the mic. He says he didn't know if he was winning the block or had to fight. He said he had to fight Galeno, not just anyone. Jack says he will go to Korauken Hall and win the N-1. 

He says he has a lot of history with the man he is fighting. He says he doesn't just plan to win the N-1, he plans on getting his revenge on Team 2000X. He says he hopes to see everyone there.

Masa Kitamiya comes out. He speaks in Japanese and they stare down. Jack then speaks in Japanese.

Overall thoughts: They had a lot of matches here and most of them didn't get enough time. I can't really say I loved anything here. Fujita/Masa was close but then they did a bunch of weapons stuff outside and lost me. Soya/Ulka were also on the right track but then they ran out of time. The top matches here were just average and I wasn't a big of this show overall though we had some upsets. I would give this a 5 out of 10 total.