Pro Wrestling NOAH ran NOAH THE BEST 2022 today, a mid-major standalone event that likely will be the last such event for the promotion this year as December’s light schedule will mainly feature special themed events.
Today’s event was held at Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese (may not yet be available as it was an ABEMA live broadcast) and English. You can also watch the first 3 matches FOR FREE on YouTube for a limited time.
The announced paid attendance was 872.
Match 1: Mohammed Yone & Akitoshi Saito beat Tadasuke & Hi69. Saito pinned Hi69 after Iron Claw Slam.
Match 2: Hideki Suzuki beat Shuhei Taniguchi by ref stoppage (TKO).
Match 3: FINAL PERROS DE MAL DE JAPON: Yoshinari Ogawa, Yasutaka Yano & Kai Fujimura vs. NOSAWA Rongai, Eita & Super Crazy went to a double countout. It went just 65 seconds. Which led to…
Yoshinari Ogawa, Yasutaka Yano & Kai Fujimura vs. NOSAWA Rongai, Eita & Super Crazy went to a double countout. It went just 53 seconds. Which led to…
Yoshinari Ogawa, Yasutaku Yano & Kai Fujimura beat NOSAWA Rongai, Eita & Super Crazy by DQ. NOSAWA DQ’d. Ref assault.
Match 4: Jack Morris beat Daiki Inaba.
Match 5: Naomichi Marufuji, Masaaki Mochizuki & Masato Tanaka beat Takashi Sugiura, Kazuyuki Fujita & Timothy Thatcher. Marufuji pinned Sugiura.
Match 6: AMAKUSA & Alejandro beat Dante Leon & YO-HEY. AMAKUSA pinned Leon.
Match 7: Kaito Kiyomiya, Satoshi Kojima & Masa Kitamiya beat Kenoh, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Manabu Soya. Kiyomiya pinned Kenoh after Transformed Shining Wizard.
Match 8: Atsushi Kotoge & Seiki Yoshioka beat GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Shuji Kondo & Hajime Ohara to win the titles. Kotoge & Yoshioka become the 53rd GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Kotoge pinned Ohara after Kill Switch.
Main Event: GHC National Champion Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. beat Yoshiki Inamura to retain the title. V1 for Wagner Jr.
The next event is 12/14 at Aizuwakamatsu City Gym in Fukushima, continuing the never-ending SUNNY VOYAGE 2022 Tour, which will continue into 2023. Broadcast plans TBA.
In upcoming event news/fallout from today, 2 title matches are set for the year-ending N INNOVATION event on 12/23: Kotoge & Yoshioka will defend the Jr. Tag Team Titles against YO-HEY & Kzy (Dragon Gate), and GHC Jr. Heavyweight Champion Dante Leon vs. AMAKUSA (formerly Haoh) for the title is also set. 12/18 will be a Kongo produced event, 12/20 will be a Tokyo Gurentai Produced Independent event, possibly the final farewell to the iconic heel faction led by NOSAWA Rongai that dates back to the 1990s, and a GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championship has been added to 1/1…and it’s gonna be a big blast from the past as Takashi Sugiura & Satoshi Kojima defend against Naomichi Marufuji and…KENTA!!! Let’s keep that New Japan-NOAH crossover door wide open!
And finally, the January & February 2023 schedule was announced. After the New Year event on 1/1, the 2023 campaign begins with a same-day doubleheader on 1/8 at Korakuen Hall, then the SUNNY VOYAGE 2023 Tour continues with two events in January & February after Keiji Muto’s Farewell Event…or is it? Might not be because Muto will appear at GREAT VOYAGE 2023 in OSAKA on 2/12 at Osaka Prefectural Gym-although the plan is he will only be a guest and not participating. And the also-never ending STAR NAVIGATION 2022-23 your continues in February.
