Pro Wrestling NOAH ran their first STAR NAVIGATION 2024 Tour event today, continuing the never-ending tour name for their monthly Tokyo big events.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and an be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese and English. The live broadcast was English only due to ABEMA exclusive rights. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.
The announced paid attendance was 1139.
Match 1; Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf beat Ninja Mack & Alejandro and HAYATA & Eita in a 3-way when Bane pinned Alejandro.
Match 2: Shuhei Taniguchi beat Ulka Sasaki.
Match 3: Mohammed Yone, Akitoshi Saito, Atsushi Kotoge & Hi69 beat Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura, Taishi Ozawa & Yu Owada. Kotoge pinned Ozawa after a moonsault press.
Match 4: Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., Daga & Yoshinari Ogawa beat Kaito Kiyomiya, Hajime Ohara & Super Crazy. Wagner Jr. pinned Crazy after Aztec Snake.
Match 5: Titus Alexander & Vinny Massaro beat Jack Morris & LJ Cleary. Alexander pinned Cleary after Big Ugly.
Match 6: Manabu Soya beat Ryohei Oiwa.
Match 7: Masa Kitamiya, Daiki Inaba, Shuji Kondo & Junta Miyawaki beat Jake Lee, Anthony Greene, YO-HEY & Tadasuke. Miyawaki pinned Tadasuke.
Main Event: GHC Heavyweight Champion Kenoh beat Go Shiozaki to retain the title. V2 for Kenoh. Next up: Wagner Jr. That match will happen on 2/4 in Sendai.
The regular post-major event news/fallout:
Taishi Ozawa has decided to go on an international excursion. Where and for how long is unknown but he will leave after the 1/23 event.
GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions YO-HEY & Tadasuke vs. Shuji Kondo & Junta Miyawaki for the titles has been announced for 1/28 in Osaka. (No live broadcast)
GHC Jr. Heavyweight Champion Daga vs. Hajime Ohara for the title has also been announced for 2/4 in Sendai.
The next event is Wednesday at Shinjuku Face with GHC National Champion Jack Morris vs. Titus Alexander for the title. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.