To bridge the gap somewhat between MONDAY MAGIC seasons, Pro Wrestling NOAH held UNIVERSE MAGIC 2036 today, a special one-off event with the start of an 8-man tournament featuring CyberFight-affiliated promotions. The tournament is single-elimination.
Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.
The paid attendance was not announced.
Match 1: Takeru Inoue & Sentaro Motojima beat Toki Hiromi (?) & Nobuhiko Kimura. Inoue pinned Kimura.
Match 2: UNIVERSE CUP: Sanshiro Talagi beat The Great Mummy.
Match 3: UNIVERSE CUP: Naomichi Marufuji beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan.
Match 4: Mayu Iwatani, Mika Iwata & Mio Momomo vs. Takumi Iroha, Miyuki Takase & Utami Hayashishita went to a 20 minute time limit draw.
Match 5: UNIVERSE CUP: The Great Sasuke beat Isami Kodaka.
Main Event: UNIVERSE CUP: Hayabusa (2.0) beat Yumehito Imanari.
No word yet on when the Semifinals will be but the schedule suggests 4/6 at the next UNIVERSE MAGIC event.
The next event is 3/17 at Hodogaya Public Hall in Kanagawa. There will be no live broadcast. On demand TBA but it currently is not on the schedule.