Pro Wrestling NOAH held a special standalone event called One Night Dream today, headlined by a long-awaited match between former partners-turned-rivals Katsuhiko Nakajima & Kento Miyahara. Their careers are linked back to their beginnings under trainer Kensuke Sasaki in his now-defunct promotions from almost 20 years ago.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese and English. The live broadcast was in English only due to being an ABEMA exclusive.
The announced paid attendance was 1515, a legit advance sellout. It sold out way in advance too. It also may be the biggest Korakuen attendance since pandemic capacity limits were lifted.
Match 1: Yu Owada Debut Match: Kai Fujimura beat Yu Owada.
Match 2: Anthony Greene, YO-HEY & Tadasuke beat Jimmy Yang, Super Crazy & Stallion Rogers. YO-HEY pinned Crazy after Face G. Some WWE fans may also remember Yang as Jimmy Wang Yang.
Match 3: Jazzy Yang & Miyuki Takase beat Hibiscus Mii & Yuu. Yang pinned Mii after Moonsault Attack. Jazzy is Jimmy Yang’s daughter.
Match 4: Lance Anoa’i, Adam Brooks, Saxon Huxley & Jack Morris beat Masa Kitamiya, Manabu Soya, Daiki Inaba & Yoshiki Inamura. Anoa’i pinned Soya after Samoan Splash.
Match 5: Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. & Go Shiozaki beat Jake Lee & Kenoh. Shiizaki pinned Kenoh after Go Lariat.
Match 6: Dralistico, Ninja Mack & AMAKUSA beat HAYATA, Rey Escorpion & Dante Leon. Dralistico pinned Escorpion with La Mystica.
Main Event: Katsuhiko Nakajima beat Kento Miyahara. This was a No Time Limit match and went over 34 minutes.
The next event is Thursday at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.
Post-event major news:
The Naomichi Marufuji 25th Anniversary Match on 9/17 is set-Marufuji vs. Will Ospreay (New Japan).
The 2024 schedule will open with ABEMA presents NOAH THE NEW YEAR 2024 on 1/2 at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. More details TBA.
A new project for later this year called MONDAY MAGIC was announced. It will run every other Monday from 10/9-12/18 at Shinjuku Face and fans can attend live on person, plus every event will be streamed live on WRESTLE UNIVERSE beginning at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.
