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Pro Wrestling NOAH ran Day 3 of the N-1 VICTORY 2026 today in Kumamoto.

Today’s event was held at Kumamoto Castle Hall in Kumamoto and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 590.

There was a late change to the card due to AMAKUSA being pulled off the event, as noted over the last few days. He was to have faced GHC National Champion Naomichi Marufuji for the title. That unfortunately did not happen as this was a hometown opportunity. AMAKUSA did appear at the event though. Hiroto Tsuruya was the replacement and it became a NON-TITLE match.

Match 1: Kaito Kiyomiya, Shane Haste & HAYATA beat Yoshiki Inamura, Chen & Black Menso-re. Haste pinned Menso-re after Ayers Rock Bottom.

Match 2: Naomichi Marufuji beat Hiroto Tsuruya.

Match 3: Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & RYUSEI beat Mohammed Yone, Katsumi Inahata & Yuto Koyanagi. BUSHI beat Koyanagi with a reverse Boston crab.

N-1 VICTORY Block B:
Match 4: Masa Kitamiya beat Titus Alexander by submission.
Match 5: Manabu Soya beat OZAWA.

Match 6: Kai Fujmura, YO-HEY & Jun Masaoka beat Alejandro, Dragon Bane & Daiki Odashima. Masaoka pinned Odashima after Ambitions.

N-1 VICTORY Block B:
Match 7: Kenoh beat Kouga by ref stoppage (technical submission).
Main Event: Tetsuya Endo beat KANTA.

Day 4 is tomorrow at Acros Fukuoka in Fukuoka with Block A. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

UPDATE: According to a report from a Japanese wrestling news site, the issue with AMAKUSA is a neck abnormality. The specific circumstances have not been revealed but the exam that revealed the issue was part of an annual evaluation conducted by the promotion.

Pro Wrestling NOAH ran Day 2 of the N-1 VICTORY Tournament today in Okayama, with only Block A matches.

Today’s event was held at Okayama Convention Center in Okayama and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 380.

There were last-minute changes to the card sue to AMAKUSA being pulled off the event. Unspecified medical issues. Out indefinitely but possibly at least 2 weeks. It also means tomorrow’s GHC National Championship match against Naomichi Marufuji is now off.

Match 1: Kouga, Yuto Koyanagi & Hiroya Namiki beat Manabu Soya, Katudmi Inahata & Hiroto Tsuruya. Kouga pinned Inahata after FOK (Fang Of Knee).

Match 2: OZAWA & Masa Kitamiya beat Titus Alexander & Black Menso-re. Kitamiya pinned Menso-re after Saito suplex.

Match 3: KENTA, HAYATA & Tetsuya Endo beat Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & RYUSEI. KENTA beat RYUSEI with GAME OVER.

N-1 VICTORY Block A:
Match 4: Kazuyuki Fujita beat Chen.
Match 5: Takashi Sugiura beat Yuki Iino by ref stoppage.

Match 6: Kai Fujimura, Tadasuke & YO-HEY beat Alejandro, Dragon Bane & Daiki Odashima. Fujinura pinned Alejandro.

N-1 VICTORY Block A:
Match 7: Alpha Wolf beat Yoshiki Inamura.
Main Event: Kaito Kiyomiya beat Shane Haste by submission.

Day 3 is tomorrow at Kumamoto Castle Hall in Kumamoto. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Pro Wrestling NOAH has announced some unexpected changes to upcoming matches, and unfortunately it includes a title match because AMAKUSA is now out of action. Unspecified medical issues found during routine medical checkup. Out indefinitely but for now it sounds like at least 2 weeks beginning Monday…that includes Tuesday’s hometown return to Kumamoto. He was to have faced GHC National Champion Naomichi Marufuji for the title. That match is now off. He will still appear at the event.

More as it becomes available.

Pro Wrestling NOAH kicked off the annual N-1 VICTORY Tournament today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English. This was an exclusive ABEMA live broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1492. I’m calling that a super full house/very near sellout even though the promotion didn’t.

And before we get started…prediction time! The promotion did a fan poll on Japanese social media where fans were asked to pick who would win each block but not necessarily the tournament. Their picks? The overwhelming Block A pick was Kaito Kiyomiya. The Block B pick by a much narrower margin was OZAWA. Make note!

All matches were N-1 VICTORY matches.

Match 1: Block A: Yoshiki Iinamura beat Yuki Iino.

Match 2: Block B: Masa Kitamiya beat Tetsuya Endo.

Match 3: Block A: Shane Haste Beat Kazuyuki Fujita.

Match 4: Block B: Manabu Soya beat KENTA.

Match 5: Block A: Chen beat Takashi Sugiura.

Match 6: Block B: Titus Slexander beat Kenoh.

Match 7: Block A: Kaito Kiyomiya beat Alpha Wolf.

Main Event: Block B: OZAWA beat Kouga (Yu Owada/Owadasan). The obvious question: Is fka Owadasan still Team 2000X or, based on pre-tournament presser comments, did he turn back face? We’ll see based on post-event comments.

Day 2 is Monday at Okayama Convention Center 1st Floor Event Hall in Okayama. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

At today’s pre-N-1 VICTORY press conference held by Pro Wrestling NOAH, which can be watched FOR FREE on YouTube, Titus Alexander announced he had moved to Japan which suggests he will be joining the promotion full-time. Alexander has been participating in NOAH several times a year since the pandemic began winding down and has been instrumental in bring several other foreigners in for limited participation and has had some success himself. He is also in the N-1 for the second time. Alexander hasn’t been added to the roster page yet but soon may be.

In other news, Naomichi Marufuji participation in New Japan was announced for 10/17 in Hokkaido at a Taichi hometown event. As a result, Marufuji will moss that day’s NOAH event in Nagano.

Pro Wrestling NOAH has provided an injury update on Midori Takahashi, who missed last weekend due to a dislocated shoulder-after further examination, it was decided he will have surgery. Out indefinitely but based on N-1 VICTORY Tournament card changes it’s probably at least a month (he was not in the tournament). It’s not known exactly how long he will be out.

More as it becomes available.

Pro Wrestling NOAH has announced an apparent injury coming out of this weekend’s events-Eita is now sidelined after the last event due to being injured. Unspecified. Out the entire N-1 VICTORY Tournament even though he would not have participated in it, meaning at least a month. No further details were provided.

More as it becomes available.

UPDATE: The promotion updated the article to provide more clarity with regards to how long he will be out…at least until after the 10/4 event (N-1 Finals) so the earliest he will return is 10/11.

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the Lethal Odyssey 2026 Tour today in Kobe.

Today’s event was held at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 475.

Match 1: AMAKUSA, Hiroto Tsuruya & Super Crazy beat Naomichi Marufuji, Yuto Koyanagi & Hiroya Namiki. Tsuruya beat Namiki.

Match 2: HAYATA beat Black Menso-re by submission.

Match 3: Kai FUjimura & Jun Masaoka beat Eita & Daiki Odasahima. Fujimura pinned Eita.

Match 4: Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & RYUSEI beat Dragon Bane, Alejandro & Katsumi Inahata. Naito beat Inahata with a knee lock.

Match 5: OZAWA & Masa Kitamiya beat Kenoh & Tetsuya Endo. Kitamiya pinned Kenoh after Saito suplex.

Match 6: Manabu Soya beat YO-HEY.

Main Event: Kaito Kiyomiya, Yoshiki Inamura & Takashi Sugiura beat Alpha Wolf, Kazuyuki Fujita & Yuki Iino (DDT). Kiyomiya pinned Iino after a skywalk elbow.

The next event is the N-1 VICTORY 2026 Tournament starting on 9/12 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This is an exclusive ABEMA live broadcast in Japan.

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the Lethal Odyssey 2026 Tour in Hiroshima today with a HAYATA 20th Anniversary event.

Today’s event was held at Fukuyama Big Rose in Hiroshima and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Monday There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 387.

There were late changes made to the card due to Midori Takahashi being pulled off the event. Dislocated shoulder.

Match 1: Eita beat Hiroya Namiki.

Match 2: Masa Kitamiya & Takashi Sugiura beat AMAKUSA & Black Menso-re in 4 seconds. Sugiura pinned Menso-re after a lariat. Which led to…
Match 2 (again): Masa Kitamiya & Takashi Sugiura beat AMAKUSA & Black Menso-re. Sugiura beat Menso-re with a figure 4.

Match 3: Kenoh beat Yuto Koyanagi.

Match 4: Yoshiki Inamura, Kazuyuki Fujita & Katsumi Inahata beat Kaito Kiyomiya, Daiki Odashima & Hiroto Tsuruya. Fujita ponned Tsuruya after Beast Bomb.

Match 5: Tetsuya Baito, BUSHI & RYUSEI beat Manabu Soya, Yuki Iino (DDT) & Super Crazy. BUSHI pinned Crazy after Fable.

Match 6: OZAWA, Kai Fujimura & Alpha Wolf beat Naomichi Matufuji, Dragon Bane & Alejandro. OZAWA pinned Alejandro after a swan dive moonsault.

Main Event: HAYATA 20th Anniversary Match: HAYATA, Yuya Susumu (Independent:Freelancer) & Tetsuya Endo beat YO-HEY, Tadasuke & Jun Masaoka. HAYATA pinned Tadasuke.

The next event is tomorrow at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

When Pro Wrestling NOAH announced a wrestler named Kouga for the N-1 VICTORY 2026 Tournament, it got a huge reaction even though I didn’t recognize him. Now the promotion has posted more about it on social media in English, and I understand why-Kouga is fka Owadasan fka Yu Owada, who is returning to Japan after his training excursion that took him to Europe last year. He debuted in England’s Progress Wrestling in August 2025 then won his first career championship in Berlin, Germany in February and now he returns as presumably still a member of Team 2000X. Presumably. We’ll find out starting September 12.