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Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the N-1 VICTORY 2026 today in Shizuoka.

Today’s event was held at Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 496.

Match 1: OZAWA, Masa Kitamiya & Tadasuke beat KENTA, HAYATA & Tetsuya Endo. Kitamiya pinned HAYATA after Saito Suplex.

Match 2: Kouga & Huto Koyanagi beat Manabu Soya & Hiroya Namiki. Koyanagi pinned Namiki.

Match 3: Naomichi Marufuji, Mohammed Yone & Katsumi Inahata beat Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & RYUSEI. Matufuji pinned RYUSEI.

N-1 VICTORY Block A:
Match 4: Takashi Sugiura beat Alpha Wolf.
Match 5: Yoshiki Inamura beat Chen.

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

N-1 VICTORY Block A:
Match 7: Shane Haste beat Yuki Iino.
Main Event: Kaito Kiyomiya beat Kazuyuki Fujita.

Standings (Block A):
1-Kiyomiya, 4-0-1, 9 pts
2-Inamura, 3-1-1, 7 pts
3-Haszte, 3-2, 6 pts
4-Sugiura, 3-2, 6 pts
5-Wolf, 3-2, 6 pts
6-Chen, 2-3, 4 pts (OUT)
7-Fujita, 1-4, 2 pts (OUT)
8-Iino, 0-5, 0 pts (OUT)
The winner advances to the Finals. It’s now down to 5 but it’s all but Kiyomiya’s to lose. Keep in mind, however, that Kiyomiya-Inamura was a draw so if they tie, it probably means a rematch. Kiyomiya still has Iino & Chen and must be careful to avoid an upset. Inamura has Fujita & Sugiura. Today’s result also means, if Team 2000X tie for the top spot, Sugiura gets it over Wolf. They both also still have Haste to come.

The next event is tomorrow at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo with Block B. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Injury Report: As noted earlier, Inahata was injured during today’s event. Dislocated shoulder. Out tomorrow. Status uncertain beyond that.

Pro Wrestling NOAH has announced an injury absence as it appears rookie Katsumi Inahata was recently injured. Dislocated shoulder. Out tomorrow and maybe longer. Corresponding card changes have been made. It’s not yet known if Inahata will be out past tomorrow.

More as it becomes available.

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the N-1 VICTORY 2026 today in Tokushima with Block B.

Today’s event was held at Tokushima Municipal Gym in Tokushima and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 854.

Match 1: Shane Haste & Chen beat Yoshiki Inamura & Hiroya Namiki. Chen pinned Namiki after MADE IN SINGAPORE.

Match 2: Kaito Kiyomiya, Katsumi Inahata & Yuto Koyanagi beat Kazuyuki Fujita, Mohammed Yone & Black Menso-re. Kiyomiya pinned Menso-re after Shining Wozard.

Match 3: Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & RYUSEI beat Naomichi Marufuji, Yuki Iino & Hiroto Tsuruya. Naito beat Tsuruya with a knee lock.

N-1 VICTORY Block B:
Match 4: OZAWA beat Titus Alexander.
Match 5: Kouga beat Masa Kitamiya.

Match 6: Alejandro, Dragon Bane & Daiki Odashima beat Kai Fujimura, YO-HEY & Jun Masaoka. Alejandro pinned Fujimura after a swan dive huracanrana.

N-1 VICTORY Block B:
Match 7: Tetsuya Endo beat Manabu Soya.
Main Event: Kenoh beat KENTA.

Standings (Block B):
1-Endo, 3-1, 6 pts
2-Kitamiya, 3-1, 6 pts
3-OZAWA, 3-1, 6 pts
4-Kenoh, 2-2, 4 pts
5-Alexander, 2-2, 4 pts
6-Soya, 2-2, 4 pts
7-Kouga, 1-3, 2 pts
8-KENTA, 0-4, 0 pts (OUT)
The winner advances to the Finals. KENTA can only force tiebreakers to advance but I marked him out because he does lose tiebreaker to OZAWA. He hasn’t faced Endo & Kitamiya yet.

The next event is tomorrow at Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka with Block A. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.

Pro Wrestling NOAH continues the N-1 VICTORY 2026 Tournament today with a morning matinee in Osaka. Today marks the halfway point of the tournament and will feature only Block A matches, with Day 4 of the block. With only one spot advancing nobody can clinch today but, if things don’t go his way, Yuki Iino could become the first elimination of the tournament. The highlight match is between former GHC Heavyweight Champions as Yoshiki Inamura faces Shane Haste.

Today’s event will be held at Umeda Stellar Hall in Osaka and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. The event is a legit advance sellout. There will be no commentary. There is also a pre-show match scheduled, which will now be part of the live stream. There are 8 matches total, so including the pre-show match I anticipate the event’s running time being around 2 1/2 hours.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA except for pre-show match):
Pre-show:
Manabu Soya, Yuto Koyanagi & Hiroto Tsuruya vs. Tetsuya Endo, HAYATA & Katsumi Inahata

Main show:
Kouga, Titus Alexander & Hiroya Namiki vs. OZAWA, Masa Kitamiya & Tadasuke
Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & RYUSEI vs. Naomichi Marufuji, Kenoh & Black Menso-re
Kai Fujimura, YO-HEY & Jun Masaoka vs. Alejandro, Dragon Bane & Daiki Odashima
N-1 VICTORY Block A:
Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Alpha Wolf
Yuki Iino vs. Chen
Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Takashi Sugiura
Yoshiki Inamura vs. Shane Haste

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET. The pre-show match is scheduled to begin at 7:40 PM PT/10:40 PM ET. The main show is scheduled to begin at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

Pre-show late note: Regarding Iino possibly being eliminated today, that will happen if he loses AND Kiyomiya wins or draws. Kiyomiya has beaten Iino so he has the tiebreaker.

7:30 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 10 minutes.

7:39 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Umeda Stellar Hall in Osaka, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. It’s a legit advance sellout which could be anywhere between 300-800. From what I can see I’m going to go in the middle and predict 550. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance, a legit advance sellout, was 500)

Pre-show match: Manabu Soya, Yuto Koyanagi & Hiroto Tsuruya vs. Tetsuya Endo, HAYATA & Katsumi Inahata. 10 minute time limit
Result: Tetsuya Endo, HAYATA & Katsumi Inahata beat Manabu Soya, Yuto Koyanagi & Hiroto Tsuruya. HAYATA pinned Tsuruya.

Updates will resume when the main show begins.

Card order announcement. The first 2 matches above open, then the first 2 N-1 VICTORY matches, possibly an intermission, then the Jr. Heavyweight 6-man tag followed by the final 2 N-1 VICTORY matches. Inamura-Haste will be the main event.

Main show:
The matches begin right on time at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

Match 1: Kouga, Titus Alexander & Hiroya Namiki vs. OZAWA, Masa Kitamiya & Tadasuke. 15 minute time limit
Result: OZAWA, Masa Kitamiya & Tadasuke beat Kouga, Titus Alexander & Hiroya Namiki. Tadasuke pinned Namiki. Afterwards, Yoshitatsu joined the winners for a brief beatdown on Namiki.

Match 2: Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & RYUSEI vs. Naomichi Marufuji, Kenoh & Black Menso-re. 20 minute time limit
Result: Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & RYUSEI beat Naomichi Marufuji, Kenoh & Black Menso-re. RYUSEI beat Menso-re with a standing Boston crab.

Match 3: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Alpha Wolf. 30 minute time limit
Result: Alpha Wolf beat Kazuyuki Fujita
Wolf is 3-1, 6 pts. Fujita is 1-3, 2 pts.

Match 4: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Yuki Iino vs. Chen. 30 minute time limit
Result: Chen beat Yuki Iino
Chen is 2-2, 4 pts. Iino is 0-4, 0 pts and, with the Wolf win, has now been virtually eliminated from contention. Iino is DEFINITELY OUT if Kiyomiya wins today.

Intermission. Updates should resume in 10-15 minutes

The matches resume at 9:05 PM PT/12:05 AM ET after the obligatory second sponsor plugs.

Match 5: Kai Fujimura, YO-HEY & Jun Masaoka vs. Alejandro, Dragon Bane & Daiki Odashima. 30 minute time limit
Result: Kai Fujimura, YO-HEY & Jun Masaoka beat Alejandro, Dragon Bane & Daiki Odashima. Masaoka pinned Bane. Afterwards, Masaoka with microphone. GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship challenge issued for himself and YO-HEY.

Match 6: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Takashi Sugiura. 30 minute time limit
Result: Kaito Kiyomiya beat Takashi Sugiura
Kiyomiya is 3-0-1, 7 pts. Sugiura is 2-2, 4 pts. Iino is now OUT.

Main Event: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Yoshiki Inamura vs. Shane Haste. 30 minute time limit
Result Yoshiki Inamura beat Shane Haste
Inamura is 2-1-1, 5 pts. Haste is 2-2, 4 pts.

As a result of today’s matches, with Iino now out Fujita is next to face elimination. Only the winner of the block advances to the Finals. Fujita must beat Kiyomiya in his next match.

The next event is Monday at Tokushima City Gym in Tokushima with Block B. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

Pro Wrestling NOAH ran Day 5 of the N-1 VICTORY today in Hiroshima, with only Block B matches.

Today’s event was held at Hiroshima Industrial Hall East Exhibition Hall in Hiroshima and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 482.

Match 1: Takashi Sugiura & Alpha Wolf beat Kaito Kiyomiya & Hiroya Namiki. Wolf pinned Namiki after a lariat.

Match 2: Shane Haste, HAYATA & Hiroto Tsuruya beat Yoshiki Inamura, Black Menso-re & Yuto Koyanagi. HAYATA pinned Koyanagi.

Match 3: Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & RYUSEI beat Naomichi Marufuji, Chen & Katsumi Inahata. Naito pinned Inahata after Destino.

N-1 VICTORY Block B:
Match 4: Titus Alexander beat Kouga.
Match 5: Tetsuya Endo beat Kenoh. Only went 149 seconds…

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

N-1 VICTORY Block B:
Match 7: OZAWA beat KENTA.
Main Event: Masa Kitamiya beat Manabu Soya.

Standings (Block B):
1-Kitamiya, 3-0, 6 pts
2-Alexander, 2-1, 4 pts
3-Endo, 2-1, 4 pts
4-OZAWA, 2-1, 4 pts
5-Soya, 2-1, 4 pts
6-Kenoh, 1-2, 2 pts
7-KENTA, 0-3, 0 pts
8-Kouga, 0-3, 0 pts
The winner advances to the Finals. The big surprises are at the bottom-did not expect KENTA to be 0-3 and almost out of it now, but also surprised by Kouga 0-3. It’s looking like Team 2000X’s to lose but still a ways to go and there is still a Kitamiya-OZAWA match at the end.

Day 6 is Sunday at Umeda Stellar Hall in Osaka with Block A. The event is now a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Friday at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET, but could be a little earlier due to a pre-show match being listed. Right now it’s uncertain based on the UNIVERSE schedule.

Pro Wrestling NOAH ran Day 4 of the N-1 VICTORY 2026 today in Fukuoka.

Today’s event was held at Acros Fukuoka in Fukuoka and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 596.

Match 1: Manabu Soya, Kouga & Yuto Koyanagi beat Kenoh, Titus Alexander & Black Menso-re. Kouga pinned Menso-re after FOK.

Match 2: OZAWA, Masa Kitamiya & Tadasuke beat KENTA, HAYATA & Hiroto Tsuruya. OZAWA pinned HAYATA after a swan dive moonsault.

Match 3: Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & RYUSEI beat Naomichi Marufuji, Mohammed Yone & Katsumi Inahata. Naito pinned Inahata.

N-1 VICTORY Block A:
Match 4: Takashi Sugiura beat Kazuyuki Fujita.
Match 5: Alpha Wolf beat Yuki Iino.

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

N-1 VICTORY Block A:
Match 7; Shane Haste beat Chen.
Main Event: Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Yoshiki Inamura went to a 30 minute time limit draw.

Standings (Block A):
1-Kiyomiya, 2-0-1, 5 pts
2-Sugiura, 2-1, 4 pts
3-Wolf, 2-1, 4 pts
4-Haste, 2-1, 4 pts
5-Inamura, 1-1-1, 3 pts
6-Fujita, 1-2, 2 pts
7-Chen, 1-2, 2 pts
8-Iino, 0-3, 0 pts
The winner of the block advances to the Finals. Nobody is out of it yet but Iino is close.

Day 5 is tomorrow at Hiroshima Industrial Hall East Exhibition Hall in Hiroshima. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

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.