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Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the N-1 VICTORY Tournament today in Kanagawa.

Today’s event was held at Culttz Kawasaki in Kanagawa and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese & English. This was an ABEMA exclusive broadcast in Japan

The announced paid attendance was 1555.

Match 1: Titus Alexander & Yu Owada beat Daga & Kai Fujimura. Alexander pinned Fujimura after Big Ugly.

Match 2; AMAKUSA, Eita & Ninja Mack beat HAYATA, YO-HEY & Tadasuke. Eita pinned YO-HEY after Trauma. This was Mack’s final NOAH match for now as he is leaving the promotion, apparently to pursue other goals in wrestling. He stated he will return to the promotion at some point in the future.

Match 3: Hajime Ohara 20th Anniversary Match: Hajime Ohara & Hitoshi Kumano beat Hi69 & Super Crazy. Ohara pinned Crazy after Muy Bien.

Match 4; N-1 VICTORY Block A: Kaito Kiyomiya beat Dragon Bane.

Match 5: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Tavion Heights (WWE) beat Kenoh.

Match 6; N-1 VICTORY Block A: Josh Briggs (WWE) beat Masa Kitamiya.

Match 7: GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Naomichi Marufuji & Takashi Sugiura beat Shuji Ishikawa & Shuhei Taniguchi to retain the titles. Sugiura beat Taniguchi with an ankle hold. V1 for the champs.

Mtch 8: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Ryohei Oiwa beat Jack Morris.

Main Event: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Yohsiki Inamura beat Manabu Soya.

Day 6 is Saturday at Tama Mirai Messe in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Friday at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

In other news, after the event the promotion announced GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion AMAKUSA vs. Daga for the title has been added to 9/1.

It was also announced after the event that Yoshinari Ogawa, out with a serious neck injury, has retired effective immediately, ending a nearly 40-year career. He is expected to fully recover from the injury. He did not and will not make a comment or have a press conference.

The injuries keep piling up at a bad time in Pro Wrestling NOAH-while this latest one won’t affect the N-1 VICTORY Tournament, it may affect lineups because Hi69/HIROKI will be out of action. Surgery for an existing injury. Out indefinitely. No further details released.

More as it becomes available.

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the N-1 VICTORY Tournament today, which is starting to fall apart due to an unfortunate string of injuries. Today was the third and last day of a Tokyo tripleheader.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 957.

It didn’t affect today, but the promotion has now announced that Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. is OUT of the tournament. Cervical sprain. Out indefinitely. All his remaining matches will be forfeits. He joins Go Shiozaki, Atsushi Kotoge & Yoshinari Ogawa as out of the tournament and/or the tour.

Match 1: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Ulka Sasaki beat Alpha Wolf by submission.

Match 2: Shuji Ishikawa, Shuhei Taniguchi & Kai Fujimura beat Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura & Jnuta Miyawaki. Ishikawa pinned Sugiura after Splash Mountsin.

Match 3: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Dragon Bane beat Masa Kitamiya.

Match 4; N-1 VICTORY Block B: Manabu Soya beat Tavion Heights (WWE).

Match 5: HAYATA, YO-HEY & Tadasuke beat Daga, Super Crazy & Yu Owada. Tadasuke pinned Owada with Tadasuke Clutch.

Match 6: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Luis Mante (Dragon Gate) beat Ryohei Oiwa.

Main Event: N-1 VICTORY Block B; Titus Alexander beat Yoshiki Inamura.

Standings:
Block A:
1-Mante, 4-0, 8 pts
2-Bane, 3-1, 6 pts
3-Jack Morris, 3-1, 6 pts
4-Josh Briggs, 2-1, 4 pts
5-Kitamiya, 2-2, 4 pts
6-Kaito Kiyomiya, 1-1-1, 3 pts
7-Oiwa, 1-2, 3 pts
8-Atsushi Kotoge, 0-8, 0 pts (OUT) (injured)

Block B:
1-Kenoh, 4-0, 8 pts
2-Soya, 3-1, 6 pts
3-Alexander, 3-2, 6 pts
4-Sasaki, 2-2, 4 pts
5-Inamura, 2-2, 4 pts
6-Heights, 2-2, 4 pts
7-Bane, 1-3, 2 pts
8-Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., 1-7, 2 pts (OUT) (injured)

The top 2 in each block will advance to the Semifinals. All standings now include forfeit wins for those who had not yet faced Kotoge or Wagner Jr.

Day 5 is tomorrow at Culttz Kawasaki in Kanagawa. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in ENGLISH ONLY will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET. This is an ABEMA exclusive broadcast in Japan so Japanese (and unedited) will only be available outside Japan on demand after the event.

UPDATE: After the event, Ninja Mack announced he is leaving the promotion after tomorrow’s event. However, the American wrestler, who has become a fan favorite in Japan, says this is not a permanent farewell to the promotion. A translation of his original post in Japanese suggests he is going to pursue other goals & opportunities in wrestling, and after those are complete he will be back.

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the N-1 VICTORY Tournament with Day 2 of a Tokyo tripleheader.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese and English. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 938.

There was a late change to the card because Atsushi Kotoge was a last-minute injury removal and is now out of the N-1 VICTORY Tournament. Neck. Out indefinitely. All of his remaining opponents will get a free win. Today that was Kaito Kiyomiya, meaning he also was off the event.

Match 1: Shuhei Taniguchi & Junta Miyawaki beat Kazuyuki Fujita & Kai Fujimura. Miywawaki pinned Fujimura after STV.

Match 2: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Tavion Heights (WWE) beat Alpha Wolf.

Match 3: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Manabu Soya beat Titus Alexander.

Match 4: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Dragon Bane beat Luis Mante (Dragon Gate).

Match 5: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Kenoh beat Ulka Sasaki.

Match 6: AMAKUSA, HAYATA & YO-HEY beat Shuji Kondo, Eita & Ninja Mack. HAYATA pinned Eita after 403 Impact.

Match 7: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Jack Morris beat Josh Briggs (WWE).

Main Event: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Yoshiki Inamura beat Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.

Day 4 is tomorrow. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

And some fallout from Match 6: Because of what happened today, a GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match has been made as Shuji Kondo & Eita will defend against HAYATA & YO-HEY. That match will happen on 9/1 at Osaka Prefectural Gym in Osaka along with the N-1 VICTORY Finals.

Pro Wrestling NOAH ran Day 2 of the N-1 VICTORY Tournament today, the first day of a 3 day Tokyo tripleheader.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 974.

There was a late change to Match 5 due to Yoshinari Ogawa being off because of a neck injury. Out indefinitely but will be a while.

Match 1: Ninja Mack beat Alejandro & Junta Miyawaki in a 3-way by pinning Alejandro.

Match 2: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Josh Briggs (WWE) beat Atsushi Kotoge.

Match 3: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Yoshiki Inamaura beat Alpha Wolf.

Match 4; N-1 VICTORY Block A: Luis Mante (Dragon Gate) beat Masa Kitamiya.

Match 5: AMAKUSA, HAYATA, Shuji Kondo & Eita beat Daga, Super Crazy, Kai Fujimura & Yu Owada. Kondo pinned Fujimura after a King Kong lariat.

Match 6: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. beat Ulka Sasaki.

Match 7: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Jack Morris beat Dragon Bane.

Match 7: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Kenoh beat Titus Alexander.

Main Event: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Ryohei Oiwa went to a 30 minute time limit draw. 1 point each. I know it was a draw, but still…UPSET ALERT!!! The New Japan Young Lion went the distance with the GHC Heavyweight Champion!

Day 3 is tomorrow. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET and you can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

Yoshinari Ogawa is the head man of the Stinger faction in Pro Wrestling NOAH, but he gets a lot of those Stingers when it comes to injuries with age. Unfortunately it’s happened again. Neck. Out indefinitely and off tomorrow. He was to have been in an 8-man tag match. This may be another long-term injury. Ogawa has a long history of neck issues dating back to when he was a heavyweight and suffered a life-threatening broken neck, which caused him to drop to Junior Heavyweight and adjust his style.

8/12/24 UPDATE: The promotion has announced Ogawa has retired, apparently effective immediately, ending a near 40-year career. He won every championship in NOAH at least once except the GHC National Championship and also won the All-Japan World Tag Team Championship, World Junior Heavyweight Championship, All-Asia Tag Team Championship and Open The Triangle Gate Championship. It was reported that Ogawa will be able to live a normal life despite the injury, and there will be no press conference or statement from Ogawa.

Pro Wrestling NOAH kicked off the annual N-1 VICTORY Tournament today with an event in Yokohama.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese and English. The live broadcast was available for free. You can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 949. After better for their last major event, back to not so good on paper. (While the venue’s maximum capacity is 5000 and it probably was well below that, the setup probably was still for at least 3000)

Match 1; N-1 VICTORY Block B: Alpha Wolf beat Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.

Match 2; N-1 VICTORY Block A: Dragon Bane beat Atsushi Kotoge.

Match 3; N-1 VICTORY Block B: Titus Alexander beat Tavion Heights (WWE).

Match 4; N-1 VICTORY Block A: Josh Briggs (WWE) beat Ryohei Oiwa.

Match 5; Shuhei Taniguchi, Hajime Ohara, Junta Miyawaki & Kai Fujimura beat Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura, Eita & Ninja Mack. Taniguchi pinned Marufuji after Tani Special. More on this at the end.

Match 6: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Ulka Sasaki beat Yoshiki Inamura by ref stoppage (technical submission).

Match 7: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Masa Kitamiya beat Jack Morris.

Match 8: AMAKUSA, HAYATA, YO-HEY & Tadasuke beat Daga, Yoshinari Ogawa, Super Crazy & Yu Owada. AMAKUSA pinned Owada after Opening of the Country.

Match 9: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Kenoh beat Manabu Soya.

Main Event: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Luis Mante (Dragon Gate) beat Kaito Kiyomiya.

Day 2 is Friday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Now for the Match 5 fallout-because of this results, Taniguchi got a GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match, and his partner to challenge Marufuji & Sugiura will be Shuji Ishikawa. That match will happen on 8/12 at Culttz Kawasaki in Kanagawa and is now a late addition to the otherwise-finalized card.

The injury bug is once again hitting Japan really hard in a big way, and unfortunately Pro Wrestling NOAH just announced it’s a Bo Go…Go Shiozaki is OUT of the N-1 VICTORY Tournament. Fractured thoracic vertebrae. In simpler medical terms, spine/middle back. Out indefinitely. A replacement in the tournament will be named soon.

More as it becomes available.

8/3/24 UPDATE: Atsushi Kotoge is the replacement.

Pro Wrestling NOAH held a special charity fundraiser event for Noto Peninsula earthquake recovery efforts today in Ishikawa. A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to disaster relief efforts.

Today’s event was held at Ishikawa Prefectural Industrial Exhibition Hall 3 in Ishikawa and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 1316, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: Yu Owada beat Kai Fujimura.

Match 2: Shuji Kondo & Shuhei Taniguchi beat Mohammed Yone & Atsushi Kotoge. Kondo pinned Kotoge after a King Kong lariat.

Match 3: Super Crazy beat Hi69.

Match 4: Eita & Ninja Mack beat Hajime Ohara & Junta Miyawaki. Mack pinned Ohara after a whirlwind kick.

Match 5: Manabu Soya, Masa Kitamiya & Yoshiki Inamura beat Ryohei Oiwa, Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf. Inamura pinned Wolf after Musou.

Match 6: Jack Morris, Daga & Yoshinari Ogawa beat HAYATA, YO-HEY & Tadasuke. Morris pinned Tadasuke after a tiger driver.

Main Event: Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura, AMAKUSA & Hiromu Takahashi (New Japan) beat Kaito Kiyomiya, Kenoh, Alejandro & Cristobal by ref stoppage. AMAKUSA beat Cristobal.

The next event is the N-1 VICTORY Tournament beginning on 8/4 at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English Only will begin Saturday at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET…and even better, the WRESTLE UNIVERSE broadcast will be available to everyone FOR FREE! This is an ABEMA exclusive broadcast in Japan.

UPDATE: The main event stoppage was due to a Cristobal injury. Possible concussion. Hospitalized as a precaution but has since been released. Out indefinitely. Card changes for the future TBA but he was not part of the N-1 field.

Another casualty for Pro Wrestling NOAH’s weekend charity event as they have announced Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. is now off Sunday’s Ishikawa event. Illness. He joins Go Shiozaki & Ulka Sasaki on the sidelines for this event. Card changes have been made. It’s not known if he will miss any more time but as of now will hopefully be back for the N-1 VICTORY Tournament.