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Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the N-1 VICTORY 2022 Tournament today, approaching the halfway point of the tournament with the second half of a Tokyo doubleheader.

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

The announced paid attendance was 609.

Match 1: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Kaito Kiyomiya beat Kinya Okada. Okada is now OUT of Finals contention.

Match 2: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Hideki Suzuki beat Anthony Greene by submission.

Match 3: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Takashi Sugiura beat Jack Morris.

Match 4: Mohammed Yone & Daiki Inaba beat Shuhei Taniguchi & Yoshiki Inamura. Inaba pinned Inamura.

Match 5: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Go Shiozaki beat Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.

Match 6: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Satoshi Kojima beat Masakatsu Funaki.

Main Event: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Masato Tanaka beat Kazuyuki Fujita.

The next event is 8/27 at Nagoya Conference Center in Nagoya. This is an ABEMA exclusive broadcast in Japan, but WRESTLE UNIVERSE will have the live broadcast in English beginning at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET. A dark match is scheduled 20 minutes before the event. The Japanese version will be available on demand at a later time.

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the N-1 VICTORY 2022 Tournament today, also making some big announcements regarding upcoming tournament dates.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English. The Japanese broadcast was ABEMA only and will be available on demand soon. You can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 584.

Match 1: Yoshiki Inamura & Stallion Rogers beat Daiki Inaba & Kai Fujimura. Rogers pinned Fujimura after a missile headbutt.

Match 2: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Kazuyuki Fujita beat Anthony Greene.

Match 3: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Katsuhiko Nakajima beat Jack Morris.

Match 4: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Masaaki Mochizuki beat Masato Tanaka.

Match 5: HAYATA, Yoshinari Ogawa & Yuya Susumu vs. Atsushi Kotoge, YO-HEY & Seiki Yoshioka went to a no contest. Perros Del Mal De Japon interference.

Match 6: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Takashi Sugiura beat Masa Kitamiya by ref stoppage (technical submission).

Match 7: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Kenoh vs. Hideki Suzuki went to a 30 minute time limit draw.

Main Event: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Kaito Kiyomiya beat Masakatsu Funaki.

Standings:
Block A:
1-Kenoh, 3-1-1, 7 pts
2-Fujita, 3-1, 6 pts
3-Suzuki, 2-1-1, 5 pts
4-Tanaka, 2-2, 4 pts
5-Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr, 2-2, 4 pts
6-Go Shiozaki, 2-2, 4 pts
7-Greene, 1-2, 2 pts
8-Mochizuki, 1-4, 2 pts (OUT)

Block B:
1-Sugiura, 3-1, 6 pts
2-Satoshi Kojima, 3-1, 6 pts
3-Nakajima, 3-2, 6 pts
4-Kiyomiya, 2-2, 4 pts
5-Morris, 2-2, 4 pts
6-Funaki, 2-2, 4 pts
7-Kitamiya, 2-3, 4 pts
8-Kinya Okada, 0-4, 0 pts
The winner of each block advances to the Finals. Only Mochizuki is out at this point but Okada is just about out too.

The next event is tomorrow. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

In the big other news, it was announced that in his final Osaka match on 9/3, The Great Muta (Keiji Muto) will team with NOSAWA Rongai and New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Great-O-Khan vs. TBA.
Based on today’s no contest, a Captains Fall match of HAYATA, Yoshinari Ogawa, Yuya Susumu & Kai Fujimura vs. NOSAWA Rongai, Eita, Kotaro Suzuki & Super Crazy has been added to 8/28 at Culttz Kawasaki. The match ends only when a Captain of a team is eliminated. The Captains will be Ogawa & Eita. More for the event TBA after tomorrow.

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the N-1 VICTORY 2022 Tournament today, heading north to Sendai for Day 4.

Today’s event was held at Sendai Sun Plaza in Sendai and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 505. Bad.

Match 1: Pre-show dark match: Yoshiki Inamura beat Kai Fujimura.

Match 2: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Jack Morris beat Kinya Okada.

Match 3: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. beat Masaaki Mochizuki.

Match 4: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Satoshi Kojima beat Masa Kitamiya.

Match 5: Daisuke Harada, YO-HEY & Seiki Yoshioka vs. Kendo Ka Shin, NOSAWA Rongai & Super Crazy went to a double countout. Only went 2 minutes. Which led to…
Daisuke Harada, YO-HEY & Seiki Yoshioka beat Kendo Ka Shin, NOSAWA Rongai & Super Crazy. Yoshioka pinned NOSAWA after Buzzsaw Kick.

Match 6: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Kazuyuki Fujita beat Hideki Suzuki by ref stoppage (technical submission).

Match 7: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Katsuhiko Nakajima beat Takashi Sugiura.

Main Event: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Kenoh beat Go Shiozaki.

Day 5 is Friday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. This is an ABEMA exclusive live broadcast, but WRESTLE UNIVERSE will have a live stream in English beginning at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Pro Wrestling NOAH finished off a very busy Sunday in Japanese wrestling with the next day of N-1 VICTORY 2022, the 3rd day of their annual singles tournament.

Today’s event was held at Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in Hiroshima and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 704.

Match 1: Pre-show dark match: Daisuke Harada & Atsushi Kotoge vs. Yoshiki Inamura & Stallion Rogers went to a 15 minute time limit draw.

Match 2: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Takashi Sugiura beat Kinya Okada.

Match 3: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Anthony Greene beat Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.

Match 4: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Masa Kitamiya beat Masakatsu Funaki.

Match 5: Seiki Yoshioka & YO-HEY beat Yuya Susumu & Kai Fujimura. YO-HEY pinned Fujimura after Face G.

Match 6: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Satoshi Kojima beat Jack Morris.

Match 7: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Go Shiozaki beat Masaaki Mochizuki.

Match 9: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Kaito Kiyomiya beat Katsuhiko Nakajima by submission.

Main Event: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Masato Tanaka beat Kenoh.

The next event is Wednesay at Sendai Sun Plaza in Sendai. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET with a pre-show dark match scheduled 20 minutes before the event.

Pro Wrestling NOAH ran Day 2 of N-1 VICTORY 2022 today, continuing their annual big singles tournament with a full slate of tournament action.

Today’s event was held as Osaka Prefectural Gym #2 in Osaka and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNVIERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 505.

Match 1: Dark Match-Yoshiki Inamura & Stallion Rogers beat Yuya Susumu & Kai Fujimura. Rogers pinned Fujimura after a missile headbutt.

Match 2: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Go SHiozaki beat Anthony Greene.

Match 3: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Satoshi Kojima beat Kinya Okada.

Match 4: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Hidjo de Dr. Wagner Jr. beat Kazuyuki Fujita.

Match 5: Daisuke Harada & YO-HEY beat Atsushi Kotoge & Seiki Yoshioka. Harada pinned Kotoge with Katayama German.

Match 6: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Kenoh beat Masaaki Mochizuki.

Match 7: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Masa Kitamiya beat Kaito Kiyomiya.

Match 8: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Hideki Suzuki beat Masato Tanaka by submission.

Main Event: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Masakatsu Funaki beat Katsuhiko Nakajima.

Day 3 is tomorrow at Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in Hiroshima. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET with a dark match scheduled to begin 20 minutes before the event.

Pro Wrestling NOAH began the annual N-1 VICTORY tournament today, their annual singles tournament to determine the top wrestler in the promotion. The winner also will likely earn a GHC Heavyweight Championship match unless current champion Kenoh wins.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE, possibly in English. The live stream was ABEMA-only in Japanese and may not yet be available on demand.

The announced paid attendance was 940.

Match 1 (Pre-Show Match): Mohammed Yone & Daiki Inaba beat Yoshiki Inamura & Stallion Rogers. Inaba pinned Rogers after DDD.

Match 2: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Katsuhiko Nakajima beat Masa Kitamiya.

Match 3: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Masato Tanaka beat Anthony Greene.

Match 4: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Masakatsu Funaki beat Kinya Okada by ref stoppage (technical submission).

Match 5: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Hideki Suzuki beat Masaaki Mochizuki.

Match 6: Atsushi Kotoge, YO-HEY & Alejandro beat Daisuke Harada, Seiki Yoshioka & Kai Fujimura. Kotoge pinned Fujimura after Kill Switch.

Match 7: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Jack Morris beat Kaito Kiyomiya.

Match 8: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Kenoh beat Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.

Match 9: Naomichi Marufuji, El Hijo Del Santo & Ultimo Dragon beat NOSAWA Rongai, Kotaro Suzuki & Super Crazy. Santo pinned NOSAWA.

Match 10: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Takashi Sugiura beat Satoshi Kojima by ref stoppage.

Main Event: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Kazuyuki Fujita beat Go Shiozaki.

The next event is Saturday at Osaka Prefectural Gym #2 in Osaka. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE is scheduled to begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET, but there is a pre-show dark match scheduled 20 minutes before the event begins.

Pro Wrestling NOAH kicked off their August schedule with DEPARTURE 2022, a standalone event representing the final event before N-1 VICTORY 2022 begins.

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 match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 616.

Match 1: Masa Kitamiya & Mohammed Yone beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Shuhei Taniguchi. Kitamiya pinned Taniguchi after a Saito suplex.

Match 2: Yoshinari Ogawa, Yuya Susumu & Kai Fujimura beat NOSAWA Rongai, Eita & Super Crazy. Fujimura pinned NOSAWA. HUGE.

Match 3: Katsuhiko Nakajima & Manabu Soya beat Anthony Greene & Stallion Rogers. Nakajima pinned Rogers after Vertical Spike.

Match 4: Ninja Mack, Daisuke Harada & Seiki Yoshioka beat Dante Leon, Atsushi Kotoge & YO-HEY. Mack pinned Kotoge after Ninja Bomb.

Match 5: Kaito Kiyomiya, El Hijo Del Santo (Mexico), Ultimo Dragon & Alejandro beat Kenoh, Tadasuke, Hajime Ohara & Hi69. Santo pinned Ohara.

Match 6: Kinya Okada beat Yoshiki Inamura. As a result, Okada qualifies for N-1 VICTORY.

Match 7: Naomichi Matufuji Return Match-Naomichi Marufuji, Go Shiozaki & Takashi Sugiura beat Satoshi Kojima, Masato Tanaka & Daiki Inaba. Shiozaki pinned Inaba after Go Lariat.

Main Event: GHC Jr. Heavyweight Champion HAYATA beat Shuji Kondo to retain the title. V4 for HAYATA.

Next up is the N-1 VICTORY 2022 Tournament beginning Thursday at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama. This will be an ABEMA-ONLY live broadcast but will be available live on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English. Live streaming will begin at 2:30 AM ET/Wednesday at 11:30 PM PT.

In other news, The Great Muta (Keiji Muto) will appear at the final event of the tournament on 9/3 at Osaka Prefectural Gym). It will be Muta’s final Osaka appearance.

UPDATE: Thatcher is now out of N-1 VICTORY due to visa issues. Okada is the replacement.

Pro Wrestling NOAH wrapped up their July schedule today with MIDSUMMER CLASH 2022, an uncommon standalone house show between ongoing & upcoming tours.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1276, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: Mohammed Yone & Alexander Otsuka beat Akitoshi Saito & Kinya Okada. Yone pinned Okada after Kinniku Muscle Buster.

Match 2: Atsushi Kotoge beat Kai Fujimura.

Match 3: Ninja Mack, Dante Leon & YO-HEY beat Tadasuke, Hajime Ohara & Hi69. Mack pinned Tadasuke after Ninja Bomb.

Match 4: Masa Kitamiya & Stallion Rogers beat Daiki Inaba & Anthony Greene. Rogers pinned Inaba after a missile headbutt.

Match 5: HAYATA, Yoshinari Ogawa & Yuya Susumu beat Daisuke Harada, Seiki Yoshioka & Alejandro. Susumu beat Alejandro with a crossface.

Match 6: Kazuyuki Fujita & Kendo Ka Shin beat Go Shiozaki & Shuhei Taniguchi. Fujita pinned Taniguchi after a powerbomb.

Main Event: Kaito Kiyomiya, Satoshi Kojima & Takashi Sugiura beat Kenoh, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Manabu Soya. Kiyomiya pinned Soya with a Tiger suplex hold.

The enxt event is DEPARTURE 2022 on Friday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, headlined by the return of Naomichi Marufuji from injury and GHC Jr. Heavyweight Champion HAYATA vs. Shuji Kondo for the title. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Pro Wrestling NOAH wrapped up the SUNNY VOYAGE 2022 Tour with a weekend house show, the first of two events this weekend.

Today’s event was held at Act City hamamatsu in Shizuoka and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 179.

Match 1: Hi69 beat Kai Fujimura.

Match 2: Mohammed Yone & Akitoshi Saito beat Masa Kitamiya & Kinya Okada. Saito pinned Okada after a running Sickle Of Death.

Match 3: Dante Leon beat Alejandro.

Match 4: Daisuke Harada, YO-HEY & Seiki YOshioka beat HAYATA, Yoshinari Ogawa & Yuya Susumu. Yoshioka pinned Susumu after Buzzsaw Kick.

Match 5: Satoshi Kojima, Daiki Inaba & Anthony Greene beat Takashi Sugiura, Shihei Taniguchi & Stallion Rogers. Kojima pinned Rogers after Western lariat.

Main Event: Go Shiozaki, Kaito Kiyomiya, Yoshiki Inamura, Atsushi Kotoge & Ninja Mack beat Kenoh, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Manabu Soya, Tadasuke & Hajime OHara. Shiozaki pinned Soya after Go Lariat.

The next event is MIDSUMMER CLASH 2022 tomorrow at Ishikawa Industrial Exhibition Hall 3 in Ishikawa. This event will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date (there will be no live broadcast).