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GREAT VOYAGE 2024 in YOKOHAMA, Pro Wrestling NOAH’s latest major event, is now in the books.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese and English. This was an English-only live broadcast due to the usual ABEMA exclusive broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 977. Unfortunately low as usual, it seems.

There were multiple changes just before the event because Kaito Kiyomiya was removed due to injury. Spinal concussion. He was to have teamed with Ryohei Oiwa to challenge for the GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.

Match 1; HAYATA, Ninja Mack & Alejandro beat Dragon Bane, Alpha Wolf & Super Crazy. Mack pinned Bane after a diving foot stomp in the corner on a hanging opponent.

Match 2 Daiki Inaba beat Shuhei Taniguchi.

Match 3: LJ Cleary beat Hajime Ohara.

Match 4: Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. & Shuji Kondo beat Jake Lee & Tadasuke. Wagner pinned Tadasuke after Wagner Driver.

Match 5: Masa Kitamiya beat Manabu Soya & Ryohei Oiwa in a 3-way by pinning Soya.

Match 6: Kenoh beat Ulka Sasaki by countout.

Match 7: In an elimination match, Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura, Yoshinari Ogawa, Junta Miyawaki & Yu Owada beat Go Shiozaki, Mohammed Yone, Akitoshi Saito, Atsushi Kotoge & Hi69. Owada & Marufuji were the remaining winners.

Match 8: GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion Daga beat YO-HEY to retain the title. V5 for Daga.

Main Event: GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Jack Morris & Anthony Greene beat Saxon Huxley & Timothy Thatcher to retain the titles. Morris pinned Huxley after a shooting star press. V4 for the champs.

The next event is The Reeve Presents LIMIT BREAK ex. Wednesday at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 12:30 AM PT/3:30 AM ET.

Injury Report: Soya apparently has some planned surgery upcoming. Cubital tunnel syndrome (elbow/ulnar nerve). Out indefinitely but likely a few months.

In better news, the promotion announced that Samurai! TV broadcaster/personality Miki Motoi will make her NOAH commentary debut as a special guest on 3/31 at Korakuen Hall, which will be a live WRESTLE UNIVERSE broadcast. She frequently appears in New Japan on Samurai! TV broadcasts and is fluent in English & Spanish, and regularly covers Mexican wrestling for the network.

Pro Wrestling NOAH has announced a major change to tomorrow’s GREAT VOYAGE 2024 in YOKOHAMA event-Kaito Kiyomiya, who was to have challenged for the GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championship with Ryohei Oiwa, is now off. Spinal concussion suffered in practice. Out indefinitely. No replacement, which means as a result, VC Tag League runner-ups Saxon Huxley & Timothy Thatcher get the title shot instead.

This means several other changes to the card as well as the match order:
What had been Manabu Soya, Masa Kitamiya & Daiki Inaba vs. Huxley, Thatcher & Shuhei Taniguchi is now Inaba vs. Taniguchi.
Soya & Kitamiya will now face Oiwa in a 3-way.
Instead of 8 matches on the event, there will now be 9 because of the 3-way.

The event will be streamed live on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English only outside of Japan and ABEMA only in Japan. You can also watch the first 3 matches FOR FREE on YouTube. The event is scheduled do begin tonight at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the SUNNY VOYAGE 2024 Tour today with a house show in Gifu.

Today’s event was held at Gifu Memorial Center Gym in Gifu and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE sometime next week. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 145.

There were some last-minute changes as the promotion announced Jake Lee was off this event due to a concussion. Status going forward remains uncertain.

Match 1: Dragon Bane & Alpha Wold beat Ninja Mack & Alejandro. Bane pinned Mack after a reverse Frankensteiner.

Match 2: Takashi Sugiura beat Hi69.

Match 3: Manabu Soya, Shuji Kondo & Daiki Inaba beat Saxon Huxley, Timothy Thatcher & Shuhei Taniguchi. Inaba pinned Taniguchi.

Match 4: Go Shiozaki beat Junta Miyawaki.

Match 5: Mohammed Yone, Akitoshi Saito & Atsushi Kotoge beat Naomichi Marufuji, Masa Kitamiya & Hajime Ohara. Kotoge pinned Ohara after Kill Switch.

Match 6: Ulka Sasaki & HAYATA beat Kenoh & Yu Owada. Sasaki beat Owada with Shining Triangle.

Match 7: Anthony Greene beat Ryohei Oiwa.

Main Event: Kaito Kiyomiya, Yoshinari Ogawa, Daga & Super Crazy beat Jack Morris, LJ Cleary, YO-HEY & Tadasuke. Kiyomiya pinned Cleary after a modified tiger driver.

The next event is GREAT VOYAGE 2024 in YOKOHAMA Sunday at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English only will begin Saturday at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET. This is an ABEMA exclusive broadcast in Japan.

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the SUNNY VOYAGE 2024 Tour today in Hyogo.

Today’s event was held at Atelier Himeji in Hyogo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Monday. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 298.

Match 1: Super Crazy beat Yu Owada.

Match 2: Shuji Kondo, HAYATA & Alejandro vs. Ninja Mack, Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf went to a 15 minute time limit draw.

Match 3: YO-HEY & LJ Cleary beat Daga & Yoshinari Ogawa by DQ. Daga DQ’d. Ogawa ref assault.

Match 4: Kenoh beat Tadasuke.

Match 5: Saxon Huxley, Tinothy Thatcher & Shuhei Taniguchi beat Masa Kitamiya, Daiki Inaba & Ulka Sasaki. Taniguchi pinned Inaba with a half nelson suplex.

Match 6: Jack Morris beat Ryohei Oiwa.

Match 7: Go Shiozaki, Mohammed Yone, Atsushi Kotoge, Akitoshi Saito & Hi69 beat Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura, Manabu Soya, Hajime Ohara & Junta Miyawaki. Shiozaki pinned Ohara after Go Lariat.

Main Event: Kaito Kiyomiya beat Anthony Greene by submission.

The next event is tomorrow at Memorial Center Gym in Gifu. There will be no live broadcast.

Pro Wrestling NOAH has announced changes to upcoming events due to having one fewer of the Good Looking Guys for a time-Jake Lee, the leader of the faction, is now off a few events. Concussion. Out tomorrow & Thursday. Status uncertain beyond that so it’s wait and see for GREAY VOYAGE 2024 in YOKOHAMA Sunday. Corresponding card changed have been made.

More as it becomes available.

With the Victory Challenge Tag League now in the books, Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the never-ending SUNNY VOYAGE 2024 Tour today in Yamaguchi.

Today’s event was held at KDDI Ishin Hall in Yamaguchi and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 234.

Match 1: Ninja Mack & Alejandro beat HAYATA & Dragon Bane. Mack pinned Bane.

Match 2: Daiki Inaba beat Hajime Ohara.

Match 3: Saxon Huxley, Timothy Thatcher & Shuhei Taniguchi beat Mohammed Yone, Akitoshi Saito & Go Shiozaki. Huxley pinned Yone after a neck hanging bomb.

Match 4: Atsushi Kotoge & Hi69 beat Kenoh & Yu Owada. Hi69 pinned Owada after Stuka Splash.

Match 5: Yoshinari Ogawa, Ulka Sasaki & Ryohei Oiwa beat Anthony Greene, LJ Cleary & Tadasuke. Oiwa pinned Cleary after Doctor Bomb.

Match 6: Jake Lee beat Alpha Wolf.

Match 7: Kaito Kiyomiya & Daga beat Jack Morris & YO-HEY. Kiyomiya pinned YO-HEY after Transformed Shining Wizard.

Main Event: Manabu Soya, Maa Kitamiya & Shuji Kondo beat Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura & Junta Miyawaki. Soya pinned Miyawaki after Trajectory.

The next event is Wednesday at Atelier Himeji in Hyogo. There will be no live broadcast.

Pro Wrestling NOAH wrapped up the Victory Challenge Tag League today with the last day of matches and the Finals.

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

The announced paid attendance was 465.

Match 1: Mohammed Yone, Akitoshi Saito & Hi69 beat Hajime Ohara, Alejandro & Super Crazy. Yone pinned Alejandro after Kinniku Muscle Buster.

Match 2: VC Tag League: Takashi Sugiura & Ulka Sasaki beat Masa Kitamiya & Daiki Inaba. Sasaki pinned Inaba.

Match 3: VC Tag League: Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf beat Manabu Soya & Shuji Kondo. Bane pinned Kondo after Twister Bane.

Match 4: LJ Cleary beat Junta Miyawaki.

Match 5; VC Tag League: Saxon Huxley & Timorhy Thatcher beat Kenoh & Yu Owada. Huxley pinned Owada after a neck hanging bomb. As a result, Huxley/Thatcher advance to the Finals.

Match 6: VC Tag League: Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa beat Go Shiozaki & Atsushi Kotoge. Oiwa pinned Kotoge after Doctor Bomb. As a result, because they beat Bane/Wolf earlier in the tournament, Kiyomiya/Oiwa advance to the Finals on the tiebreaker.

Match 7: Jake Lee, Jack Morris & Anthony Greene beat Naomichi Marufuji, HAYATA & Ninja Mack. Morris pinned Mack after a tiger driver.

Match 8: GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions YO-HEY & Tadasuke beat Daga & Yoshinari Ogawa to retain the titles. YO-HEY pinned Ogawa. V4 for the champs.

Main Event: VC Tag League Finals: Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa beat Saxon Huxley & Timothy Thatcher to win the tournament. Kiyomiya pinned Huxley after Transformed Shining Wizard. As a result, Kiyomiya & Oiwa will face GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Jack Morris & Anthony Greene for the titles on 3/17 at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama.

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

Pro Wrestling NOAH ran the penultimate day of the Victory Challenge Tag League today.

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

The announced paid attendance was 434.

Match 1: Ninja Mack & Alejandro beat Hajime Ohara & Super Crazy. Alejandro pinned Crazy after a Canadian destroyer.

Match 2: HAYATA beat Junta Miyawaki.

Match 3: Jake Lee, Anthony Greene & LJ Cleary beat Mohammed Yone, Akitoshi Saito & Hi69. Lee pinned Yone after FBS.

Match 4: VC Tag League: Saxon Huxley & Timothy Thatcher beat Manabu Soya & Shuji Kondo. Thatcher beat Soya with a Fujiwara armbar.

Match 5: VC Tag League Go Shiozaki & Atsushi Kotoge vs. Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

Match 6: Naomichi Marufuji, Daga & Yoshinari Ogawa beat Jack Morris, YO-HEY & Tadasuke. Ogawa pinned YO-HEY.

Match 7: VC Tag League: Kenoh & Yu Owada beat Takashi Sugiura & Ulka Sasaki. Owada pinned Sasaki.

Main Event: VC Tag League: Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa beat Masa Kitamiya & Daiki Inaba. Kiyomiya pinned Inaba after Transformed Shining Wizard.

Standings:
1-Huxley/Thatcher, 4-2, 8 points
2-Bane/Wolf, 3-2-1, 7 points
3-Shiozaki/Kotoge, 3-2-1, 7 points
4-Kiyomiya/Oiwa, 3-2-1, 7 points
5-Kitamiya/Inabaa, 2-3-1, 5 points
6-Kenoh/Owada, 2-3-1, 5 points
7-Soya/Kondo, 2-3-1, 5 points
8-Sugiura/Sasaki, 2-4, 4 points (OUT)
The top 2 after tomorrow’s matches advance to the Finals on the same event. Mathematically only Sugiura/Sasaki are out Everyone else still has a chance but the 5 point teams will need tiebreakers and miracles to advance as well as the Shiozaki/Kotoge-Kiyomiya/Owada match ending in a Double DQ or No Contest, something that awards no points. The only sure thing is Huxley/Thatcher advance if they beat Kenoh/Owada.

The Finals are tomorrow at Kumamoto Castle Hall Civic Hall in Kumamoto, also featuring a GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at some odd times in the US because of the time change tomorrow morning (1 hour forward at 2 AM local time)-midnight PT/1 AM MT/3 AM CT/4 AM ET.

In other news, the May & June schedules have been announced:
5/4-Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo (WRESTLE MAGIC 2024, LIVE PPV. If you subscribe to WRESTLE UNIVERSE before the new price increase on 3/22, or are a current subscriber as of that date, you will get a coupon in a few weeks for 1000 yen-around $6.50 US-off the purchase price)
5/18-Yokohama Radiant Hall, Yokohama
5/21-Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
5/22-Korakuen
5/28-Kobe Sambo Hall, Kobe
5/29-Shinjuku Face, Tokyo (LIMIT BREAK Ver. 2)
6/1-Yokohama Radiant Hall
6/2-Fujisan Messe, Shizuoka
6/9-Korakuen
6/16-Yokohama BUNTAI, Yokohama (ABEMA Presents GRAND SHIP 2024 in YOKOHAMA)
6/22-Osaka Prefectural Gym 2, Osaka

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the Victory Challenge Tag League today with an event in Hiroshima.

Today’s event was held at Hiroshima Sangyo Kaikan West Exhibition Hall in Hiroshima and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE next week. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 339.

Match 1: HAYATA, Ninja Mack & Alejandro beat Mohammed Yone, Akitoshi Saito & Hi69. HAYATA pinned Hi69.

Match 2: Anthony Greene beat Hajime Ohara.

Match 3: Jake Lee & Jack Morris beat Naomichi Marufuji & Junta Miyawaki. Morris pinned Miyawaki after a tiger driver.

Match 4: Victory Challenge Tag League: Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf beat Takashi Sugiura & Ulka Sasaki. Wolf pinned Sasaki after a moonsault press.

Match 5: Victory Challenge Tag League: Kenoh & Yu Owada beat Go Shiozaki & Atsushi Kotoge. Kenoh pinned Kotoge after Kenoh Special.

Match 6: YO-HEY, Tadasuke & LJ Cleary beat Daga, Yoshinari Ogawa & Super Crazy by DQ. Daga DQ’d. Ogawa ref assault.

Match 7: Victory Challenge Tag League: Manabu Soya & Shuji Kondo beat Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa. Soya pinned Oiwa after Ballistic.

Main Event: Victory Challenge Tag League: Masa Kitamiya & Daiki Inaba beat Saxon Huxley & Timothy Thatcher. Kitamiya pinned Thatcher after a diving senton.

The next event is tomorrow at Fukuoka Island City Forum in Fukuoka. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin ay midnight PT/3 AM ET.

Pro Wrestling NOAH ran Day 3 of the Victory Challenge Tag League today in Toyama.

Today’s event was held at Toyama Techno Hall in Toyama and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date (probably Wednesday). There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 342.

There were potentially late changes to the card because Naomichi Marufuji & Mohammed Yone were off the event. Michinoku Pro participation.

Match 1: Ninja Mack beat HAYATA & Hajime Ohara in a 3-way by pinning Ohara.

Match 2: Anthony Greene & Tadasuke beat Alejandro & Junta Miyawaki. Greene pinned Miyawaki.

Match 3: Jake Lee beat Hi69.

Match 4: VC Tag League: Masa Kitamiya & Daiki Inaba beat Kenoh & Yu Owada. Kitamiya pinned Owada after Saito Suplex.

Match 5: VC Tag League: Saxon Huxley & Timothy Thatcher beat Takashi Sugiura & Ulka Sasaki. Huxley pinned Sasaki after a neck hanging bomb.

Match 6: Jack Morris, LJ Cleary & YO-HEY beat Daga, Yoshinari Ogawa & Super Crazy. YO-HEY pinned Daga. It’s wait and see, but this could suggest that YO-HEY will be next for a GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship challenge for Daga.

Match 7: VC Tag League: Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa beat Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf. Kiyomiya pinned Wolf after Transformed Shining Wizard.

Main Event: VC Tag League: Go Shiozaki & Atsushi Kotoge beat Manabu Soya & Shuji Kondo. Shiozaki pinned Kondo after Go Lariat.

Standings:
1-Shiozaki/Kotoge, 3-1, 6 points
2-Huxley/Thatcher, 3-1, 6 points
3-Kiyomiya/Oiwa, 2-1-1, 5 points
4-Sugiiura/Sasaki, 2-2, 4 points
5-Bane/Wolf, 2-2, 4 points
6-Soya/Kondo, 1-2-1, 3 points
7-Kitamiya/Inaba, 1-2-1, 3 points
8-Kenoh/Owada, 0-3-1, 1 point
The top 2 teams will advance to the Finals. With just 3 matches left it’s all but over now for Kenoh/Owada.

The next event is Friday at Hiroshima Sangyo Kaikan West Exhibition Hall in Hiroshima. There will be no live broadcast.