(NOAH) NOAH NEWSLETTER VOL.198 ~ 15TH APRIL 2023

NEWS

ALL TOGETHER 2: ALL TOGETHER AGAIN ANNOUNCED

On the 12th April, Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Kaito Kiyomiya, New Japan’s Hiroshi Tanahashi and All Japan’s Kento Miyahara, attended a press conference together to announce a second “All Together” show, which will be held on the 9th June at Ryogoku Kokugikan. The last “All Together” show was held in February 2012, and where intended to fundraise for the areas affected by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and Tsunami, this show will be a celebration of having come through the pandemic and being able to return to daily life. The event will also be a kind of memorial for Antonio Inoki as well, as an event involving promotions jointly with New Japan was hinted at. No cards have been announced as of yet, but it was hinted that Tanahashi, Miyahara (who emphatically said he did not want to speculate as it would be too much trouble) and Kiyomiya might tag. However, as this is a New Japan dominated event (their chairman was the one who made the announcement), the event will be shown as a PPV on their streaming channel.

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GHC HEAVYWEIGHT UPDATE

The demonic battle between the champion Jake Lee and challenger, Katsuhiko Nakajima, ended in frustration for Nakajima in Osaka when the referee stopped the match after Nakajima was trapped in Jake’s Cobra Twist. Later at the press conference, Nakajima sniped that not evidently not only had Jake taken in NOAH Juniors, he had also taken in referees. The next day (complete with a bruise on his back in the shape of a scuffed boot) and a taped waist, Nakajima managed to take out Jake’s thigh and incapacitate him outside of the ring, while he himself got the win over Anthony Green with the Vertical Spike. Nakajima grinned, folded the belt up and pushed it to Jake, and then bowed sarcastically. At the press conference on the 13th, sparks flew between them at the end during the press conference when Jake shoved the belt in Nakajima’s face, saying he would polish it with that, and Nakajima felled him with one of his infamous slaps. Jake later said that his “face was the tool of the trade” and now it was swollen, he looked like Anpanman. On a more serious note, he too had a move that could end the match in one strike.

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GHC JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT UPDATE

AMAKUSA did not do well against HAYATA in the pre matches in Osaka on the 8th April or in Toyama on the 9th. In Osaka AMAKUSA lost to The Headache while in Toyama he fell to the Transformed Crucifixion. HAYATA stated simply that as you could see, “that belt is mine” and that he would be creating a new NOAH Junior. At the press conference on the 13th, while AMAKUSA spoke in Heian style language, speaking of “refinement of mind, body and technique” while recognizing HAYATA as the absolute champion, HAYATA was somewhat cheeky, saying that he didn’t remember losing to AMAKUSA and imitating his “Isn’t that a stupid question?”

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GHC NATIONAL UPDATE

El Hijo Del Dr Wagner Jnr gave Jack Morris a vicious beat down at their last pre match in Osaka on April 8th, and even used a chair on him which required Morris to have staples. After delivering a Wagner Bomb after he had won the match, El Hijo Del Dr Wagner Jnr warned his former friend that, “This was just the beginning”. At the press conference on the 13th, Morris said about Wagner Jnr that he was going to “kick his ass”. The two bumped chests in the photo session afterwards.

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GHC HEAVYWEIGHT TAG UPDATE

Both Shuhei Taniguchi and Takashi Sugiura were victorious in the final pre matches on Sunday 9th in Toyama. Taniguchi defeated Daiki Inaba and Sugiura defeated Masa Kitamiya, which was doubly unfortunate as not only did the champions lose, Masa Kitamiya was in his hometown. While Takashi Sugiura was jubilant, Shuhei Taniguchi was a little more restrained, and grew even more restrained. At the press conference, Taniguchi had very little to say other than “perfect”, even Sugiura revealing that Taniguchi had entered NOAH even after failing the entry exam as Sugiura had pulled some strings, didn’t get a response. Sugiura also revealed that back in their days in the Japan Self Defense Force, Taniguchi was his senior, which is why Sugiura is obliged to offer a handshake, but Taniguchi is not obliged to accept it. Despite all of this, Masa Kitamiya continues to see Taniguchi in a very dim light, saying that in Sendai he will make it very clear to him, that there is no future for him.

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GHC JUNIOR TAG UPDATE

Eita and Yoshinari Ogawa stayed apart and concentrated on singles matches during the weekend of the 8th-9th April. Eita defeated YO-HEY in Osaka via Imperial Uno (Tadasuke also got a kick to the face when he got in the ring) after which Eita tore off YO-HEY’S GLG shirt and held it high along with the tag belt, a boot on YO-HEY’S chest. However, YO-HEY and Tadasuke had their revenge the next day, when YO-HEY defeated Yasutaka Yano and he and Tadasuke advanced upon Ogawa, and Tadasuke sarcastically folded up the belt and handed it to him, and the two backed away making belt motions. Typically, Eita and Ogawa did not attend the press conference on the 13th (no one had expected them to), and YO-HEY said that while he acknowledged his bad track record in singles matches with both, he didn’t doubt that the two would work together if they had to.

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EVENT RECAPS & POST MATCH PROMOS

• Sunny Voyage 2023 (Saturday April 8th, Osaka ATC Hall (ATC Museum)* B2 Floor, Osaka)

Event recap

Post match interview

• Sunny Voyage 2023 (Takaoka Ecole, Toyama, Sunday April 9th)

Event recap

Post match interviews

ELSEWHERE IN NOAH

– Naomichi Marufuji pulled out a top rope somersault in Osaka on the 8th. He was in a match with a lot of high flying NOAH Juniors, and said it felt good to be able to fly again.

– Sean Legacy made his NOAH debut in Osaka, and then found himself the next day aligning with Yoshiki Inamura against Saxon Huxley who was on a rampage and had cut a promo against him.

– Manabu Soya continued to dominate in Champion Carnival, but he did not defeat Suwama on the 15th.

CURRENT CHAMPIONS

• GHC Heavyweight Champion: Jake Lee
  Challenger: Katsuhiko Nakajima, ABEMA presents GREEN JOURNEY 2023 in SENDAI (Xebio Arena Sendai, Sunday April 16th)
• GHC Junior Champion: AMAKUSA
  Challenger: HAYATA, ABEMA presents GREEN JOURNEY 2023 in SENDAI (Xebio Arena Sendai, Sunday April 16th)
• GHC Heavyweight Tag Champions: Masa Kitamiya and Daiki Inaba
  Challengers: Shuhei Taniguchi & Takashi Sugiura, ABEMA presents GREEN JOURNEY 2023 in SENDAI (Xebio Arena Sendai, Sunday April 16th)
• GHC Junior Tag Champions: Yoshinari Ogawa & Eita
  Challengers: Good Looking Guys (YO-HEY & Tadasuke), ABEMA presents GREEN JOURNEY 2023 in SENDAI (Xebio Arena Sendai, Sunday April 16th)
• GHC National Champion: El Hijo Del Dr Wagner Jnr
  Challenger: Jack Morris, ABEMA presents GREEN JOURNEY 2023 in SENDAI (Xebio Arena Sendai, Sunday April 16th)

 THIS WEEK IN NOAH

(April 2023 schedule)

• ABEMA PRESENTS GREEN JOURNEY 2023 in SENDAI

Date: Sunday April 16th

Venue: Xebio Arena Sendai

Start time: 16:00 JST (doors open 14:30 JST)

Broadcast: ABEMA (Live)

• SUNNY VOYAGE 2023

Date: Saturday April 22nd

Venue: Act City Hamamatsu

Start time: 17:00 JST (doors open 16:15 JST)

Broadcast: WrestleUniverse (later date)

LINKS

I went to L.A for The Great Muta HOF Awards

Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Yoshiki Inamura went to America with a very honored role as attendant at the Great Muta’s HOF award ceremony

How many questions can you answer? (This was a quiz that the NOAH roster (and some fans) answered for the book “NOAH NOAH” in 2003.)

NOAH FROM THE VAULT

“Donmai, Donmai” – Mitsuharu Misawa’s diary

Picture credits: Pro Wrestling DX, Tokyo Sports. NOAH official Twitter