Pro Wrestling NOAH has recently held NOAH THE NEW YEAR 2023. WWE Superstar Shinsuke Nakamura returns to Japan to face The Great Muta, Kaito Kiyomiya puts the GHC Heavyweight Championship against Kenoh, Junta Miyawaki challenges AMAKUSA for the GHC Jr Heavyweight Title and more.
Welcome to another edition of Wrestling Republic’s coverage of Japanese Wrestling. This time, we’ll put the focus on Pro Wrestling NOAH and its latest event.
The promotion has recently held NOAH THE NEW YEAR 2023, which took place from the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan and presented some very interesting in-ring action. So, with nothing else to say, here are the full results of NOAH THE NEW YEAR 2023:
- Singles Match: Yasutaka Yano defeated Taishi Ozawa – Yano pinned Ozawa with the Fisherman’s Suplex Hold.
- 6-Man Tag Team Match: Masa Kitamiya, Daiki Inaba & Yoshiki Inamura defeated Muhammad Yone, Akitoshi Saito & Shuhei Taniguchi – Inamura pinned Yone after hitting Muso.
- 6-Man Tag Team Match: Dante Leon, Ninja Mack & Alejandro defeated KONGO (Shuji Kondo, Tadasuke & Hi69) – Alejandro pinned Hi69 with Cazadora con Giro.
- 6-Man Tag Team Match: Hijo del Dr Wagner Jr, Atsushi Kotoge & Seiki Yoshioka vs Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Mochizuki Jr – Susumu pinned Yoshioka after hitting the Mugen Package.
- 8-Man Tag Team Match: Masakatsu Funaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Manabu Soya & Hajime Ohara vs Kazuyuki Fujita, Kendo Kashin, Nozawa Rongai & Hiroshi Hase – Hase pinned Ohara with the Northern Lights Suplex Hold.
- Singles Match: Jack Morris defeated Timothy Thatcher – Morris pinned Thatcher after hitting the Tiger Driver.
- Shortly after the match ended, Jake Lee makes his way to the ring to confront Morris. After a brief staredown, both men shake hands and proceed to hug.
- GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship, Singles Match: AMAKUSA (c) defeated Junta Miyawaki to retain the GHC Jr Heavyweight Title – AMAKUSA pinned Miyawaki with a Modified Crucifix Pin.
- GHC Tag Team Championship, Tag Team Match: Takashi Sugiura & Satoshi Kojima (c) defeated Naomichi Marufuji & KENTA to retain the GHC Tag Team Titles – Kojima pinned Marufuji after hitting the Western Lariat.
- GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, Tag Team Match: Yoshinari Ogawa & Eita defeated YO-HEY & Kzy (c) to become the new GHC Jr Heavyweight Tag Team Champions – Eita pinned YO-HEY after hitting Imperial Uno.
- GHC Heavyweight Championship, Singles Match: Kaito Kiyomiya (c) defeated Kenoh to retain the GHC Heavyweight Title – Kiyomiya pinned Kenoh after hitting the Henkei Shining Wizard.
- Singles Match: Shinsuke Nakamura defeated The Great Muta – Nakamura pinned Muta after using the Poison Mist and hitting Kinshasa.
- Shortly after the match ended, Nakamura offered some words to Muta. Both men proceed to leave the stage together, while receiving a huge ovation from the crowd.
This is all for our coverage of NOAH THE NEW YEAR 2023. Stay tuned to Wrestling Republic, as we’ll keep you updated with everything you need to know about Pro Wrestling NOAH and the world of Japanese Wrestling.
Where Can You Watch NOAH THE NEW YEAR 2023?
Fans will be able to watch NOAH THE NEW YEAR 2023 -as well as every other Pro Wrestling NOAH event- on the promotion’s official streaming platform, Wrestle Universe. In addition to Pro Wrestling NOAH, you will also be able to enjoy the best content from DDT Pro Wrestling, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling and Ganbare Pro Wrestling.
You can also visit Pro Wrestling NOAH’s official YouTube channel to check some of their shows’ highlights and more original content.
Additionally, make sure to visit Pro Wrestling NOAH’s official website –as well as their Instagram & Twitter accounts- for more information about the promotion, wrestlers, merchandise, fan club and additional details about their upcoming shows.
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