In 2020, Katsuhiko Nakajima turned on his tag team partner, Go Shiozaki, who was then the GHC Champion. Nakajima was a prodigy and student of the legendary Kensuke Sasaki, who he shared a father-son relationship with, but when Nakajima struck out on his own, he found long-term success difficult. Early in his career, Nakajima was…
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Here’s Match Madness: All the best wrestling from the month of July, from WWE’s Money in the Bank, to NJPW hitting the Tokyo Dome, to the biggest Dragon Gate show of the year and everything in between. WWE Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens (7/2) Generico vs. Steen was one of the pre-eminent indie rivalries in…
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On June 26, Pro Wrestling NOAH’s ark will head into uncharted waters when co-holders of the GHC Tag Team Championship-turned-rivals, Katsuhiko Nakajima and Masa Kitamiya, prepare to face off inside a steel cage. This is the first time either man has ever competed in a cage match. It’s also the first time in the company’s…
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On Sunday in Japan, Pro Wrestling NOAH presents the most important stop on their Great Voyage in Fukuoka. GHC champion Keiji Muto will defend his title against the presumptive future ace, Kaito Kiyomiya. The championship event is a return from a match that occurred last August when Muto first arrived in NOAH and defeated Kiyomiya….
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At one time, Pro Wrestling NOAH was the top promotion in Japan. However, since founder Mitsuharu Misawa died in 2009, the company has spent more than a decade struggling to find its identity in a shifting pro wrestling landscape. In 2019, NOAH revamped much of its product to mirror the market-leader New Japan Pro Wrestling…
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At Destination 2021 this Friday, and for the first time since 2017, Pro Wrestling NOAH will return to the renowned Nippon Budokan Hall. Budokan is not only a famous Japanese arena; it’s also a venue of significance in NOAH’s lore. In March 2013, at Final Burning, in his final match, the legendary Kenta Kobashi teamed…
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It feels like he’s been in my periphery more so than usual lately. I noticed how active he’s been with the company this year despite turning 51 this summer. He is more or less the same smiley Saku we’ve come to love over more than two decades, but no one can tap out Father Time….
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For more than a decade, New Japan Pro Wrestling has been the number one promotion in its native country. NJPW has been on an extraordinary creative and financial run. When Tokyo Sports announced its year-end awards, New Japan dominated most of the accolades. IWGP World & Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito named Most Valuable Player for…
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One of Pro Wrestling NOAH’s most storied rivalries exploded on Sunday at Pro Wrestling NOAH’s year-end The Best: The Final Chronicle. In the main event, Go Shiozaki defended his GHC World Heavyweight Championship against former champion and current GHC Tag Team co-champion, Takashi Sugiura. Just two weeks ago, Shiozaki defended the championship in a match…
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Just two weeks after wrapping its successful 20th Anniversary show, The Chronicle Vol. 4, Pro Wrestling NOAH returns to the FITE channel this Saturday with NOAH The Best: Final Chronicle. Two huge title defenses will headline, as Sugiura-gun, the current GHC Tag Team Champions, separately challenge for the company’s top two singles titles. In the…
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