Noah The New Year 2024
NOAH The New Year 2024 | |||
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Promotion | CyberFight | ||
Brand(s) | Pro Wrestling Noah | ||
Date | January 2, 2024 | ||
City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
Venue | Ariake Arena | ||
Attendance | 5,135[1] | ||
Tagline(s) | "Happy New Year Pro-Wrestling" (プロレス, Puroresu Happī Nyū Iyā) | ||
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NOAH The New Year 2024 was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand Pro Wrestling Noah and it took place on January 2, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Ariake Arena. Broadcasting was on CyberAgent's AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe. It was the first pay-per-view promoted by Noah in 2024.[2]
Background
[edit]Storylines
[edit]The event featured thirteen professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]
Event
[edit]The preshow of the event included two bouts and was broadcast live on Noah's YouTube channel. In the first one, Yu Owada defeated Taishi Ozawa in singles competition, and in the second one, the team of Atsushi Kotoge, Muhammad Yone, Super Crazy and Terry Yaki picked up a win over the team of Akitoshi Saito, Hajime Ohara, Hi69 and Kai Fujimura in eight-man tag team competition.[4]
In the first main event bout, Yo-Hey and Tadasuke defeated the reigning team of champions consisting of Dragón Bane and Alpha Wolf, and Ninja Mack and Alejandro in a three-way tag team match to regain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. Next up, Jake Lee and the GHC Tag Team Champions Anthony Greene and Jack Morris who was also the time's GHC National Champion defeated El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., Vinnie Massaro and Titus Alexander in six-man tag team action. In the fifth bout, NJPW's Tomohiro Ishii defeated Masa Kitamiya in singles action. Next up, Go Shiozaki defeated Satoshi Kojima in a Noah vs NJPW bout. After the match concluded, Shiozaki announced the formation of the "Team Noah" unit alongside Atsushi Kotoge, Akitoshi Saito, Muhammad Yone and Hi69. In the seventh bout, Haruka Umesaki and Miyuki Takase defeated Nagisa Nozaki and Great Sakuya in tag team action. Although billed as Keiji Muto's daughter, it was revealed that Sakuya's true identity was the one of Riko Kawahata.[5] In the eighth bout, Takashi Sugiura defeated Ulka Sasaki in singles action. Next up, Zack Sabre Jr. and Yoshinari Ogawa defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi and Hayata in what was dubbed as a Wrestling Symphony tag team match. In the tenth bout, Daga defeated Eita to secure the second consecutive defense of the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship in that repsective reign. In the eleventh bout, Kaito Kiyomiya, Shota Umino, Ryohei Oiwa, Daiki Inaba, Shuji Kondo and Junta Miyawaki defeated House of Torture's Evil, Ren Narita, Yujiro Takahashi, Sho, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Dick Togo in a Twelve-man tag team elimination match. Kiyomiya won the match by last eliminating Evil. In the semi main event, Kenoh defeated Manabu Soya to secure the first successful defense of the GHC Heavyweight Championship in that respective reign.
In the main event, Kota Ibushi picked up a win over Naomichi Marufuji in singles competition.[6][7]
Results
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 2, 2024). "NOAH The New Year 2024". cagematch.net. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ 2024年01月02日(火)ABEMA presents NOAH "THE NEW YEAR" 2024. noah.co.jp (in Japanese). Pro Wrestling Noah. November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ 13時から!【1.2有明事前特番〜15時までYouTube同時生配信】 NOAH有明アリーナ大会は全試合ABEMA無料生中継!メインイベントは ついに実現!運命の対決!丸藤正道vs飯伏幸太!. youtube.com (in Japanese). Pro Wrestling Noah. January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ Fain, Thom (January 2, 2024). "Great Sakuya Debut Ends in Blood, DQ". monthlypuroresu.com. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ Dark Angelita (January 11, 2024). "NOAH: «The New Year» Gana Ibushi, Kenoh retiene". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ Carey, Ian (January 2, 2024). "Kota Ibushi taken to hospital after NOAH The New Year 2024 The 41-year-old is believed to have suffered injuries to both ankles". F4wonline.com. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ ITN News Desk (December 12, 2023). "Kojima, Ishii, EVIL & More Join NOAH's New Year 2024 Event". ITN WWE. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ Lewis, Carlan (November 15, 2023). "Pro Wrestling NOAH Adds Another Title Match To NOAH THE NEW YEAR 2024 Event". bodyslam.net. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ ITN News Desk (December 12, 2023). "Kojima, Ishii, EVIL & More Join NOAH's New Year 2024 Event". ITN WWE. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ ITN News Desk (December 12, 2023). "Kojima, Ishii, EVIL & More Join NOAH's New Year 2024 Event". ITN WWE. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ ITN News Desk (December 12, 2023). "Kojima, Ishii, EVIL & More Join NOAH's New Year 2024 Event". ITN WWE. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ Lafferriere, Nicolas (November 27, 2023). "La hija de The Great Muta hace su debut en Pro Wrestling NOAH". solowrestling.mundodeportivo.net. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ Faliani, R. (November 27, 2023). "Former MMA Star Ulka Sasaki Will Debut in NOAH Against Takashi Sugiura". Monthly Puroresu. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ Tessier, Colin (November 24, 2023). "Zack Sabre Jr. To Face Hiroshi Tanahashi In Tag Match At NOAH The New Year 2024". WrestleZone. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ "Daga to defend the GHC Junior against Eita at NOAH THE NEW YEAR". Pro-Wrestling Noah Eng (Hisame, 冰雨\). Hi5ame. November 24, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ Carlan, Lewis (October 28, 2023). "WRESTLING NEWS Pro Wrestling NOAH GHC Heavyweight Champion Kenoh Vs Manabu Soya Made Official For January 2nd 2024". bodyslam.net. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "Kota Ibushi challenges Naomichi Marufuji for NOAH The New Year 2024". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (January 2, 2024). "NOAH The New Year 2024 Results (1/2): Kota Ibushi, Naomichi Marufuji, Kenoh In Action". fightful.com. Retrieved January 2, 2024.