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Dec 1, 2016 13:57:06 GMT -5 chrom said:

The timebomb Suzuki's been going on about for months will finally go off tomorrow.

I love him. He's a cartoon super villain.

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Pro Wrestling NOAH “ONE NIGHT CRUISE 2016 in KORAKUEN”, 12/2/2016 [Fri] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

~ NOAH kicked off the show with an honoring to Haruka Eigen who passed away earlier this week.

(1) Muhammad Yone, Quiet Storm, Hitoshi Kumano & Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Akitoshi Saito, Alejandro Saez, Kenoh & Hajime Ohara
◆Winner: Kiyomiya (7:24) with a German Suplex Hold on Saez.

(2) NOAH vs SZKG: Taiji Ishimori, Daisuke Harada & Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru (FREE), El Desperado (NJPW) & TAKA Michinoku (K-DOJO)
◆Winner: Harada (5:30) with the Katayama German Suplex Hold on TAKA.

(3) GHC Tag Prelude: Maybach Taniguchi vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
◆Winner: Maybach (4:01) via foul, Archer interferred.
~ The previously announced singles match was changed to a prelude tag after Archer would not leave the ring.

(4) GHC Tag Prelude: Go Shiozaki & Maybach Taniguchi vs. Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.
◆Winner: Taniguchi (10:54) with a Small Package on Smith.
~ The challenger with a win over the champs before tomorrow’s title match.
~ The champions though did not take the loss withstanding as they took out the challengers.

(5) GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [32nd Champion] Atsushi Kotoge vs. [Challenger] Taichi (NJPW)
◆Winner: Kotoge (15:42) following the Kill Switch.
~ 3rd successful title defense.

(6) NOAH vs SZKG: Naomichi Marufuji & Masa Kitamiya vs. Takashi Sugiura & Takashi Iizuka (NJPW)
◆Winner: Marufuji (11:24) following a Shiranui on Iizuka.
~ Marufuji and Sugiura had a staredown following the match.

(7) GHC Heavyweight Championship Match: [28th Champion] Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. [GL 2016 Winner/Challenger] Minoru Suzuki (Pancrase MISSION)
◆Winner: Nakajima (37:01) following the Vertical Spike.
~ 1st successful title defense.
~ Nakajima secures a decisive win over Suzuki and Suzuki-gun and legitimizes his reign as the GHC champion.
~ Suzuki looked to be a man of his word as he accepted SZKG’s loss as they are poised to leave NOAH for good. As NOAH stood tall today.
~ Though K.E.S. remains in possession of the GHC Tag belts.
~ Sugiura finally came to his senses as he defended NOAH, taking out Suzuki with an Olympic Qualifying Slam, and took his leave from the Suzuki-gun faction.

~ To add insult to injury, appeared that non of the SZKG came out to help their fallen leader. Kanemaru and Desperado were in the ring when Suzuki first loss, but were absent following the Sugi’s turn. Speculation begins that the group as a whole might be meeting its demise.
(~ No word yet on the changes this may bring to tomorrow’s show at Differ Ariake.)

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Minoru Suzuki vs Takashi Sugiura and Katsuhiko Nakajima and Hitoshi Kumano vs Kaito Kiyomiya and Naomichi Marufuji have been added to today's show.

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So the timebomb was Suzukigun imploding? Not the surprise I had in mind. Guess this their write off and the end of NJPW's influence in NOAH.

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Pro Wrestling NOAH “ONE NIGHT CRUISE 2016 in DIFFER”, 12/3/2016 [Sat] 17:00 @ Differ Ariake in Tokyo

(1) Muhammad Yone, Quiet Storm & Taiji Ishimori vs. Akitoshi Saito, Alejandro Saez & Yoshinari Ogawa
◆Winner: Yone (8:19) following the Funky Buster Bomb on Saez.

(2) NOAH vs SZKG: Kenoh & Hajime Ohara vs. El Desperado & TAKA Michinoku
◆Winner: Kenoh (9:51) following the Kibo on Desperado.

(3) NOAH vs SZKG: Atsushi Kotoge & Daisuke Harada vs. Taichi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
◆Winner: Harada (9:38) with the Katayama German Suplex Hold on Kanemaru.
~ Kotoge appeared to show some sort of respect to Taichi with a handshake. Taichi did not accept as he patted the belt, and looked to be accepting of the loss to the champion, on Kotoge’s shoulder instead.


(4) NOAH vs SZKG: Masa Kitamiya vs. Takashi Iizuka
◆Winner: Kitamiya (10:40) following a Saito Suplex.

(5) NOAH vs SZKG: Katsuhiko Nakajima & Hitoshi Kumano vs. Naomichi Marufuji & Kaito Kiyomiya
◆Winner: Nakajima (14:32) following the Vertical Spike on Kiyomiya.
~ Masa Kitamiya made the challenge for the GHC Heavyweight belt, Nakajima accepted.


(6) GHC Tag Championship Match: [35th Champions] Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. [Challengers] Go Shiozaki & Maybach Taniguchi
◆Winner: Shiozaki (21:11) following the Gowan Lariat on Archer.
~ K.E.S falls on their 1st title defense. Shiozaki and Taniguchi become the 36th generation champions.
~ 50 Funky Powers, Muhammad Yone and Quiet Storm, made the challenge against the new champs.


(7) Special Single Match: Takashi Sugiura vs. Minoru Suzuki
◆Winner: Sugiura (33:30) following an Olympic Qualifying Slam.
~ Suzuki-gun with the complete shutout two days in a row as it looks that Suzuki will indeed withdraw from NOAH.
~ Marufuji came out to shake Sugiura’s hand, but Sugiura would not accept and declared himself as a lone wolf.

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Some news headed into the Winter Navigation tour.

NOAH Update - 2016/12/5

Following the conclusion of the set of ”ONE NIGHT CRUISE” shows, Suzuki-gun has finally been eradicated from Pro Wrestling NOAH. Following a nearly 2 year war in the NOAH ring. As NOAH will now be moving forward with their first shows since December 2014 without SZKG’s presence.



Chairman Masayuki Uchida brought together the leading champions of NOAH as he addressed what is in store as NOAH moves forward. Uchida stated that he has seen the NOAH wrestlers at their lowest and now highest points as he believes that NOAH will see a strong improvement in both moral and internal growth for the wrestlers themselves. All of the wrestlers have been inspired to fight for NOAH and he hopes these feelings will continue as the “New Age of NOAH” begins.



NOAH will be holding one last tour for 2016 in which they will be building towards the final Korakuen Hall show of the year on December 24. The show will feature three GHC title matches. First up, Katsuhiko Nakajima will be defending the GHC Heavyweight belt against his fellow former Kensuke Sasaki pupil in Masa Kitamiya. Kitamiya has grown tremendously in the last couple years and has really built himself up as a force to be reckoned with in the promotion. Nakajima aims for both Kitamiya and himself to show what it means to be a NOAH wrestler.



Go Shiozaki and Maybach Taniguchi will be defending the GHC Tag belts against Muhammad Yone and Quiet Storm. Shiozaki stated that he still feels the responsibility to protect NOAH as they move forward as champions.



Then the GHC Junior Tag belts will also be in defense as Jado and Gedo take on the GHC Junior Champion Atsushi Kotoge and Daisuke Harada. The GHC Junior Tag belts remain the only belts outside of NOAH’s grasp, but Kotoge aims to rectify that and bring the belts back home to where they belong.



Though with Suzuki-gun gone, the only other major blemish left is on Takashi Sugiura who has declared himself to still be “anti-NOAH” after separating himself from the SZKG faction. Sugiura will be taking on Naomichi Marufuji on the December 24 show. As both Nakajima and Marufuji have shown disapproval towards the hostile stance that Sugiura is showing. As for the tour and Sugiura is concerned. Sugiura has been placed along with Alejandro Saez. As Saez personally asked to team with the “lone wolf” on the tour. Uchida willingly accepted the request as it works out for Sugiura to have some sort of team for the tour. The question remains on if this will be what Sugiura himself wishes in staying by himself or eventually laying the groundwork to helm his own group in the future.

Below is the announced card for the December 24 show with the link to the site hosting the full event cards for the tour. Which include both freelance and representative wrestlers from K-DOJO and DOVE specifically. It appears the NOAH office is willing to open their doors to try their best to fill the gaps in the cards for the time being.

Pro Wrestling NOAH “Winter Navigation 2016”, 12/24/2016 [Sat] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

(1) Akitoshi Saito, Kenoh & Hajime Ohara vs. Taiji Ishimori, Yoshinari Ogawa & Hitoshi Kumano

(2) Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Alejandro Saez

(3) GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [28th Champions] Jado & Gedo vs. [Challengers] Atsushi Kotoge & Daisuke Harada
~ 2nd title defense.

(4) GHC Tag Championship Match: [36th Champions] Go Shiozaki & Maybach Taniguhi vs. [Challengers] Muhammad Yone & Quiet Storm
~ 1st title defense.

(5) Naomichi Marufuji vs. Takashi Sugiura

(6) GHC Heavyweight Championship Match: [28th Champion] Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. [Challenger] Masa Kitamiya
~ 2nd title defense.

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Pro Wrestling NOAH “Winter Navigation 2016”, 12/10/2016 [Sat] 18:00 @ Yawatahama Civic Sports Center, 2F Sub-Arena in Ehime

(1) Hitoshi Kumano vs. Rionne Fujiwara (FREE)
◆Winner: Kumano (10:04) following a Modified Spine Buster.
~ Kumano stated that he wants a match against Sugiura as he wants to show what it means to a part of NOAH.

(2) Akitoshi Saito & Taiji Ishimori vs. Ricky Fuji (K-DOJO) & Hi69 (FREE)
◆Winner: Saito (11:48) following the Sickle Death on Hi69.

(3) Kaito Kiyomiya vs. HAYATA (DOVE)
◆Winner: HAYATA (9:09) with a Moonsault Press.

(4) Go Shiozaki, Maybach Taniguchi & Daisuke Harada vs. Muhammad Yone, Quiet Storm & Yoshinari Ogawa
◆Winner: Shiozaki (16:20) following the Gōwan Lariat on Ogawa.
~ The GHC Tag champions bounce back with a win.

(5) Naomichi Marufufuji & Hajime Ohara vs. Takashi Sugiura & Alejandro Saez
◆Winner: Sugiura (18:01) following the Olympic Qualifying Slam on Ohara.
~ Sugiura acknowledged that he enjoyed the fight that Ohara shown, but that it still was not goood enough in the end.

(6) Katsuhiko Nakajima & Atsushi Kotoge vs. Masa Kitamiya & Kenoh
◆Winner: Kitamiya (18:53) following a Saito Suplex on Kotoge.
~ Kitamiya with another win as he continues to gain momentum towards the upcoming title challenge.

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Pro Wrestling NOAH “Winter Navigation 2016”, 12/11/2016 [Sun] 17:00 @ Takamatsu Symbol Tower Exhibition Hall in Kagawa

(1) Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Hitoshi Kumano
◆Winner: Ogawa (8:05) following a Backdrop.

(2) Ricky Fuji (K-DOJO) & Hi69 (FREE) vs. HAYATA (DOVE) & Rionne Fujiwara (FREE)
◆Winner: Fuji (9:34) following the 9999 (Four Nine) on Rionne.

(3) Maybach Taniguchi & Akitoshi Saito vs. Muhammad Yone & Quiet Storm
◆Winner: Yone (11:35) following the Funky Buster Bomb on Saito.

(4) Go Shiozaki vs. Kaito Kiyomiya
◆Winner: Shiozaki (10:27) following a Go Flasher.

(5) Jyunta Miyawaki Pre-Debut Battle Royal: Go Shiozaki, Maybach Taniguchi, Kaito Kiyomiya, Akitoshi Saito, Muhammad Yone, Quiet Storm, Yoshinari Ogawa, Hitoshi Kumano, and Jyunta Miyawaki
~ Order of elimination : Miyawaki, Yone, Taniguchi, Fuji, Rionne, Ogawa, HAYATA, Hi69, Saito, Shiozaki, Kumano…
◆Winner: Storm (10:48) following the 50cm Arm Lariat on Kiyomiya.
~ NOAH’s new rookie Miyawaki begins the road to his debut as he competed in his first public match. Though eliminated first the 19 year old rookie aims to continue growing before his actual debut.

(6) Naomichi Marufufuji & Taiji Ishimori vs. Takashi Sugiura & Alejandro Saez
◆Winner: Sugiura (14:06) following an Olympic Qualifying Slam on Ishimori.
~ Sugiura maintains his recent win streak as he questioned Kumano’s previously challenge against him. Basically it can be summed up that he thinks Kumano has a death wish.

(7) Katsuhiko Nakajima, Atsushi Kotoge & Daisuke Harada vs. Masa Kitamiya, Kenoh & Hajime Ohara
◆Winner: Nakajima (19:30) following the Vertical Break on Ohara.
~ Nakajima halts Kitamiya’s win streak as the champion finally secures a win for himself. Harada and Kotoge both made it known that they are very much “anti-Sugiura” as well.

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Pro Wrestling NOAH “Winter Navigation 2016”, 12/12/2016 [Mon] 18:30 @ Izumiotsu Texpia Osaka

(1) Kenoh & Hajime Ohara vs. Hitoshi Kumano & Rionne Fujiwara (FREE)
◆Winner: Kenoh (12:31) following the Kibo on Rionne.

(2) Taiji Ishimori & Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Ricky Fuji (K-DOJO) & Hi69 (FREE)
◆Winner: Ogawa (9:20) with a Small Package on Fuji.

(3) Maybach Taniguchi & Akitoshi Saito vs. Muhammad Yone & Quiet Storm
◆Winner: Yone (9:39) following the Kinniku Buster on Saito.

(4) Daisuke Harada vs. HAYATA (DOVE)
◆Winner: Harada (10:05) with the Katayama German Suplex Hold.

(5) Naomichi Marufufuji & Atsushi Kotoge vs. Takashi Sugiura & Alejandro Saez
◆Winner: Sugiura (17:54) following the Olympic Qualifying Slam on Kotoge.
~ Sugiura continues to assert his dominance over the NOAH roster.

(6) Katsuhiko Nakajima & Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Masa Kitamiya & Go Shiozaki
◆Winner: Kitamiya (21:29) following the Saito Suplex on Kiyomiya.
~ Nakajima accepted Kitamiya for having the potential to be the GHC Champion, though he is not so eager to let the belt slip through his grasp yet. As for Kitamiya himself his confidence grows with each and every win.

In other news, Lance Archer is apparently filming a movie in America and will probably be absent from any wrestling for the rest of this year and the beginning of next.

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Pro Wrestling NOAH “Winter Navigation 2016”, 12/14/2016 [Wed] 19:00 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo
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(1) Akitoshi Saito & Hitoshi Kumano vs. Yoshinari Ogawa & Rionne Fujiwara (FREE)
◆Winner: Ogawa (9:16) with a Figure Four Leg Leg Lock on Kumano.

(2) Kenoh & Hajime Ohara vs. Kotaro Yoshino & Yoshihiro Horaguchi (both K-DOJO)
◆Winner: Kenoh (11:50) following the Kibo on Horaguchi.

(3) Taiji Ishimori vs. Hi69 (FREE)
◆Winner: Ishimori (10:59) with a 450° Splash.
~ Ishimori welcomed Hi69 to continue competing in NOAH if he so desired, saying that he could bring an interesting dynamic to the promotion.

(4) Atsushi Kotoge & Daisuke Harada vs. Tadasuke (FREE) & HAYATA (DOVE)
◆Winner: Kotoge (13:45) following the Kill Switch on Tadasuke.
~ The GHC Tag champs win the showdown between the former Osaka Pro wrestlers.

(5) Naomichi Marufuji & Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Takashi Sugiura & Alejandro Saez
◆Winner: Sugiura (18:24) following the Olympic Qualifying Slam on Kiyomiya.
~ Sugiura continues to claim win after win as Maru tries his best to maintain himself.

(6) Katsuhiko Nakajima, Go Shiozaki & Maybach Taniguchi vs. Muhammad Yone, Quiet Storm & Masa Kitamiya
◆Winner: Kitamiya (16:51) with the Kangokugatame (Prison Lock) on Nakajima.
~ Kitamiya’s continued assault to Nakajima’s knee has paid off as he finally made the GHC champion tap out to the submission.

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Quiet Storm has ruptured his right bicep and will be out of action to have surgery. He and Muhammad Yone were scheduled to challenge Go Shiozaki and Maybach Taniguchi for the GHC Tag Championships on Christmas Eve, but that has been pulled. All upcoming cards have also been tweaked to remove Storm.

Pro Wrestling NOAH “Winter Navigation 2016”, 12/17/2016 [Sat] 18:30 @ Morioka Gymnasium in Iwate
(1) Akitoshi Saito vs. Rionne Fujiwara (FREE)
◆Winner: Saito (9:51) following an Iron Claw Slam.

(2) Taiji Ishimori & Hitoshi Kumano vs. Kotaro Yoshino & Yoshihiro Horaguchi (both K-DOJO)
◆Winner: Ishimori (9:03) with a 450° Splash on Horaguchi.

(3) Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Hi69 (FREE)
◆Winner: Hi69 (10:56) with the Stuka Splash.

(4) Go Shiozaki & Maybach Taniguchi vs. Muhammad Yone & Hajime Ohara
◆Winner: Shiozaki (13:49) following a Gowan Lariat on Ohara.

(5) Naomichi Marufuji & Daisuke Harada vs. Takashi Sugiura & Alejandro Saez
◆Winner: Sugiura (15:28) following the Olympic Qualifying Slam on Harada.
~ Sugiura continues to dominate the NOAH army.

(6) Katsuhiko Nakajima & Kenoh vs. Masa Kitamiya & Atsushi Kotoge
◆Winner: Kitamiya (20:41) following a Saito Suplex on Kenoh.
~ Kitamiya continues to look strong heading into the GHC challenge.

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Pro Wrestling NOAH “Winter Navigation 2016”, 12/18/2016 [Sun] 15:00 @ Yokote City Akita Furusatomura Dome Theater

(1) Hitoshi Kumano vs. Yoshihiro Horaguchi (K-DOJO)
◆Winner: Kumano (8:27) with the S.H.

(2) Yoshinari Ogawa & Rionne Fujiwara vs. Kaito Kiyomia & Kotaro Yoshino (K-DOJO)
◆Winner: Kiyomiya (11:16) with a German Suplex Hold on Rionne.

(3) Go Shiozaki & Maybach Taniguchi vs. Muhammad Yone & Hajime Ohara
◆Winner: Taniguchi (13:53) with the Maybach Press on Ohara.

(4) Battle Royal: Jyunta Miyawaki, Hitoshi Kumano, Kaito Kiyomiya, Yoshinari Ogawa, Go Shiozaki, Maybach Taniguchi, Akitoshi Saito, Muhammad Yone, and Hajime Ohara
◆Winner: Kiyomiya (12:59) over Rionne.

(5) Kenoh vs. Hi69 (FREE)
◆Winner: Kenoh (11:37) following the Kibo.
~ Kenoh stated that he has something of importance to announce soon.

(6) Naomichi Marufuji & Atsushi Kotoge vs. Takashi Sugiura & Alejandro Saez
◆Winner: Sugiura (17:47) following an Olympic Qualifying Slam on Kotoge.
~ Sugiura now stands with seven wins over Marufuji’s team. As he called out Marufuji for becoming so soft quickly after SZKG’s removal.
~ Sugiura offered a spot to Kiyomiya to join his side, but the young rookie refused.

(7) Katushiko Nakajima & Taiji Ishimori vs. Masa Kitamiya & Daisuke Harada
◆Winner: Kitamiya (16:37) following the Saito Suplex on Ishimori.
~ Kitamiya with yet another prelude win as his strength continues to grow with each win.

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Pro Wrestling NOAH “Winter Navigation 2016”, 12/19/2016 [Sun] 18:30 @ Tochigi Prefecture General Cultural Center, Sub-Hall


(1) Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Marines Mask (K-DOJO)
◆Winner: Kiyomiya (9:01) with a German Suplex Hold.

(2) Hitoshi Kumano vs. Taishi Takizawa (K-DOJO)
◆Winner: Takizawa (7:30) with a Tiger Driver.
~ Takizawa competes in a NOAH ring for the first time in roughly 5 years. A fitting finish as well with a move he has used quite often in the past with a Tiger Driver.

(3) Akitoshi Saito & Maybach Taniguchi vs. Kotaro Yoshino & Yoshihiro Horaguchi (both K-DOJO)
◆Winner: Taniguchi (11:46) with the Maybach Press on Horaguchi.

(4) Go Shiozaki vs. Muhammad Yone
◆Winner: Shiozaki (14:25) following the Gowan Lariat.
~ Shiozaki made it known that he wants to be back in the hunt for the GHC Heavyweight belt, as well being the GHC Tag Champion.

(5) Naomichi Marufuji & Taiji Ishimori vs. Takashi Sugiura & Alejandro Saez
◆Winner: Sugiura (14:40) following the Olympic Qualifying Slam on Ishimori.
~ Sugiura now stands with 8 wins over the NOAH team.

(6) Katsuhiko Nakajima, Kenoh & Hajime Ohara vs. Masa Kitamiya, Atsushi Kotoge & Daisuke Harada
◆Winner: Nakajima (17:07) following the Vertical Spike on Kotoge.
~ The GHC Champ finally bounces back with a win of his own. Even on one leg, which Kitamiya’s main focus of this tour has been to take out Nakajima’s legs, he will protect the GHC belt.

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Pro Wrestling NOAH “Winter Navigation 2016”, 12/23/2016 [Fri] 15:00 @ Differ Ariake in Tokyo

(1) Taiji Ishimori vs. Hitoshi Kumano
◆Winner: Ishimori (9:33) with the 450° Splash.

(2) Atsushi Kotoge & Daisuke Harada vs. Saburo Inematsu & Daigoro Kashiwa (both K-DOJO)
◆Winner: Harada (10:35) with the Katayama German Suplex Hold.
~ Kotoge and Harada with the win over the outsider team as they look to defeat the outsider team who hold the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships tomorrow.

(3) Go Shiozaki vs. Akitoshi Saito
◆Winner: Shiozaki (12:52) following the Gowan Lariat.

(4) Maybach Taniguchi vs. Muhammad Yone
◆Winner: Yone (11:02) following the Kinniku Buster.

(5) Battle Royal: Jyunta Miyawaki, Akitoshi Saito, Yoshinari Ogawa, Atsushi Kotoge, Daisuke Harada, Taiji Ishimori, Hitoshi Kumano, Go Shiozaki, Maybach Taniguchi, and Muhammad Yone
◆Winner: Kumano (10:04) via double pin-fall on Kotoge and Ishimori.
~ Kumano with the win as he stated that 2017 shall be his turning point year.


(6) Kenoh & Hajime Ohara vs. Takashi Sugiura & Alejandro Saez
◆Winner: Sugiura (15:35) following the Olympic Qualifying Slam on Ohara.
~ Following the match, Kenoh announced the end of Kenohara as a tag team.
~ He also made it known that he is tired of being labeled as a "junior class wrestler", when he knows he could compete with the likes of Nakajima, Marufuji, and even Sugiura as a heavyweight.



(7) GHC Heavy Prelude: Katsuhiko Nakajima & Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Masa Kitamiya & Naomichi Marufuji
◆Winner: Kitamiya (20:22) with the Kangokugatame on Kiyomiya.
~ Kitamiya with the final prelude win before tomorrow’s title challenge. Kitamiya stated that there is nothing holding him back from becoming the GHC champion.
~ Nakajima stated that he wants Kitamiya to be at his very best, but he will fight even harder to protect the GHC. Something he fought so long and hard to capture during the SZKG era.

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It was announced today that the Differ Ariake building will be closing in June of 2018 once the lease has expired. The building/warehouse will be demolished. No word at this time on where NOAH will be moving their dojo or if a new building will be built in the former location.

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Pro Wrestling NOAH “Winter Navigation 2016”, 12/24/2016 [Sat] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(1) Kenoh & Hajime Ohara vs. Taiji Ishimori, Yoshinari Ogawa & Hitoshi Kumano
◆Winner: Kenoh (10:18) following the Kibo on Kumano.
~ Kenoh stated that this was the final match for him and Ohara as a team and that 2017 will be the year that he makes NOAH the best promotion.


(2) Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Alejandro Saez
◆Winner: Saez (10:38) with a Spiral Tap.

(3) Go Shiozaki & Maybach Taniguchi vs. Muhammad Yone & Akitoshi Saito
◆Winner: Shiozaki (13:09) following a Short Range Gowan Lariat on Saito.

(4) GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [28th Champions] Jado & Gedo vs. [Challengers] Atsushi Kotoge & Daisuke Harada
◆Winner: Kotoge (27:45) following the Kill Switch on Jado.
~ Champions fall on thier 2nd title defense. Kotoge and Harada becomes the 29th champions.
~ Kotoge becomes a double crown champion as he also holds the GHC Junior singles belt as well.
~ He stated that he wants to challenge for the GHC Heavyweight belt in 2017. That he wants to be the first in history to hold the junior belt and heavyweight belt at the same time.



(5) Naomichi Marufuji vs. Takashi Sugiura
◆Winner: Sugiura (20:55) following the Olympic Qualifying Slam.
~ Sugiura declared that he will reclaim the top position of NOAH and that he will not let it go this time.


(6) GHC Heavyweight Championship Match: [28th Champion] Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. [Challenger] Masa Kitamiya
◆Winner: Nakajima (26:28) following the Vertical Spike.
~ 2nd successful title defense.
~ Sugiura came forward to assert himself as the next rightful challenger. He declared that he will reclaim the belt and end this so-called new era that he sees as nothing but a weakness in his eyes.

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So NOAH's idea to reinvigorate the company is making some juniors new heavyweights. Not a bad idea with the talent involved but they need to bring in new juniors to balance things out.

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Atsushi Kotoge has vacated both Junior titles he has.

If you wanna bump up to the heavyweight division that's fine, but don't pull a Scott Hall and throw the belts you currently have in the trash.

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Shiro Tomoyose has been forced to retire due to complications following his recent shoulder injury/dislocation. He has been undergoing treatment but after further judgment it has been deemed to hard to recover from if he wants to maintain a rigorous and physical schedule in the ring.

He has been plagued with shoulder injuries off-and-on since he debuted in 2015. Shame. He had potential.

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No issues with Kenoh moving up to heavy, he has the frame for it. Kotoge on the other hand, I've never seen a person scream junior for life as much as him. Both KENTA & Maru were visibly larger than he was when they initially moved up to heavy and have NOAH forgotten how badly that bombed originally? And as much as I love Momo, Kotoge isn't half the wrestler that Maru and KENTA were.

As for Christmas Eve's show, it was a good one. Was good to get rid of Gedo & Jado even with the Kotoge nonsense that followed and the match went way too long, Suggy/Maru was match of the night. Suggy's just that guy right now, pretty sure he could have a great match with Hunter's broomstick, hard to believe he's 46 and still as good as he is. The main event was good but not great, but it did its job of giving Nakajima a good defence and establish Kitamiya as a legit main eventer. Another good show, looking forward to 2017 for NOAH and seeing where they go.