NOAH Green Journey in Sendai 2023
Promotional poster featuring various wrestlers
PromotionCyberFight
Brand(s)Pro Wrestling Noah
DateApril 16, 2023
CitySendai, Japan
VenueXebio Arena Sendai
Attendance1,277[1]
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NOAH Green Journey in Sendai 2023 was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand Pro Wrestling Noah. It took place on April 16, 2023, in Sendai, Japan, at the Xebio Arena Sendai. The event aired on CyberAgent's AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe.[2]

Ten matches were contested at the event, including three on the pre-show, and all five of Noah's championships were on the line. The main event saw Jake Lee defeat Katsuhiko Nakajima to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship. Other top matches included Hayata defeating Amakusa to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship, Good Looking Guys (Tadasuke and Yo-Hey) defeated Yoshinari Ogawa and Eita to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, and Takashi Sugiura and Shuhei Taniguchi defeated Masa Kitamiya and Daiki Inaba to win the GHC Tag Team Championship.

Storylines

The event featured professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]

Event

The event started with three preshow bouts broadcast live on Noah's YouTube channel. The first one was the confrontation between Daishi Ozawa and Anthony Greene solded with the victory of the latter. Next up, Hideki Suzuki, Timothy Thatcher and Saxon Huxley picked up a victory over Yoshiki Inamura, Kinya Okada and Sean Legacy in six-man tag team action. In the third bout, Maya Yukihi defeated Sumire Natsu by submission.[4] Go Shiozaki made an appearance, announcing he was returning from injury, and competing at Majestic 2023.[5] The first main event bout saw Kenoh, Jinsei Shinzaki, Shuji Kondo, Hajime Ohara and Hi69 outmatching Naomichi Marufuji, Kaito Kiyomiya, Ninja Mack, Atsushi Kotoge and Seiki Yoshioka. The fifth match saw the Six-man tag team match in which Dralístico, Alejandro and Dragon Bane challenged Extreme Tiger, Lanzeloth and Alpha Wolf. The contest however went down to a 3-on-2 handicap match after Extreme Tiger was legitimately knocked out midmatch and was unable to furtherly compete. In the sixth match, Takashi Sugiura and Shuhei Taniguchi defeated Masa Kitamiya and Daiki Inaba to capture the GHC Tag Team Championship. Next up, Tadasuke and Yo-Hey defeated Yoshinari Ogawa and Eita to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. After the match concluded, Ogawa and Eita fought each other, hinting the disband of their tag team. In the eighth bout, El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. defeated Jack Morris to secure the third consecutive defense of the GHC National Championship. In the semi main event, Hayata defeated Amakusa to capture the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship.

In the main event, Jake Lee defeated Katsuhiko Nakajima to secure his first defense of the GHC Heavyweight Championship in that respective reign. After the bout concluded, Lee received a title challenge from Naomichi Marufuji.[6][7]

Results

No.Results[8]StipulationsTimes[1]
1PAnthony Greene defeated Daishi Ozawa[lower-alpha 1]Singles match4:59
2PSugiura-gun (Hideki Suzuki, Timothy Thatcher and Saxon Huxley) defeated Yoshiki Inamura, Kinya Okada and Sean LegacySix-man tag team match8:13
3PMaya Yukihi defeated Sumire Natsu by submissionSingles match6:31
4Kongo (Kenoh, Jinsei Shinzaki, Shuji Kondo, Hajime Ohara and Hi69) defeated Naomichi Marufuji, Kaito Kiyomiya, Ninja Mack, Atsushi Kotoge and Seiki YoshiokaTen-man tag team match14:21
5Dralístico, Alejandro and Dragon Bane defeated Lanzeloth and Alpha Wolf by submission3-on-2 handicap match7:41
6Takashi Sugiura and Shuhei Taniguchi defeated Masa Kitamiya and Daiki Inaba (c)Tag team match for the GHC Tag Team Championship15:23
7Good Looking Guys (Tadasuke and Yo-Hey) defeated Yoshinari Ogawa and Eita (c)Tag team match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship13:34
8El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. (c) defeated Jack MorrisSingles match for the GHC National Championship23:04
9Hayata defeated Amakusa (c)Singles match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship13:04
10Jake Lee (c) defeated Katsuhiko NakajimaSingles match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship22:58
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

Notes

  1. ↑ Yasutaka Yano was scheduled to face Ozawa but was pulled out of the card.

References

  1. 1 2 Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 16, 2023). "NOAH Green Journey in Sendai 2023". cagematch.net. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  2. ↑ Pro Wrestling Noah (March 31, 2023). 2023年04月16日 （日） ABEMA presents GREEN JOURNEY 2023 in SENDAI. noah.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  3. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ Pro Wrestling Noah (April 16, 2023). 【第3試合まで同時配信】4.16仙台は全試合ABEMA無料生中継！狂気の扉が開かれる GHCヘビー級選手権 ジェイク・リーvs中嶋勝彦｜プロレスリング・ノア. youtube.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ Harris, Jeffrey (April 16, 2023). "Go Shiozaki Set to Return From Injury at Pro Wrestling NOAH Majestic 2023". 411mania.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  6. ↑ Carlan, Lewis (April 16, 2023). "Pro Wrestling NOAH Green Journey 2023 In Sendai Results (4/16/2023)". pwimania.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  7. ↑ Murray, Dylan (April 16, 2023). "Naomichi Marufuji Challenges GHC Champion Jake Lee, Match Set For May 4th". wrestlinginc.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  8. ↑ Carlan, Lewis (March 26, 2023). "Full Pro Wrestling NOAH Green Journey 2023 In Sendai Line-Up (4/16/2023)". pwmania.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
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