\nLocation:\u00a0 Osaka, Japan
\nAnnounced Attendance:\u00a0 1,200<\/strong><\/p>\n
This event became available a bit out of order since it aired on G+, but it was shown in full.\u00a0 There are a lot of odd Freelancers on this card, but the main event sees Shane Haste and Mikey Nicholls defend their belts against Morishima and Taniguchi which should be fun.\u00a0 We also have an \u2018invading\u2019 Nagata and Liger with a match as well.\u00a0 Here is the full card:<\/p>\n
– Hayato Nanjo vs. Mitsuhiro Kitamiya They shake hands to start the match, kick to the leg by Nanjo before a tie-up, Kitamiya pushes Nanjo into the ropes and he gives a clean break.\u00a0 Tie-up, side headlock by Nanjo, Kitamiya Irish whips out of it and they collide with no result.\u00a0 Snapmare by Nanjo and he applies a reverse chinlock but Kitamiya reverses it into a hammerlock.\u00a0 Nanjo hits a single leg takedown and applies a leg lock but Kitamiya rolls out of it.\u00a0 Armbar by Kitamiya but Nanjo flips out of it and applies an arm wringer.\u00a0 Kitamiya rolls out of that and reverses it back, hammerlock by Kitamiya but Nanjo trips Kitamiya and applies a leg submission hold.\u00a0 Armbar by Nanjo, Kitamiya gets out of it and gets in the side mount before applying a side headlock.\u00a0 Nanjo gets back to his feet and reverses the hold, waistlock by Kitamiya but Nanjo applies a side headlock.\u00a0 Kitamiya Irish whips out of it but they run into each other with both men still standing.\u00a0 Kicks by Nanjo, Irish whip, but Kitamiya hits a shoulderblock.\u00a0 Kitamiya picks up Nanjo, Irish whip, but Nanjo hits a jumping double chop.\u00a0 Back up, snapmare by Nanjo and he applies a headscissors.\u00a0 Kitamiya gets out of it, elbows by Nanjo and he rakes Kitamiya in the eyes.\u00a0 Knee by Nanjo and he goes for a suplex, but Kitamiya blocks it.\u00a0 Elbows by Nanjo and he goes for it again but Kitamiya reverses it into his own vertical suplex.\u00a0 Nanjo gets up in the corner, Kitamiya charges him and hits a back elbow.\u00a0 Snap suplex by Kitamiya, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kitamiya picks up Nanjo and tries to put him on his shoulders, Nanjo gets out of it but Kitamiya elbows him in the chest.\u00a0 Gutwrench suplex by Kitamiya, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kitamiya picks up Nanjo and applies a waistlock but Nanjo elbows out of it and hits an enzigieri.\u00a0 Nanjo slaps Kitamiya in front of the corner, he goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a moonsault.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Nanjo goes off the ropes but Kitamiya catches him with a spear.\u00a0 Kitamiya picks up Nanjo and hits a Water Wheel Drop, cover, but it Nanjo kicks out.\u00a0 Kitamiya goes off the ropes but Nanjo catches him with a Stunner.\u00a0 Falcon Arrow by Nanjo, cover, but Kitamiya gets a shoulder up.\u00a0 Nanjo drops Kitamiya in front of the corner, he goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits the Tornado Splash.\u00a0 Cover, and he picks up the three count. \u00a0Your winner:\u00a0 Hayato Nanjo<\/p>\n Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 Awww shit, it\u2019s Miracle Man!\u00a0 Haven\u2019t seen him in quite a while, he has been actively wrestling still but generally in the smaller promotions.\u00a0 He is kinda old now.\u00a0 Anyway, \u00a0This was a really odd match to see start off the card and it was certainly wrestled as a really basic opener.\u00a0 Mostly trading holds before a little action before Nanjo crushed Kitamiya\u2019s face at the end with the Tornado Splash.\u00a0 Kitamiya is still young and learning of course, I am not sure what he learned from this match but I guess trading holds with an old vet is never a bad thing for growth.\u00a0 Not much to the match though, even if it is good to see Nanjo is still alive and kicking.\u00a0\u00a0Score:\u00a0 3.5<\/span><\/p>\n Fish and Rock charge their opponents before the match starts, beating them down to the mat.\u00a0 Kumano is isolated in the ring as he is stomped on by Fish and Rock, double Irish whip but Kumano ducks the lariat attempt and Rock runs into Fish.\u00a0 Kumano dropkicks Rock as Ogawa comes back into the ring, double Irish whip to Fish in the corner and they both connect with running strikes.\u00a0 Double vertical suplex to Fish, they Irish whip him again but Rock tags himself into the ring and hits a body block onto Kumano as Fish sends Ogawa out of the ring.\u00a0 Rock picks up Kumano and pushes him to the mat before applying a reverse chinlock.\u00a0 Kumano gets a foot on the ropes to break the hood, Rock pushes Kumano back into the corner and tags in Fish.\u00a0 Snapmare by Fish, he goes to the apron and hits a slingshot senton.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Fish picks up Kumano and goes for a suplex, but Kumano blocks it.\u00a0 Fish eventually is able to hit the suplex and he tags in Rock.\u00a0 Rock picks up Kumano and hits a snap suplex, cover, but Ogawa breaks it up.\u00a0 Rock pushes Kumano back into his corner and tags in Fish before stomping him down into a seated position.\u00a0 Both wrestlers choke Kumano in the corner with their boots, Fish picks up Kumano but Kumano clubs him in the chest.\u00a0 Fish returns with elbows, back kick by Fish and he tags in Rock.\u00a0 Headbutt to the gut by Rock, he picks up Kumano and throws him into the corner before hitting a lariat.\u00a0 Cover by Rock, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Rock picks up Kumano and chokes him in the corner, Irish whip by Rock but Kumano kicks him back as he charges in.\u00a0 Roll-up by Kumano, but it only gets a two.\u00a0 Rock kicks Kumano in the stomach and hits a scoop slam, he goes up to the second turnbuckle but Kumano rolls out of the way of the senton attempt and makes the hot tag to Ogawa.\u00a0 Ogawa knocks Fish off the apron and then hits a jawbreaker on Rock followed by an enzigieri.<\/p>\n Irish whip by Ogawa to the corner, reversed, but Ogawa kicks Rock as he charges in.\u00a0 Ogawa dives off the second turnbuckle, Rock catches him but Ogawa hits a DDT.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Ogawa goes off the ropes and goes for a sunset flip, but Rock grab shim around the neck.\u00a0 Eye rake by Ogawa, he goes off the ropes but Rock catches him with a side slam.\u00a0 Rock tags in Fish and Fish punches Ogawa in the stomach.\u00a0 Ogawa ducks a high kick and goes off the ropes but Fish kicks him in the chest for a two count.\u00a0 Fish drives Ogawa back into the corner and hits a Falcon Arrow, cover, but it gets a two. Fish picks up Ogawa and knees him in the stomach, Fish charges Ogawa but Ogawa hits a back elbow.\u00a0 Ogawa throws Fish shoulder-first into the corner and then hits a backdrop suplex.\u00a0 Ogawa tags in Kumano, Kumano goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a missile dropkick.\u00a0 Cover by Kumano, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kumano picks up Fish and hits a snap suplex, he rolls it over and hits another one.\u00a0 Kumano goes for a Fisherman Suplex but Fish gets out of it and kicks Kumano.\u00a0 Armbreaker slam by Kumano and he delivers the Fisherman Suplex, but it only gets a two count.\u00a0 Kumano goes off the ropes but Fish slides out of the ring and then trips Kumano from the floor.\u00a0 Rock comes in and knocks Ogawa off the apron, he then picks up Kumano and with Fish they hit a kick\/Samoan Drop combination.\u00a0 Kick to the side of the head by Fish, cover, but Ogawa breaks it up.\u00a0 Fish picks up Kumano and gives him a kick combination but Kumano sneaks in small package for a two count.\u00a0 Back up, Fish hits a gutbuster, cover, but Kumano barely kicks out.\u00a0 Another kick combination by Fish ending with the Tombstone Kick, cover, and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winners:\u00a0 Bobby Fish and Jonah Rock<\/p>\n Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0A few miscues here and there but generally a solid match.\u00a0 Kumano is fun to watch as he has a fair amount of fire and always seems to put everything he has into a match.\u00a0 Fish and Rock were serviceable here but Kumano was the one that seemed to be putting any real effort into the match as Ogawa generally just coasts along anyway.\u00a0 Not a bad match but not really good either, just average.\u00a0\u00a0Score:\u00a0 5.0<\/span><\/p>\n Tie-up to start, side headlock takedown by Teioh but Xtra Large gets out of it and both men return to their feet.\u00a0 Wristlock by Teioh but Xtra Large reverses it and applies a hammerlock.\u00a0 Teioh gets out of the hold, waistlock by Xtra Large but Teioh applies an armbar.\u00a0 Xtra Large rolls out of it and reverses the hold but Teioh twists Xtra Large\u2019s arm in the ropes and elbows him in the shoulder.\u00a0 Snapmare by Teioh and he applies an armbar.\u00a0 Teioh picks up Xtra Large and applies a side headlock, Xtra Large Irish whips out of it and they collide with neither man going down.\u00a0 Xtra Large goes off the ropes and gets the same result, but when Teioh goes to run off the ropes he falls out of the ring.\u00a0 Xtra Large goes out after him but Teioh keeps avoiding him, eventually hitting a shoulderblock back in the ring.\u00a0 Irish whip by Teioh, Xtra Large flips himself out to the apron before flipping himself back in, and Xtra Large hits an armdrag followed by a dropkick.\u00a0 Teioh falls out of the ring and pulls Xtra Large to the ring post, slamming his leg into it.\u00a0 Teioh applies a figure four around the ring post before releasing the hold and returning to the ring.\u00a0 Teioh kicks Xtra Large in the leg, Irish whip, Xtra Large goes for a kick but Teioh catches it and twists his leg around the second rope.\u00a0 Teioh drags Xtra Large to the middle of the ring and slams his knee into the mat.\u00a0 Teioh twists back on Xtra Large\u2019s leg but releases the hold after a moment, punches by Teioh in the corner and he knees Xtra Large in the leg.\u00a0 Irish whip by Teioh but Xtra Large moves when Teioh charges in.\u00a0 Kicks by Xtra Large, Irish whip, and Xtra Large hits a running elbow followed by a kick to the chest.\u00a0 Running knee by Xtra Large, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Xtra Large positions Teioh, he goes up to the top turnbuckle but Teioh avoids the twisting senton.\u00a0 Elbows by Teioh to Xtra Large and he hits a roaring elbow.\u00a0 Back up, kick by Xtra Large and he goes off the ropes, knee by Xtra Large but Teioh hits a one handed chokebomb.\u00a0 Spinning toehold by Teioh, and Xtra Large submits.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 MENA\u2019s Teioh<\/p>\n Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 Speaking of random matches, where did this match come from?\u00a0 Here are two random non-NOAH wrestlers with no connection to each other having a random mid-card match.\u00a0 I mean it wasn\u2019t actively bad or anything but it was more just a WTF moment, I think my head was tilted slightly to the right the entire match.\u00a0 Very interesting pairing but not an exciting match.\u00a0\u00a0Score:\u00a0 4.0<\/span><\/p>\n Harada and Kotoge start things off.\u00a0 They trade elbows and slaps to start, snapmare by Kotoge but Harada avoids the kick and both men return to their feet.\u00a0 Waistlock by Harada and he throws Kotoge to the mat but Marufuji rolls out of the submission.\u00a0 They get back up, wristlock by Harada but Kotoge hits a takedown.\u00a0 Back up, Harada tags in Ohara and Kotoge tags in Ishimori.\u00a0 Ishimori and Ohara circle each other, wristlock by Ohara and he applies an armbar.\u00a0 Takedown by Ishimori and he hits a hurricanrana.\u00a0 Dropkick by Ishimori and Ohara falls out of the ring, Ishimori goes to do a dive but Ohara moves so Ishimori flips himself back into the ring.\u00a0 Ishimori tags in Nakajima and Ohara tags in Hirayanagi.\u00a0 Nakajima and Hirayanagi tie-up, snapmare by Nakajima and he kicks Hirayanagi in the back.\u00a0 Nakajima picks up Hirayanagi, kick by Hirayanagi, snapmare, and he rakes Nakajima in the eyes.\u00a0 Waistlock by Nakajima, reversed by Hirayanagi but Nakajima reverses it back.\u00a0 Wristlock by Hirayanagi, reversed by Nakajima but Hirayanagi gets to the ropes.\u00a0 Nakajima re-applies it and he tags in Kotoge.\u00a0 Wristlock by Kotoge and he clubs Hirayanagi in the arm.\u00a0 Kotoge tags in Ishimori who keeps the wristlock applied, and Ishimori yanks on Hirayanagi\u2019s arm before tagging Nakajima back in.\u00a0 Wristlock by Nakajima and he tags in Kotoge.\u00a0 Hammerlock by Kotoge but Hirayanagi drives him back and tags in Harada.\u00a0 Harada stomps Kotoge down in the corner and they stand on Kotoge\u2019s head.\u00a0 Harada picks up Kotoge but Kotoge gets away, waistlock by Kotoge and he hits a jumping heel kick.\u00a0 Ishimori and Nakajima get into the ring, they throw Harada into the corner but Harada fights them all off.\u00a0 Harada puts Nakajima in the Tree of Woe, then puts Kotoge in the Tree of Woe as well.\u00a0 Ishimori charges Harada but Harada kicks him and puts him in the Tree of Woe in the same corner as the other two.\u00a0 Harada dropkicks Ishimori in the chest, Kotoge is Irish whipped but he hits a face crusher.\u00a0 Kotoge goes off the ropes and hits a tope con giro down onto Harada and Hirayanagi.\u00a0 Kotoge picks up Hirayanagi and slides him back into the ring, Irish whip, reversed, and Kotoge applies a choke over the top rope.\u00a0 Kotoge gets on the apron, elbows by Hirayanagi and he goes off the ropes but Kotoge rolls into the ring and hits a cutter.\u00a0 Kotoge goes out to the apron and he hits a swandive body press.\u00a0 Cover, but Ohara breaks it up.<\/p>\n Kotoge fights off Ohara and Harada but Ohara dropkicks him in the chest.\u00a0 Harada then hits a jumping elbow smash in the corner and Hirayanagi follows with a kick, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Hirayanagi picks up Kotoge but Kotoge hits an enzigieri.\u00a0 Kotoge tags in Nakajima, Irish whip by Nakajima and he knees Hirayanagi in the stomach.\u00a0 Ohara comes in the ring but Nakajima boots Hirayanagi and dropkicks both of them out of the ring.\u00a0 Nakajima hits a suplex onto Hirayanagi, he goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a missile dropkick.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Nakajima picks up Hirayanagi and applies a waistlock, Hirayanagi gets out of it but Nakajima kicks him back.\u00a0 Saito Suplex by Hirayanagi and he tags in Ohara.\u00a0 Ohara picks up Nakajima and goes for a suplex but Nakajima goes down his back.\u00a0 Backstabber by Ohara and he hits a swinging side slam.\u00a0 Ohara grabs Nakajima and goes for the Muy Bien but Nakajima gets away.\u00a0 Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker by Ohara but Nakajima kicks Ohara in the chest.\u00a0 Nakajima tags in Ishimori while Harada is also tagged in, Ishimori throws Harada into the corner, reversed, but Ishimori goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a missile dropkick.\u00a0 Double knee strike by Ishimori in the corner and he hits a handspring cutter.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Ishimori goes up to the top turnbuckle and he hits a diving double knee strike.\u00a0 Cover, but Harada kicks out at two.\u00a0 Ishimori picks up Harada and goes for the tombstone but Harada gets away.\u00a0 Elbows by Ishimori but Harada elbows him back.\u00a0 Harada goes off the ropes and he hits an overhead belly to belly suplex.\u00a0 Kotoge comes in the ring to help but Hirayanagi comes in as well, Hirayanagi knocks Kotoge out of the ring but Nakajima runs in and knocks Hirayanagi out.\u00a0 Ishimori and Ohara get in the ring as well, but Ishimori hits an enzigieri.\u00a0 Harada goes up to the top turnbuckle and jumps off, but Ishimori dropkicks him in the chest as he jumps off.\u00a0 Ishimori picks up Harada and he hits a double knee to the chest, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Ishimori slams Harada in front of the corner, he goes up to the top turnbuckle but Harada gets his knees up when he goes for the 450 Splash.\u00a0 Harada picks up Ishimori, Irish whip, but when Ishimori goes for the handspring strike Harada catches him on his shoulders and hits a reverse fireman\u2019s carry into a slam.\u00a0 Cover, but both Nakajima and Kotoge break it up.\u00a0 Harada picks up Ishimori and applies a waistlock, he goes for a German suplex but Ishimori lands on his feet.\u00a0 Roll-up by Ishimori, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Ishimori goes off the ropes but Ishimori moves out of the way and hits a snap German suplex.\u00a0 Henkei Knee Upper by Harada and he nails the Katayama German Suplex Hold for the three count.\u00a0 Your winners:\u00a0 Genba Hirayanagi, Daisuke Harada, and Hajime Ohara<\/p>\n Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 Once the match got rolling it was pretty fun, even though it took some time to get there.\u00a0 The wristlock section near the beginning went too long and was just wasting time, trading wristlocks is fun and all but it shouldn\u2019t be the focal move for several minutes.\u00a0 But once they got into the fast tag\/flying around portion of the match it got much more exciting, Kotoge and Harada in particular are good at the fast paced action and the other wrestlers were able to keep up without any issues.\u00a0 There was some dead weight here but the majority was well done.\u00a0 Overall a solid match.\u00a0\u00a0Score:\u00a0 6.0<\/span><\/p>\n Kenou attacks Yone as the bell is ringing and he chokes Yone with the streamers.\u00a0 Kicks to the chest by Kenou and he kicks Yone in the head.\u00a0 Yone elbows Kenou back but Kenou gets the kendo stick.\u00a0 Kenou tosses the referee down, kick by Yone but Kenou hits Yone in the chest with the kendo stick.\u00a0 Kenou chokes Yone with it and throws Yone out of the ring before throwing him into the guard rail.\u00a0 Kenou throws Yone into the stands a few times while the referee is trying to get him to stop.\u00a0 Kenou picks up Yone and slides him back into the ring, he gets up on the apron and hits a slingshot doublestomp.\u00a0 Cover by Kenou, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kick to the back by Kenou and to the chest, Yone slowly gets up to his feet and elbows Kenou back.\u00a0 Both wrestlers trade elbows, Yone goes off the ropes but Kenou boots him in the face.\u00a0 Kenou goes off the ropes but Yone returns the favor with a kick to the face.\u00a0 Yone charges Kenou, Kenou kicks him back and sits on the top turnbuckle but Yone kicks him from the top turnbuckle down to the floor.\u00a0 Yone goes out after Kenou and hits a running lariat.\u00a0 Yone slides Kenou back into the ring, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Yone picks up Kenou and slams him near the corner, he goes up to the second turnbuckle and hits the guillotine leg drop.\u00a0 Cover, but Kenou kicks out.\u00a0 Yone goes off the ropes but Kenou kicks him in the chest.\u00a0 Another kick to the chest by Kenou\u00a0 as he knocks Yone into the corner, Kenou charges Yone and hits a jumping double knee followed by a dropkick to the head.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kenou delivers a heel kick, he picks up Yone, Irish whip, reversed, and Yone hits a lariat.\u00a0 Kicks to the chest by Yone but Kenou catches one and throws Yone\u2019s leg into the referee.\u00a0 Kenou gets the kendo stick, the referee grabs it as well and Yone kicks Kenou in the head.\u00a0 Lariat by Yone and he goes for the Muscle Buster, but Ohara runs down and interferes.\u00a0 Kenou gets the kendo stick and hits Yone with it, and the referee calls for the bell.\u00a0 Your winner by DQ:\u00a0 Mohammed Yone<\/p>\n Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 I may have said this before, but still not thrilled that Yone is still winning\/looking better against younger stars, he isn\u2019t very good.\u00a0 There wasn\u2019t much to this match, lots of kicks to the chest, a little cheating, and then Kenou had to get saved from losing which then led to the DQ.\u00a0 Kenou is quite good but didn\u2019t show much here as the match was short and Yone was in control of a much of it.\u00a0 I have no issue with DQ wins, but this just wasn\u2019t a very good match.\u00a0\u00a0Score:\u00a0 3.5<\/span><\/p>\n They jockey to start, KENTA pushes Ishikawa into the corner and he gives a clean break.\u00a0 They fight for position on the mat, KENTA gets Ishikawa\u2019s back and goes for the cross armbreaker but Ishikawa gets into the ropes.\u00a0 Back up, Ishikawa pushes KENTA into the ropes and Ishikawa hits an elbow strike.\u00a0 They trade elbows, which KENTA gets the better of and he hits an elbow drop for a two count.\u00a0 Reverse chinlock by KENTA, but Ishikawa gets a foot on the ropes.\u00a0 Kicks to the chest by KENTA, Ishikawa gets back up and they trade elbows again, another battle that KENTA wins.\u00a0 KENTA picks up Ishikawa and kicks him repeatedly in the chest, Irish whip, and KENTA connects with a back elbow.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 KENTA applies a reverse chinlock, but Ishikawa gets a foot on the bottom rope.\u00a0 KENTA picks up Ishikawa and elbows him into the corner, but Ishikawa elbows him back.\u00a0 Slap by KENTA, Ishikawa slaps him back and hits an elbow but KENTA elbows him back.\u00a0 KENTA picks up Ishikawa, Irish whip, and KENTA knees Ishikawa in the stomach.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Ishikawa rolls out of the ring to re-group but KENTA goes out after him and throws Ishikawa into the guard rail.\u00a0 KENTA slams Ishikawa on the exposed floor outside the ring before rolling back into the ring.\u00a0 Ishikawa slowly gets up and crawls back in the ring, and KENTA stomps him as he comes in.\u00a0 Kick to the chest by KENTA but Ishikawa elbows him back.\u00a0 Elbows by Ishikawa, he goes off the ropes but KENTA catches him with a big boot to the face.\u00a0 Uppercuts by KENTA, Irish whip, but Ishikawa boots KENTA as he charges in.\u00a0 Another boot by Ishikawa and he hits a second turnbuckle missile dropkick. \u00a0Ishikawa picks up KENTA and elbows him back into the corner.\u00a0 Irish whip by Ishikawa and he hits an elbow smash followed by a second one, cover by Ishikawa but KENTA kicks out at two.<\/p>\n Ishikawa applies a reverse chinlock but KENTA elbows out of it and knees Ishikawa in the stomach.\u00a0 KENTA goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a diving lariat.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 KENTA applies a facelock but Ishikawa gets into the ropes to force a break.\u00a0 Waistlock by KENTA, Ishikawa elbows out of it and KENTA goes off the ropes, but Ishikawa puts him in a cobra twist.\u00a0 KENTA gets into the ropes to force a break, Ishikawa picks up KENTA, Irish whip, and KENTA knees Ishikawa in the stomach again.\u00a0 KENTA goes out to the apron and hits a swandive missile dropkick followed by a running kick in the corner followed by a dropkick.\u00a0 KENTA goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a diving doublestomp.\u00a0 Cover by KENTA, but it only gets a two count.\u00a0 KENTA picks up Ishikawa and goes for the Go 2 Sleep but Ishikawa slides off his shoulders and hits a powerslam for a two count.\u00a0 KENTA picks up Ishikawa, elbow by Ishikawa but KENTA elbows him back.\u00a0 Uppercut by KENTA, he goes off the ropes but Ishikawa delivers a dropkick.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Ishikawa picks up KENTA, elbows by Ishikawa and he hits a Northern Lights Suplex for a two count hold.\u00a0 Ishikawa picks up KENTA but KENTA pushes him off, Irish whip by KENTA and he elbows Ishikawa in the stomach.\u00a0 Irish whip by KENTA and he knees Ishikawa in the stomach again.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 KENTA puts Ishikawa in a crab hold but Ishikawa inches to the ropes and grabs them to get a break.\u00a0 KENTA stomps Ishikawa but Ishikawa gets back up, and they trade slaps.\u00a0 KENTA goes off the ropes and hits a lariat, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 KENTA hits a Tiger Suplex, cover, but he gets another two.\u00a0 KENTA picks up Ishikawa and he hits a Go 2 Sleep.\u00a0 Cover, and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 KENTA<\/p>\n Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 I would have liked for Ishikawa to do a bit more in the match to KENTA, but it was still entertaining.\u00a0 KENTA rarely has bad singles matches, he is just a really crisp wrestler that doesn\u2019t really waste any time. The knees to the stomach were a bit excessive but I can\u2019t fault him for targeting a body part, and he was consistent with strikes to that area during the entire match.\u00a0 Ishikawa really didn\u2019t get any near falls that were at all convincing, everyone knew KENTA was winning but I wish Ishikawa had just gotten a couple solid near falls to add a bit more suspense.\u00a0 Still a good match though.\u00a0\u00a0Score:\u00a0 6.5<\/span><\/p>\n Marufuji and Nagata start things off.\u00a0 They jockey for position to start off, waistlock by Nagata but Marufuji reverses it with an armbar.\u00a0 Nagata goes for a sleeper but Marufuji applies a wristlock, which Nagata reverses.\u00a0 Marufuji flips out of the hold, side headlock takedown by Nagata but Marufuji applies a headscissors.\u00a0 Nagata gets out of the headscissors and lets Marufuji stand back up.\u00a0 Tie-up, Nagata pushes Marufuji into the ropes, Marufuji switches positions with him and he kicks Nagata in the head.\u00a0 Nagata pushes Marufuji but Marufuji elbows Nagata and they trade elbows.\u00a0 Big boot by Marufuji but Nagata returns fire, drop toehold by Marufuji but Nagata avoids the dropkick and both men return to their feet.\u00a0 Nagata pushes Marufuji, Marufuji pushes Nagata back into his corner and slaps him before tagging in Marvin.\u00a0 Nagata tags in Liger, side headlock by Marvin and he hits a handspring elbow strike.\u00a0 Liger falls out of the ring and Marvin sails out onto him with a tope suicida.\u00a0 Marvin returns to the ring and taunts Nagata, as Liger slowly gets back into the ring.\u00a0 Cover by Marvin but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Marvin picks up Liger, snapmare, and Marvin applies a reverse chinlock.\u00a0 Marvin picks up Liger and throws him into his corner before tagging in Marufuji.\u00a0 Marvin holds Liger so that Marufuji can exit the ring and hit a dropkick from the floor.\u00a0 Marufuji takes Liger out of the ring and he throws Liger into the ring post.\u00a0 Marufuji slides Liger back into the ring and twists his neck with his feet.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Marvin kicks Liger from the apron as he is tagged in, snapmare by Marvin and he applies an armbar to Liger.\u00a0 Irish whip by Liger and he hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker.\u00a0 Marvin falls out of the ring, Nagata picks him up and holds him so that Liger can hit a baseball slide.\u00a0 Nagata kicks Marvin outside of the ring.\u00a0 Marufuji comes over and elbows Nagata, and they trade shots before Nagata throws Marufuji into the guard rail.\u00a0 Liger picks up Marvin and throws him into the rail as well.\u00a0 Nagata elbows Marvin and finally slides him back into the ring.\u00a0 Liger applies the Mexican Surfboard to Marvin into the Romero Special before tagging in Nagata.\u00a0 Nagata kicks Marvin around the ropes, Nagata picks up Marvin and hits him in the stomach.\u00a0 Nagata stomps Marvin to the mat, he picks him up, Irish whip, and Nagata knees Marvin in the stomach.<\/p>\n Crab hold by Nagata and he tags in Liger.\u00a0 Liger applies a stretch hold to Marvin, while Nagata and Marufuji trade elbows outside of the ring.\u00a0 Liger picks up Marvin and elbows him in the head before raking Marvin in the eyes.\u00a0 Liger and Nagata choke Marvin in the corner with their boots and Liger tags in Nagata.\u00a0 Nagata hits an overhead belly to belly suplex on Marvin, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Nagata stomps Marvin, he picks up Marvin and knees Marvin in the stomach.\u00a0 Nagata tags in Liger, Liger waits for Marvin to get up and goes off the ropes but Marufuji avoids the Shotei and hits an enzigieri.\u00a0 Marvin tags in Marufuji and Marufuji elbows Liger in the corner.\u00a0 Stomps by Marufuji but Nagata hits him from behind.\u00a0 Irish whip by Marufuji but Nagata reverses it and delivers a dropkick.\u00a0 Liger goes off the ropes but so does Marufuji and Marufuji hits a lariat.\u00a0 Marufuji picks up Liger and hoes for the Shiranui but Liger pushes him off.\u00a0 Kick combination by Marufuji, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Marufuji picks up Liger but Liger catches him with a Shotei.\u00a0 Liger tags in Nagata and Nagata kicks Marufuji into the corner.\u00a0 Irish whip by Nagata and he hits the big boot and goes for an exploder, but Marufuji blocks it.\u00a0 Boot to the face by Nagata but Marufuji fires back with an elbow and they trade blows.\u00a0 Marufuji goes off the ropes and hits a big boot, he goes for a lariat but Nagata ducks it and hits an exploder.\u00a0 Nagata grabs Marufuji and goes for a brainbuster but Marufuji gets out of it and hits a superkick.\u00a0 Marufuji tags in Marvin, Marvin goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a rope-running dropkick onto Liger.\u00a0 Marvin then hits a jumping elbow in the corner onto Nagata, big boot by Nagata but Marvin fires back with a springboard kick. \u00a0Shining Wizard by Marvin, cover, but Nagata kicks out at two.\u00a0 Marvin picks up Nagata and goes for an exploder but Nagata blocks it and applies the seated armbar.\u00a0 Marufuji breaks it up and Marvin hits Nagata from behind with a backstabber.\u00a0 Double superkick to Nagata, Liger comes back into the ring and throws Marufuji out of it.\u00a0 Liger hits a Shotei onto Marvin, then Nagata hits a jumping knee in the corner.\u00a0 Brainbuster by Nagata, cover, but Marufuji breaks it up.\u00a0 Liger throws Marufuji out of the ring as Nagata picks up Marvin and hits the backdrop suplex hold for the three count.\u00a0 Your winners:\u00a0 Jushin Thunder Liger and Yuji Nagata<\/p>\n Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0I wish this match didn\u2019t have Marvin.\u00a0 Marvin is a fine wrestler but he was just such an obvious \u2018fall guy\u2019 in the match.\u00a0 Having a fall guy is hardly a new thing in wrestling but for an inter-promotional match such as this I\u2019d have preferred it be a little less obvious.\u00a0 The action itself was fine, both teams worked well together and Liger is still fun to watch even though he is almost 50 years old.\u00a0 It didn\u2019t have as much \u2018heat\u2019 as I would have expected but Nagata and Marufuji got into it a few times and overall it was a good match.\u00a0Score:\u00a0 6.0<\/span><\/p>\n This match is for the GHC Tag Team Championship.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Morishima and Taniguchi attack the champions as the bell rings, and they toss Haste and Nicholls out of the ring.\u00a0 Taniguchi and Morishima knock their opponents around the ring and into the crowd, with Haste and Taniguchi returning to the ring after a few minutes.\u00a0 Taniguchi and Haste trade elbows, uppercuts by Haste and he delivers a dropkick.\u00a0 Taniguchi falls out of the ring, Haste goes off the far ropes and sails out onto both Taniguchi and Morishima with a backflip plancha splash.\u00a0 Nicholls slides Taniguchi back into the ring for Haste and gets in the ring as well, double Irish whip to Taniguchi and they hit a double elbow strike followed by a fist drop\/standing moonsault combination.\u00a0 Morishima comes in the ring, but he is dropped with a back suplex\/cutter.\u00a0 Haste and Nicholls lariat Taniguchi in the corner, Haste goes up to the top turnbuckle but Morishima pushes him off the top turnbuckle to the floor.\u00a0 Taniguchi throws Nicholls out of the ring and then hits a double ax handle off the apron. Ohara and Morishima attack Haste out on the floor, and Morishima chokes Haste with a chair.\u00a0 Morishima throws Haste into the ring post as Kenou kicks Nicholls elsewhere on the floor.\u00a0 Back in the ring, Taniguchi covers Haste but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Taniguchi stomps Haste and throws him in the corner before tagging in Morishima.\u00a0 Morishima chokes Haste against the second rope and hits a butt smash in the corner.\u00a0 Another butt smash by Morishima and he tags in Taniguchi.\u00a0 Taniguchi clubs Haste in the back and he elbows Haste, but Haste uppercuts him back.\u00a0 Taniguchi throws Haste out of the ring and he throws Haste into the guard rail.\u00a0 Taniguchi gets a table from under the ring and sets it up at ringside, he goes over to the table and tries to powerbomb Haste but Haste blocks it.\u00a0 Haste grabs Taniguchi and tries to suplex Taniguchi into the table but Taniguchi blocks that and throws Haste into the guard rail.\u00a0 Taniguchi grabs Haste and slides him back into the ring, and Taniguchi tags in Morishima.\u00a0 Snapmare by Morishima and he applies a camel clutch to Haste.\u00a0 Ohara then runs in the ring and he dropkicks Haste in the face. Morishima stomps Haste in the stomach, he picks him up and tags in Taniguchi.\u00a0 Haste tries to fight out of the corner but he is punched in the stomach.<\/p>\n Taniguchi stomps Haste in the head and the chest, Taniguchi applies a crab hold but Nicholls breaks it up.\u00a0 Taniguchi throws Nicholls out of the ring while Morishima hits a running body press onto Haste.\u00a0 Taniguchi puts Haste in a single leg crab hold but Haste gets to the ropes.\u00a0 Taniguchi tags in Morishima and Morishima pushes Haste into the corner.\u00a0 Morishima charges Haste but Haste boots him back and hits an uppercut off the second turnbuckle.\u00a0 Haste manages to make the tag to Nicholls, Nicholls knocks Taniguchi off the apron and goes off the ropes, Taniguchi grabs him but Nicholls elbows him off.\u00a0 Morishima charges Nicholls but Nicholls moves and Morishima falls out of the ring.\u00a0 Nicholls then goes off the ropes and jumps out of the ring onto Taniguchi and Morishima.\u00a0 Nicholls slides Morishima back into the ring, Irish whip to the corner and he hits a lariat.\u00a0 Irish whip by Nicholls and he hits another lariat, Irish whip, reversed, but Nicholls hits a third lariat which sends Morishima off his feet.\u00a0 Lariat by Nicholls to a seated Morishima, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Nicholls picks up Morishima but Morishima elbows him off and they trade strikes.\u00a0 Nicholls goes off the ropes but Taniguchi hits him from the apron, and Morishima tags in Taniguchi.\u00a0 Lariat by Taniguchi in the corner, Irish whip, and he hits another one.\u00a0 Taniguchi goes for the chokeslam but Nicholls elbows out of it, Nicholls goes off the ropes but Taniguchi hits a powerslam. Morishima comes in the ring and knocks Haste off the apron, Nicholls is thrown into the corner and Morishima hits a lariat.\u00a0 Spinebuster by Taniguchi, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Taniguchi picks up Nicholls and goes for the powerbomb, but Nicholls blocks it.\u00a0 Chokeslam by Taniguchi, he goes up to the top turnbuckle but Nicholls has recovered and joins him up there.\u00a0 Superplex by Nicholls and he hits a spinebuster.\u00a0 Nicholls tags in Haste and Haste dropkicks Taniguchi.\u00a0 Haste hits a heel kick to both Taniguchi and Morishima, he goes up to the top turnbuckle and nails the corner to corner dropkick.\u00a0 Cover by Haste, but Taniguchi barely gets a shoulder up.<\/p>\n Irish whip by Haste, reversed, Haste runs into the referee and Taniguchi hits a low blow.\u00a0 Taniguchi tags in Morishima, Morishima goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a missile dropkick.\u00a0 Lariat by Morishima to Haste, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Morishima goes off the ropes but Haste levels him with a lariat.\u00a0 Sit-down powerbomb by Haste, cover, but Morishima kicks out.\u00a0 Haste picks up Morishima and lariats him in the back, he goes for another one but Morishima ducks it and hits a release German suplex.\u00a0 Back kick by Haste and he hits an uppercut, but Morishima fires back with a lariat.\u00a0 Morishima goes off the ropes and delivers another lariat, cover, but it gets a two count. Morishima hits the backdrop suplex onto Haste, cover, but Nicholls barely breaks it up in time.\u00a0 Taniguchi throws Nicholls out of the ring, Morishima goes for another backdrop suplex but Haste blocks it and nails the Bomb Valley Death.\u00a0 Cover, but Taniguchi pulls the referee out of the ring.\u00a0 Nicholls gets in the ring, they pick up Morishima but Kenou and Ohara run into the ring to help out.\u00a0 Taniguchi hits both Haste and Nicholls with a stick, but Jonah Rock comes in the ring and clears out Kenou.\u00a0 Meanwhile Taniguchi picks up Nicholls and chokeslams him from the ring down to the floor, through the table.\u00a0 Haste is back up and hits Morishima, but Taniguchi hits him in the back with his metal stick.\u00a0 Taniguchi then picks up Haste and drops him with a powerbomb.\u00a0 The referee is slid back into the ring, Morishima picks up Haste and drops him with a backdrop suplex.\u00a0 Cover, and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winners and new champions:\u00a0 Takeshi Morishima and Maybach Taniguchi<\/p>\n Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 For the bulk of this match, this is about as good as the Morishima Army can be.\u00a0 Lots of hard hits, lots of cheating, and great general destruction.\u00a0 Some parts were a little bit slow, I don\u2019t know if crab holds fit into the rest of the action, but overall it was a good chaos-type match.\u00a0 The chokeslam through the table was sick and it just made the ending all the more\u2026 definite.\u00a0 You knew Nicholls couldn\u2019t break up any pin attempts since he was dead on the floor, and Haste wasn\u2019t kicking out of that, so you knew the Morishima Army had taken the belts.\u00a0 A really fun brawl.\u00a0\u00a0Score:\u00a0 7.5<\/span><\/p>\n Best Match: Shane Haste and Mikey Nicholls vs. Takeshi Morishima and Maybach Taniguchi.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0As far as controlled chaos brawls, this was a good one.\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t a 100% crazy brawl but they did it enough that just as you got comfortable there was interference or weapons or something else.\u00a0 Sometimes it doesn\u2019t work, but here it did.\u00a0 Haste and Nicholls are really fun and this is the right spot for Taniguchi to be.<\/p>\n MVP:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Maybach Taniguchi.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>In the main event, Taniguchi left the biggest impression.\u00a0 This is his type of match, he isn\u2019t the best wrestler and isn\u2019t a young guy, but he is a bigger wrestler that can convincingly powerbomb people and chokeslam them through tables.\u00a0 He never really seemed to be in trouble in this match, he was just a dominating force.\u00a0 I hope he stays in this role as if he takes off the mask he is just going to turn into a bland babyface again.<\/p>\n Overall:<\/strong>\u00a0 The event started slow but picked up by the end.\u00a0 NOAH\u2019s roster is a bit weak right now so filling up full cards can be difficult for them unless they get quality freelancers.\u00a0 Hayato Nanjo, Bobby Fish, MEN\u2019s Teioh, and Xtra Large aren\u2019t bad wrestlers but they don\u2019t really add anything to the card.\u00a0 The last match ended the card on a positive note though, and there were a few other solid matches.\u00a0 As an entire event I wouldn\u2019t really recommend it but there are some bright spots here.<\/p>\n GHC Tag Team Champions Shane Haste and Nicholls vs. Morishima and Taniguchi, KENTA vs. Shinya Ishikawa, Marufuji and Marvin vs. Nagata and Jushin Liger, 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\n– Bobby Fish and Jonah Rock vs. Yoshinari Ogawa and Hitoshi Kumano
\n– MEN’s Teioh vs. Xtra Large
\n– Genba Hirayanagi, Harada, and Hajime Ohara vs. Nakajima, Taiji Ishimori, and Atsushi Kotoge
\n– Kenou vs. Mohammed Yone
\n– KENTA vs. Shinya Ishikawa
\n– Naomichi Marufuji and Marvin vs. Yuji Nagata and Jushin Thunder Liger
\n– GHC Tag Team Championship: Shane Haste and Mikey Nicholls vs. Morishima and Taniguchi<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/puroresucentral.com\/img4\/NOAH1.25-1.JPG\")
<\/p>\nHayato Nanjo vs. Mitsuhiro Kitamiya<\/strong><\/h4>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/puroresucentral.com\/img4\/NOAH1.25-2.JPG\")
<\/p>\nBobby Fish and Jonah Rock vs. Yoshinari Ogawa and Hitoshi Kumano<\/strong><\/h4>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/puroresucentral.com\/img4\/NOAH1.25-3.JPG\")
<\/p>\nMEN’s Teioh vs. Xtra Large<\/strong><\/h4>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/puroresucentral.com\/img4\/NOAH1.25-4.JPG\")
<\/p>\nGenba Hirayanagi, Harada, and Ohara vs. Nakajima, Taiji Ishimori, and Kotoge<\/strong><\/h4>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/puroresucentral.com\/img4\/NOAH1.25-5.JPG\")
<\/p>\nKenou vs. Mohammed Yone<\/strong><\/h4>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/puroresucentral.com\/img4\/NOAH1.25-6.JPG\")
<\/p>\nKENTA vs. Shinya Ishikawa<\/strong><\/h4>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/puroresucentral.com\/img4\/NOAH1.25-7.JPG\")
<\/p>\nNaomichi Marufuji and Marvin vs. Nagata and Jushin Thunder Liger<\/strong><\/h4>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/puroresucentral.com\/img4\/NOAH1.25-8.JPG\")
<\/p>\n(c) Shane Haste and Nicholls vs. Morishima and Maybach Taniguchi<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Final Thoughts:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Grade: C<\/strong><\/h3>\n
For profiles of Puroresu wrestlers and older reviews, check out my website\u00a0Puroresu Central<\/a>!<\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"