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* Pro Wrestling NOAH to bring in the New Year!
Pro Wrestling NOAH's main sponsor, the Nippon Television Network, have announced that to bring in the new year, all 39 GHC Heavyweight Title matches since NOAH's inception in 2000 will be broadcast uncut on G+, the NTV pay channel on which all NOAH live shows are broadcast. This is a great honour for NOAH. 19 hours of continuous match footage, starting on New Year's Eve 2006 and progressing till New Year's Day 2007, should be a treat for any viewers lucky enough to get the channel.


* Marufuji's 3rd Title Defense
NOAH "Great Voyage '06", 12/10/06 (NTV/G+)
Tokyo Nippon Budokan

1. GHC Heavyweight Title: Naomichi Marufuji (c) vs. Mitsuharu Misawa

The NOAH fans wishes will come true on the 10th of December, as the Budokan will witness a master-apprentice clash as GHC Heavyweight Champion Naomichi Marufuji defends against his former mentor Mitsuharu Misawa.

* Winter Navigation '06 Freelancers & Foreigners Announced! Yoshihiro Takayama (11/25, 11/26, 12/2)
-Daisuke Ikeda (11/18)
-SUWA (All shows)
-Masashi Aoyagi (11/25, 11/26)
-Taiji Ishimori (11/17-11/29)
-Bison Smith (All shows)
-Doug Williams (All shows)
-Eddie Edwards (All shows)
-Bryan Danielson (All shows)
-Wade Chism (All shows)

Credit: noah.puroresufan.com

(Really exciting news for NOAH as Danielson heads over for the winter tour. Kind of iffy on the Misawa/Marufuji match, as it seems like Misawa is definitely not gonna put Marufuji over. Of course, none of us expected Akiyama to do it either. I think the fact that NOAH is bringing in the New Year is just too good of a sign for the promotion for me to leave out in these little "notes".)

[BDS]

Danielson in NOAH! Eff yeah!

That is all.

[pikemojo]

Looks good to me. Can't wait to see Danielson in NOAH. Those will be some great matches.

[GalactiKing]

Should be even if I'm not a huge American Dragon fan. NOAH can put on some really good shows.

[Highway61Revisited]

I guess this is just going to become the one and only NOAH thread.

Marufuji vs. Taue 3/5/06

It doesn't quite have the epic feel of Danielson/McGuinness 8/12/06 but this is definitely a top five match of '06. Taue does so much with so little here and Marufuji always brings the working boots. The ending portion of this match is very, very, very strong. The only problem is how short the match is but it definitely makes up for that with the emotion and storytelling.

I'd probably go **** even on this one.

[bmurderh8s]

It's always nice to see people on these boards who apperciate GOOD wrestling. And although I don't have much time to follow puroresu, I do very much enjoy it. From strong style to garbage, Japanese wrestling is some of the best in the world.

[Highway61Revisited]

No one updates the NOAH thread during my absences?

That makes me sad.

The latest results and the final card for the 7/15 show was announced...

7/8 Yokkiachi Australian Memorial Results by RD - 08 Jul 2007
NOAH, 7/8/07
Yokkiachi Australian Memorial
1,200 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Makoto Hashi & Masashi Aoyagi beat Masao Inoue & Mitsuo Momota (10:53) when Aoyagi used an enzugiri on Momota.
2. Bryan Danielson & Davey Richards beat Kentaro Shiga & Akihiko Ito (14:20) when Richards pinned Ito.
3. Takuma Sano & Takashi Sugiura beat Mushiking Terry & Shuhei Taniguchi (15:40) when Sano used a Northern Light Bomb on Tnaiguchi.
4. Akitoshi Saito, KENTA & Taiji Ishimori beat Takeshi Morishima, Mohammed Yone & Tsutomu Hirayanagi (17:57) when Ishimori used the Hermosillo on Hirayanagi.
5. NTV Cup: Naomichi Marufuji & Kota Ibushi [6] beat Rocky Romero & Atsushi Aoki [2] (18:26) when Kota used the Firebird Splash on Aoki.
6. Jun Akiyama & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Akira Taue & Go Shiosaki (15:02) when Kanemaru used a cradle on Shiosaki.
7. Mitsuharu Misawa, Yoshinari Ogawa & Ricky Marvin beat Nigel McGuinness, Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe (18:35) when Ogawa used a backdrop hold on Mark Briscoe.

7/15
NOAH, 7/15/07 (NTV/G+)
Tokyo Nippon Budokan

1. Masao Inoue, Tsutomu Hirayanagi & Ippei Ota vs. Davey Richards, Thoruf & Akihiko Ito
2. Takuma Sano & Junji Izumida vs. Tamon Honda & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi
3. Yoshinari Ogawa & Shuhei Taniguchi vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Atsushi Aoki
4. Takeshi Morishima, Mohammed Yone & Go Shiosaki vs. Nigel McGuinness, Bryan Danielson & Rocky Romero
5. Akitoshi Saito & Makoto Hashi vs. Yoshihiro Takayama & Takashi Sugiura
6. NTV Cup: Naomichi Marufuji & Kota Ibushi vs. KENTA & Taiji Ishimori
7. NTV Cup: Kotaro Suzuki & Ricky Marvin vs. Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe
8. GHC Tag Team Title: Jun Akiyama & Takeshi Rikio (c) vs. Kentaro Shiga & Kishin Kawabata
9. GHC Heavyweight Title: Mitsuharu Misawa (c) vs. Akira Taue

SOURCE: noah.puroresufan.com

[JamieOD]

So many Japanese promotions to follow, so little time. I usually get what info I can through ROH but the NOAH Puroresufan site doesn't update as regularly as the other feds.

[Pete]

It's pretty difficult to watch Misawa these days. Without exaggerating one bit, he's long passed the point where he should be doing opening-card comedy matches with Mitsuo Momota--he looks that bad.

The sad thing is it's not really a case of ego run amok--Lord knows Misawa has tried to find 3 or 4 guys to be "the next one," and the title always ends up with him again anyway. Akiyama plateaued after an incredible rookie year. Rikio was a bust. Marufuji as Heavyweight champion was treated as a joke. Kobashi got too banged up and is now fighting cancer. Taue's run was nice but sort of a token "thanks for all the hard work" company run than an attempt to make him the face of the company.

Morishima shows promise as a Terry Gordy clone and Shiosaki should be a good one, but do the Japanese fans buy them as title-holders?

I dunno...NOAH is probably the best quality promotion in the country right now, but it seems that ever since Kobashi went down, it's a string of random 6-man tag matches with a tour-ending main event that follows the same "head drops, 2 counts, and moves off the apron" formula that pretty much peaked back in 2003.

[Knapik]

I think Dragon Gate is way more entertaining what little I get to see of it. I wish there were more singles matches in NOAH given the style they work.

[JamieOD]

I have to say, try and see the Jr Tag title match between Ricky Marvin & Kotaro Suzuki and Kenichiro Arai & Taku Iwasa (from Dragon Gate's Tozawa-juku). Awesome, awesome, awesome tag match. The same show (6/3 Hokkaido Sports Center) also had a great clash between Naomichi Marufuji and Taiji Ishimori. God I love puro after watching those two matches.

[Highway61Revisited]

...and just for Pete, loaded with six man tags!

Partial Cards Released for Shiny Navigation '07 by RD - 11 Aug 2007
NOAH, 8/12/07
Yamanashi Messe Hall

1. Mushiking Terry vs. Ippei Ota
2. Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura & Makoto Hashi vs. Akitoshi Saito, KENTA & Taiji Ishimori
3. GHC Heavyweight Title Shot Tournament - Block A: Takeshi Rikio vs. Mohammed Yone
4. Mitsuharu Misawa, Yoshinari Ogawa & Masao Inoue vs. Jun Akiyama, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Atsushi Aoki

NOAH, 8/14/07
Kurihara Sports Park

1. Takuma Sano & Ippei Ota vs. KENTA & Taiji Ishimori
2. Takeshi Rikio & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Tamon Honda & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi
3. GHC Heavyweight Title Shot Tournament - Block A: Mohammed Yone vs. Masao Inoue
4. Jun Akiyama & Atsushi Aoki vs. Akira Taue & Junji Izumida
5. Mitsuharu Misawa, Yoshinari Ogawa & Go Shiosaki vs. Takeshi Morishima, Naomichi Marufuji & Takashi Sugiura

NOAH "Michinoku Fairytale Story", 8/15/07
Minase Village Office Ground Special Ring

1. Akitoshi Saito, KENTA & Taiji Ishimori vs. Tamon Honda, Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Go Shiosaki
2. Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Akira Taue & Junji Izumida
3. Jun Akiyama, Takeshi Rikio & Atsushi Aoki vs. Takeshi Morishima, Naomichi Marufuji & Takashi Sugiura

NOAH, 8/19/07 (NTV/G+)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. El Oriental & Laredo Kid vs. Antifaz & Histeria
2. Kotaro Suzuki, Ricky Marvin & Ippei Ota vs. KENTA, Taiji Ishimori & Rocky Romero
3. Mitsuharu Misawa, Yoshinari Ogawa & Makoto Hashi vs. Jun Akiyama, Takeshi Rikio & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
4. GHC Heavyweight Title Shot Tournament - Block A: Naomichi Marufuji vs. Mohammed Yone
5. GHC Heavyweight Title Shot Tournament - Block B: Takeshi Morishima vs. Go Shiosaki


NOAH, 8/20/07
Gosen City Hall

1. Ricky Marvin, El Oriental & Laredo Kid vs. Rocky Romero, Antifaz & Histeria
2. GHC Heavyweight Title Shot Tournament - Block A: Takeshi Rikio vs. Masao Inoue
3. Jun Akiyama & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Akitoshi Saito & Makoto Hashi
4. Mitsuharu Misawa, Tamon Honda & Go Shiosaki vs. Takeshi Morishima, Naomichi Marufuji & Takashi Sugiura

NOAH, 8/22/07
Takaoka Techno Dome

1. KENTA, Taiji Ishimori & El Oriental vs. Rocky Romero, Antifaz & Histeria
2. GHC Heavyweight Title Shot Tournament - Block A: Akitoshi Saito vs. Masao Inoue
3. Mitsuharu Misawa & Kotaro Suzuki vs. Akira Taue & Makoto Hashi
4. Jun Akiyama, Takeshi Rikio & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura & Shuhei Taniguchi

NOAH, 8/23/07
Fukui City Gymnaisum

1. Naomichi Marufuji, El Oriental & Laredo Kid vs. KENTA, Taiji Ishimori & Rocky Romero
2. GHC Heavyweight Title Shot Tournament - Block B: Tamon Honda vs. Go Shiosaki
3. Mitsuharu Misawa & Masao Inoue vs. Akitoshi Saito & Shuhei Taniguchi
4. Jun Akiyama, Takeshi Rikio & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Akira Taue, Junji Izumida & Makoto Hashi

NOAH, 8/25/07
Tokyo Differ Ariake

1. Mushiking Terry, El Oriental & Laredo Kid vs. Rocky Romero, Antifaz & Histeria
2. Mitsuharu Misawa, Yoshinari Ogawa & Ricky Marvin vs. Takeshi Rikio, KENTA & Taiji Ishimori
3. GHC Heavyweight Title Shot Tournament - Block A: Akitoshi Saito vs. Mohammed Yone
4. GHC Heavyweight Title Shot Tournament - Block B: Tamon Honda vs. Takashi Sugiura
5. GHC Heavyweight Title Shot Tournament - Block B: Jun Akiyama vs. Go Shiosaki

NOAH, 8/26/07
Act City Hamamatsu

1. Naomichi Marufuji & El Oriental vs. KENTA & Taiji Ishimori
2. GHC Heavyweight Title Shot Tournament - Block B: Takashi Sugiura vs. Go Shiosaki
3. GHC Heavyweight Title Shot Tournament - Block A: Takeshi Rikio vs. Akitoshi Saito
4. Mitsuharu Misawa, Mushiking Terry & Shuhei Taniguchi vs. Jun Akiyama, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Atsushi Aoki

NOAH, 8/28/07
Kochi Prefectural Gymnasium

1. GHC Heavyweight Title Shot Tournament - Block A: Naomichi Marufuji vs. Masao Inoue
2. Mitsuharu Misawa & Kotaro Suzuki vs. Akira Taue & Makoto Hashi
3. Jun Akiyama, Takeshi Rikio & Atsushi Aoki vs. Takeshi Morishima, Mohammed Yone & Takashi Sugiura

NOAH, 8/29/07
Matsue Messe

1. Takeshi Rikio, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Tsutomu Hirayanagi vs. Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura & Shuhei Taniguchi
2. Takeshi Morishima & Mohammed Yone vs. Akira Taue & Makoto Hashi
3. GHC Heavyweight Title Shot Tournament - Block B: Jun Akiyama vs. Tamon Honda
4. Mitsuharu Misawa, Kotaro Suzuki & Atsushi Aoki vs. Akitoshi Saito, KENTA & Taiji Ishimori

NOAH, 8/31/07
Hiroshima Green Arena

1. Mitsuharu Misawa & Shuhei Taniguchi vs. Mohammed Yone & Naomichi Marufuji
2. Jun Akiyama, Takeshi Rikio & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Yoshihiro Takayama, Takuma Sano & Atsushi Aoki
3. GHC Heavyweight Title Shot Tournament - Block B: Takeshi Morishima vs. Takashi Sugiura
4. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Kotaro Suzuki & Ricky Marvin (c) vs. KENTA & Taiji Ishimori

NOAH, 9/2/07
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium

1. Mushiking Terry & Ricky Marvin vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Atsushi Aoki
2. Akira Taue & Go Shiosaki vs. Takuma Sano & Shuhei Taniguchi
3. Mitsuharu Misawa, Takeshi Rikio & KENTA vs. Yoshihiro Takayama, Takeshi Morishima & Mohammed Yone
4. GHC Heavyweight Title Shot Tournament - Block A: Akitoshi Saito vs. Naomichi Marufuji
5. GHC Heavyweight Title Shot Tournament - Block B: Jun Akiyama vs. Takashi Sugiura

NOAH, 9/4/07
Kamisu Civic Gymnasium

1. Akira Taue & Junji Izumida vs. Takuma Sano & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi
2. Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura & Shuhei Taniguchi vs. Akitoshi Saito, KENTA & Taiji Ishimori
3. GHC Heavyweight Title Shot Tournament - Block B: Takeshi Morishima vs. Tamon Honda
4. Mitsuharu Misawa, Yoshinari Ogawa & Go Shiosaki vs. Jun Akiyama, Takeshi Rikio & Atsushi Aoki

NOAH, 9/9/07
Tokyo Nippon Budokan

1. Mitsuharu Misawa & Go Shiosaki vs. Tatsumi Fujinami & Osamu Nishimura
2. GHC Heavyweight Title Shot Tournament - Block A: Takeshi Rikio vs. Naomichi Marufuji
3. GHC Heavyweight Title Shot Tournament - Block B: Jun Akiyama vs. Takeshi Morishima
4. GHC Heavyweight Title Shot Tournament - Final: Winner of Block A vs. Winner of Block B

NOAH, 9/29/07 (NTV/G+)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

1. GHC Heavyweight Title: Mitsuharu Misawa (c) vs. Tournament Winner

[Highway61Revisited]

NOAH, 8/12/07
Yamanashi Messe Hall
2,200 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Ricky Marvin Beat Akihiko Ito (10:39) with a cradle.
2. Kentaro Shiga & Kishin Kawabata beat Junji Izumida & Mitsuo Momota (10:42) when Kawabata used a schoolboy on Momota.
3. Go Shiosaki beat Thoruf (13:39) with the Go Flasher.
4. Akira Taue & Takuma Sano beat Tamon Honda & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (13:48) when Sano used a Northern Light Bomb on Kikuchi.
5. Mushiking Terry beat Ippei Ota (13:41) with the Myst Crash.
6. Akitoshi Saito, KENTA & Taiji Ishimori beat Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura & Makoto Hashi (20:22) when Saito used the Sickle of Death on Hashi.
7. GHC Heavyweight Title Shot Tournament - Block A: Takeshi Rikio [2] beat Mohammed Yone [0] (13:15) with the Muso.
8. Mitsuharu Misawa, Yoshinari Ogawa & Masao Inoue beat Jun Akiyama, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Atsushi Aoki (18:57) when Inoue used an Argentine backbreaker on Aoki.

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For those who don't know

THE GHC LEAGUE:



BLOCK A
- Takeshi Rikio
- Mohammed Yone
- Naomichi Marufuji
- Akitoshi Saito
- Masao Inoue

BLOCK B
- Jun Akiyama
- Takeshi Morishima
- Tamon Honda
- Takashi Sugiura
- Go Shiosaki

[Highway61Revisited]

8/14 Kurihara Gymnasium Results by RD - 14 Aug 2007
Due to a cervical vertabrae injury, Takeshi Rikio was absent from todays show. Rikio will miss tomorrows show as well, but is scheduled to return at the tour opening 8/19 Tokyo Korakuen Hall show.

NOAH, 8/14/07
Kurihara Gymnasium
1,000 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Mushiking Terry beat Akihiko Ito (9:29) with the Myst Crash.
2. Kentaro Shiga, Kishin Kawabata & Makoto Hashi beat Ricky Marvin, Mitsuo Momota & Thoruf (14:06) when Shiga used a backslide on Thoruf.
3. KENTA & Taiji Ishimori beat Takuma Sano & Ippei Ota (13:55) when Ishimori used a modified side cradle on Ota.
4. Akitoshi Saito & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Tamon Honda & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (9:16) when Kanemaru used a cradle on Kikuchi.
5. GHC Heavyweight Title Shot Tournament - Block A: Mohammed Yone [2] beat Masao Inoue [0] (15:33) with a Muscle Buster.
6. Akira Taue & Junji Izumida beat Jun Akiyama & Atsushi Aoki (13:45) when Izumida used the Meteorite on Aoki.
7. Takeshi Morishima, Naomichi Marufuji & Takashi Sugiura beat Mitsuharu Misawa, Yoshinari Ogawa & Go Shiosaki (20:40) when Morishima used a backdrop on Shiosaki.


Source: noah.puroresufan.com