r/noahghc

Hi all I’m an American who finally got Wrestle Universe and has watched from the Shane Haste winning the title till about Sundays show. I know a few of the wrestlers already. I use to watch WWE but fell out of it around 2016 and was really watching only NXT, ROH, Indies, and NJPW. Keiji Muto is one of my Favorite from the Land of the Rising along with Shibata, Milano Collection, Chono, Desperado and Kenta.

NOAH talent I’m familiar with to a degree is most of the former NJPW guys and I had experienced Kenta when he was in WWE. Yoshi Tatsu is another, along with Haste, Good Brothers Yo-Hey, Hayata from BSJRs last year, Super Crazy (I grew up with ECW and live about 30 mins from 2300 Arena), Saxon Huxley (NxtUK), lykos Gym, Kenoh & Kiyomiya from NOAH/NJPW crossovers, Jack Morris from ICW, Daga, and Some Ogawa.

So far I really like Raven Squad and being a Chono fan and NWO and Bullet Club, Team2000X really talks to me here. Especially since it’s kind of a call back to Chono’s faction.

Either way what are the storylines I should follow right now, major tournaments (I see their Tag League is starting in a few days JR tag?), titles I should know of and other key members. Anything I can watch old wise match wise on Wrestle Universs I should watch as well.

Speaking of commentary I love the English crew. Having some Scottish background I love Stewart Fulton who researching seems to really know the talent and speak Japanese. Might be one of my top guys already in that with Mark Pickering. I noticed that Noah doesn’t do some shows with commentary or English is this a norm?

TYIA and looking forward to learning more about the promotion

If Shane haste wasn’t champion right now (I love Shane haste and think he absolutely deserves it)
Who would you like to see as GHC heavyweight champion that probably never will get a run with the championship?

\- OZAWA criticized Anzai for presenting a “serious image” on the show, saying that Anzai showed a lack of wanting to seriously date or win over Rina on the show. OZAWA says that Anzai was more interested in promotion himself and AJPW than devoting himself to the premise of the show and trying to win over Rina.

\- OZAWA says that next The Bachelor Japan season should be wary of putting Anzai on the show, saying that Anzai wouldn’t pick anyone at the end of the show to keep his own image intact.

\- OZAWA says that he himself would be much more proactive, saying that instead of withholding affection, he’d give a rose to every woman on the Bachelor and be willing to start relationships with all of them (lmao).

Naito quote:

“Black Mensore, I really had fun out there. It felt meaningful somehow. Sure, maybe he’s not the strongest, but he has his own presence, right? In that sense, I learned something from him. I genuinely enjoyed it.”

Tbh, I really did love this Tag Match. I’ve gotten to quite like Mensore and AMAKUSA is probably the best Junior-Heavyweight wrestler in the world.

In case you don't know, NOAH wrestler Kouga has been on his excursion for a few months now. After debuting in Germany back in September and winning his first championship in his career back in February, the young wrestler just hit another milestone and won the GWF World Cup.

The tournament has been around for a few years and previous winners include El Phantasmo, Angélico and Axel Tischer (Alexander Wolfe at WWE).

https://www.instagram.com/p/DYLQ8NgCIjm/

Both nights of the tournament can be watched on the GWF YouTube channel, but if you want to see the finals see the main event here (starts at around 2 hours, 32 minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/live/P\_uDt4jj3UQ?is=sJXVcw7dDR0tpigH

At Pro Wrestling NOAH’s NOAH Final Burning In Budokan event on May 11, 2013, in front of nearly 17,000 fans at the legendary Nippon Budokan, Kenta Kobashi stepped into the ring for the final time in his career.

On that historic night, Kobashi teamed with Jun Akiyama, Keiji Muto, and Kensuke Sasaki to defeat the team of Go Shiozaki, KENTA, Maybach Taniguchi, and Yoshinobu Kanemaru in 39 minutes and 59 seconds.

The atmosphere inside Budokan was deeply emotional throughout the night. Fans were seen in tears, chanting Kobashi’s name endlessly, fully aware they were witnessing the end of one of the greatest careers in puroresu history. Many legendary figures from across Japanese wrestling attended or sent messages honoring Kobashi’s impact on the industry.