2023 Pro Wrestling Noah event
NOAH The New Year 2023 was a
professional wrestling event promoted by
CyberFight 's sub-brand
Pro Wrestling Noah . It took place on January 1, 2023, in
Tokyo , Japan, at the
Nippon Budokan . The event aired on
CyberAgent 's
AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service
Wrestle Universe .
[2] It was the first
pay-per-view promoted by Noah in 2023.
Eleven matches were contested at the event, and four of Noah's five
championships were on the line. This event was notable for the appearance of
WWE 's
Shinsuke Nakamura of the
SmackDown
brand division who had defeated
The Great Muta in his final singles match.
Background
Storylines
The event featured eleven
professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted
storylines , where wrestlers portrayed
villains ,
heroes , or
less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
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Event
Preliminary matches
The show started with the confrontation between Yasutaka Yano and Taishi Ozawa which ended with the latter's victory. In the second bout,
Daiki Inaba ,
Masa Kitamiya , and Yoshiki Inamura picked up a victory over
Akitoshi Saito ,
Muhammad Yone , and
Shuhei Taniguchi . Next, Alejandro, Dante Leon and
Ninja Mack defeated Kongo (
Hi69 ,
Shuji Kondo and
Tadasuke ). The fourth match saw
Dragon Gate 's
Masaaki Mochizuki ,
Susumu Mochizuki and Mochizuki Jr. picking up a voctory over
El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. and
Stinger 's
Atsushi Kotoge and
Seiki Yoshioka . Next, another loss of Kongo's stable was represented by
Katsuhiko Nakajima ,
Masakatsu Funaki ,
Manabu Soya and
Hajime Ohara in front of
Kazuyuki Fujita ,
Kendo Kashin ,
Nosawa Rongai and
Hiroshi Hase , where Hase was revealed as the mystery partner. The sixth match saw Jack Morris defeating
Timothy Thatcher . After the match concluded,
Jake Lee appeared and aligned himself with Morris. Next,
Amakusa secured his first defense of the
GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship against Junta Miyawaki. Later on,
Takashi Sugiura and
Satoshi Kojima secured their third defense of the
GHC Tag Team Championship against
New Japan Pro Wrestling 's
Kenta and
Naomichi Marufuji . In the eighth bout,
Yoshinari Ogawa and
Los Perros del Mal de Japón 's
Eita defeated
Yo-Hey and
Kzy to win the
GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship . In the semi main event,
Kaito Kiyomiya secured the third defense of the
GHC Heavyweight Championship against Kenoh.
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Main event
The show's main event portrayed the final Noah appearance of
The Great Muta before his retirement ceremony which occurred on February 21, 2023. He faced
WWE 's
Shinsuke Nakamura in a losing effort which concluded in little over eighteen minutes. The match ended after a "green mist" and a Kinshasa . After the match, Nakamura helped Muta up, showing a sign of respect and sportsmanship.
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Results
No. Results
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[10] Stipulations Times
[1] 1 Yasutaka Yano defeated Taishi Ozawa
Singles match 4:01 2
Daiki Inaba ,
Masa Kitamiya , and
Yoshiki Inamura defeated
Akitoshi Saito ,
Muhammad Yone , and
Shuhei Taniguchi
Six-man tag team match 8:48 3
Alejandro ,
Dante Leon and
Ninja Mack defeated
Kongo (
Hi69 ,
Shuji Kondo and
Tadasuke )
Six-man tag team match 8:11 4
Masaaki Mochizuki ,
Susumu Mochizuki and Mochizuki Jr. defeated
El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. ,
Atsushi Kotoge and
Seiki Yoshioka
Six-man tag team match 10:27 5
Sugiura-gun (
Kazuyuki Fujita and
Kendo Kashin ),
Nosawa Rongai and
Hiroshi Hase defeated
Kongo (
Katsuhiko Nakajima ,
Masakatsu Funaki ,
Manabu Soya and
Hajime Ohara )
Eight-man tag team match 16:36 6
Jack Morris defeated
Timothy Thatcher
Singles match 12:16 7
Amakusa (c) defeated
Junta Miyawaki
Singles match for the
GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship 15:00 8
TakaKoji (
Takashi Sugiura and
Satoshi Kojima ) (c) defeated
Kenta and
Naomichi Marufuji
Tag team match for the
GHC Tag Team Championship 18:40 9
Yoshinari Ogawa and
Eita defeated
Yo-Hey and
Kzy (c)
Tag team match for the
GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship 19:17 10
Kaito Kiyomiya (c) defeated
Kenoh
Singles match for the
GHC Heavyweight Championship 19:23 11
Shinsuke Nakamura defeated
The Great Muta
Singles match 18:19 (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
References
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a
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^
Pro Wrestling Noah (December 28, 2022).
2023年01月01日 (日) ABEMA presents NOAH "THE NEW YEAR" 2023 . noah.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved December 28, 2022 .
^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006).
"How Pro Wrestling Works" .
HowStuffWorks, Inc.
Discovery Communications .
Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2022 .
^ Bruno, Alex (January 1, 2023).
"NOAH The New Year 01-01-2023 – Risultati dello show" . theshieldofwrestling.com (in Italian). Retrieved January 1, 2023 .
^ Rose, Bryan (January 1, 2023).
"NOAH The New Year notes: Jake Lee, Hiroshi Hase, new champions crowned" .
F4WOnline.com .
Archived from the original on January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2023 .
^ Pollock, John (December 23, 2022).
"Updated lineup for NOAH "The New Year 2023", several title matches added" .
Post Wrestling .
Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022 .
^ Lindsey, Philip (November 1, 2022).
"Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Great Muta Will Be Historic Moment in Wrestling, but a One-Off" .
Bleacher Report .
Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022 .
^ Mukherjee, Subhojeet (January 1, 2023).
"Shinsuke Nakamura Beats The Great Muta At NOAH The New Year 2023" . Ringside News .
Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2023 .
^ Carlan, Lewis (December 23, 2022).
"Pro Wrestling NOAH Adds Several Matches To "The New Year 2023" Event" . PWMania.com .
Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2022 .
^ Thompson, Andrew (January 1, 2023).
"Shinsuke Nakamura def. Great Muta at Pro Wrestling NOAH 'The New Year' " . Post Wrestling .
Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2023 .
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