NOAH Demolition Stage In Fukuoka 2023 was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand Pro Wrestling Noah. It took place on October 28, 2023, in Fukuoka, Japan, at the Fukuoka Convention Center. The event will air on CyberAgent's AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe.[2]
| NOAH Demolition Stage In Fukuoka 2023 | |||
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 Promotional poster featuring various participants | |||
| Promotion | CyberFight | ||
| Brand(s) | Pro Wrestling Noah | ||
| Date | October 28, 2023 | ||
| City | Fukuoka, Japan | ||
| Venue | Fukuoka Convention Center | ||
| Attendance | 1,309[1] | ||
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Nine matches were contested at the event, including three on the pre-show, and three of Noah's six championships were on the line. The main event saw Kenoh defeat Jake Lee to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship. Other top matches included Jack Morris defeating El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. to win the GHC National Championship, and Los Golpeadores (Dragón Bane and Alpha Wolf) (c) defeating Good Looking Guys (Yo-Hey and Tadasuke) to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. Also on the show, Katsuhiko Nakajima teamed with Go Shiozaki and lost to Naomichi Marufuji and Takashi Sugiura, making it his last match in Noah.
Background
editStorylines
editThe event featured nine 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.[3]
Event
editThe event started with three preshow bouts broadcast live on Noah's YouTube channel. In the first one, Kai Fujimura, Stallion Rogers and Akitoshi Saito defeated Muhammad Yone, Daichi Ozawa and Yu Owada in six-man tag team action. In the second one, Shuji Kondo, Seiki Yoshioka, Ninja Mack, Alejandro and Terry Yak picked up a win over Atsushi Kotoge, Hi69, Hajime Ohara, Xtreme Tiger and Junta Miyawaki in ten-man tag team action. In the third one, Kaito Kiyomiya and NJPW's Ryohei Oiwa defeated Anthony Greene and LJ Cleary.[4]
In the first main card match, Hideki Suzuki, Saxon Huxley and Shuhei Taniguchi outmatched the team of Masa Kitamiya, Manabu Soya and Daiki Inaba. Next up, Hayata and Eita went into a double-pinfall draw against Daga and Yoshinari Ogawa. In the sixth bout, Naomichi Marufuji and Takashi Sugiura defeated Katsuhiko Nakajima and Go Shiozaki in Nakajima's last match in Noah. In the seventh bout, Dragon Bane and Alpha Wolf defeated Yo-Hey and Tadasuke to secure the first defense of the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship in that respective reign. In the semi main event, one half of the GHC Tag Team Champions Jack Morris defeated El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. to win the GHC National Championship, ending the champion's reign at 352 days and six successful defenses.
In the main event, Kenoh defeated Jake Lee to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship for the third time in his career, ending the latter's reign at 223 days and four successful defenses. After the bout concluded, Kenoh received a title challenge from Manabu Soya.[5][6]
Results
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 28, 2023). "NOAH Demolition Stage 2023 In Fukuoka". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ Pro Wrestling Noah (September 30, 2023). "2023年10月28日（土）ABEMA presents DEMOLITION STAGE 2023 in FUKUOKA". noah.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Pro Wrestling Noah (October 28, 2023). 【第2試合まで】GHCヘビー級選手権試合ジェイク・リーvs拳王！ 中嶋勝彦NOAHラストマッチ！10.28福岡国際センター大会は全試合ABEMA無料生中継！. youtube.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ Carlan, Lewis (October 28, 2023). "RESULTS & RECAPS Pro Wrestling NOAH DEMOLITION STAGE 2023 In FUKUOKA Results (10/28/2023), Two Title Changes". Bodyslam.net. Archived from the original on March 28, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ Pollock, John (October 28, 2023). "New champions crowned at NOAH's Demolition Stage in Fukuoka". Post Wrestling. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ Thompson, Andrew (September 26, 2023). "Katsuhiko Nakajima explains decision to depart NOAH, wants to challenge himself". POSTWrestling. Archived from the original on November 2, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Brennan, Corey (October 28, 2023). "Pro Wrestling NOAH Demolition Stage 2023 Results (10/28): Three Title Matches And More". fightful.com. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ Dark Angelita (November 6, 2023). "NOAH: Kenoh es campéon; cae Hijo de Dr Wagner Jr". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved November 6, 2023.