NOAH Great Voyage in Yokohama 2023 was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand Pro Wrestling Noah. It took place on March 19, 2023, in Yokohama, Japan, at the Yokohama Budokan. The event aired on CyberAgent's AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe.[2]
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 Promotional poster featuring Kaito Kiyomiya and Jake Lee | |||
| Promotion | CyberFight | ||
| Brand(s) | Pro Wrestling Noah | ||
| Date | March 19, 2023 | ||
| City | Yokohama, Japan | ||
| Venue | Yokohama Budokan | ||
| Attendance | 1,308[1] | ||
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Ten matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show, and three of Noah's five championships were on the line. The main event saw Jake Lee defeat Kaito Kiyomiya to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship for the first time. Other top matches included Yoshinari Ogawa and Eita successfully defending the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship against Stinger (Hayata and Chris Ridgeway), and Masa Kitamiya and Daiki Inaba defeated Kongo (Kenoh and Manabu Soya) to retain the GHC Tag Team Championship.
Storylines
editThe event featured ten professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]
Event
editFollowing the events from Great Voyage in Osaka from February 12, 2023, it was revealed that Jake Lee was set to be the next number one contender for Kiyomiya's Heavyweight Championship.[4]
The event started with two preshow matches broadcast on Noah's YouTube channel. In the first one, Yasutaka Yano picked up a victory over Daishi Ozawa in singles competition. In the next one, Atsushi Kotoge, Yo-Hey, Seiki Yoshioka and Alejandro overcame the team of Shuji Kondo, Tadasuke, Hajime Ohara and Hi69.[5] In the first main card match, Katsuhiko Nakajima defeated Kinya Okada in singles competition. Next up, Hideki Suzuki and Saxon Huxley outmatched Mohammed Yone and Yoshiki Inamura. In the fifth bout, Shuhei Taniguchi defeated Takashi Sugiura. In the sixth bout, Good Looking Guys (Jack Morris and Anthony Greene) defeated Naomichi Marufuji and El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.. Next, Extreme Tiger and Lanzeloth defeated GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion Amakusa and Ninja Mack in tag team action. In the eighth bout, Masa Kitamiya and Daiki Inaba defended the GHC Tag Team Championship for the first time against Kongo (Kenoh and Manabu Soya). After the match concluded, All Japan Pro Wrestling's Kento Miyahara stepped up to challenge Kitamiya for "Dream Power Series" on March 21, 2023.[6] In the semi main event, Yoshinari Ogawa and Eita retained the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship for the second time consecutively in that respective reign against Hayata and Chris Ridgeway. After the bout concluded, Ogawa slapped Eita and shook hands with Hayata and Ridgeway, reminding him that he was still part of Stinger as he left Eita behind in the ring.[7][8]
In the main event, Jake Lee defeated Kaito Kiyomiya to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship. Tadasuke was also shown wearing a "Good Looking Guys" shirt before the match, hinting his defection from Kongo. After the bout concluded, Katsuhiko Nakajima issued a challenge for Lee's title.[9][10][11]
Results
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 19, 2023). "NOAH Voyage 2023 In Yokohama". cagematch.net. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ Pro Wrestling Noah (March 2, 2023). 2023年03月19日 （日） GREAT VOYAGE 2023 in YOKOHAMA. noah.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ^ Carlan, Lewis (February 21, 2023). "Pro Wrestling NOAH Reveals Next Challenger for GHC Heavyweight Champion Kaito Kiyomiya". PWMania.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ^ Pro Wrestling Noah (March 19, 2023). 【第2試合まで同時配信】3.19横浜武道館は全試合ABEMA無料生中継！メインはアフター武藤敬司を占うGHCヘビー級選手権 清宮海斗vsジェイク・リー｜プロレスリング・ノア. youtube.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ Carlan, Lewis (March 19, 2023). "AJPW Superstar Kento Miyahara Appears At NOAH's Great Voyage 2023, Confronts Masa Kitamiya". PWMania.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ Wrestling Noticias (March 19, 2023). "Coverage: Pro-Wrestling NOAH Great Voyage in Yokohama 2023 – It's time for a change!". wrestlingnoticias.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ Harris, Jeffrey (March 19, 2023). "Jake Lee Captures GHC Heavyweight Championship, Will Face Katsuhiko Nakajima Next". 411Mania. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ Thompson, Andrew (March 19, 2023). "Jake Lee captures GHC Heavyweight Championship at NOAH Great Voyage". Post Wrestling. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ Murray, Dylan (March 20, 2023). "Jake Lee Doesn't Think Pro Wrestling NOAH Is Inferior To NJPW". Wrestling Inc. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ Dark Angelita (March 28, 2023). "NOAH: «Great Voyage 2023 in Yokohama» Jake Lee, campeón". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ Carlan, Lewis (February 24, 2023). "3 Title Matches Set For Pro Wrestling NOAH Great Voyage 2023 In Yokohama Event (3/19/2023)". PWMania.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.