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NOAH The New Year 2023
Promotional poster featuring Kaito Kiyomiya and Kenoh
PromotionCyberFight
Brand(s)Pro Wrestling Noah
DateJanuary 1, 2023
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueNippon Budokan
Attendance9,500[1]
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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.[3]

Background

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Storylines

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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.[4]

Event

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Preliminary matches

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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.[5][6]

Main event

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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.[7][8][9][10]

Results

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No.Results[12][13]StipulationsTimes[1]
1Yasutaka Yano defeated Taishi Ozawa by pinfallSingles match4:01
2Daiki Inaba, Masa Kitamiya, and Yoshiki Inamura defeated Akitoshi Saito, Muhammad Yone, and Shuhei Taniguchi by pinfallSix-man tag team match8:48
3Alejandro, Dante Leon and Ninja Mack defeated Kongo (Hi69, Shuji Kondo and Tadasuke) by pinfallSix-man tag team match8:11
4M3K (Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki and Mochizuki Jr.) defeated El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., Atsushi Kotoge and Seiki Yoshioka by pinfallSix-man tag team match10:27
5Sugiura-gun (Kazuyuki Fujita and Kendo Kashin), Nosawa Rongai and Hiroshi Hase defeated Kongo (Katsuhiko Nakajima, Masakatsu Funaki, Manabu Soya and Hajime Ohara) by pinfallEight-man tag team match16:36
6Jack Morris defeated Timothy Thatcher by pinfallSingles match12:16
7Amakusa (c) defeated Junta Miyawaki by pinfallSingles match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship15:00
8TakaKoji (Takashi Sugiura and Satoshi Kojima) (c) defeated Kenta and Naomichi Marufuji by pinfallTag team match for the GHC Tag Team Championship18:40
9Yoshinari Ogawa and Eita defeated Yo-Hey and Kzy (c) by pinfallTag team match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship19:17
10Kaito Kiyomiya (c) defeated Kenoh by pinfallSingles match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship19:23
11Shinsuke Nakamura defeated The Great Muta by pinfallSingles match[11]18:19
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

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  1. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 28, 2022). "NOAH The New Year 2023". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (January 1, 2023). "Pro Wrestling NOAH New Year 2023 Results (1/1): Shinsuke Nakamura Faces Great Muta, Jake Lee Appears". fightful.com. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Bruno, Alex (January 1, 2023). "NOAH The New Year 01-01-2023 – Risultati dello show". theshieldofwrestling.com (in Italian). Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Dark Angelita (January 3, 2023). "NOAH: «New Year 2023» Gran inicio de año". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Daly, Wayne (January 1, 2023). "NOAH Results: The New Year 2023 – Tokyo, Japan (1/1)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  13. ^ 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.
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