Ryohei Oiwa final match in NOAH, Soya to challenge Sasaki set for 9.14 Star Navigation
Big matches announced for upcoming NOAH event.
In an article published to their Japanese website, Pro Wrestling NOAH announced the full card for their upcoming “Star Navigation,” event being held September 14 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The card, rounded out by four multi-man tag matches features Ryohei Oiwa’s final match in the company before he graduates from excursion and Ulka Sasaki’s first defense of the GHC National championship.
Oiwa, a young prospect for New Japan Pro Wrestling, was sent on a rare domestic excursion in late 2023, joining forces with NOAH’s Kaito Kiyomiya. During the excursion, Oiwa, with Kiyomiya, unsuccessfully challenged for the GHC Tag Team championships twice, competed in NJPW’s World Tag League, and won NOAH’s Victory Challenge Tag League.
The NJPW talent would later leave his tag team with the current GHC Heavyweight champion, starting a singles run to compete in NOAH’s annual round robin tournament, the N-1 Victory. Oiwa finished with seven points, including a thirty-minute time limit draw with his former tag team partner, Kiyomiya.
How quickly Oiwa will be returning to New Japan Pro-Wrestling is currently unclear, but this final match is set to be a main event without the GHC Heavyweight championship on the line.
In the semi-main event, Ulka Sasaki will make his first title defense against NOAH staple, Manabu Soya. The former UFC competitor won the GHC National championship from HAYATA at NOAH’s Destination 2024 event in mid-July. Soya, who defeated Sasaki on night six of the N-1, made a challenge for the belt in the backstage comments of the tournament’s final night.
Below is the full card for the 9.14 event.
NOAH Star Navigation 9/14:
- Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Ryohei Oiwa
- GHC National Championship: Ulka Sasaki (c) vs. Manabu Soya
- RATEL’S (HAYATA, Yuto Kikuchi, YO-HEY, & Tadasuke) vs. AMAKUSA, Hajime Ohara, Junta Miyawaki, & Atsushi Kotoge
- El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr, Galeno del Mal, & Daga vs. Los Golpeadores (Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf) & Super Crazy
- Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura, & Masa Kitamiya vs. All Rebellion (Kenoh, Alejandro, & Cristobal)
- Shuji Kondo & Eita vs. Shuhei Taniguchi & Kai Fujimura
- Yu Owada vs. Daiki Odashima
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