Pro Wrestling NOAH introduces new tournament for junior heavyweight division.
Pro Wrestling NOAH announced, on October 1, the creation of the “N Innovation Tournament,” a KO tournament featuring eight junior heavyweight competitors. The decision was made to hold the contest after multiple competitors came to the ring at NOAH’s 9.30 Sunny Voyage event to make challenges for the GHC Junior Heavyweight championship, currently held by Daga.
The tournament will begin at the October 30 Sunny Voyage event marked as Akitoshi Saito’s last appearance in Niigata with the final taking place at the November 6 Star Navigation at Korakuen Hall. Furthermore, it will feature three rounds with eight competitors to start, standing as NOAH’s first junior heavyweight singles tournament since the 2020 Global Junior League.
The announced cards are given below:
Sunny Voyage 10.30, Akitoshi Saito Ridge Road Last Niigata;
N-Innovation 1st Round Match: Dragon Bane vs. Kai Fujimura
N-Innovation 1st Round Match: Yuto Kikuchi vs. Yu Owada
N-Innovation 1st Round Match: YO-HEY vs. Junta Miyawaki
N-Innovation 1st Round Match: AMAKUSA vs. Tadasuke
N-1 Innovation 2nd Round Match: YO-HEY/Junta Miyawaki vs. Tadasuke/AMAKUSA
N-1 Innovation 2nd Round Match: Dragon Bane/Kai Fujimura vs. Yuto Kikuchi/Yu Owada
N-1 Innovation Final Match: Winner of 2nd Round vs. Winner of 2nd Round
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