A report on Pro Wrestling Noah
Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2000 by former All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) ace Mitsuharu Misawa after he had led a mass exodus in which 24 of AJPW's 26 contracted wrestlers left the promotion to form Noah.
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All Japan Pro Wrestling
21 linksJapanese professional wrestling promotion established on October 21, 1972 when Giant Baba split away from the Japanese Wrestling Association and created his own promotion.
Japanese professional wrestling promotion established on October 21, 1972 when Giant Baba split away from the Japanese Wrestling Association and created his own promotion.
Misawa created Pro Wrestling NOAH and every single native wrestler besides Masanobu Fuchi and Toshiaki Kawada left All Japan.
Mitsuharu Misawa
19 linksJapanese amateur and professional wrestler and promoter.
Japanese amateur and professional wrestler and promoter.
He is primarily known for his time in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), and also for forming the Pro Wrestling Noah promotion in 2000.
Naomichi Marufuji
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Naomichi Marufuji (丸藤正道) (born September 26, 1979) is a Japanese professional wrestler who competes for Pro Wrestling Noah, with occasional appearances in other professional wrestling promotions including New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), Ring of Honor (ROH), and Impact Wrestling.
Kenta Kobayashi
15 linksJapanese professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he performs under the mononymous ring name Kenta (stylised in all capital letters), and is a member of the Bullet Club stable.
Japanese professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he performs under the mononymous ring name Kenta (stylised in all capital letters), and is a member of the Bullet Club stable.
He is known for his time in Pro Wrestling Noah where he was a one-time Global Honored Crown (GHC) Heavyweight Champion, three-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion, three-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, and one-time GHC Tag Team Champion; once was the inaugural reign with longtime partner and rival, Naomichi Marufuji, which saw the two hold the title for almost two years, as well as a reign with protégé Taiji Ishimori.
Kenta Kobashi
17 linksJapanese former professional wrestler.
Japanese former professional wrestler.
Kobashi left All Japan in June 2000, taking part in a mass exodus led by Mitsuharu Misawa, which led to the formation of Pro Wrestling Noah.
Go Shiozaki
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Go Shiozaki (潮﨑 豪) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to the Pro Wrestling Noah promotion where he is the former GHC Heavyweight Champion in a record breaking fifth reign.
Yoshinobu Kanemaru
11 linksJapanese professional wrestler, currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he also works as a backstage producer.
Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he also works as a backstage producer.
Kanemaru is best known for his work in Pro Wrestling Noah, where he holds the records for the most reigns with the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship.
Jun Akiyama
14 linksJapanese professional wrestler signed to DDT Pro-Wrestling, where he is a former KO-D Openweight Champion.
Japanese professional wrestler signed to DDT Pro-Wrestling, where he is a former KO-D Openweight Champion.
His last match happened on July 20, where he and Jun Izumida lost to Takao Omori and Yoshihiro Takayama, and after that, he and other 25 wrestlers left to follow-up Misawa to form Pro Wrestling Noah.
Kotaro Suzuki
12 linksJapanese professional wrestler better known by the ring name Kotaro Suzuki (鈴木 鼓太郎).
Japanese professional wrestler better known by the ring name Kotaro Suzuki (鈴木 鼓太郎).
He is currently working as a freelancer, mainly for promotion Pro Wrestling Noah.
Atsushi Aoki
11 linksJapanese professional wrestler who worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) as a wrestler, president of talent relations and head trainer at their dojo.
Japanese professional wrestler who worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) as a wrestler, president of talent relations and head trainer at their dojo.
Aoki began his career in Pro Wrestling Noah in 2005, where he went on to become a two time winner of the Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League and hold the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship twice during his 7 year run with the promotion.