NOAH Wrestle Magic was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand Pro Wrestling Noah and took place on May 4, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Ryogoku Kokugikan. Broadcasting was on CyberAgent's AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe.[2]
| NOAH Wrestle Magic | |||
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| Promotion | CyberFight | ||
| Brand(s) | Pro Wrestling Noah | ||
| Date | May 4, 2024 | ||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Ryogoku Kokugikan | ||
| Attendance | 3,512[1] | ||
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Twelve matches were contested at the event, including one on the pre-show, and five of Noah's six championships were on the line. The main event saw Kaito Kiyomiya defeat El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship. In other prominent matches, Good Looking Guys (Jack Morris and Anthony Greene) successfully retained the GHC Tag Team Championship against Tencozy (Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan), and Daga defeated Alejandro to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship.
Background
editStorylines
editThe event featured twelve 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.[3]
Event
editThe event started with one preshow bout broadcast on Noah's YouTube channel where Shuji Ishikawa defeated Ninja Mack to win the GHC Openweight Hardcore Championship.[4]
In the first main card bout, Titus Alexander and Starboy Charlie defeated Ryohei Oiwa and Daiki Inaba in tag team competition. Next up, Masa Kitamiya defeated Takashi Sugiura in singles competition. The fourth match saw the team of the GHC National Champion Hayata, Eita and Akira picking a victory over Junta Miyawaki, Yu Owada and a returning Hitoshi Kumano in six-man tag team action. In the fifth match, Tadasuke and Yo-Hey defeated Dragón Bane and Alpha Wolf, and Shuji Kondo and "brother" Yasshi to secure the fifth consecutive defense of the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship in that respective reign. Next up, Kenoh defeated Yamato in an open challenge singles bout. In the seventh bout, Ulka Sasaki and Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Shuhei Taniguchi and Hikaru Sato in an UWF rules tag team match. Next up, Dream Star Fighting Marigold representatives Giulia, Utami Hayashishita, Mirai and Mai Sakurai defeated the team of Nagisa Nozaki, Great Sakuya, Miyuki Takase and Takumi Iroha after previously invading Noah and issuing a challenge. In the eighth bout, Jake Lee and Tajiri defeated Naomichi Marufuji and Hajime Ohara in tag team competition. In the tenth bout, Daga defeated Alejandro to secure the sixth consecutive defense of the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship in that respective reign. In the semi main event, Jack Morris and Anthony Greene defeated NJPW veterans Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan to secure the eighth consecutive defense of the GHC Tag Team Championship in that respective reign.
In the main event, Kaito Kiyomiya defeated El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship, ending the latter's reign at 90 days and one defense. After the bout concluded, Kenoh layed a challenge to Kiyomiya backstage.[5][6]
Results
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 4, 2024). "NOAH Wrestle Magic 2024". cagematch.net. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ Pro Wrestling Noah. WRESTLE UNIVERSE PPV LIVE WRESTLE MAGIC 2024. noah.co.jp. Archived from the original on June 27, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Pro Wrestling Noah (May 4, 2024). 【第1試合まで無料同時生中継】5.4両国国技館『WRESTLE MAGIC 2024』は全試合レッスルユニバースPPVで独占生中継！何が起こるか分からない魔法の夜を見逃すなッ！. youtube.com. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ Thompson, Andrew (May 4, 2024). "Kaito Kiyomiya becomes three-time GHC Heavyweight Champion at WRESTLE MAGIC". Post Wrestling. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ Black, Ethan (May 4, 2024). "Pro Wrestling Noah Wrestle Magic Results – May 4, 2024". PWMania. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ Pro Wrestling NOAH Global [@noahglobal] (April 15, 2024). "Marigold invaded Pro Wrestling NOAH at #MONDAYMAGIC‼️" (Tweet). Retrieved April 18, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Dark Angelita (May 14, 2024). "NOAH: «Wrestle Magic 2024» 5 Titulos en juego". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.