(NOAH CHRONOLOGY) GHC JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT TAG CHAMPIONSHIP: STINGER vs THE NOAH JUNIOR REGULARS

Title match: HIGHER GROUND 2022, EDION Arena Osaka 2nd Stadium - 22nd January 2022

Background

19th January 2022: Belts vacated

Despite Yoshinari Ogawa giving an interview on his condition, and saying that he felt better and was ready to wrestle as soon as possible, the issue does not seem as clear as that and on the 19th January Noah announced they were stripping STINGER of the tag belts. Fans are upset as it makes Ogawa look like he's done something wrong and that it is punishing HAYATA for no reason. 

The tag title match was due to take place on the 22nd January in Osaka, but as Yoshinari Ogawa cannot compete, Noah have made it a fight for the vacant titles between STINGER (Seiki Yoshioka and Yuya Susumu) and The Noah Junior Regulars (Atsushi Kotoge and Hajime Ohara). Atsushi Kotoge had defeated Yuya Susumu for the right to challenge in Sendai. The defeat had led Susumu to mutter that they would be challenging the winners, but the new title match has led him to say that regardless of whether the belts were taken from STINGER, this was a championship match and he would be going for it. Like Ogawa, Susumu wants a "STINGER vs STINGER showdown". 

Title match

This was a highly disappointing and humiliating match for the Noah Junior Regulars. The technicians Yuya Susumu and Hajime Ohara started at a lightning speed pace, which was then picked up by Atsushi Kotoge and Seiki Yoshioka. Daisuke Harada who was at ringside could do nothing but look on as Hajime Ohara tapped to Yuya Susumu.

Winner: Yuya Susumu with the Cross Face Lock (7 minutes, 39 seconds)

Susumu spoke on the mic;

"What a shame that Kotoge and Ohara thought they could take the belt today.  Too bad. Was it fun to watch the Junior tag in Osaka today? Say what you want, Yoshioka and I are the Junior Tag Champions"

It is well known that both Yoshinari Ogawa and Yuya Susumu are talking about a "STINGER showdown" over the belts, but as Ogawa is absent, nothing was said and they did not nominate them as the champions today.

Winner: STINGER (Seiki Yoshioka and Yuya Susumu)