(NOAH) CARD: N Innovation (Saturday March 5th 2022, Yokohama Radiant Hall)

A resume of the last round of Noah Junior mayhem the last time Noah were at Yokohama Radiant Hall, which was Noah's last show on the 25th February. Aleja turned on Tadasuke and left Kongoh as a result, although Tadasuke would probably tell you that he kicked him out. Aleja (now Alejandro) was rescued by Atsushi Kotoge, and has now joined The Noah Juniors. Yoshinari Ogawa continues to focus in on and bait Kotaro Suzuki. NOSAWA Rongai beat up on YO-HEY, throwing him into some chairs, while Eita destroyed Daisuke Harada, and challenged him for the GHC Junior Heavyweight. Former partners, turned enemies, the darker, angrier and scarier Hajime Ohara and Atsushi Kotoge, faced off in the main event with Ohara getting the win. Tonight is their rematch when Noah return to Yokohama Radiant Hall, for a Noah Junior only show, the N Innovation. Originally inaugurated as unit vs unit with points, different matches and a winners cup, it's probably taken on a far different form from what Daisuke Harada planned, but what he probably expected. Chaos. 

The N Innovation tonight is also the last one before the Noah Juniors take over Sumo Hall for the evening on Friday 29th April. Tonight, may just see the start of some guests arriving with an intention of coming to Sumo Hall too. 

Tonight's event begins at 17:30 JST, and will be broadcast on WrestleUniverse. You must be a subscriber to view. 

MATCH ONE

Super Crazy vs Yasutaka Yano

Yasutaka Yano is a rookie with many stories; has pinned NOSAWA Rongai, an unofficial member of STINGER, wants to overcome his hero Kotaro Suzuki in a singles match, feud with fellow rookie Kai Fujimura, and he even has a small feud with Super Crazy who has defeated him before. 

MATCH TWO

Kongoh Juniors (Tadasuke & Nioh) vs Alejandro & Kai Fujimura

The first of the grudge matches as Alejandro faces down his former teammates; wild eyed Tadasuke, and the silent and focused Nioh. Kai Fujimura, who has borne the brunt of Tadasuke's bullying recently, can unfortunately expect a more intense version. 

MATCH THREE

Kaito Kiyomiya & Daiki Inaba vs Perros Del Mal De Japon (Kotaro Suzuki & Ikuto Hidaka)

The only two heavyweights on the card take on two veterans. Kotaro Suzuki and Kaito Kiyomiya are always interesting, as Kotaro is one of the people who brings Kiyomiya close to Mitsuharu Misawa (who fans feel he is starting to suddenly resemble) and of course, Kotaro is Noah's firstborn. 

MATCH FOUR

YO-HEY vs NOSAWA Rongai

The second of the grudge matches, and the only pre match on tonight's card. YO-HEY, who fans feel never really fitted into Perros Del Mal, has had a violent history with NOSAWA since being kicked out of the unit - bloodied by a chair (which required six stitches), his tag title challenged for, and beaten both inside and outside the ring. Tonight will settle nothing, only elevate it before the title match on the 21st. 

MATCH FIVE

The Noah Junior Regulars (Daisuke Harada, Haoh & Junta Miyawaki) vs STINGER (HAYATA, Yoshinari Ogawa & Yuya Susumu)

No Kotaro Suzuki for Yoshinari Ogawa to play his mind games with in this match, but considering that it is a relatively quiet match between six people who don't really have much reason (at the moment) to be in the ring together, I do wonder about STINGER. So far they have remained the only Noah Junior unit to not have anyone leave or anyone join. I am wondering if things are going to be different either by the time this match rolls round or by the time it finishes. 

MATCH SIX

Atsushi Kotoge vs Hajime Ohara

The main event is a pure grudge match. Hajime Ohara's darker and angrier personality emerged when YO-HEY was accepted into the Noah Junior Army, and literally by Noah's next show, he had left them for Kongoh. Darker, angrier and abandoning his old persona of someone who won by using his head, not by using foul play during the match, Ohara was not the person Atsushi Kotoge had ,known, tagged with and made plans for "a new Noah Junior" with. Ohara had also defeated Kotoge in their last match. Tonight Kotoge gets the chance to even the score. 

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