Noah's Arkive! Weekly Pro & Book Archive

PRO WRESTLING NOAH

JULY 4TH, 2000

Regular board meeting ends in just 10 minutes; Misawa, Momota, Taue and Kobashi resign! 

"I can't throw away the name of All Japan" - Kawada announces that he will remain

Motoko Baba's letter to the Japanese Sports Press regarding Mitsuharu Misawa's resignation from All Japan

Mitsuharu Misawa declares launch of business. The name of the promotion is "Noah" 

The determination of the departed! Comments from each wrestler.

A major split in All Japan and a fight between the parties should be avoided, and when we look at the future of both factions, we cannot help but look forward to new developments. (Kämpfer Column)

Misawa establishes a new group, All Japan in crisis! 

JULY 11TH, 2000

OPENING FEATURE: The essence of All Japan-ness and the goodwill of All Japan

Yoshida Nanase's Weekly TV Commentary: Check out all professional wrestling broadcasts & programs featuring wrestlers.

The July 2000 Super Action Series Cards 

BOYS ARE BOYS by Fumihiko Saito

Interviews with two people in the middle of turmoil: (1) Mitsuharu Misawa

"The best thing for me, is to be able to do whatever I want under the All Japan name..." Long interview with two people in the middle of the turmoil (2) Toshiaki Kawada

AUGUST 15TH, 2000 (Issue 990)

Finally decided! 5th August Ariake Card!

President Misawa visits our company!
Public Practice, Saturday July 29th - Noah dojo, Koto Ward, Tokyo

August 5th is Kenta Memorial Day

Issue Blurbs

AUGUST 22ND, 2000 (Issue 991)

Martial arts or entertainment? Which is Noah's direction?

Pro Wrestling Land (cartoon strip)

Yoshida Nanase's Weekly TV Commentary: Check out all professional wrestling broadcasts & programs featuring wrestlers.

"I'm the type that likes to have fun!" He gave me an innocent smile a few hours before the launch... Why am I so curious about Naomichi Marufuji?

Shiga's rise cannot not be achieved without breaking away from the "Give it your best!"

DEPARTURE - 5th August, Differ Ariake. Get on track with Jun Akiyama! The main star of the two consecutive matches at Noah's launch, is this guy!

DEPARTURE - Post match promos (5th August)

The culmination of All Japan's history, the dream All-Star game comes true!

"In this day and age, there are a lot of young people in leadership positions" (Momota) ~ And he won by a landslide victory over the WEW champion.

THIS IS NOAH! (Night 2: Main event, Kobashi vs Akiyama) ~ Tonight the one chosen for this new era is...

"This promotion is not suitable for people with old fashioned mindsets" ~ Jun Akiyama post match promo

NOAH FROM NOVEMBER 2024

DECEMBER 2024, (Issue 2329)

Taichi Ozawa betrays Kiyomiya and makes a series of prohibited statements! Demands a GHC Heavyweight Challenge on January 1st at the Nippon Budokan. Expose type pro wrestler is born!

NOAH BOOKS

"Donmai! Donmai!" Mitsuharu Misawa's diary (in progress)

NOAH MULTIMEDIA

NOAH'S ROOTS & PRE-HISTORY

GIANT BABA 

AUGUST 1972 

Giant Baba Weekly Pro Profile 

Pro Wrestling Review (network dispute)

SEPTEMBER 1972

Japan Pro shaken by Baba's independence declaration 

EMERGENCY NEWS! Japanese wrestling shaken by TV rollback - what does the future hold? (Baba quits JWA)

Baba's resignation and Japan Pro Wrestling

NOAH'S ROOTS & PRE HISTORY

FOUR PILLARS ERA

(At the time of writing, Weekly Pro do not have any issues from 1981 available, which was when Misawa made his debut, so the story picks up from June 1983)

JUNE 1983 

This month's issue: Ringside Interview with ring announcer Nakata, Mitsuharu Misawa 

ALL JAPAN BOOKS

ALL JAPAN MULTIMEDIA

ALL JAPAN & NOAH'S DEEP ROOTS: RIKIDOZAN

1955

From a city booming with pro wrestling (Weekly Pro, Autumn 1955 - Special Issue 2)

OTHER ARTICLES 

(RELATED TO PRO WRESTLING, BUT NOT SPECIFICALLY NOAH, ALL JAPAN OR RIKIDOZAN)

1993

ESSAY STREET: I know the moves, but I don't know the names of the wrestlers, the children of the Famicon Generation.  (Article from Weekly Pro on the wrestling video game boom of 1993)

1996

Samurai TV launches (July 1996)

PURO HISTORY ARTICLES

The other battle on The Sumida: All Japan, New Japan, Weekly Pro and the evolution of merchandising and home entertainment from 1972 to 2000