Title: NOAH 1/8 Nippon Budokan
Description: results.....
dynamite kido - January 9, 2005 06:21 AM (GMT)
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Results - NOAH 1/8 Nippon Budokan
01/08/05-06:37
NOAH ran their January 8th rally in Tokyo at Nippon Budokan, claiming 16,700 paid. Results:
1. Haruka Eigen defeated Mitsuo Momota in 7 minutes, 48 seconds with a Ground Cobra hold.
2. Akitoshi Saito, Masao Inoue, & Takashi Sugiura defeated Jun Izumida, Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, & Kishin Kawabata in 14 minutes, 51 seconds when Inoue used a Torture Rack on Kawabata for the win.
3. Yoshinari Ogawa, SUWA, & Ricky Marvin defeated Mohammed Yone, KENTA, & Kotaro Suzuki in 6 minutes, 59 seconds when SUWA used his Triple F (facebuster) on Suzuki for the win.
4. Akira Taue & Naoki Sano defeated Tamon Honda & Go Shiozaki in 13 minutes, 10 seconds when Sano used a Northern Lights Bomb on Shiozaki for the win.
5. Takeshi Morishima & Naomichi Marufuji defeated Jun Akiyama & Makoto Hashi in 12 minutes, 18 seconds when Morishima used a back-drop suplex on Hashi for the win.
6. GHC Jr. Title Match: Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa in 18 minutes, 22 seconds with a brainbuster.
7. Mitsuharu Misawa & Takeshi Rikio defeated Gen'ichiro Tenryu & Shiro Koshinaka in 15 minutes, 53 seconds when Rikio pinned Koshinaka. Finishing sequence saw Misawa hit the Emerald Flowsion on Koshinaka, then Rikio hit his Muso finisher (modified Rock Bottom) to get the three-count. Tenryu chopped Misawa's chest raw (made it red), and Koshinaka showed big energy.
8. GHC Heavyweight Title Match: Kenta Kobashi defeated Minoru Suzuki in 25 minutes, 22 seconds with a lariat. 13th title defense. After the match, Takeshi Rikio challenged Kobashi to a GHC title match. |
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Mad Dog - January 9, 2005 07:21 AM (GMT)
Well I guess I ended up being wrong. I thought they were just going to go for 12 defenses for Kobashi but I guess they'll just keep going with him.
Though I think they need to start considering life after Misawa and Kobashi if NOAH is really going to be a success long term.
dynamite kido - January 9, 2005 10:36 PM (GMT)
I didn't see Kobashi losing the GHC in this match and I really have no clue if they even have a plan on who the next up for GHC even is. Especially since Kawada would NEVER be brought in, I really think they are setting up their next champ for a rough time.
Mad Dog - January 9, 2005 10:45 PM (GMT)
Yeah, I'm thinking they panic on the next champ and the belt ends up back on Misawa or Kobashi within months.
dynamite kido - January 9, 2005 10:50 PM (GMT)
Honestly, I could deal with it if they had to shoot it back to Kobashi.......but Misawa....UGH.
D.A.V.E. - January 9, 2005 10:56 PM (GMT)
What about Akiyama?
But yeah, put the belt on Rikio or Morishima and their legs will be cut out from under them
Mad Dog - January 9, 2005 10:57 PM (GMT)
I could live with Akiyama but I think they need to start getting away from their big three and start building up for the future.
dynamite kido - January 10, 2005 02:48 PM (GMT)
Considering that the way Akiyama has been booked......I don't think that they could have him win the GHC at THIS point. Maybe if they had decent time to set it up......but I don't think hotshotting him the belt is a good idea either.
Mad Dog - January 10, 2005 09:58 PM (GMT)
Are they even grooming a next possible champ right now? It seems too that according to some that the crowds are kind of turning on Kobashi in matches and getting behind his challengers.
dynamite kido - January 10, 2005 11:22 PM (GMT)
It sure doesn't seem as if they are grooming anyone to be the next champ. Hell, they seem to having a hard time coming up with grooming challengers.