On July 1st, 2015 Pro Wrestling NOAH aired Night 3 of the Pro Wrestling NOAH Northern Navigation 2015 tour from Tokyo Japan inside Korakuen Hall we got 8 matches on the show with the last 5 being a Best Of 5 Series between Suzuki Gun & Team NOAH.
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6 Man Tag Team Match
Cho Kibou Gun (Kenoh, Hajime Ohara & Mitsuhiro Kitamiya) vs. Taiji Ishimori, Captain Noah & Hitoshi Kumano
Hajime Ohara & Taiji Ishimori start things off with Ishimori with a shoulder block and he hits a tilt-a-whirl arm drag. Hurricanrana by Ishimori, and he dropkicks Ohara out of the ring. Ishimori & Kenoh are in the ring and Ishimori catches Kenoh with a handspring cutter. Ishimori tags in Captain Noah & Captain Noah elbows everyone until Ohara catches him from behind.
Double Irish whip to Captain Noah, but Captain Noah knocks back both Kenoh & Ohara. Kenoh rakes Captain Noah in the eyes but he throws Kenoh into Ohara and applies the Crossface of Captain Noah. Kenoh inches to the ropes to force a break, Captain Noah drags Kenoh over the 2nd rope and hits a DDT for a two count.
Captain Noah waits for Kenoh to get up but Kenoh avoids the kick and hits a foot stomp onto Captain Noah’s back. Kenou tags in Mitsuhiro Kitamiya while Hitoshi Kumano is also tagging in and they traded elbows. Dropkick to the knee by Kumano and he applies an inside cradle for a two-count. A schoolboy gets the same results as does the European Clutch, Ishimori & Captain Noah come in to help and everyone attacks Kitamiya in the corner.
Reverse STO by Kumano, but Kitamiya kicks out at two then Kumano picks up Kitamiya but Kitamiya blocks the fisherman’s suplex and shoves Kumano into the referee. Kenoh comes in with the kendo stick and tries to hit Kumano but Captain Noah comes in and takes the kendo stick.
Kenoh avoids Captain Noah, and they run outside of the ring. Kumano goes for another fisherman suplex on Kitamiya, but Kitamiya blocks it and hits a Samoan Drop before Kitamiya waits for Kumano to get up and hits a spear to get the win for his team.
Winners: Cho Kibou Gun (9:13)
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6 Man Tag Team Match
Brave (Mohammed Yone & Katsuhiko Nakajima) & Akitoshi Saito vs. Mikey Nicholls, Quiet Storm & Masao Inoue
Katsuhiko Nakajima & Masao Inoue starts the match off, but they don’t do a whole lot until Nakajima boots Inoue in the face. Then an Irish whip by Nakajima, and he makes Inoue run the ropes until Inoue gets tired and collapses to the mat. Nakajima tags in Akitoshi Saito, but Inoue drops him with a diving shoulder block and tags in Mikey Nicholls.
Nicholls lariats Saito in the corner & goes off the ropes, and he hits another one. Sliding lariat by Nicholls, and he covers Saito for a two count. Then Nicholls elbows Saito, and he hits a side slam & which gives him time to tag in Nakajima & Nakajima throws Nicholls into the corner and hits a boot; Quiet Storm & Inoue come in the ring, but Nakajima slides away from them and kicks both.
Nicholls goes off the ropes, but Nakajima kicks him in the chest. Nakajima goes up top, and he hits a missile dropkick on Nicholls for a two-count. Spinebuster by Nicholls, and he makes the tag to Storm. Storm lariats Nakajima in the corner and hits him with another one, he goes off the ropes, but Nakajima catches him with a boot. Storm & Nakajima trade strikes, thrust kick by Nakajima, but Storm hits a lariat.
Inoue & Mohammed Yone are tagged in, but Yone kicks him and hits a shoulder block then Nicholls & Storm come back in and attack Yone in the corner, lariat by Inoue, but Yone kicks out of the cover. Inoue picks up Yone, but Nakajima & Saito come into the ring and kick Inoue. Chokeslam by Saito, and he is kicked by Nakajima & Yone.
Then goes for the cover, but the pin is broken up then Yone goes off the ropes, but Inoue sneaks in a schoolboy for a two-count, then Yone with a lariat by Yone then Muscle Buster gets the win.
Winners: Brave & Akitoshi Saito (10:47)
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Atsushi Kotoge vs. Daisuke Harada
Daisuke Harada attacks Atsushi Kotoge from behind to start the match by getting a quick German suplex then Kotoge rolls out of the ring and takes a few moments to re-group but he does roll back in where he is promptly covered for a two-count. Harada suplexes Kotoge, he goes for a belly 2 belly but Kotoge blocks it and headbutts him. Kotoge goes off the ropes but Harada hits an overhead belly 2 belly suplex for a two count.
Chinlock by Harada, and he applies a modified Dragon Sleeper, but Kotoge gets a foot on the ropes. Kotoge goes out to the apron then he slides back in the ring, but Harada catches him with a backdrop suplex. Hard elbow by Harada before he picks up Kotoge and he hits a scoop slam, Harada goes up top but Kotoge recovers and smacks him.
Kotoge goes up with Harada and he delivers a Frankensteiner, a running kick by Kotoge and both wrestlers are slow to get up. Kotoge gets on the 2nd turnbuckle and applies a hanging neck lock over the top rope. Kotoge gets on the apron before rolling into the ring and hitting a cutter. Kotoge picks up Harada and punches him, and they trade shots until Kotoge delivers the superkick.
Kotoge goes up top and he hits the diving body press, covered by Kotoge but it gets a two count. Kotoge picks up Harada and goes for Killswitch but Harada reverses it with a cradle. Harada hits a vertical suplex onto his knee then a jumping elbow by Harada in the corner and he puts Kotoge on the top turnbuckle.
Harada joins him and hits a superplex then he picks up Kotoge, but Kotoge grabs the ropes to block the suplex. Harada hits a jumping elbow to the back of Kotoge’s head, but Kotoge knees him in the face. Snap German by Harada, and he delivers the Henkei Knee Upper.
Harada with a elbow then he picks up Kotoge but Kotoge rolls him up for a two count then a headbutt by Kotoge and he plants Harada with Killswitch then goes for a cover but Harada barely gets a shoulder up. Kotoge picks up Harada, and this time he hits a modified full rotation Killswitch scores the victory.
Winner: Atsushi Kotoge (12:22)
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Match 1 Of The Suzuki Gun vs. Team NOAH Best Of 5 Series
El Desperado (Suzuki Gun) vs. Takashi Sugiura (NOAH)
Takashi Sugiura pushes El Desperado into the ropes to start, and he gives a clean break then Desperado pushes Sugiura into the corner, but he also gives a clean break so they are even. Desperado twists Sugiura’s arm around the 2nd rope and pulls it on, but Sugiura shoulder blocks him to the mat.
Desperado avoids Sugiura’s charge which sends Sugiura out of the ring & Desperado then goes for a tope con hilo, but he overshoots Sugiura and lands into the crowd instead.
Desperado throws Sugiura into the guardrail and then into the ring post then they finally return to the ring, and Desperado applies a stretch hold and then an elbow by Desperado and he covers Sugiura for a near fall. Desperado & Sugiura trade elbows then kick to the gut by Desperado, but Sugiura hits a spear.
Big boot by Sugiura in the corner and he hits a running knee, but Desperado sneaks in a schoolboy for two. Another quick pin attempt by Desperado doesn’t work then some elbows by Sugiura, but Desperado kicks him low.
Desperado with La Magistral, but Sugiura kicks out. Desperado gets Sugiura on his shoulders and hits a Guitarra De Angel then goes for the cover, but it gets a two count. Desperado goes up top, but Sugiura gets his knees up on the body press attempt.
Spear by Sugiura and he bounces Desperado’s stomach first off the top rope then a knee to the stomach by Sugiura then drills him to the mat with an Olympic Slam puts Desperado away.
Winner: Takashi Sugiura (9:14) (Suzuki Gun: 0 NOAH: 1)
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Non Title Match 2 Of The Suzuki Gun vs. Team NOAH Best Of 5 Series
Taichi (Suzuki Gun) vs. Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH)
Taichi hides in the crowd as Naomichi Marufuji comes down to the ring to get behind him, and he whacks Marufuji with a chair. Taichi hits Marufuji with the Junior Heavyweight Title next before choking him with the chair while the referee tries unsuccessfully to stop him. Taichi finally slides Marufuji into the ring as the match officially starts.
Marufuji recovers and chops Taichi, but Taichi rakes his eyes before they end up back outside the ring with Taichi throwing Marufuji into the rail and punching him in the face. Back in again, Taichi puts Marufuji in the corner, and he rakes his eyes, lariat by Taichi and he hits another one, but Marufuji blocks the third and kicks Taichi in the side of the head.
Marufuji with a lariat, then he picks up Taichi and chops him in the chest, then more chops by Marufuji before he goes off the ropes and hits a running foot stomp to Taichi’s head then a superkick by Marufuji then goes for a cover, but it gets a two count. Taichi avoids Marufuji in the corner and hits a jumping kick followed by a kick to the side of the head then he waits for Marufuji to get up, but Marufuji blocks the superkick.
Taichi elbows Marufuji off and avoids his strikes, then a superkick by Taichi, and he plants Marufuji with a sit-down powerbomb for a two count. Taichi picks up Marufuji, but Marufuji kicks him twice and hits a strike combination then a cover by Marufuji, but it gets a two count. Marufuji picks up Taichi, and he goes for the Shiranui as he hits it, but the referee gets knocked out in the process.
Taichi rolls out of the ring, but Marufuji goes out after him and slides him back in, Marufuji picks up Taichi & Taichi tries to kick him low, but Marufuji blocks it. Superkick by Marufuji, but Taichi blocks the Koo and hits Marufuji low. Gedo Clutch by Taichi, but Marufuji barely kicks out in time. Marufuji & Taichi trade strikes; a superkick by Marufuji and he drills Taichi with the Koo for the win.
Winner: Naomichi Marufuji (9:40) (Suzuki Gun: 0 NOAH: 2)
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Match 3 Of The Suzuki Gun vs. Team NOAH Best Of 5 Series
Takashi Iizuka (Suzuki Gun) vs. Maybach Taniguchi (NOAH)
Maybach Taniguchi goes after Takashi Iizuka as he makes his way to the ring, and they battle in the stands to start as they battle around the crowd for quite a while, with Iizuka generally getting the better of it, but Taniguchi regains the advantage before they finally get into the ring. Taniguchi lariats Iizuka in the corner but Iizuka chokes him while the referee makes somewhat of an attempt to get him to stop.
Iizuka goes off the ropes, but Taniguchi hits a power slam before applying a choke of his own. Iizuka gets some rope and chokes Taniguchi with it, but Taniguchi takes it from him and returns the favor. Taniguchi charges Iizuka, but Iizuka back body drops him over the top rope down to the floor. Iizuka goes out after him, but Taniguchi throws Iizuka into the railing, Taniguchi charges Iizuka, but Iizuka moves out of the way.
They both hit each other with chairs at the same time, and both are laid out on the floor. They both roll back in, but Taniguchi slides out to get his trident while Iizuka gets his Iron Fist. Taniguchi hits Iizuka first and then hits a lariat in the corner then a vertical suplex by Taniguchi and he hits a chokeslam.
Taniguchi goes up top and goes for the Maybach Press, but Iizuka rolls out of the way. Iizuka gets the trident and hits Taniguchi with it, then gets his Iron Fist, and he shoves the referee when he tries to stop him. The referee has had enough of being ignored, and he calls for the bell even as Iizuka hits Taniguchi with it anyway for the DQ.
Winner By DQ: Maybach Taniguchi (9:17) (Suzuki Gun: 0 NOAH: 3)
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Match 4 Match 1 Of The Suzuki Gun vs. Team NOAH Best Of 5 Series
Taka Michinoku (Suzuki Gun) vs. Yoshihiro Takayama (NOAH)
Yoshihiro Takayama teases Taka Michinoku with a knuckle lock attempt to start this match off but Michinoku kicks him in the leg. Takayama clubs on Michinoku’s back but Takayama delivers a jumping kick. Superkick by Michinoku and he pokes Takayama in the eyes.
He goes off the ropes but Takayama hits a hard knee to the chest before connecting with Everest German Suplex puts away Michinoku.
Winner: Yoshihiro Takayama (1:21) (Suzuki Gun: 0 NOAH: 4)
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Non Title Match 5 Of The Suzuki Gun vs. Team NOAH Best Of 5 Series
Minoru Suzuki (Suzuki Gun) vs. Yoshinari Ogawa (NOAH)
Minoru Suzuki & Yoshinari Ogawa starts the match off with some arm work then Ogawa gets the better of it at first, but Suzuki applies a hanging armbar over the top rope. Suzuki takes Ogawa outside the ring, and he throws Ogawa into the guard rail. Suzuki twists Ogawa’s arm in the railing, and he kicks Ogawa low.
Ogawa does it back to him, but Suzuki gets Ogawa back into the ring and applies a short armbar. Seated armbar by Suzuki and then a cross-arm breaker, but Ogawa gets a foot on the ropes. Suzuki slaps at Ogawa while Ogawa tries to fight back, then Ogawa snaps off a DDT, and he covers Suzuki for a two count; then a big boot by Suzuki in the corner, snap mare, and he hits the PK then goes for a cover, but Ogawa gets a shoulder up.
Suzuki goes for a cross arm breaker, but Ogawa slides out of it then Suzuki applies the sleeper, but Ogawa flips out of that as well. Suzuki goes for Gotch Style Piledriver, but Ogawa reverses it and covers Suzuki for a two count. Sleeper by Suzuki, but Ogawa lands on top of Suzuki for a cover, forcing Suzuki to break the hold.
Backdrop suplex by Ogawa, but Suzuki applies a sleeper hold but Ogawa gets to the ropes, but Suzuki delivers a dropkick and applies a front headlock before Suzuki spins Ogawa around and drops him with Gotch Style Piledriver for the win.