On October 29th, 2006, Pro Wrestling Noah aired their 15th night of the Autumn Navigation 2006 tour. We had 8 matches on the evening, including a main event featuring Naomichi Marufuji defending the GHC Heavyweight Title against Kenta.
Autumn Navigation 2006
Mitsuo Momota & Atsushi Aoki vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Tsutomu Hirayanagi
Tsuyoshi Kikuchi puts Atsushi Aoki onto the top turnbuckle, then joins him and hits a spider belly-to-belly suplex then Mitsuo Momota runs in and throws him off the top rope, though, and Aoki manages to tag him in. Momota picks up Kikuchi, but Kikuchi forearms him.
Momota ducks another forearm attempt and hits a backdrop suplex, then Tsutomu Hirayanagi runs in the ring, but Momota plants him with a DDT, then some chops by Momota to Kikuchi in the corner, but Kikuchi forearms him back.
Irish whip by Kikuchi, reversed but he hits a Zero Sen Kick, then back up they trade strikes and Momota drops Kikuchi to the mat.
Momota goes for a backdrop suplex but Kikuchi gets out of it Momota rolls him up for a two-count.
Kikuchi rolls up Momota in retaliation, but he only gets a two count as well then Momota goes for a backslide but Kikuchi reverses it into a backslide of his own to get the win.
Winners: Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Tsutomu Hirayanagi (9:46)
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Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Suwa vs. Ricky Marvin & Taiji Ishimori
Yoshinobu Kanemaru tags in Suwa & he comes off the top rope with a diving lariat then Suwa picks up Ricky Marvin & hits an Irish whip and he hits a flapjack then a cover but it gets a two count.
Kick to the stomach by Suwa, and he goes for the John Woo, but Ricky Marvin hits a superkick as he charges in and makes the tag to Taiji Ishimori. Then a hurricanrana by Ishimori on Suwa connects, and with Marvin, they hit a double 619 then a cover, but Suwa barely kicks out.
Irish whip by Ishimori from the corner before Suwa back body drops him over the top rope, but Ishimori lands on the apron. Ishimori hits a springboard quebrada off the side ropes then a cover, but it only gets a two count.
Ishimori picks up Kanemaru & puts him in front of the corner then goes up top and hits a somersault senton followed by a standing Shooting Star Press then a cover but it gets another two count.
Scoop slam by Ishimori and he goes for Superstar Elbow but Suwa gets up and hits a backdrop suplex.
Suwa goes off the ropes and hits Ishimori with a lariat, then hooks the leg, but Ishimori gets a shoulder up.
Suwa goes into the corner and hits the John Woo on Ishimori, then picks him up and hits him with a running FFF for the win.
Winners: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Suwa (10:33)
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Tamon Honda & Shuhei Taniguchi vs. Scorpio & Murat Bosporus
Scorpio picks up Shuhei Taniguchi and hits a release German suplex before Murat Bosporus grabs Taniguchi and hits a German suplex of his own.
Bosporus then goes up to the top rope and hits a body press then puts Taniguchi closer to the corner, and Scorpio comes off the top with a 450 splash and then a cover, but Tamon Honda breaks it up.
Honda lariats both Bosporus & Scorpio then throws Bosporus in the corner & tries to do the same to Scorpio, but Scorpio reverses it, but Honda headbutts both of them in the midsection.
Honda holds Scorpio for Taniguchi so that Taniguchi can hit a backdrop suplex, and Taniguchi makes the tag afterwards to Honda before Scorpio promptly kicks Honda and tags in Bosporus, then an Irish whip to the corner by Bosporus, and he hits a lariat.
Another lariat by Bosporus, and he delivers a 3rd for a two count, then a waist lock by Bosporus, but Honda gets out of it. Irish whip by Honda to the corner & he charges Bosporus, but Bosporus rolls out of the way and hits a belly-to-belly suplex.
Cover by Bosporus, but Honda kicks out, then Bosporus goes up to the top rope, but Taniguchi grabs him from the outside.
Honda hits the Rolling Olympic Hell 0 out of the corner, then hooks the leg, but Bosporus barely gets a shoulder up. Honda keeps the hold locked on, but Scorpio breaks it up.
Honda picks up Bosporus and goes for the Dead End as Scorpio tries to help, but Taniguchi runs in and hits a German suplex hold on Scorpio.
This allows Honda to hit Dead End to Bosporus to get the win for his team.
Winners: Tamon Honda & Shuhei Taniguchi (12:10)
After the match, Scorpio shakes the wrestlers’ hands and salutes the crowd.
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6 Man Tag Team Match
Doug Williams, Nigel McGuinness & Ares vs. Masao Inoue, Kishin Kawabata & Ippei Ota
Acid Drop by Ippei Ota, then a cover, but Ares barely kicks out. Then we get an airplane spin by Ota with Masao Inoue & Kishin Kawabata helping, and Ota hits a Samoan Drop as Ares screams.
Ares is up first, but he is dizzy, and Ota hits a side slam. Then he goes for the cover, but the pin attempt is broken up.
Niguel McGuinness comes in with Doug Williams & Williams hits a jumping knee in the corner, and McGuinness follows with an elbow. Then McGuinness picks up Ota in a powerbomb position, and Williams comes off the top turnbuckle with an elbow strike.
Williams & McGuinness clear the ring as Ares picks up Ota and hits a vertical suplex, then a cover, but Ota kicks out.
Back up they trade forearm shots, and Ota hits a backslide for a two count then on their feet again Ares grabs Ota and hits him with a Tiger Driver & that gets the victory.
Winners: Doug Williams, Nigel McGuinness & Ares (16:27)
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Kentaro Shiga & Akira Taue vs. Akitoshi Saito & Go Shiozaki
Kentaro Shiga locks in an Octopus Hold, but Go Shiozaki hip tosses out of it and hits a superkick followed by a fisherman buster, then goes for the cover, but it only gets a two count.
Shiga is thrown into the corner & Shiozaki hits a forearm, and Akitoshi Saito follows with a running knee strike. Shiozaki goes to the top rope and hits a diving knee, then a cover, but Taue breaks it up.
Shiozaki goes to the top turnbuckle again, but Shiga avoids the 2nd knee drop. STF by Shiga on Shiozaki, but Shiozaki gets a hand on the bottom rope.
Shiga picks up Shiozaki, Irish whip to the corner but Shiozaki kicks him when he charges in. Oklahoma Roll by Shiozaki on Shiga and he delivers a lariat then a cover but Shiga barely kicks out.
Back up a scoop slam by Shiozaki connects then goes to the top rope and hits a moonsault then a cover but Akria Taue breaks it up. Saito takes Taue out of the ring.
Shiozaki goes for a German suplex, but Shiga gets out of it then a backslide by Shiga connects, but it only gets a two count. Shiozaki goes for a lariat, but Shiga ducks it and rolls him up for the win.
Winners: Kentaro Shiga & Akira Taue (11:43)
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Jun Akiyama & Makoto Hashi vs. Takeshi Morishima & Mohammed Yone
Running Knee to Takeshi Morishima by Jun Akiyama and he tags in Makoto Hashi. Hashi goes up to the top rope and hits a diving headbutt onto Mohammed Yone, then a cover, but it gets a two count.
Headbutts by Hashi, then he goes up top again and hits a diving headbutt to the chest. Cover, but Morishima breaks it up.
Scoop slam by Hashi, then he goes up top for a 3rd time, and this time Akiyama assists him in hitting the diving headbutt. Cover, but Morishima barely breaks it up.
Hashi goes for a driver, but Yone gets out of it and nails a heel kick to the head. Morishima comes in the ring. He picks up Hashi, double Irish whip, and they hit a double kick to the stomach followed by a Yone kick and a Morishima hip attack.
Cover by Yone, but Akiyama breaks it up, then Yone bounces off the ropes and hits a lariat, then a cover, but Hashi barely kicks out. Yone puts Hashi on the top turnbuckle and nails muscle buster, then a cover, but he rolls off at two.
Another cover, but this time Hashi kicks out. Yone picks up Hashi & hits a scoop slam, then he goes to the top rope and nails Hashi with a guillotine leg drop to get the win.
Winners: Takeshi Morishima & Mohammed Yone (14:38)
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6 Man Tag Team Match
Takashi Sugiura, Yoshihiro Takayama & Takuma Sano vs. Mitsuharu Misawa, Yoshinari Ogawa & Kotaro Suzuki
Takuma Sano puts Kotaro Suzuki onto the top turnbuckle and goes for an avalanche-style Northern Lights Bomb, but Suzuki reverses it and lands on top of Sano. Suzuki hits 619 on Sano, then a cover but Takashi Sugiura breaks it up.
Suzuki picks up Sano and goes for Blue Destiny, but he can’t get him up and slams Sano to the mat instead then goes for it again, and this time with Misawa’s help, he nails it.
He goes for the cover, but Sano kicks out. Suzuki puts Sano in front of the corner & goes up top, but Sano is up in time and joins him.
Avalanche-style electric chair by Sano, then a cover, but Suzuki gets a shoulder up before Northern Lights Bomb by Sano gets the win.
Winners: Takashi Sugiura, Yoshihiro Takayama & Takuma Sano (25:57)
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GHC Heavyweight Title Match
Naomichi Marufuji (c) vs. Kenta
Naomichi Marufuji elbows Kenta off the top turnbuckle, but Kenta springs back up and hits an avalanche-style Tiger Suplex to the mat, then a cover, but Marufuji barely kicks out at two. Kenta picks up Marufuji and kicks him 3 times in the head, then a cover, but again it gets a two count.
Kenta calls for the Go 2 Sleep, but Marufuji slides off his back and goes off the ropes but Kenta catches him and hits Go 2 Sleep, then a cover, but Marufuji gets a foot on the bottom rope. Marufuji knees Kenta in the head while he is draped over the 2nd rope.
He runs off the far ropes, so Marufuji runs off the ropes as well, but Kenta ducks the lariat and nails Busaiku Knee, then back up they trade strikes before Marufuji hits a superkick, then ducks a Kenta high kick and connects with a kick of his own.
Two more kicks by Marufuji, then a cover, but it gets a two count, then Marufuji picks up Kenta & puts him onto the top turnbuckle and hits the avalanche reverse Shiranui.
He goes for the cover, but Kenta barely gets a shoulder up, so Marufuji picks up Kenta & plants him with a wrist clutch Fisherman’s Driver to get the win during Autumn Navigation 2006.
