Noah held the last show of a long, eventful and emotional 2019, which has seen many changes for the promotion, by holding the Sugiura Army produce "All Dogs Gather! Bark at Korakuen Hall!" today. It is a Friday night in Tokyo, and a lot of people were in a festive mood having gotten off of work for the New Year holiday, and those who came to Korakuen Hall today were going to go absolutely insane at today's show, as were the fans watching all around the world at home, as Noah had announced the day before that they were streaming the show live via their official YouTube channel.
Further excitement in the crowd was caused by the fact that Noah have a new trainee, who appeared at Numazu, and has made his first appearance at Korakuen. Taller than the other boy, it is thought that he will probably be a heavyweight. The two boys were joined at ringside by the injured Junta Miyawaki, and Seiya Morohashi. 

As well as the regular Noah merchandise, the freelancers on the card also sold their merchandise too; Ultimo Dragon sold masks, Chikara set up store, and NOSAWA Rongai flogged his own "Company Dog t-shirts", featuring his own dog. As Takashi Sugiura did not bring his dogs (Kenta and Chachamaru) to the produce, Noah put up a cardboard cut out of himself with his dogs for fans to pose with. There were also special pictures of Takashi Sugiura with his dogs.

Hideki Suzuki and Kazuyuki Fujita were seen practising in the ring beforehand, Dr Marufuji Jnr announced that he had lost his luggage and had to get someone to bring it to Korakuen, and AXIZ (in their tracksuits) signed autographs. 

KENOH VS CHIKARA

Chikara entered the ring first. He kind of reminded me of Kiyomiya in early 2018, when he really didn't know what to do when he got in the ring, as he looked like he wasn't sure what to do before his opponent arrived, and was perpetually in nervous motion.
Then again, he was about to get his ass kicked, who could blame him? When Kenoh got in the ring, he gave him a withering look (he also looked somewhat embarrassed after what Sugiura had led him to believe, and that he had naive enough to believe him).
The bell rang and Kenoh wasted no time in attacking, and when Chikara did attack, Kenoh no sold him. However, it wasn't all bad news for Chikhara, as he managed to knock Kenoh down at one point, but this only made Kenoh (even) angrier, and he managed to get some shots in during the course of the match.

Chikara had been inspired by Kenta Kobashi vs Kensuke Sasaki in the infamous match with the chop record, and had mentioned he would chop Kenoh in an interview, in a "match with many chops", and so he did, although Kenoh looked like it was more of an irritating rainfall than it was a legitimate attack.
Soon after that, Kenoh decided enough was enough.

WINNER: Kenoh with the diving footstamp (6 minutes, 24 seconds) 

Kenoh's unflattering assessment on Chikara was that he was worse than a trainee.
Chikara however is not to be put off, and says that he will come to Noah again.

This was not going to be the last time we would see Kenoh that evening as he stamped off to the back. If you knew what was going to happen, you could tell he was already planning revenge just by the look on his face. 

THE SUGIURA ARMY (KAZMA SAKAMOTO & KINYA OKADA) vs THE TOUGH (MASA KITAMIYA & YOSHIKI INAMURA)

This was another match that Takashi Sugiura had arranged at the Kongoh produce in order to embarrass Kongoh, although his main target was Kenoh, and THE TOUGH had a somewhat more experienced opponent in KAZMA SAKAMOTO (if not Kinya Okada).
Okada came rushing to the ring, and immediately Inamura was there to meet him. Okada also shoved him back. The two started the match with Okada giving Inamura the elbow when on the ropes. Inamura responded by grabbing him by the throat, and later yelling "asshole" at him when he had his head in a grip.

Okada (who seems to be working on his dropkick), tried to slam Kitamiya. Unfortunately he is not tank size, so it didn't work, but he put up a good fight nonetheless, dominating some of the to and fro between them. 

WINNER: Masa Kitamiya with the side suplex on Kinya Okada (8 minutes, 19 seconds)

Kitamiya threw Okada out of the ring after the match, and he and Inamura left soon after having their arms raised.
Okada has vowed that he will get his first win in the New Year.

KAITO KIYOMIYA & SHUHEI TANIGUCHI vs AXIZ (GO SHIOZAKI & KAITO KIYOMIYA)

Shiozaki stood and stared at Kiyomiya as he made his entry. He didn't move. When the veterans do this, its a bad sign as its kind of like the Puro equivalent to the "stiff handshake". It means the same thing, you are going to get hurt.
Kiyomiya and Shiozaki started the match off, Shiozaki once again just standing and staring for a few seconds. Shiozaki wouldn't release his hold on Kiyomiya when on the ropes, and when he did, Kiyomiya made the mistake of chopping him. Shiozaki just brushed it off. This was not going to be the last time he no sold Kiyomiya.
When Nakajima and Taniguchi did face off as the two legal men, Nakajima displayed some very clever wrestling, Taniguchi became a monster, and the crowd worked up into a frenzy. Their role in this match was really to keep each other away from the ring, and let Shiozaki and Kiyomiya fight. 

Kiyomiya went for the stretch plum face lock, and Taniguchi ran in to keep Nakajima out of the ring (later they got into a short but intense fight, which the audience loved).

I was concerned for Shiozaki after this as he was favoring his shoulder, as we know his arms are bad anyway and he has had shoulder problems this year, but he seems to be okay, especially since he chopped Kiyomiya with a sound like a cannon firing that the crowd screamed loudly. You could hear Kiyomiya audibly breathing in heavily to catch his breath. Shiozaki also took his head off a couple of times with lariats. 

WINNER: Go Shiozaki with the Shiozaki Lariat on Kaito Kiyomiya (23 minutes, 23 seconds)

After the match, Shiozaki loomed over the fallen Kiyomiya, and placed a finger very firmly on his chest before leaving the ring. Kiyomiya left leaning on Junta Miyawaki's shoulders (I think he will be fine).

RATELS SURVIVOR ELIMINATION MATCH
HAYATA vs YO-HEY vs TADASUKE vs DAISUKE HARADA

The traditional RATELS New Year squabble took place.
Tadasuke entered first, all kinds of crazy in his leather jacket and shades.
Then YO-HEY, the second crazy person in RATELS\NOAH entered. He has ditched the peppermint, and gone for bright yellow.
Daisuke Harada appeared third.
HAYATA, as the GHC Junior champion (and therefore the face of the juniors) came out last. HAYATA being HAYATA was hiding under his hood and facemask.

Tadasuke offered his hand. No one took it. So he flicked sweat at everyone. Then he decided to bide his time on the outside, leaving the other three to fight, but oddly enough, no one would go near his corner so he had to get back in, and then he immediately crossed to the other corner. RATELS, knowing how crafty Tadasuke can be, avoided him again. The referee put a stop to it (while YO-HEY was waving his arms around), to tell him to get back in.
As ever, RATELS paired off in their usual way, YO-HEY & HAYATA vs Tadasuke & Harada. That soon fell apart when YO-HEY screwed HAYATA over, and let him be attacked by all three of them, yelling "IDIOT"!

Tadasuke then went mad, and Harada took advantage of his getting carried away to try and pin him. Tadasuke looked angry, but Harada soon sorted him out.

HAYATA'S teammate problems weren't over, as Harada decided to imitate him (complete with very rare moonsault), but then found himself pinned and thus was the first person to be eliminated. YO-HEY couldn't quite believe it.
Harada lurked outside the ring, leaving HAYATA to deal with the two crazy people in it (Tadasuke was out of control again), and didn't take kindly to either YO-HEY or HAYATA getting in his way. Tadasuke pointed at YO-HEY with a loud "YOU!" when he tried.

YO-HEY fell back.
HAYATA got in his way. Tadasuke did the same. HAYATA took no notice. Tadasuke complained to YO-HEY about his wife. YO-HEY said it wouldn't work on HAYATA, but after some comedy, YO-HEY and "Wife" managed to set Tadasuke up for a pin. Tadasuke went mad, and HAYATA laughed and pointed at him.

This left the always awesome combination of YO-HEY vs HAYATA in the ring together, with HAYATA, the person who had been imitated by Harada and menaced by Tadasuke, getting the win on YO-HEY by YO-HEY'S own move.
YO-HEY threw a tantrum and sulked.

WINNER: HAYATA with the YO-ROLL on YO-HEY (12 minutes, 41 seconds)

After the match, RATELS (who act like four boys in the playground), all made up.
They will be friends until Global Junior League starts, but at least this years squabble was not as bad as last years...even if YO-HEY, Tadasuke and Harada did all walk off together leaving HAYATA alone in the ring.

Backstage, HAYATA (naturally) made no comment, and just walked off smiling, having beaten his friends up.

HAJIME OHARA 15TH ANNIVERSARY DEBUT MATCH
HAJIME OHARA, ULTIMO DRAGON & SHIRO KOSHINAKA vs TOKYO GURENTAI (NOSAWA RONGAI, MAZADA & FUJITA)

This is Ultimo Dragon's first appearance in Noah.
Hajime Ohara appeared with flowers from the back, and a lady appeared to give him a gift, as Takashi Sugiura joined them for a commemorative photo.
After these niceties were over, "Tokyo Gurentai" (literally "Tokyo Thugs") appeared. This is the unit of NOSAWA, MAZADA & FUJITA, and they (all dressed in NOSAWA'S dog t-shirts) immediately set about beating up on their opponents. However, hooligans don't work together very well, and a lot of shoving and yelling went on between them, with NOSAWA and MAZADA fighting in the ring, before making up. On reflection, they are kind of like a more violent version of RATELS (without the computer games), and they got lots of boos for triple teaming Hajime Ohara when stamping on him, and NOSAWA even got a "Ohara" chant going. The crowd didn't need NOSAWA to start one, as Ohara did a rare leap from the top rope onto them later in the match.

WINNER: Ultimo Dragon with the La Mistral on NOSAWA Rongai (10 minutes, 50 seconds)

After the match, Hajime Ohara made a speech on the microphone, and outlined his plans for 2020. He said he hopes to graduate from High School (he is an adult student, who I believe is studying physiotherapy), and challenge for the GHC Junior.

DR MARUFUJI JNR vs EL HIJO DE DOCTOR WAGNER JNR

Naomichi Marufuji finally got his chance to wear a mask, but El Hijo de Dr Wagner Jnr was determined to unmask him.
The fight went into the crowd, with El Hijo de Dr Wagner Jnr stealing an old ladies bag to hit Dr Marufuji Jnr with (it's probably best that these are not the days of Mitsuya Nagai), and I later saw another woman when the fight approached her, take her bag far away.
The crowd booed as back in the ring, El Hijo de Dr Wagner Jnr unmasked, Dr Marufuji Jnr, revealing it to be Marufuji...who evidently was not at the New Years party like he claimed he would be. Yes folks. It was all a ruse. On an interesting note, the mask that he wore (he had two made), are custom made, and there are only two in the world. Amongst other things he collects, masks are one of them, particularly Tiger Mask masks. Marufuji got his own back on his opponent, and tried to unmask him, to the boos of the crowd.

Short comedy match, and not too strenuous for Marufuji (who cheated to win), who seems to have taken it onboard that after 2018, he needed to rest in 2019, in order to get ready for a busy 2020.

WINNER: Dr Marufuji Jnr via feet on rope cheat (8 minutes, 42 seconds)

After the match, Marufuji put the mask back on and posed. He also went to throw the mask into the crowd as he was leaving, but didn't.

Then came the main event....and oh boy, Korakuen was going to get to hysteria levels it had never been before.

BATTLE OF THE TOUGH GUYS, THE SUGIURA ARMY VS THE SUGIURA ARMY
TAKASHI SUGIURA & KAZUYASHI SAKURABA vs KAZUSHI FUJITA & HIDEKI SUZUKI

The main event started as normal. Takashi Sugiura came out last, and he and Sakuraba posed for pictures. Fujita was still refusing to wear a "Company Dog" t-shirt (Tokyo Sports will have a field day with this).
The match was started by Sakuraba and Suzuki locking up. If you love a mixture of both judo, MMA and catch wrestling, then this is a match up I would highly recommend you watch this match. Sakuraba then tagged in Sugiura, (he said he needed to catch his breath), and Sugiura stood and stared at Fujita (the man, if Tokyo Sports are to believed, he wasted petrol money on when he could have been at home happily acting like a Bond villain, swishing wine in a glass while wearing a bathrobe and spinning a globe. Don't ask). They had a hoss fight, two large guys just slamming into each other as they bounced off the ropes trying to knock each other down (Fujita won after a punch to Sugiura).
After the ropes, they moved on to stiff elbows and punches, with a slap by Fujita bringing Sugiura crashing to the mat. At one point, Fujita even went for the cocky pin. 

Then when Sugiura had Fujita in a choke, and Sakuraba Suzuki in a submission, the crowd started screaming loudly, as Kongoh decided to storm the ring after 19 minutes and 51 seconds, bringing the match to a halt as Masa Kitamiya (to a wall of boos) knocked Sugiura down with the GHC National, and busted him open (later, Kitamiya would bite the wound, smearing blood around his mouth, chin and down his chest). The others in Kongoh got in, the bell rang, and a mass brawl broke out as the other members of The Sugiura Army came in.
The ring being invaded, especially in a main event, at a produce show, is highly highly rare, and in the process, Kongoh established themselves as heels. Nio even spat red mist at Sakuraba. 

THE SUGIURA ARMY (TAKASHI SUGIURA, KAZUYASHI FUJIYA & HIDEKI SUZUKI) vs KONGOH (KENOH, MASA KITAMIYA & YOSHIKI INAMURA)

Kenoh got on the microphone and started yelling about a "happy ending" (the crowd booed), and Kenoh (loving the notoriety of being a heel), challenged for a three on three. Sugira said he was going to take you idiots down. After that, he and Kenoh yelled at each other, it was so loud you could hear them over the booing of the crowd. So, after the two sides screaming at each other, the match began.
Referee Nishinaga was left hopelessly looking on, as the fights went to all four corners, Kitamiya choking Sugiura with his t-shirt, Fujita fighting Inamura on the stairs, and Kenoh and Hideki Suzuki by the stairwell.
NOSAWA it should be noted, was very helpful at this point, he materialised, shouted and pointed at Kitamiya and then the ring. Kitamiya just yelled back at him.
Needless to say, the chants for Sugiura were overwhelming (but I still heard some chants for Kenoh in the crowd).

Kongoh's main target was of course, Sugiura. Kenoh wanted revenge for his humiliation earlier in the evening, Kitamiya of course is challenging for the title, Inamura it is a little less personal, but Sugiura is\was his hero, so overcoming him is a big deal.
Hideki Suzuki and Kenoh faced off, with Suzuki trying to pull Kenoh into Catch Wrestling, and Kenoh retaliating in anger with Nippon Kempo (probably one of the few times we see Kenoh do this in a Noah ring).

Perhaps, even more than the first half, this was truly the battle of who was the strongest, and young Yoshiki Inamura made an impressive showing, especially demonstrating his prodigious strength when fighting Takashi Sugiura...it's not many people who can lift him up high, but ultimately he is still a rookie, and could not prevail against a man who has almost twenty years professional experience. 

WINNER: Takashi Sugiura with the Olympic Slam on Yoshiki Inamura (16 minutes, 9 seconds)

Kongoh slunk off to lick their wounds (Kenoh started shrieking about Kongoh in 2020 backstage), as The Sugiura Army gathered together for the commemorative photo. Takashi Sugiura spoke on the microphone as everyone filed in, except for young Kinya Okada, who is not allowed to be an official member just yet.
There was a touching moment after the first picture, when they realised that someone was missing, Sugiura looked outside of the ring and to the chants of the fans, motioned for Okada to come into the ring. He was sat down (he later lay, got up, and then was repositioned by Hideki Suzuki), with everyone for the picture. He was also wearing a white "Company Dog" t-shirt, which was a new design that had been released that day.

Sugiura spoke more on the microphone, thanking everyone for coming, joking with the crowd and the Sugiura Army, and trying to coax Fujita into speaking into the microphone (he didn't). He thanked everyone for their support of Noah in 2019.

And with this show, Noah's 2019 is now done.
Look forward to an explosive 2020, if this event is any indication to the coming war between Kongoh and The Sugiura Army.

ATTENDANCE: 1139
WITH THANKS TO: Abeshin, Metal Noah
GIF & PICTURE CREDIT: NOAH GHC
NOAH'S NEXT SHOW: 4th January 2020, Korakuen Hall. 

Link to show from the official Noah YouTube can be found here.
Please note that Noah are sporadic in keeping some shows up, for example, the RATELS produce was taken down quickly, but at the time of writing the Kongoh event still remains, so I cannot say for how long the Sugiura Army Produce will remain on the site, and so the link may be dead when you click on it.   

Smith fights Gotch in a no ropes No Holds Barred fight January 11 in Dallas... 

Published Dec 23 2019 By Andre Corbeil 

Before it was an organized sport Mixed Martial Arts was known as No Holds Barred (NHB) fighting.  Battling in underground environments with no ropes, no gloves, no rounds and with no rules, NHB was a savage and violent form of combat sports.

CONTRA Unit's violent attack on Davey Boy Smith's cousin now calls for it return.

Major League Wrestling today announced a no ropes, no holds barred fight as Davey Boy Smith Jr. battles CONTRA Unit's Simon Gotch at MLW: Zero Hour at the NYTEX Sports Centre in the greater Dallas/Ft. Worth area on Saturday January 11. The event will be a MLW FUSION TV taping for beIN SPORTS.

Tickets start at $15 at http://www.MLWDallas.com. 

Davey Boy Smith Jr. doesn't forgive or forget the brutal attack on Teddy Hart in early November by CONTRA Unit.  He also doesn't appreciate Simon Gotch running his mouth about the satisfaction in seeing the Hart Foundation "crumble."  

Smith does his talking in the ring, which is why he has challenged Simon Gotch to a no ropes no holds barred fight... and Gotch, a top level submission artist and grappler, has gleefully accepted.

Similar to the original NHB fights, the only way to win this NHB bout is by KO or submission. There are no gloves, no rounds, no ropes and no rules.
What happens when the king of catch wrestling clashes with CONTRA Unit's ace grappler? 

Find out LIVE January 11. Tickets start at $15!

Purchase your tickets today at MLWDallas.com and see MLW's return to Dallas live.
#mlw #mlwdallas #daveyboysmithjr #majorleaguewrestling #mlwcontra #nhb #mlwnhb #simongotch

Noah held their last show of 2019 (and by "last show" I mean regular roster show as the Sugiura Army produce will be technically the last show of 2019, but not all the roster are on it), today in Kiramesse Numazu, which was overlooked by a wintry cloudy Mount Fuji, with a "Fan Thanksgiving" event of autographs and pictures held afterwards. Some fans came to the show today for the first time in several years, and many people said they would certainly be coming back next time.
Speaking of the roster, there seems to be a new addition today in the form of a new trainee. We don't know his name yet, but he seems to be taller than the other boy (Yano, who everyone is waiting for the announcement of his debut), and it is thought that he may debut as a heavyweight, but to see a new trainee caused a lot of excitement.
Lets just hope he sticks the hard life out, and stays.

YO-HEY celebrated his 11th anniversary in wrestling today, having debuted in DragonGate in 2008. He posted a typically crazy picture of himself on a tractor (he grew up on a farm in rural Japan) wearing a pink Star Wars t-shirt.

Prior to the event starting, Daisuke Harada (still holding the IPW belt), Naomichi Marufuji and Kaito Kiyomiya (who had a long line of people), did the Noah's Ark fanclub sessions, with AXIZ (wearing their matching tracksuits) signing autographs. Go Shiozaki appears to have gone ash blonde.
Junta Miyawaki did not help out at ringside, but the poor boy was seen with his arm in a sling due to his shoulder injury (dislocation), helping out at the merchandise, and later autographs and photo sessions afterwards.

At the end of the event, and keeping true to what Kiyoshi Tamura said about him being humble and having a low profile, Noah's President, Akihiro Takeda, was seen helping the ring crew to take the ring down.

MATCH ONE
Shuhei Taniguchi vs Kinya Okada

This was the only singles match on the card today, which changed due to Junta Miyawaki injury's.
Kinya Okada fought with good elbows, and even managed to slam Taniguchi at one point, but ultimately age and experience won over youth and inexperience.

WINNER: Shuhei Taniguchi with a diving body press (8 minutes, 32 seconds)

MATCH TWO
50 Funky Powers (Mohammed Yone & Quiet Storm) vs The Anti-Wrestlers Alliance (Akitoshi Saito & Masao Inoue)

Said to be a good match, especially with the finale, the Yone\Inoue interactions (the famous spot where Yone allows himself to have everyone thrown into him while in the corner, except Inoue, who he puts his boot up against with a weary look on his face), and Saito's counter of Yone's move into the Suicidees

WINNER: Akitoshi Saito with the Suicidees (8 minutes, 32 seconds)

MATCH THREE
Minoru Tanaka & Seiya Morohashi vs Haō and Niō

The new Kongoh tag-team made their official debut today (albeit it Niō with taped shoulder), and Niō debuted a new finisher.

Minoru Tanaka stood and glared at his former partner (Niō), and then told Seiya Morohashi that he was going to be the one to start, and so he and Niō kicked off the match.

WINNER: Niō with the Cancun Tornado on Seiya Morohashi (10 minutes, 48 seconds)

MATCH FOUR
The Sugiura Army (Takashi Sugiura, Hajime Ohara & NOSWA Rongai) vs Kongoh (Kenoh, Masa Kitamiya & Yoshiki Inamura)

Sugiura held up the red belt to Kitamiya, and they started off, soon after the bell rang Kitamiya bust Sugiura open with a headbutt. This is the last pre-match between them before the title match at the big Korakuen Hall show on 4th January 2020.

WINNER: Masa Kitamiya with the Saito Suplex (14 minutes, 27 seconds)

As Takashi Sugiura lay on the floor, Masa Kitamiya took the belt and posed with it on his shoulder, while doing the cocky pose on Sugiura (he had one foot placed on his chest). Afterwards, Kinya Okada helped a blooded Sugiura out of the ring.

MATCH FIVE
RATELS (HAYATA, YO-HEY & Tadasuke) vs STINGER (Yoshinari Ogawa, Kotaro Suzuki and Atsushi Kotoge)

The three of RATELS came out to Tadasuke's entry.
Despite the incident at Noah's last show, Yoshinari Ogawa seemed to be fine (angry but fine), and he and HAYATA started off. Although no one mentioned anything, its likely that Ogawa put the screws to him today, especially as HAYATA was seen limping afterwards at the Fan Event.

WINNER: Atsushi Kotoge with the Killswitch on YO-HEY (11 minutes, 58 seconds)

This match was more significant for what happened after it, rather than in it.

After Kotoge got the win over YO-HEY, STINGER stood and posed with the belts (by that I mean the GHC Junior belt too, which was held by a laughing Ogawa), RATELS then attacked and the fight between HAYATA and Ogawa went backstage. Alone in the ring, Kotaro Suzuki and Atsushi Kotoge were blindsided by an attacking Kongoh, as Haō and Niō stormed the ring and beat up them (I think Niō might actually have done the Killswitch on Kotoge), and bent over them holding the belts. It is rare to see this happen in Noah, and when it does happen, its usually by heel teams.

MATCH SIX
Kaito Kiyomiya, Naomichi Marufuji & Daisuke Harada vs Kumaxiz (Go Shiozaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Hitoshi Kumano).

Kaito Kiyomiya and Go Shiozaki started the match, with Daisuke Harada and Naomichi Marufuji maintaining a sense of distance (although at the end of the match they were seen to be talking). Marufuji has taken to loudly addressing Kiyomiya as "champ" when in the ring.

Despite the junior presence in this match, and juniors always being a heavyweight target, it was Kiyomiya got the dreaded AXIZ kick\chop sandwich. A fan described this as his being their "prey".

I think that Katsuhiko Nakajima's older brother might also have been in the crowd. Nakajima gave him a look when he started leading the calls for Marufuji!

WINNER: Kaito Kiyomiya with the Tiger Suplex on Go Shiozaki (20 minutes, 38 seconds)

Kaito Kiyomiya (in a further personality change away from the polite champion with a sense of fair play and decency), stood over Go Shiozaki and held the belt up to him, later he was seen to be laughing about what had happened as he pointed to the title!

When everyone had left the ring, Kiyomiya then made a short speech, before going round ringside and meeting fans.

"I have protected this belt for a year, and with everyone's expectations, I cannot afford to lose this belt next year in the first defence. Next year, Noah will celebrate its 20th anniversary. I hope to steer the rudder in 2020! When we return to Numazu next time, I will show a new scenery to the crowded venue!"

Then the Fan Festival began.
The wrestlers grouped together, and stood at eight tables (Naomichi Marufuji and 50 Funky Powers, Kaito Kiyomiya and Shuhei Taniguchi,RATELS, STINGER, Kongoh, The Anti Wrestlers Alliance, The Sugiura Army and AXIZ), where fans could have autographs and pose for pictures.

~ At the RATELS booth, YO-HEY looked to have an ice pack strapped to his neck\shoulder, and HAYATA came limping on his side right at the end of the video.
~ Kongoh made a rare appearance, and Kenoh was seen to be smiling!
~ Hajime Ohara wore Christmas themed pants.
~ STINGER (looking suitably sinister all in black) were a man down (Chris Ridgeway is absent), and while Naomichi Marufuji went bare chested, Kiyomiya wore t-shirt and ring pants, and others only t-shirts, Yoshinari Ogawa wore a big thick duffle coat in a venue I am told is heated.
~ The AXIZ booth was never shown on the official Noah Twitter, and someone said that Go Shiozaki was absent. I don't know if this was because he wasn't there at that time, or because he wasn't there at all (however, I think he did eventually show up).

ATTENDANCE: Not announced
WITH THANKS TO: Naoki_Slam13, Rembrandt, Shinya, Taichi, Tetorin3,   
PICTURE CREDIT: Noah GHC, PKDX, YO-HEY. 
GIF CREDIT: Noah GHC
NOAH'S NEXT SHOW: The Sugiura Army Produce, "All Dogs Gather! Bark at Korakuen", 27th December 2019. 

The 10 Best Things about Impact Wrestling in 2019... 
Published Dec 20 2019 By Hakeem Fullerton Of WrestlingWithWrestling.Com 


 Well the time has come, 2019 is nearing the end and after the debut of All Elite Wrestling, the return of the NWA to pro wrestling,


WWE ratings continue to plummet, Ring Of Honor taking TNA's old mantle of pro wrestling company making numerous mistake after numerous mistake.


NXT UK basically eradicating the U.K. wrestling scene.


Impact has sort of been lost in the shuffle however Impact has had no shortly news worth headlines and today I'll be taking about the 10 best things that happened to Impact Wrestling in the last 52 weeks. 


Dishonorable Mentions

• #KillerKross / #ImpactWrestling Saga

• Problems with Pursuit Channel
• Lighting, Camera and #AudioIssues on Impact Plus and #Twitch specials
• The Over Usage of #ECW Originals on #ImpactTapings
• The Treatment of #OvE by #ImpactManagement
• #UnitedWeStand Bait-and Switch Controversy
• Wrestling Departures ( #Allie, #Abyss, #MattSydal, #KongoKong, #SonjayDutt, #KM, #EliDrake, #ScarlettBordeaux, #DJZ, #TrevorLee and the #LuchaBros etc.)

Honorable Mentions

• #Impact and #AAA work together in an important cross promotional event that took place at MSG in New York City
• Impact Stars resigning with the company 
• Donating money to help rebuild #ODB's Food Truck Business
• Forming partnerships with other promotions and non-wrestling companies alike
• #GailKim's coming out of retirement to wrestle one more match 
• Promoting and Selling Brand New Merchandise
• #SamiCallihan Wins the Impact World Title
• The Launch of #IMPACTPlus
• Everything about #IPWF
• Impact becomes the 5th most Trending Topic on Twitter (Twice) 

NWA Powerrr Episode 10... 


Published Dec 18, 2019 By Andre Corbeil. 

After a hard fought 2-out-of-3 falls match with the Cowboy James Storm, Aldis spoke at the podium that “no man alive could be him.” This confrontation with Marty Scurll and Nick Aldis opened up pandoras box of questions in the pro wrestling world. What is Marty Scurll’s future? Now that he’s a free-agent where is his sights set? On this episode of NWA Powerrr, you’ll see the interview that happened after Into the Fire went off the air with David Marquez and Marty Scurll. Plus, an exclusive face to face interview with the newest broadcaster in The NWA, Stu Bennett (FKA Wade Barrett) who asks Marty Scurll the question on his mind… what is he doing in the National Wrestling Alliance.
At Into The Fire, Stu Bennett announced the return of the NWA TV Championship. On this episode, we’ll meet the field of competitors competing in the January 24th PPV event for the returning championship. We can confirm there are some unique and surprising names in the field. Also, three non-contracted NWA talents will compete in a play-in match to earn a spot in this field.
Also on this season debut of #NWAPowerrr, Eli Drake is out for revenge after the brutal attack by Mr. Ken Anderson after their Into The Fire PPV match. These two rivals will have a No Disqualification match.
Plus the Rock N Roll Express will be in action, you’ll see Thunder Rosa, Melina, The Dawsons, Wild Cards and more.
We’ll have live results as it airs in this post.
NWA Powerrr Episode 10 Results:

• Aron Stevens says that he’s earned a third-degree black belt in under three weeks., and that he’s now “Shooter Stevens.”  He has a modified belt (with stripes) and says he wants the TV title as well. Colt Cabana then airs his grievances about his loss.
• Melina, Rosa, Vox, Kay, and ODB brawl.

#NWAPOWERRR #NWAPOWERRRESULTS #NWA #NWARESULTS #POWERRR 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpU_VzomKkk&feature=emb_title

Impact Wrestling 12/17/19 Andre Corbeil Live Stream | Impact Dec 17 2019...

Published Dec 17 2019 By Andre Corbeil. 


Jordynne Grace @JordynneGrace vs.  Tenille Dashwood @TenilleDashwood


Daga @Daga_wrestler vs. Tj Perkins @MegaTJP


Rich Swann @GottaGetSwann vs. Ethan Page @OfficialEGO


Joey Ryan @JoeyRyanOnline vs. Acey Romero @THEACEYROMERO


Sami Callihan Exposes Tessa Blanchard Segment


​Andre Corbeil Reporter and founder of #WrestlingWithWrestling Andre Corbeil Social Media Links: #Youtube #AndreCorbeil https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChKk... #AndreCorbeil Wrestling Reporter & Host Of The #AndreCorbeilShow

​#ImpactWrestling #ImpactLivestreamTonight #weareimpact #Wrestling, #ImpactWrestling, #WWE, #NXT, #AEW #WWERaw #WWESmackdown #AEWDynamite #WWENXT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toNT2yAT0pA

MJF vs. Marshall Von Erich stipulation match signed for January 11 in Dallas... 

Published Dec 17 2019 By Andre Corbeil. 
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Major League Wrestling today announced MJF vs. Marshall Von Erich for MLW: Zero Hour at the NYTEX Sports Centre in the greater Dallas/Ft. Worth area on Saturday January 11. The event will be a MLW FUSION TV taping for beIN SPORTS.

Tickets start at $15 at http://www.MLWDallas.com. 
Since SuperFight, the Dynasty have been salty about losing the World Tag Team Championship to Ross and Marshall Von Erich.  Especially the New York elitist MJF, who has been running his mouth about the Von Erichs nonstop.

MJF claims his self-described "million dollar face" was disfigured by Marshall's iron claw resulting in cosmetic surgery. 

Fully recovered, MJF has upped his trash talking coaxing Marshall to demanding a match. MJF has agreed with one caveat: if MJF wins... the Dynasty get another shot at the World Tag Team titles. BUT if he loses, MJF will never challenge the Von Erich boys for the World Tag Team Championship again.

Never one to back down from a challenge, Marshall quickly stepped up and accepted these terms for a match in Dallas on January 11.  Marshall vows to bring a win home in front of his hometown and serve the New York big mouth some Texas justice courtesy of the iron claw.

Has MJF set a trap for the Von Erichs? 

Will MJF fast-track a title match?  

Will Marshall Von Erich have to contend with not only the Dynasty but traitor "Filthy Tom Lawlor? 

Find out LIVE January 11.
Purchase your tickets today at MLWDallas.com and see MLW's return to Dallas live.

Media and miscellaneous inquiries for this event can be sent to: Dallas@mlw.com.

Buy tickets starting at $15 at MLWDallas.com.

Matches signed:
NO ROPES BARBED WIRE MATCH
Jimmy Havoc vs. Mance Warner

GRUDGE MATCH!
Ross Von Erich vs. "Filthy" Tom Lawlor

#MJF wins he gets a World Tag Team Title shot, if he loses he can never challenge the #VonErichs again to a title fight
MJF vs. #MarshallVonErich

Some of the athletes and talent signed to compete and appear include: 

World Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu and CONTRA Unit • Salina de la Renta • Mance Warner • Hijo de LA Park • Low Ki • Richard Holliday • National Openweight Champion Alex Hammerstone • Douglas James • Injustice's Myron Reed, Jordan Oliver & Kotto Brazil • Davey Boy Smith Jr. • Brian Pillman Jr. • Savio Vega • Konnan and more!

More athletes and matches will be announced at MLW.com.
 
Tickets start at $15 at MLWDallas.com. #mlw #mlwdallas #majorleaguewrestling #dallastx