NOAH The New Year 2024 Results – Jan. 2, 2024 – Naomichi Marufuji vs. Kota Ibushi

January 2, 2024
Ariake, Japan – Ariake Arena
English Commentary: Stewart Fulton and Mark Pickering

Quick Match Results

1. Pre-show: Yu Owada defeated Taishi Ozawa via Leg Roll Clutch (pinfall 5:24)
2. Pre-show: Atsushi Kotoge, Muhammad Yone, Super Crazy, & Terry Yaki defeated Akitoshi Saito, Hajime Ohara, Hi69, & Kai Fujimura via Moonsault Press (pinfall 7:22)
3. GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Three-way Elimination match – Good Looking Guys (Yo-Hey & Tadasuke) defeated Ninja Mack & Alejandro and Los Golpeadores (Dragón Bane and Alpha Wolf) (c) via Dropkick (pinfall 12:24)
   • Ninja Mack & Alejandro were the first team eliminated following Yo-Hey’s roll-up to Ninja Mack for the pinfall elimination.
4. Good Looking Guys (Jake Lee, Jack Morris & Anthony Greene) defeated El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., Vinnie Massaro, & Titus Alexander via Bad Looking Face (pinfall 9:44)
   • Following the match, Alexander confronted Morris wanting a title shot at his GHC National Championship which Morris responded by shoving Alexander away.
5. Tomohiro Ishii defeated Masa Kitamiya via Vertical Drop Brainbuster (pinfall 15:04)
6. Go Shiozaki defeated Satoshi Kojima via Gowan Lariat (pinfall 13:56)
   • Following the match, Shiozaki gave a promo to the crowd and formed a new Team NOAH faction with Atsushi Kotoge, Hi69, Muhammad Yone, and Akitoshi Saito.
7. Luminous (Haruka Umesaki & Miyuki Takase) defeated Nagisa Nozaki & Great Sakuya via Disqualification (13:46)
8. Takashi Sugiura defeated Ulka Sasaki via Olympic Slam (pinfall 11:02)
9. Wrestling Symphony Tag Team match – Zack Sabre Jr. & Yoshinari Ogawa defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi & HAYATA via Orienteering with Napalm Death (submission 17:36)
10. GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship – Daga (c) defeated Eita via Diablo Wings (pinfall 13:00)
11. 12-Man Tag Team Elimination match – Kaito Kiyomiya, Shota Umino, Ryohei Oiwa, Daiki Inaba, Shuji Kondo, & Junta Miyawaki defeated House of Torture (Evil, Ren Narita, Yujiro Takahashi, SHO, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & Dick Togo) via Kiyomiya last eliminating EVIL (26:14)
    • The eliminations in order were Miyawaki, SHO (HoT), Kondo, Inaba, Kanemaru (HoT), Togo (HoT), Umino & Narita (HoT), Oiwa, Takahashi (HoT), and EVIL (HoT).
12. GHC Heavyweight Championship – Kenoh (c) defeated Manabu Soya via Kenoh Special (submission 28:36)
    • Following the match, Go Shiozaki’s music quickly played interrupting Kenoh chance to celebrate his victory. Shiozaki came out and issued a challenge to Kenoh for his title. Kenoh responded stating that he had something first to say which was him thanking Soya for the match they had. Kenoh then turned his attention back to Shiozaki and told him no at first but then said he would only agree on the condition that Shiozaki puts his “I Am NOAH” ace status on the line at NOAH’s Star Navigation 2024 event on January 13th. Shiozaki agreed to the stipulation and walked out of the ring and Kenoh responded agreeing to the challenge.
13. Kota Ibushi defeated Naomichi Marufuji via Kamigoye (pinfall 33:26)
    • Following the match, Kaito Kiyomiya and Jake Lee came out to confront Ibushi and gestured for him to leave the ring. Ibushi then walked away but once he got to the stage, Ibushi turned around and taunted both guys motioning for them come at him if they wanted while they continued to look on. Ibushi then continued his walk to the back. Lee and Kiyomiya then both gave show closing speeches to the crowd.