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N Innovation 2022
Promotional poster featuring various wrestlers
PromotionCyberFight
Brand(s)Pro Wrestling Noah
DateDecember 23, 2022
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueShinjuku Face
Attendance320[1]
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N Innovation 2022 was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand Pro Wrestling Noah. It took place on December 23, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Shinjuku Face. The event aired on CyberAgent's AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe.[2] It was the last pay-per-view promoted by Noah in 2022.

Background[edit]

Storylines[edit]

The event featured six professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]

Event[edit]

The event has been opened by the confrontation between one of the promotion's veteran Hi69 and rookie Shoki Kitamura which ended with the latter's victory. Next, Alejandro, Andy Wu and Ninja Mack picked up a victory over Kongo's Hajime Ohara, Shuji Kondo and Tadasuke. The third match saw Yasutaka Yano picking up a victory over Nosawa Rongai. The fourth match portraited the bout between Yoshinari Ogawa and Eita which ended in a no-contest. There have been two title fights in the main card. The first saw Yo-Hey teaming up with Dragon Gate's Kzy and defeating Stinger's sub-group tag team of Atsushi Kotoge and Seiki Yoshioka for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.[4][5]

The main event portraited the confrontation between Dante Leon and Amakusa for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship which solded with the latter's victory and with Leon failing to score his first defense. After the match, Amakusa received a challenge from Junta Miyawaki for "The New Year 2023" on January 1.[6]

Results[edit]

No.Results[7]StipulationsTimes[1]
1Shoki Kitamura defeated Hi69Singles match9:22
2Alejandro, Andy Wu and Ninja Mack defeated Kongo (Hajime Ohara, Shuji Kondo and Tadasuke)Six-man tag team match11:53
3Yasutaka Yano defeated Nosawa RongaiSingles match13:41
4Eita vs. Yoshinari Ogawa ended in a no-contestSingles match18:28
5Kzy and Yo-Hey defeated Stinger (Atsushi Kotoge and Seiki Yoshioka) (c)Tag team match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship27:53
6Amakusa defeated Dante Leon (c)Singles match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship23:37
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 23, 2022). "NOAH N Innovation". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Pro Wrestling Noah (December 23, 2022). 2022年12月23日 （金） N Innovation. noah.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  3. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  4. ^ Taigermen (December 23, 2022). "RESULTS: NOAH N INNOVATION 12.23.2022". zonawrestling.net. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Pollock, John (December 23, 2022). "Two title changes highlight final Pro Wrestling NOAH card of 2022". postwrestling.com. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  6. ^ Carlan, Lewis (December 23, 2022). "Pro Wrestling NOAH's N Innovation Results (12/23/2022); New Champions Crowned". pwmania.com. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  7. ^ Daly, Wayne (December 23, 2022). "NOAH Results: N Innovation 2022 Day 6 – Tokyo, Japan (12/23)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

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