Noah 6/12 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH “Emerald Spirits 2016 in KORAKUEN”. 6/12/2016 [Sun] 12:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
1,455 Spectators

~ An honoring ceremony was held for the late Mitsuharu Misawa to kick off the show.

(1) Taiji Ishimori & Andy Dalton vs. Hitoshi Kumano & Kaito Kiyomiya
◆Winner: Ishimori (5:15) with a 450° Splash on Kiyomiya.
(2) Muhammad Yone, Quiet Storm & Shiro Tomoyose vs. Yoshinari Ogawa, Akitoshi Saito & Genba Hirayanagi
◆Winner: Ogawa (5:16) following a Back Drop on Tomoyse.
(3) Kenoh & Hajime Ohara vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado (both SZKG)
◆Winner: Kenoh (7:41) following the Kibo on Desperado.
~ Kenoh & Ohara made it known that they aim to earn another shot at the GHC Jr. Tag belts soon.
(4) Katsuhiko Nakajima, Maybach Taniguchi & Masa Kitamiya vs. Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Sugiura & Takashi Iizuka (all SZKG)
◆Winner: Sugiura (14:44) following the Olympic Qualifying Slam on Taniguchi.
~ Suzuki showed no respect for today’s show in honor of Misawa as he still continued on that he’ll inevitably crush NOAH.

(5) GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship 3WAY Match: [27th Champions] Daisuke Harada & Atsushi Kotoge vs. [Challengers] Gedo & Jado (both NJPW) vs. [Challengers] Taichi & TAKA Michinoku (both SZKG)
◆Winner: Kotoge (16:26) following the Kill Switch on TAKA.
~ 3rd successful title defense.
~ Jado & Gedo stated that they want a rematch against the champions, since they did not take the loss today.

(6) GHC Tag Championship Match: [34th Champions] Naomichi Marufuji & Toru Yano (NJPW) vs. [Challengers] Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. (both SZKG)
◆Winner: Yano (12:33) with a Backslide on Smith.
~ 1st successful title defense.
~ Yano with his usual bag of tricks as he caught Smith for the finish. K.E.S. made it known that they will pursue another challenge in the future though with now 2 losses they will have to earn it.
~ Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka stepped forward as the next challengers for the belts.

(7) GHC Heavyweight Championship Match: [26th Champion] Go Shiozaki (FREE) vs. [Challenger] Shelton X Benjamin (SZKG)
◆Winner: Shiozaki (30:41) following a Go-Arm Lariat.
~ 1st successful title defense.
~ Following the defense, Shiozaki stated that he wants to officially be a member of NOAH once more as Marufuji came out and place a NOAH shirt on his back.
~ Though the celebration for Shiozaki was cut short as Sugiura came out to assault the champion with a chair as he was making his way to the back. Sugi clearly put his name forward for a rematch against Shiozaki.
~ Shiozaki crawled to the back, but was unable to give a full interview following the assault.