Big News from Pro Wrestling Noah

It was officially announced that Yuji Okabayashi and Mitsuya Nagai have been added to the upcoming “Global League”. The full league now sits at 16 wrestlers in total and will run from October 14 through November 19.

Naomichi Marufuji, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Masa Kitamiya, Go Shiozaki, Maybach Taniguchi, Muhammad Yone, Quiet Storm, Atsushi Kotoge, Kenoh, Akitoshi Saito, Cody Hall, KAZMA SAKAMOTO (FREE), Masato Tanaka (ZERO1), Yuko Miyamoto (666), Yuji Okabayashi (BJW) & Mitsuya Nagai (DRADITION)

Then Eddie Edwards, as the reigning GHC Heavyweight Champion, addressed his first title defense against Marufuji and the his goals going forward as the defending champion. Edwards stated that his goal is to become stronger as the champion and keep his confidence high for what it means to be the GHC champion. He addressed that due to the scheduling with Impact Wrestling that he will not be able to compete in the Global League, but he expects the winner of the league to be a promising and worthy challenge for the belt.

Also the president of Impact Wrestling Ed Nordholm and the VP Scott D’Amore joined NOAH’s president Masayuki Uchida to talk about the future goals of bringing the “global” back to the GHC (Global Honored Crown) name. Early plans are being worked out to feature the GHC belt abroad including maybe even a defense in Impact Wrestling. Also both Canada and Mexico also were mentioned for potential defenses in the idea of the true “global” advance. Edwards himself has stated that he will accept any and all challenges that may come forward and even those from outside of Japan.