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Pro Wrestling NOAH “Global League 2016”, 11/22/2016 [Tue] 18:30 @ Niigata City Gymnasium
850 Spectators

(1) Taiji Ishimori, Kenoh, Hajime Ohara, Hajime Ohara & Captain NOAH vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taichi, El Desperadon & TAKA Michinoku
◆Winner: Taichi (7:37) following the Tenshojujiho on Captain.
(2) Maybach Taniguchi & Hitoshi Kumano vs. Akitoshi Saito & Yoshinari Ogawa
◆Winner: Taniguchi (5:48) with the Maybach Press on Ogawa.
(3) Katsuhiko Nakajima, Toru Yano & Quiet Storm vs. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer & Takashi Iizuka
◆Winner: Archer (9:29) with the Blackout on Storm.

(4) GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [32nd Champion] Atsushi Kotoge vs. [Challenger] Daisuke Harada
◆Winner: Kotoge (16:54) following the Kill Switch.
~ 2nd successful title defense.
~ Taichi made the challenge as the next rightful challenger.

(5) GL – B BLOCK Match: Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Alejandro Saez
◆Winner: Saez (9:15) with a Spiral Tap.
~ Saez [3 wins, 4 losses = 6 points]
~ Kiyomiya [7 losses = 0 points]
(6) GL – B BLOCK Match: Go Shiozaki vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
◆Winner: Smith (13:33) with the Bulldog Bomb.
~ Smith [4 win, 3 losses = 8 points]
~ Shiozaki [4 wins, 3 losses = 8 points]
~ K.E.S. made the challenge for the GHC Tag belts as the title challenge will be taking place at tomorrow’s GL Final at Korakuen.
(7) GL – B BLOCK Match: Muhammad Yone vs. Takashi Sugiura
◆Winner: Yone (14:42) following the Kinnku Buster.
~ Yone [4 wins, 3 losses = 8 points]
~ Sugiura [4 wins, 3 losses = 8 points]
~ Yone eliminates Sugiura’s chances of being in the final.
(8) GL – B BLOCK Match: Naomichi Marufuji vs. Masa Kitamiya
◆Winner: Kitamiya (17:23) following the Saito Suplex.
~ Kitamiya [5 wins, 2 losses = 10 points]
~ Marufuji [4 wins, 3 losses = 8 points]
~ Kitamiya moves on to tomorrow’s final against Minoru Suzuki. Kitamiya declared that he shall overthrow Suzuki and keep SZKG from being once more near the GHC Heavy belt.

~ Tomorrow’s event card will look as follows…

Pro Wrestling NOAH “Global League 2016”, 11/23/2016 [Wed] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

(1) Hitoshi Kumano vs. Alejandro Saez
(2) Akitoshi Saito & Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Kenoh & Hajime Ohara
(3) Atsushi Kotoge, Daisuke Harada & Taiji Ishimori vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taichi & El Desperado
(4) Go Shiozaki & Maybach Taniguchi vs. Muhammad Yone & Quiet Storm
(5) Katsuhiko Nakajima & Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Takashi Sugiura & Takashi Iizuka

(6) GHC Tag Championship Match: [34th Champions] Naomichi Marufuji & Toru Yano vs. [Challengers] Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.

(7) GL 2016 Final Match: (A BLOCK #1) Minoru Suzuki vs. (B BLOCK #1) Masa Kitamiya



Final Standings

A BLOCK

~ Suzuki [6 wins, 1 loss = 12 points]
~ Nakajima [5 wins, 2 losses = 10 points]
~ Yano [5 wins, 2 losses = 10 points]
~ Storm [4 wins, 3 losses = 8 points]
~ Archer [4 wins, 3 losses = 8 points]
~ Taniguchi [2 wins, 5 losses = 4 points]
~ Saito [1 win, 6 losses = 2 points]
~ Iizuka [1 win, 6 losses = 2 points]

B BLOCK

~ Kitamiya [5 wins, 2 losses = 10 points]
~ Marufuji [4 wins, 3 losses = 8 points]
~ Yone [4 wins, 3 losses = 8 points]
~ Sugiura [4 wins, 3 losses = 8 points]
~ Smith [4 win, 3 losses = 8 points]
~ Shiozaki [4 wins, 3 losses = 8 points]
~ Saez [3 wins, 4 losses = 6 points]
~ Kiyomiya [7 losses = 0 points]