NOAH ran their December 4th rally at Yokohama Bunka Gym, claiming 4,600 paid. Results:
1. Makoto Hashi defeated Go Shiozaki in 13 minutes, 27 seconds with the Gori Thunder.
2. SUWA & Naoki Sano defeated Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Tamon Honda in 14 minutes, 59 seconds when SUWA used his FFF facebuster on Kikuchi for the win.
3. Ricky Marvin, Ace Steel, & Scorpio defeated Kishin Kawabata, Mohammed Yone, & Daisuke Ikeda in 18 minutes, 59 seconds when Steel pinned Kawabata after a Scorpio spin-kick.
4. KENTA, Naomichi Marufuji, & Takeshi Rikio defeated Kotaro Suzuki, Richard Slinger, & Akira Taue in 16 minutes, 42 seconds when Marufuji used his Shiranui on Suzuki for the win.
5. Masao Inoue & Akitoshi Saito defeated Jun Izumida & Jun Akiyama in 16 minutes, 2 seconds when Saito used his Death Sickle (timed enziguri) finisher on Izumida for the win.
6. GHC Jr. Title Match: Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Takashi Sugiura in 25 minutes, 3 seconds with his Touch-Out (Spinning Brainbuster) finisher.
7. GHC Tag Titles Match: Yoshinari Ogawa & Mitsuharu Misawa defeated Donovan Morgan & Michael Modest in 17 minutes, 53 seconds when Ogawa pinned Modest after a Emerald Flowsion.
8. GHC Heavyweight Title Match: Kenta Kobashi defeated The Gladiator in 28 minutes, 21 seconds with a Moonsault press.
After the match MiSuzuki and Takayama turned up and goaded Kobashi and Kobashi agreed to a title match with Suzuki. This may happen at the January Budokuen show.
Also former GHC Jr champ Takiawa (who is a Zero-One/First On Stage grappler and also a former IWGP Jr Champ and current World.1 Jr champ) showed up and challenged Kanemaru for the much hyped ‘Strongest Jr in Japan match’ but Kanemaru said he’d think about as former foe Modest has expressed an intrest in facing him too….
Kenta Kobashi – First reign as GHC champion, 12 defenses…
1. (4/13/03 @ Tokyo Ariake Colosseum) Kenta Kobashi beat Tamon Honda (26:55) with a short lariat (1st defense).
2. (5/2/03 @ Tokyo Dome) Kenta Kobashi beat Masahiro Chono (28:27) with a lariat (2nd defense).
3. (8/26/03 @ Nagoya International Conference Hall) Kenta Kobashi beat Bison Smith (23:32) with a lariat (3rd defense).
4. (9/12/03 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Kenta Kobashi beat Yuji Nagata (30:13) with a lariat (4th defense).
5. (11/1/03 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Kenta Kobashi beat Yoshinari Ogawa (29:51) with a lariat (5th defense).
6. (1/25/04 @ Kobe World Hall) Kenta Kobashi beat Takuma Sano (25:58) with a brainbuster (6th defense).
7. (3/6/04 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Kenta Kobashi beat Takeshi Rikio (25:28) with a lariat (7th defense).
8. (4/25/04 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Kenta Kobashi beat Yoshihiro Takayama (28:47) with a moonsault press (8th defense).
9. (7/10/04 @ Tokyo Dome) Kenta Kobashi beat Jun Akiyama (35:34) with the Burning Hammer (9th defense).
10. (9/10/04 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Kenta Kobashi beat Akira Taue (28:05) with a wrist-clutch Burning Hammer (10th defense).
11. (10/24/04 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Kenta Kobashi beat Akitoshi Saito (28:55) with a brainbuster (11th defense).
12. (12/4/04 @ Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium) Kenta Kobashi beat ‘Gladiator’ Mike Awesome with a Moonsault Press (12th defense)
Mitsuharu Misawa and Yoshinari Ogawa – Second reign as GHC Tag Champs, 7 defences…
1. (3/6/04 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa beat Daisuke Ikeda & Mohammed Yone (29:28) when Ogawa used an inside cradle on Yone (1st defense).
2. (4/25/04 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa beat Naomichi Marufuji & KENTA (28:39) when Misawa used a modified Emerald Frosion on Marufuji (2nd defense).
3. (6/11/04 @ San Leandro High School Gymnasium, USA) Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa beat Nigel McGuinness & Bart Blaxton (11:58) when Misawa used a Tiger Driver on Blaxton (3rd defense).
4. (7/10/04 @ Tokyo Dome) Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa beat Keiji Muto & Taiyo Kea (21:46) when Misawa used the Emerald Frosion on Kea (4th defense).
5. (9/10/04 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa beat Akitoshi Saito & Masao Inoue (30:44) when Ogawa used a backdrop hold on Inoue (5th defense).
6. (10/24/04 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa beat Akira Taue & Takuma Sano (22:22) when Misawa used an avalanche-style Emerald Frosion on Sano (6th defense).
7. (12/4/04 @ Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium) Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa beat Michael Modest & Donovan Morgan (17:53) when Ogawa used the Emerald Frosion on Modest (7th defense).
Yoshinobu Kanemaru – Third reign as GHC Jr Heavyweight Champion, 3 defenses…
1. (9/10/04 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Low Ki (22:15) with the Touching Out (1st defense).
2. (10/24/04 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat TAKA Michinoku (20:49) with the Touching Out (2nd defense).
3. (12/4/04 @ Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium) Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Takashi Sugiura (25:03) with the Touching Out (3rd defense).
1. Makoto Hashi defeated Go Shiozaki in 13 minutes, 27 seconds with the Gori Thunder.
2. SUWA & Naoki Sano defeated Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Tamon Honda in 14 minutes, 59 seconds when SUWA used his FFF facebuster on Kikuchi for the win.
3. Ricky Marvin, Ace Steel, & Scorpio defeated Kishin Kawabata, Mohammed Yone, & Daisuke Ikeda in 18 minutes, 59 seconds when Steel pinned Kawabata after a Scorpio spin-kick.
4. KENTA, Naomichi Marufuji, & Takeshi Rikio defeated Kotaro Suzuki, Richard Slinger, & Akira Taue in 16 minutes, 42 seconds when Marufuji used his Shiranui on Suzuki for the win.
5. Masao Inoue & Akitoshi Saito defeated Jun Izumida & Jun Akiyama in 16 minutes, 2 seconds when Saito used his Death Sickle (timed enziguri) finisher on Izumida for the win.
6. GHC Jr. Title Match: Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Takashi Sugiura in 25 minutes, 3 seconds with his Touch-Out (Spinning Brainbuster) finisher.
7. GHC Tag Titles Match: Yoshinari Ogawa & Mitsuharu Misawa defeated Donovan Morgan & Michael Modest in 17 minutes, 53 seconds when Ogawa pinned Modest after a Emerald Flowsion.
8. GHC Heavyweight Title Match: Kenta Kobashi defeated The Gladiator in 28 minutes, 21 seconds with a Moonsault press.
After the match MiSuzuki and Takayama turned up and goaded Kobashi and Kobashi agreed to a title match with Suzuki. This may happen at the January Budokuen show.
Also former GHC Jr champ Takiawa (who is a Zero-One/First On Stage grappler and also a former IWGP Jr Champ and current World.1 Jr champ) showed up and challenged Kanemaru for the much hyped ‘Strongest Jr in Japan match’ but Kanemaru said he’d think about as former foe Modest has expressed an intrest in facing him too….
Kenta Kobashi – First reign as GHC champion, 12 defenses…
1. (4/13/03 @ Tokyo Ariake Colosseum) Kenta Kobashi beat Tamon Honda (26:55) with a short lariat (1st defense).
2. (5/2/03 @ Tokyo Dome) Kenta Kobashi beat Masahiro Chono (28:27) with a lariat (2nd defense).
3. (8/26/03 @ Nagoya International Conference Hall) Kenta Kobashi beat Bison Smith (23:32) with a lariat (3rd defense).
4. (9/12/03 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Kenta Kobashi beat Yuji Nagata (30:13) with a lariat (4th defense).
5. (11/1/03 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Kenta Kobashi beat Yoshinari Ogawa (29:51) with a lariat (5th defense).
6. (1/25/04 @ Kobe World Hall) Kenta Kobashi beat Takuma Sano (25:58) with a brainbuster (6th defense).
7. (3/6/04 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Kenta Kobashi beat Takeshi Rikio (25:28) with a lariat (7th defense).
8. (4/25/04 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Kenta Kobashi beat Yoshihiro Takayama (28:47) with a moonsault press (8th defense).
9. (7/10/04 @ Tokyo Dome) Kenta Kobashi beat Jun Akiyama (35:34) with the Burning Hammer (9th defense).
10. (9/10/04 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Kenta Kobashi beat Akira Taue (28:05) with a wrist-clutch Burning Hammer (10th defense).
11. (10/24/04 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Kenta Kobashi beat Akitoshi Saito (28:55) with a brainbuster (11th defense).
12. (12/4/04 @ Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium) Kenta Kobashi beat ‘Gladiator’ Mike Awesome with a Moonsault Press (12th defense)
Mitsuharu Misawa and Yoshinari Ogawa – Second reign as GHC Tag Champs, 7 defences…
1. (3/6/04 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa beat Daisuke Ikeda & Mohammed Yone (29:28) when Ogawa used an inside cradle on Yone (1st defense).
2. (4/25/04 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa beat Naomichi Marufuji & KENTA (28:39) when Misawa used a modified Emerald Frosion on Marufuji (2nd defense).
3. (6/11/04 @ San Leandro High School Gymnasium, USA) Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa beat Nigel McGuinness & Bart Blaxton (11:58) when Misawa used a Tiger Driver on Blaxton (3rd defense).
4. (7/10/04 @ Tokyo Dome) Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa beat Keiji Muto & Taiyo Kea (21:46) when Misawa used the Emerald Frosion on Kea (4th defense).
5. (9/10/04 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa beat Akitoshi Saito & Masao Inoue (30:44) when Ogawa used a backdrop hold on Inoue (5th defense).
6. (10/24/04 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa beat Akira Taue & Takuma Sano (22:22) when Misawa used an avalanche-style Emerald Frosion on Sano (6th defense).
7. (12/4/04 @ Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium) Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa beat Michael Modest & Donovan Morgan (17:53) when Ogawa used the Emerald Frosion on Modest (7th defense).
Yoshinobu Kanemaru – Third reign as GHC Jr Heavyweight Champion, 3 defenses…
1. (9/10/04 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Low Ki (22:15) with the Touching Out (1st defense).
2. (10/24/04 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat TAKA Michinoku (20:49) with the Touching Out (2nd defense).
3. (12/4/04 @ Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium) Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Takashi Sugiura (25:03) with the Touching Out (3rd defense).