NOAH’s first tour of 2005 today came to a close in Kobe in a card that saw Britian’s own Doug Williams team up with American highflyer Scorpio to take on Misawa and Ogawa for the GHC tag team titles…. Also on the card Go Shiosaki looked to try and upset Kenta Koibashi to gain a win in his trial series at the last hurdle and Marufuji defended his GHC Hardcore Openweight belt against Family Gundan member Haruka Eigen….
NOAH, 1/23/05
Kobe World Hall
2,800 Fans
1. GHC Hardcore Openweight Title: Naomichi Marufuji (c) beat Haruka Eigen (7:40) with the Shiranui (2nd defense).
2. Richard Slinger, SUWA & Ricky Marvin beat Makoto Hashi, Kotaro Suzuki & Mitsuo Momota (15:18) when Slinger used a cradle on Momota.
3. Akitoshi Saito beat Kishin Kawabata (11:53) with the Sickle of Death.
4. Akira Taue, Masao Inoue & Shiro Koshinaka beat Tamon Honda, KENTA & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (15:07) when Inoue used an Argentine backbreaker on Kikuchi.
5. Takeshi Rikio, Takeshi Morishima & Mohammed Yone beat Rick Steiner, Michael Modest & Donovan Morgan (10:13) when Rikio used the Muso on Morgan.
6. Go Shiosaki Single Match Trial 7th: Kenta Kobashi beat Go Shiosaki (13:59) with a lariat.
7. Minoru Suzuki , Takuma Sano & Takashi Sugiura beat Jun Akiyama, Jun Izumida & Yoshinobu Kanemaru (14:40) when Suzuki pinned Izumida after using a sleeper hold.
8. GHC Tag Team Title: Scorpio & Doug Williams beat Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa (c) (29:32) when Scorpio used the 450 splash on Ogawa to become the 9th champions.
Naomichi Marufuji (first reign as GHC Hardcore Openweight Champion – 10/16/04 to present – 2 defenses)
1. (11/21/04 @ Miyagi Sports Center) Naomichi Marufuji beat Go Shiosaki (14:48) with the Shiranui (1st defense).
2. (1/23/05 @ Kobe World Hall) Naomichi Marufuji beat Haruka Eigen (7:40) with the Shiranui (2nd defense).
GHC World Tag Title History…
1. (10/19/01 @ Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium) Vader & Scorpio beat Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito (11:39) when Vader used a chokeslam on Akiyama (tournament final).
2. (11/30/01 @ Hokkaido Sports Center) Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa beat Vader & Scorpio (16:35) when Ogawa used a backdrop hold on Scorpio.
3. (12/9/01 @ Tokyo Ariake Colosseum) Takao Omori & Yoshihiro Takayama beat Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa (20:31) when Omori used an Axe Bomber on Ogawa.
4. (2/17/02 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Takeshi Morishima & Takeshi Rikio beat Takao Omori & Yoshihiro Takayama (16:01) when Rikio used a powerbomb on Omori.
5. (9/23/02 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito beat Takeshi Morishima & Takeshi Rikio (22:47) when Saito used the Sickle of Death on Rikio.
6. (6/6/03 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Kenta Kobashi & Tamon Honda beat Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito (26:54) when Honda used the rolling Olympic Hell Special on Akiyama.
7. (11/30/03 @ Hokkaido Sports Center) Yuji Nagata & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Kenta Kobashi & Tamon Honda (33:29) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Honda.
8. (1/10/04 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa (2) beat Yuji Nagata & Hiroshi Tanahashi (29:41) when Misawa used the Emerald Frosion on Tanahashi.
9. (1/23/05 @ Kobe World Hall) Scorpio & Doug Williams beat Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa (29:32) when Scorpio used the 450 splash on Ogawa.