Noah Legacy Rise 2026

NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
(Night 1)
Promotional poster featuring Yoshiki Inamura and Masa Kitamiya
PromotionCyberFight
BrandPro Wrestling Noah
DateJanuary 11, 2026
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,489[1]
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NOAH Legacy Rise 2026 was a multiple-night professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand Pro Wrestling Noah. The four pay-per-view nights of the event took place between January 11 and August 10, 2026, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Korakuen Hall.[2] It was broadcast on CyberAgent's AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe.[3]

Background

Storylines

The event featured eleven professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4]

Night 1

Event

Seven matches were contested at the event, with two of Noah's seven championships on the line. The main event saw Yoshiki Inamura defeat Masa Kitamiya to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship. In another prominent match, Amakusa defeated Daiki Odashima to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship.

The event started with the ten-man tag team confrontation in which the team of Atsushi Kotoge, Hajime Ohara, Hi69 and Shuhei Taniguchi picked up a victory over the team of Hiroto Tsuruya, Katsumi Inahata, Midori Takahashi and Yuto Koyanagi. Next up, Daga, Dragon Bane, Galeno, Jack Morris and Will Kroos outmatched Eita, Kenoh, Manabu Soya and Naomichi Marufuji in eight-man tag team competition. The third bout saw Kenta defeat Ulka Sasaki in singles competition. In the fourth bout, Alpha Wolf, Jun Masaoka, Tadasuke and Takashi Sugiura defeated Alejandro, Harutoki, Kai Fujimura and Kaito Kiyomiya in eight-man tag team competition. During the match, Fujimura attacked Alejandro, thus handing Team 2000X the win. Fujimura defected All Rebellion and joined Team 200X in the process. In the fifth match, Tetsuya Endo picked up a victory over Ozawa in singles competition. [5]

In the semi main event, Amakusa defeated Daiki Odashima to secure the first successful defense of the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship in that respective reign.[6]

In the main event, Yoshiki Inamura defeated Masa Kitamiya to secure the third consecutice defense of the GHC Heavyweight Championship in that rspective reign. After the bout concluded, Kenoh demanded a title match but was attacked by Takashi Sugiura who wanted a title match for himself instead.[7]

Results

No.Results[8]StipulationsTimes[1]
1Team Noah (Atsushi Kotoge, Hajime Ohara, Hi69 and Shuhei Taniguchi) defeated Hiroto Tsuruya, Katsumi Inahata, Midori Takahashi and Yuto Koyanagi by pinfallEight-man tag team match6:21
2Daga, Dragon Bane, Galeno, Jack Morris and Will Kroos defeated Eita, Kenoh, Manabu Soya and Naomichi Marufuji by pinfallTen-man tag team match7:56
3Kenta defeated Ulka Sasaki by pinfallSingles match11:03
4Team 2000X (Alpha Wolf, Jun Masaoka, Tadasuke and Takashi Sugiura) defeated All Rebellion (Alejandro, Harutoki, Kai Fujimura and Kaito Kiyomiya) by pinfallEight-man tag team match11:33
5Tetsuya Endo defeated Ozawa by pinfallSingles match13:13
6Amakusa (c) defeated Daiki Odashima by pinfallSingles match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship16:06
7Yoshiki Inamura (c) defeated Masa Kitamiya by pinfallSingles match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship28:26
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Night 2

NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
(Night 2)
Promotional poster featuring Shane Haste and Tetsuya Endo
PromotionCyberFight
BrandPro Wrestling Noah
DateJune 25, 2026
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,202[9]
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Spring Mayhem
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Summer Epic

Event

The event started with the six-man tag team confrontation in which the team of Amakusa, Stallion Rogers and Yoshiki Inamura outmatched Kenoh, Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II.

In the second main card match, Daiki Odashima, Hiroto Tsuruya, Midori Takahashi and Yuto Koyanagi picked up a victory over Alpha Wolf, Jun Masaoka, Tadasuke and Takashi Sugiura via disqualification. Next up, Hayata and Katsumi Inahata outmatched Eita and Super Crazy in tag team competition. The fourth match saw Kai Fujimura, Masa Kitamiya and Ozawa defeat Alejandro, Kaito Kiyomiya and Dragon Bane in six-man tag team competition. In the fifth bout of the event, Naomichi Marufuji defeated Shuji Kondo to secure the second consecutive defense of the GHC National Championship in that respective reign. After the bout concluded, he received a title challenge from Kenoh. In the semi main event, 2026 Global Tag League winners Manabu Soya and Yuki Iino defeated Tetsuya Naito and Bushi to win the GHC Tag Team Championship, ending the latter team's reign at 175 days and three defenses.[10][11]

In the main event, Shane Haste defeated Tetsuya Endo to secure the second consecutive defense of the GHC Heavyweight Championship in that respective reign. After the bout concluded, he received a title challenge from Ozawa.[12]

Results

No.Results[13]StipulationsTimes[9]
1Amakusa, Stallion Rogers and Yoshiki Inamura defeated Kenoh and Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II) by pinfallSix-man tag team match6:40
2Daiki Odashima, Hiroto Tsuruya, Midori Takahashi and Yuto Koyanagi defeated Team 2000X (Alpha Wolf, Jun Masaoka, Tadasuke and Takashi Sugiura) by disqualificationEight-man tag team match4:01
3Hayata and Katsumi Inahata defeated Eita and Super Crazy by pinfallTag team match5:58
4Team 2000X (Kai Fujimura, Masa Kitamiya and Ozawa) defeated All Rebellion (Alejandro and Kaito Kiyomiya) and Dragon Bane by pinfallSix-man tag team match9:03
5Naomichi Marufuji (c) defeated Shuji Kondo by pinfallSingles match for the GHC National Championship12:47
6Passionate Ratel's (Manabu Soya and Yuki Iino) defeated Los Tranquilos de Japon (Tetsuya Naito and Bushi) (c) by pinfallTag team match for the GHC Tag Team Championship18:20
7Shane Haste (c) defeated Tetsuya Endo by pinfallSingles match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship22:50
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Night 3

NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
(Night 3)
Promotional poster featuring Shane Haste and Tetsuya Naito
PromotionCyberFight
BrandPro Wrestling Noah
DateAugust 9, 2026
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,589[14]
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous
Summer Epic
Next →
Noah Legacy (Night 4)

Event

The event started with the eight-man tag team competition bout from which the team of Atsushi Kotoge, Hajime Ohara, Hi69 and Mohammed Yone emerged victorious over the team of Alejandro, Dragon Bane, Katsumi Inahata and Shuji Kondo. Next up, Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II picked up a victory over the teams of Buahi and Ryusei, and Black Menso-re and Super Crazy, and Midori Takahashi and Yuto Koyanagi in four-way tag team competition. The third bout saw Daiki Odashima and Eita wrestle Jun Masaoka and Kai Fujimura into a double countout, only for the match to restart and be lost by Odashima and Eita via disqualification.

On July 18, 2026, Pro Wrestling Noah announced the creation of the GHC 200 Championship. The first rounds of the inaugural tournament started with Hayata defeating Masa Kitamiya, and Tetsuya Endo defeating Amakusa to advance to the further phases. In the other two first round bouts, Alpha Wolf against Kenoh and Kaito Kiyomiya against Yoshiki Inamura both ended in time-limit draws, therefore Hayata and Endo obtained bye victories through the finals.[15]

In the seventh bout of the event, Ozawa, Tadasuke and Takashi Sugiura outmatched Manabu Soya, Yo-Hey and Yuki Iino in six-man tag team competition. In the semi main event, Naomichi Marufuji defeated Kenta to secure the fourth consecutive defense of the GHC National Championship in that respective reign.

In the main event, Tetsuya Naito defeated Shane Haste to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship, ending the latter's reign at 99 days and three defenses.[16][17]

Results

No.Results[18]StipulationsTimes[14]
1Team Noah (Atsushi Kotoge, Hajime Ohara, Hi69 and Mohammed Yone) defeated Alejandro, Dragon Bane, Katsumi Inahata and Shuji Kondo by pinfallEight-man tag team match7:18
2Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II defeated Buahi and Ryusei, and Black Menso-re and Super Crazy, and Midori Takahashi and Yuto Koyanagi by pinfallFour-way tag team match6:01
3Daiki Odashima and Eita vs. Team 2000X (Jun Masaoka and Kai Fujimura) ended in a double countoutTag team match0:51
4Team 2000X (Jun Masaoka and Kai Fujimura) defeated Daiki Odashima and Eita by disqualificationTag team match2:34
5Hayata defeated Masa Kitamiya by countoutGHC 200 Championship tournament first round match1:33
6Tetsuya Endo defeated Amakusa by pinfallGHC 200 Championship tournament first round match1:55
7Team 2000X (Ozawa, Tadasuke and Takashi Sugiura) defeated Passionate Ratel's (Manabu Soya, Yo-Hey and Yuki Iino) by pinfallSix-man tag team match10:03
8Alpha Wolf vs. Kenoh ended in a time-limit drawGHC 200 Championship tournament first round match3:20
9Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Yoshiki Inamura ended in a time-limit drawGHC 200 Championship tournament first round match3:20
10Naomichi Marufuji (c) defeated Kenta by pinfallSingles match for the GHC National Championship20:45
11Tetsuya Naito defeated Shane Haste (c) by pinfallSingles match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship22:17
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Night 4

NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
(Night 4)
Promotional poster featuring Eita and Kai Fujimura
PromotionCyberFight
BrandPro Wrestling Noah
DateAugust 10, 2026
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,292[19]
Pay-per-view chronology
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Noah Legacy (Night 3)
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N-1 Victory

Event

The event started with the signles confrontation between Hiroya Namiki and Daiki Odashima, solded with the victory of the latter.

Next up, Kenoh and Naomichi Marufuji picked up a victory over Amakusa and Black Menso-re. The third bout saw Hiroto Tsuruya, Katsumi Inahata, Kazuyuki Fujita and Yoshiki Inamura outmatch Manabu Soya, Yuki Iino, Super Crazy and Yuto Koyanagi in eight-man tag team competition. Next up, Alpha Wolf, Jun Masaoka and Ozawa picked up a victory over Kenta, Shane Haste and Midori Takahashi in six-man tag team competition. The fifth bout of the event portrayed Bushi, Ryusei and Tetsuya Naito outmatching Kid Lykos, Kid Lykos II and Kaito Kiyomiya in six-man tag team competition. Next up, Tadasuke defeated Yo-Hey by disqualification after Team 2000X members attacked Yo-Hey. The latter then attacked his Passionate Ratel's stablemates after they tried to make the save for him and joined Team 2000X. In the seventh bout, Hayata defeated Tetsuya Endo in the finals of the inaugural eight-man tournament for the GHC 200 Championship. In the semi main event, Alejandro and Dragon Bane defeated Atsushi Kotoge and Hi69 to secure the fifth consecutive defense of the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship in that respective reign.[20]

In the main event, Kai Fujimura defeated Eita to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship, ending the latter's reign at 51 days and two defenses.[21]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[19]
1Daiki Odashima defeated Hiroya Namiki by pinfallSingles match7:56
2Kenoh and Naomichi Marufuji defeated Amakusa and Black Menso-re by pinfallTag team match5:06
3Hiroto Tsuruya, Katsumi Inahata, Kazuyuki Fujita and Yoshiki Inamura defeated Jōnetsu Max (Manabu Soya and Yuki Iino), Super Crazy and Yuto Koyanagi by pinfallEight-man tag team match6:51
4Team 2000X (Alpha Wolf, Jun Masaoka and Ozawa) defeated White Raven Squad (Kenta and Shane Haste) and Midori Takahashi by pinfallSix-man tag team match7:56
5Los Tranquilos de Japon (Bushi, Ryusei and Tetsuya Naito) defeated Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II) and Kaito Kiyomiya by pinfallSix-man tag team match7:11
6Tadasuke defeated Yo-Hey by disqualificationSingles match8:26
7Hayata defeated Tetsuya Endo by pinfallGHC 200 Championship tournament finals2:27
8Alejandro and Dragon Bane (c) defeated Atsushi Kotoge and Hi69 by pinfallTag team match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship21:36
9Kai Fujimura defeated Eita (c) by pinfallSingles match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship21:29
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. 1 2 Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 1, 2026). "NOAH Legacy Rise 2026". cagematch.net. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  2. ↑ "NOAH LEGACY RISE 2026". noah.co.jp. Pro Wrestling Noah. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  3. ↑ "NOAH LEGACY RISE 2026". Wrestle Universe. January 11, 2026. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  4. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  5. ↑ Carlan, Lewis (January 10, 2026). "Tetsuya Endo Has Successful Homecoming at Pro Wrestling NOAH's "LETHAL ODYSSEY 2026" In Shiroishi". Monthly Puroresu. Archived from the original on January 17, 2026. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  6. ↑ Carlan, Lewis (January 10, 2026). "Yoshiki Inamura Retains GHC Heavyweight Title at Pro Wrestling NOAH's "LEGACY RISE 2026", Next Challenger Emerges". Monthly Puroresu. Archived from the original on January 16, 2026. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
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  8. ↑ Wannan, Jack (January 11, 2026). "NOAH LEGACY RISE 2026 Results: Yoshiki Inamura defends against Masa Kitamiya, AMAKUSA retains over Daiki Odashima". POSTWrestling. Archived from the original on February 16, 2026. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  9. 1 2 Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 25, 2026). "NOAH Legacy Rise 2026". cagematch.net. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
  10. ↑ Homegrown, Todd (June 25, 2026). "Pro Wrestling NOAH Legacy Rise 2026 Results – June 25th, 2026". Bodyslam. Archived from the original on June 27, 2026. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  11. ↑ Ounpraseuth, Jason (June 25, 2026). "NOAH Legacy Rise: "Passion MAX" win GHC tag titles, OZAWA confirmed as next challenger for GHC heavyweight title". POSTWrestling. Archived from the original on June 27, 2026. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  12. ↑ McCord, Ian (June 25, 2026). "Shane Haste Retains GHC Heavyweight Title, OZAWA Nominates Himself As Next Challenger". Monthly Puroresu. Archived from the original on June 27, 2026. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  13. ↑ Thompson, Andrew (June 25, 2026). "Pro Wrestling NOAH Results (6/25/26): Yuki Iino & Manabu Soya Ends Los Tranquilos de Japon's GHC Tag Title Reign". Fightful. Archived from the original on June 27, 2026. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  14. 1 2 Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 9, 2026). "NOAH Legacy Rise 2026". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  15. ↑ Thompson, Andrew (July 18, 2026). "Pro Wrestling NOAH Announces Tournament To Crown First-Ever GHC200 Champion". fightful.com. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  16. ↑ McCord, Ian (August 9, 2026). "Tetsuya Naito Captures GHC Heavyweight Championship, Suggests Not Entering This Year's N-1 VICTORY". monthlypuroresu.com. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  17. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (August 9, 2026). "Tetsuya Naito Wins GHC Heavyweight Championship". Fightful. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  18. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (August 9, 2026). "NOAH Legacy Rising Results (8/9): Tetsuya Naito, KENTA Compete". fightful.com. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  19. 1 2 Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 10, 2026). "NOAH Legacy Rise 2026". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
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  21. ↑ Black, Ethan (August 10, 2026). "Pro Wrestling Noah Legacy Rise Night 12 Results – August 10, 2026". pwmania.com. Retrieved August 10, 2026.