Noah Summer Epic 2026

NOAH Summer Epic
Promotional poster featuring various wrestlers
PromotionCyberFight
BrandPro Wrestling Noah
DateJuly 18, 2026
CityOsaka, Japan
VenueIntex Osaka – Hall 5
Attendance2,088[1]
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NOAH Summer Epic was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand Pro Wrestling Noah and took place on July 18, 2026, in Osaka, Japan, at the Intex Osaka – Hall 5.[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]

Event

The event started with two preshow bouts. In the first one, Atsushi Kotoge, Hajime Ohara, Mohammed Yone and Hi69 outmatched Hiroto Tsuruya, Katsumi Inahata, Midori Takahashi and Yuto Koyanagi in eight-man tag team competition, while in the second one, Hayata and Tetsuya Endo picked up a victory over Black Menso-re and Ryusei in tag team competition.

In the first main card bout, Dragon Bane and Alejandro defeated Dragongate's Jacky Kamei and Riiita to secure the fourth consecutive defense of the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship in that respective reign. Next up, Yoshiki Inamura defeated Kazuyuki Fujita in singles competition. The fifth match saw Alpha Wolf defeat Amakusa, Daiki Odashima, Jun Masaoka, Kid Lykos, Kid Lykos II and Tadasuke in a ladder match to qualify to the 2026 N-1 Victory tournament. Next up, Tetsuya Naito defeated Kaito Kiyomiya in singles competition. The seventh bout saw Eita defeat Bushi to secure the second consecutive defense of the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship in that respective reign. Next up, Manabu Soya and Yuki Iino) defeated Masa Kitamiya and Takashi Sugiura to secure the first consecutive defense of the GHC Tag Team Championship in that respective reign. In the semi main event, Naomichi Marufuji defeated Kenoh to secure the third consecutive defense of the GHC National Championship in that respective reign.[5]

In the main event, Shane Haste defeated Ozawa to secure the third consecutive defense of the GHC Heavyweight Championship in that respective reign.[6]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[1]
1PTeam Noah (Atsushi Kotoge, Hajime Ohara, Mohammed Yone and Hi69) defeated Hiroto Tsuruya, Katsumi Inahata, Midori Takahashi and Yuto Koyanagi by pinfallEight-man tag team match4:26
2PWhite Raven Squad (Hayata and Tetsuya Endo) defeated Black Menso-re and Ryusei by pinfallTag team match5:55
3Dragon Bane and Alejandro (c) defeated Love And Peace (Jacky Kamei and Riiita) by pinfallTag team match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship11:03
4Yoshiki Inamura defeated Kazuyuki Fujita by pinfallSingles match4:37
5Alpha Wolf defeated Amakusa, Daiki Odashima, Jun Masaoka, Kid Lykos, Kid Lykos II and TadasukeN-1 Victory qualifier Seven-way ladder match10:38
6Tetsuya Naito defeated Kaito Kiyomiya by pinfallSingles match[7]15:05
7Eita (c) defeated Bushi by pinfallSingles match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship12:50
8Jōnetsu MAX (Manabu Soya and Yuki Iino) (c) defeated Team 2000X (Masa Kitamiya and Takashi Sugiura) by pinfallTag team match for the GHC Tag Team Championship10:25
9Naomichi Marufuji (c) defeated Kenoh by pinfallSingles match for the GHC National Championship12:39
10Shane Haste (c) defeated Ozawa by pinfallSingles match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship[8]17:52
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

References

  1. 1 2 Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 18, 2026). "NOAH Summer Epic 2026". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  2. ↑ "HaRENO Presents SUMMER EPIC 2026". noah.co.jp. Pro Wrestling Noah. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  3. ↑ "HaRENO Presents SUMMER EPIC 2026". Wrestle Universe. July 18, 2026. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  4. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
  5. ↑ Dark Angelita (July 20, 2026). "NOAH: Resultados «Summer Epic 2026» Shane Haste Iorga su tercera defensa". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  6. ↑ Hart, Jason (July 21, 2026). "NOAH Summer Epic 2026 (July 18) Results & Review". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
  7. ↑ McCord, Ian (June 1, 2026). "Tetsuya Naito vs. Kaito Kiyomiya Set for NOAH SUMMER EPIC 2026 on July 18th in Osaka". monthlypuroresu.com. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  8. ↑ Pollock, John (July 8, 2026). "Shane Haste vs. OZAWA for GHC Heavyweight Championship headlines NOAH's 'Summer Epic' in Osaka". POSTWrestling. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
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