By: H.M. Ryan
During a pre-show video, “The Real Rebel” Ozawa helpfully illustrated the current hierarchy of Pro Wrestling NOAH, represented by a food pyramid-like triangle: Ozawa at the top, TEAM 2000X below him, and “The Others” below them.
It’s hard to argue with the GHC Heavyweight Champion, who, despite his less-than-sportsmanlike behavior, recently defeated former champion and NOAH golden boy Kaito Kiyomiya to retain the title in his fifth defense. But while Ozawa and TEAM 2000X continue to dominate the heavyweight scene – even moreso after the twists and turns of the main event – it’s Passionate RATEL’s who are quickly staking their claim as the most dangerous faction on the Ark. Could a clash between the darkness of TEAM 2000X and the intensity of Passionate RATEL’s be imminent?
Before we get too ahead of ourselves, let’s get into this recap of Pro Wrestling NOAH’s STAR NAVIGATION 2025, live from Korakuen Hall on a rainy Tokyo day.
Eita, Black Mensore, and Shuji Kondo come out first, but will they gel together as a trio? Eita doesn’t get along with many people, and Black Mensore is quick to get under the skin of most people with whom he comes in contact. Perhaps the powerhouse Kondo would be the great equalizer?
AMAKUSA the Evangelist enters next, followed by “Big Shoe” Shuhei Taniguchi and “Go for Broke” Masa Kitamiya, who has returned to his three-quarter trunks once more. Black Mensore and Eita seem to have some tension already as Black Mensore convinces the crowd to chant for him. Eita pushes his teammate but eventually makes his way to the apron in his corner.
Starting against Black Mensore is 48-year-old Taniguchi, who immediately applies a headlock. Black Mensore hits a dropkick, though it barely registers. It’s not long until the Kondo and Kitamiya come into the match. The two, built eerily similar, smash shoulders about a dozen times, both standing their ground until Kondo finally hits the mat.
Black Mensore incites more chants, though this time for Eita, who agrees to be tagged in by their third partner, Kondo. AMAKUSA enters the ring, and the pace quickens significantly from the brick houses smashing into each other. Eita gets the upper hand and tosses AMAKUSA by his long hair. “Hurry up!” Black Mensore yells at Eita, demanding to be tagged in. Eita reluctantly does so.
Black Mensore grabs AMAKUSA’s arm and delicately walks the top rope until he’s pulled down onto it. Eita and Kondo pick up the slack for their teammate, attacking AMAKUSA together. AMAKUSA, however, smartly sets up chaos among his opponents, which results in Kondo and Eita “accidentally” hitting Black Mensore, if “accidentally” means taking a moment before striking their teammate down to the mat with force.
Taniguchi hits a chokeslam, Kitamiya a senton, and AMAKUSA a corkscrew splash on Black Mensore for the win. Post-matcg, Eita quickly swipes the mask off Black Mensore’s head before leaving with it. The unmasked Black Mensore, now covering his face with a t-shirt, is escorted to the back by a young wrestler.
Winners: AMAKUSA, Shuhei Taniguchi, and Masa Kitamiya
Red-trunked 24-year-old Odashima and the Mexican flag-wearing 50-year-old Super Crazy enter the arena in what has to be my favorite tag team pairing in a long, long time. As if things couldn’t get any weirder or more interesting, KENTA enters as the third partner. The Black Sun does his now-famous bit where he mimes to the crowd, asking to which section he should throw his t-shirt. (He chooses the north side of the audience today.)
Next, from Passionate RATEL’s: Yuto Kikuchi, HAYATA, and Saxon Huxley. Facing across the ring from two in-sync high-flyers and a giant Englishman, Odashima tells KENTA, “I got this,” and starts the match opposite HAYATA. HAYATA instantly locks him into a headlock before some rope running ends with a hurricanrana and modified hammer lock on the mat by Odashima, who’s already showing a bit more edge to start the proceedings.
Super Crazy soon tags in, and HAYATA shakes him off before tagging in Kikuchi. Huxley screams “Jōnetsu!” (“Passion!”) from the ring apron as the two legal men begin grappling. It’s once again worth noting that Super Crazy still moves incredibly well. KENTA tags in and cuts off a brief (very brief) Kikuchi rally with two knee lifts. The Black Sun grabs a water bottle, takes a sip, and goes to spray said sip of water into Kikuchi’s face, but Kikuchi is wise to it and covers KENTA’s mouth, forcing him to uncomfortably swallow the water.
As KENTA coughs water out of his lungs, Super Crazy comes in and accidentally spits his own mouthful of water into his teammate KENTA’s face. Huxley comes in next and keeps up the pressure by dropping KENTA face-first on the top turnbuckle in his team’s corner before HAYATA tags in to keep up the momentum.
KENTA connects with a flying lariat to level the playing field before delivering the hot tag to Odashima, who is immediately dropkicked nearly out of his shiny boots. Kikuchi delivers a top rope double foot stomp, but Odashima kicks out. Odashima soon manages to turn things around with a top-rope move of his own – a flying crossbody – before countering a running attack with a picture-perfect high dropkick.
Super Crazy tags in and hits a slightly less graceful dropkick of his own, which nonetheless drops his opponent. He shouts “Viva!” and the crowd responds “Mexico!” before he delivers an elbow drop to his downed opponent. Huxley tags himself in, but Super Crazy hits a brainbuster on the big man. Super Crazy goes back to the well for another “¡Viva Mexico!” elbow drop, but this time misses. Huxley delivers a big boot to the face, and KENTA and Odashima are forced to jump in and break up the pin.
Soon, there’s a brawl that leaves only Huxley and Super Crazy in the ring, and before long, Huxley hits a Hanging Bomb (chokebomb) for the 1-2-3. Odashima helps Super Crazy to the back – with KENTA at a distance behind them – as Saxon Huxley and Passionate RATEL’s find themselves back in the W column.
Winners: HAYATA, Yuto Kikuchi, and Saxon Huxley (Passionate RATEL’s)
YOSHITATSU leads out the TEAM 2000X unit of “The Bad Boy” Owadasan, the X-chair-wielding Tadasuke, and Daga, while ALL REBELLION leader Kaito Kiyomiya – seemingly back in the good graces of the crowd – leads the charge with brothers Kai Fujimura and the masked Alejandro in tow. Following these two teams is a fun combination of Ark legend and current champions: Naomichi Marufuji and the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, the Box Office Brothers from Mexico, Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf. This would be a three-way tag team match conducted under no-touch rules, meaning no tags between partners would be needed; this is a common match type in lucha libre.
In what must be a first in the history of Pro Wrestling NOAH, Team 2000x actually wait for the bell to ring before going about their business. Dragon Bane and Kitomiya start with some tandem offense between opposing teams, picking on Owadasan. The two then share a good sequence, followed by Kai Fujimura and Tadasuke facing off in fast-paced action, ending with the two being superkicked by Daga and Alpha Wolf, respectively. The two then face off, with Daga shouting, “Clean fight!” and offering his hand in the spirit of competition, which is followed by a kick in the gut in the spirit of underhandedness. Daga eventually delivers a nice-looking top rope-assisted hurricanrana.
Alpha Wolf returns the favor with a superkick, though Daga does connect with a huge forearm smash. The mysterious Alejandro enters the gray and does some pretty stunning headscissors and arm drags before inviting Marufuji into the ring for a face-off. Both men go for sneaky front kicks, though Alejandro ends up gaining the upper hand. He soon, however, misses on a slingshot elbow drop, and Marufuji connects with an elbow of his own. TEAM 2000X is quick to break up any pin attempt.
A fun sequence follows where the other two teams focus on TEAM 2000X, delivering running corner lariats one after another on Daga before the tables turn on Marufuji, and the same is done to him. Big boots from TEAM 2000X clear the ring, and Daga finds himself alone with the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, Dragon Bane and Alpha Wolf. No bother for Daga: he nails a double Frankensteiner on the duo. Soon, Alpha Wolf is sent high over the top rope and to the floor with a monkey flip by Daga before Dragon Bane sends the latter out of the ring. Dragon Bane loads up and delivers a plancha before the other brothers in the match – Kai Fujimura and Alejandro – hit topes con hilo.
TEAM 2000X finds themselves in leg holds by their opponents before the ring is cleared of everyone but Dragon Bane and Owadasan, who quickly pulls off the mask of Dragon Bane. The referee rings the bell immediately and ends the match. In case you’re not familiar with luchador code of conduct: you don’t pull the mask off a luchador. The Bad Boy of TEAM 2000X, however, does not care about any code of conduct. As TEAM 2000X beat on an unmasked Dragon Bane, who should make the save, but Odashima! The excitable young man slides into the ring and provides back-up. Daga wears Dragon Bane’s mask as TEAM 2000X leaves the arena. Dragon Bane’s teammates help him to the back, ensuring his face remains covered in the process.
Winners: Naomichi Marufuji and Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf (by disqualification)
It’s mentor vs. protege, teacher vs. student in the next match as Super Delfin faces off against Atsushi Kotoge. Kotoge requested this match to celebrate the twenty-year mark of his career, which Super Delfin happily accepted. The masked Super Delfin comes out first in black and yellow while Kotoge, 39 years of age, enters the arena waving the NOAH flag as the flagbearer of TEAM NOAH. Kotoge has been using some of Super Delfin’s maneuvers lately, but the two last shared a ring in singles competition in May of 2006.
Kotoge starts the match by pushing Super Delfin against the ropes, resulting in a relatively clean rope break. A quick succession of moves leads to Kotoge rolling out of the ring to regroup before re-entering. Super Delfin hits two arm drags, but Kotoge can lock in his signature neck-hyperextending rope submission for a four-count from the referee. Kotoge hits a brutal knee to his mentor; it’s clear he’s viewing this match as a measuring stick, and it’s clear he wants to surpass Super Delfin once and for all.
The 57-year-old Super Delfin, however, slowly fights back, though Kotoge hits a nice dropkick to halt any building momentum. Kotoge applies a headlock and then cranks a camel clutch on Super Delfin before a rope break is achieved by the latter. Super Delfin manages to connect with a palm thrust before hitting a sweet snap suplex. Kotoge battles back with a headbutt and a rolling cutter.
Kotoge looks to finish things, but Super Delfin delivers a combination brainbuster/DDT for a two-count. The masked man then hits a delayed brainbuster for another two-count. Super Delfin then slams Kotoge, climbs the turnbuckle, and hits a direct elbow drop from the top for yet another two-count. In the corner now, Super Delfin nails the Delfin DDT, but it’s Kotoge who almost secures the win with a quick roll-up before hitting a pump kick to the face, followed by a knee to the face, followed by a German suplex, all for a two-count of his own. Kotoge then sets up and hits the Killswitch and wins the match.
Kotoge, twenty years in now, kneels in front of his mentor, and the two shake hands. Super Delfin, however, is just getting started with respect to his long-time protege; he takes the mic and tells Kotoge that he’s grown before congratulating him on his career thus far. He’s then handed a massive bouquet with a pink wrapping, which he passes to Kotoge, who bows in return. Super Delfin thanks the fans of the Ark and tells Kotoge that he needs to continue being “the face of NOAH” as well as “the top of the NOAH juniors,” before giving Kotoge a replica of the match he’s currently wearing in the ring.
Kotoge happily puts on the mask, and they shake hands and pose for a picture. With a new mask and a huge bouquet of flowers, Kotoge poses for more pictures as Super Delfin departs the ring.
Winner: Atsushi Kotoge (TEAM NOAH)
Soya and Inaba – the challengers – are out first, accompanied by Saxon Huxley, their faction-mate who was victorious earlier in the night and has shared some meaningful screaming flexes with the two lately. The sounds of GARLIC BOYS plays in Korakuen Hall as the GHC Tag Team Champions Kenoh and Ulka Sasaki enter second, along with the third member of their trio, KENTA.
Once in the ring, Kenoh and Inaba exchange heated words, and the latter, whose nickname is “NEVER BACK DOWN” – well, doesn’t. Soya, with his yellow faux-hawk, wants to start, but Inaba assures him that he’s got it, and he and Kenoh start things off. Kenog delivers a big boot immediately, though Inaba gets right back up. Kenoh bodyslams Inaba and, although he’s slower to do so, rises again. Kenoh and Inaba exchange flexes of pure passion before Kenoh walks over to his corner and tags in Sasaki.
Soya is tagged in as well, and the two begin exchanging slaps, dozens of them, before Soya bounces off the ropes and delivers a shoulder tackle. Sasaki, though, sneakily secures a leg and locks in a quick leg submission. Soya gets Sasake to his corner, where the Passionate RATEL’s members double team the tag team champion and perform their “rope shake” move/taunt.
Kenoh, outside the ring, manages to send Inaba over the metal barricade before rolling him back in, allowing Sasaki to cover the challenger for a count of two. Inaba and Sasaki exchange forearm strikes before Sasaki absolutely cracks Inaba with a wicket forearm and nearly knocks him out. Kenoh tags in and locks in a Boston Crab, with Inaba just barely reaching the ropes. Another quick tag as Sasaki comes in, and the champions are in thorough control of the match.
Sasaki outwrestles Inaba, and it’s clear that some of Kenoh’s mannerisms – borderline-cocky at times – are rubbing off on his partner. Sasaki mounts Inaba and simply slaps him, taunting the challenger, but Inaba hits a brainbuster before tagging in Soya. The big man hits a DDT/neckbreaker combo on the champions, though Sasaki is soon able to turn the tables, and the champions begin targeting Soya’s injured left arm with vicious kicks.
Soya catches a kick of Kenoh’s and whips his leg with a Dragon Screw directly into the mat before tagging in Inaba. “I’m the one with passion!” Kenoh shouts at Inaba before Inaba connects with a Blue Thunder Bomb, followed by a wheelbarrow tag team maneuver from the challengers. A Soya-assisted spear is followed by a Soya-assisted cannonball in the corner, and Inaba is rolling. He climbs the turnbuckle but misses with the elbow drop before Kenoh locks in his Kenoh Special crossface, which Soya can break up before once again being tossed from the proceedings by Sasaki.
It’s Kenoh vs. Inaba once more until Soya re-enters and spears Kenoh, but Sasaki helps his team gain the advantage by locking in a sleeper hold on Inaba. Laying Inaba out for his partner, Sasaki holds him in place as Kenoh hits a double foot stomp from the top rope. Inaba still locked in a sleeper hold, Soya soon finds himself trapped in a submission hold of his own by Sasaki, but manages to maneuver his body into position just enough to kick off Kenoh from his partner.
Soya and Sasaki end up once again outside the ring, and Kenoh hits a brutal PK for a long two-count. Inaba is able to roll away from the top-rope double foot stomp before rolling up Kenoh himself for the 1-2-3.
We have new tag team champions: Inaba and Soya of Passionate RATEL’s. Kenoh and Sasaki are in disbelief, slamming the mat with their hands. KENTA at ringside can’t believe it either: did they really just lose the tag team titles already? Inaba and Soya are handed the belts as the former champions and KENTA exit the arena.
Winners and New Champions: Manabu Soya and Daiki Inaba (Passionate RATEL’s)
Having been challenged by the reigning GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion YO-HEY after his first defense of the title, “The Sunshine Hero” Junta Miyawaki emerges with brand new, bright orange hair. He searches the crowd and finds a young fan in the very back row and gives him an armband before posing for a picture and delivering high-fives to the young fan and his family. The 27-year-old challenger makes his way back to the ring, and out next is the champion in his second title defense. YO-HEY defeated TEAM 2000X’s chair-wielding bird-flipper Tadasuke in his first defense, and Miyawaki looks laser-focused on winning the coveted blue belt, immediately shedding the nice guy image as he gets in the champion’s face.
These two have shared the ring dozens of times, and in nine singles matches against each other, YO-HEY owns an 8-1 record over the younger Miyawaki – although their last match-up ended up in that one Miyawaki win. An intriguing tale of the tape leads to the bell ringing to start the match.
Some quick exchanges between the two that end with dueling poses. “The Flying Playboy” YO-HEY sends “The Sunshine Hero” Junta Miyawaki out of the ring before connecting with a tope con hilo, much to the crowd’s delight. The champion rolls the challenger in for a count of two. YO-HEY then delivers a gnarly chop and a kick straight to the jaw in the corner after yelling “Baka!” which is Japanese for “Stupid!” for the uninitiated. Miyawaki soon finds himself in the dreaded Tree of Woe, leading to YO-HEY hitting a dropkick to the upside-down challenger for another two count.
YO-HEY, dominating now, delivers a snapmare followed by a camel clutch, forcing the challenger to do his signature post as he applies the pressure. The champion continues the offense, delivering big chops on Miyawaki in the corner, but Miyawaki hits a one-arm shoulder throw, owing to his background in judo. The challenger runs the ropes and knocks down YO-HEY before climbing the top rope and nailing a missile dropkick. YO-HEY attempts to quickly regain the upper hand, but Miyawaki stays in the driver’s seat with a modified DDT.
YO-HEY does eventually regain control with a savvy counter before hitting a Twist of Fate for another two count. The crowd clapping along with and for the champion, both men find themselves on the ring apron until Miyawaki is able to leap over the top rope and armdrag YO-HEY to the floor. Back in the ring, Miyawaki delivers a crisp German suplex before lifting YO-HEY onto his shoulders. They soon find themselves on the top turnbuckle. Miyawaki headbutts the champion before hitting an avalanche Falcon Arrow.
Two count.
Miyawaki sets up and hits a Sunshine Driver and suffers yet another count of two from the champion. Miyawaki is in disbelief but doesn’t aim to stop short of winning the gold. Back in the corner, the challenger sets up another Avalanche Falcon Arrow, though YO-HEY reverses the attempt into a sleeper hold. A quick back-and-forth sequence ends in a roll-up kickout at 2.99 that would’ve seen the belt change hands. YO-HEY is soon able to hit a super Ganmen G for the pinfall victory, retaining in his second title defense. AMAKUSA escorts the beaten Sunshine Hero to the back as YO-HEY takes the microphone.
Kotoge suddenly emerges, still wearing the mask of his mentor, Super Delfin. Kotoge takes the mic and asks YO-HEY, “Who do you think you are?” and the pointed remark is referring to the fact that, like Kotoge previously, YO-HEY came from Osaka. Kotoge asks the champion if he’ll accept the challenge from the man who paved the way to Tokyo from Osaka for him. YO-HEY, after a bit of a tangent, gives Kotoge some respect but tells him that he better bring back the old Kotoge on 6/21 in Osaka.
Winner and Still Champion: YO-HEY (Passionate RATEL’s)
It’s time for the main event.
The veteran Takashi Sugiura walks out first for this three-way survival match. The 55-year-old “Killing Machine” and former 4x GHC Heavyweight Champion is looking for his fifth title win along with he opportunity to show Ozawa the definition of “humility.”
Testsuya Endo, fresh from his split with TEAM 2000X, enters next. The former DDT man is in an interesting position, facing off against his former leader in Ozawa and his current mentor in Sugiura – all for the top prize in the heavyweight division.
Out last is the champion: Ozawa, The Real Rebel of TEAM 2000X, whose members trail behind him. In his sixth title defense after first stunning Kaito Kiyomiya on January 1st, 2025, he now finds himself in a match-up of his own creation, a survival match where the first competitor to lose via pinfall or submission is eliminated from the match, leaving two competitors in a 1v1 contest for the world championship.
After the bell rings, Korakuen Hall bounces with chants for Endo, causing Ozawa to show his hollow displeasure with a fake sob. Ozawa plays around, aiming to do tests of strength with both challengers at the same time, before a manipulative set of moves and counters and holds leads to Sugiura and Endo facing off alone. The two begin mat wrestling, understanding what’s at stake in this match. Once Ozawa re-enters the ring, however, the two think better of it and team up on the champion, working over his arm to the point of his sliding once more out of the ring.
A sequence between Sugiura and Endo ends with a big boot to the latter, whom Ozawa promptly slides in and tries to pin, to no avail. Ozawa connects with a hurricanrana and gets himself some space. So, he breakdances. He delivers two deep arm drags and sends his opponents out of the ring before doing his full breakdance sequence to completion. The champion rolls back out of the ring, and Endo and Sugiura duke it out once more, their 1v1 sequence once again ending in a cheeky pin attempt by Ozawa.
Ozawa delivers some stiff kicks to Sugiura, but the veteran discombobulates the champion and nails him with a spear. Holding up the legs of Ozawa, Sugiura entices Endo to seize this moment; Endo does a performative backflip before posing like Ozawa usually does post-breakdance. Endo then takes a page out of Ozawa’s very gross playbook, sticks a pinky finger in his own nose, and mashes the contents of said nose on Ozawa’s forehead before assisting Sugiura with a Boston Crab.
Ozawa uses his love for pain and all of his might to reach the ropes before rolling unceremoniously to the outside floor. In the ring, Sugiura delivers a lariat to Endo and soon attempts to pin Endo, but Ozawa hits a bitter PK to break it up. After a series of intricate three-way pin attempts, Endo runs into a knee lift from his mentor but is able to connect with a Pele kick in return. His reward is another spear from the now-recovered Sugiura. Ozawa, from the top turnbuckle, hits a splash and bounces back and forth between the two, attempting to pin at least one of them. Ozawa stacks his challengers and attempts a moonsault from the top, but both men roll out of the way in different directions before delivering knees to the front and back of the champion, who once more slithers away.
Endo and Sugiura boot YOSHITATSU off the ring apron before locking horns once more. Endo finds himself on the business end of forearm smashes and a running knee in the corner from Sugiura. Knowing he’ll need something special to send Endo out of this match, “Killing Machine” delivers a delayed avalanche brainbuster before Ozawa once again slides in, this time throwing his own weight on top of Sugiura as he attempts to pin Endo; Endo somehow muscles out.
Back on their feet, Ozawa shoves Sugiura into the referee, knocking him down. Like hungry dogs after a juicy steak, TEAM 2000X jump into the ring and begin stomping on their former member Endo. Sugiura, though, rises to his feet holding Tadasuke’s signature X chair, backing off TEAM 2000X.
Sugiura, however, turns and smashes Endo over the head with the chair before tossing it back at its owner, Tadasuke.
Ozawa is giddy: his machinations have led to this. Any question about whether this was part of a strategy by Sugiura or a full-blown betrayal is answered as Sugiura happily puts on a black TEAM 2000X t-shirt. Sugiura and Ozawa throw up the X sign with their arms and begin once more stomping on Endo. Now performing tag team offense on the lone wolf, Ozawa hits a high-impact powerbomb, but Endo manages to kick out. He then fights out of an Olympic Slam from Sugiura, maneuvers Ozawa out of the ring, and rolls up his now-former mentor for a three-count, eliminating him from the match.
Ozawa doesn’t miss a beat after the elimination, delivering a missile dropkick and a John Woo dropkick into the corner. Endo, though, kicks out once more. Ozawa soon misses a spinning heel kick while Endo misses a Pele kick, but the latter does connect with a standing Spanish fly. Both men are down now as Endo has found himself more alone than ever, with Sugiura joining the other members of TEAM 2000X at ringside.
Ozawa goes to taunt Endo by licking his face, but the challenger grabs the tongue of the champion and nails him with an exploder suplex; Ozawa kicks out with some juice, showing he has plenty left in the tank for his opponent. Endo then whips Ozawa into the corner and smashes him with the Right Godly Knee. As the referee counted the pin, however, Sugiura yanks him out of the ring and to the floor. Endo is then pulled out of the ring himself and attacked by the faction, Sugiura included.
In a great moment, Sugiura throws Endo back into the ring. Endo quickly rolls to his feet, sprints off the opposite ropes, and leaps over the top rope to take out the assembled members of TEAM 2000X. The crowd chanting his name, Endo lands a torture rack bomb for a very, very close two count, Ozawa perhaps kicking out only due to the split second needed for the referee to re-enter the ring. A top-rope Burning Star Press attempt by Endo ends in Ozawa’s knees going into his sternum as a counter.
Both men struggle to their feet. Endo manages to toss Ozawa face-first onto the mat before hitting a rolling lariat. Climbing the turnbuckle once more, Endo is met at the top by the champion, who bites Endo on the neck and/or ear before hitting Endo’s own signature Spanish fly from the top. Now on his feet, Ozawa drags Endo away from the turnbuckle before climbing it and hitting his own version of Endo’s Burning Star Press for a two count. “The Real Rebel” delivers a Big Bad Edge next, and again, Endo kicks out at two.
Ozawa has had enough time playing with his food. He throws up the X, shouts to the rafters, and lands his toe-touch Real Rebel splash for the final pinfall. The champion retains once again.
Winner and Still Champion: Ozawa (TEAM 2000X)
Ozawa hands Sugiura a more official TEAM 2000X t-shirt as the veteran, being booed by the crowd, smiles and puts it on.
Ozawa takes the microphone and introduces the audience to “The Godfather” Takashi Sugiura.
Ozawa tells the crowd that he set this up long ago and shakes the new Godfather’s hand before claiming that once again, TEAM 2000X has protected Pro Wrestling NOAH from the baddies, and that they will continue to do so. “I am correct. I make no mistakes,” Ozawa announces before declaring that the company is now “Pro Wrestling OZAWA.”
Spiking the microphone, GHC World Heavyweight Champion Ozawa then throws up the X, “The Godfather” Sugiura now at his side.
While it was another good night for Passionate RATEL’s, who can stop Ozawa at this point? Is he correct about the reality of Pro Wrestling OZAWA? Is the heavyweight scene his to rule while other competitors and factions are allowed to divvy up the rest?
We’ll find out what’s next for these competitors on June 21st in Osaka.
Date:
June 6, 2025
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