YO-HEY, Sidney Akeem & BUSHI Advance in NOAH Jr. GRAND PRIX 2

By: Ian McCord 

On November 9th, Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Jr. GRAND PRIX 2 tipped off at a sold out Korakuen Hall with three tournament matches taking place on the card.

The opening bout of the evening saw J2KX’s YO-HEY take on the current GHC200 Champion Shuji Kondo in a hard-hitting affair. It was YO-HEY who picked up the win after hitting his patented Heart Breaker finisher on Kondo, becoming the first to advance to the next round.

Next up for the GRAND PRIX was Sidney Akeem picking up an impressive win over Kid Lykos in his Pro Wrestling NOAH debut. The former Cirque du Soleil performer and WWE 24/7 Champion advanced to the next round after hitting a spectacular looking double back handspring cutter onto Lykos leading to the pinfall victory.

BUSHI vs. the reigning GHC Jr. Heavyweight Champion, Kai Fujimura, was the final GRAND PRIX match of the evening, with no shortage of chaos taking place in the bout.

It would be Fujimura’s obsession with the masks of his opponents that led to the champion’s downfall here in Korakuen. After unmasking BUSHI, Fujimura received a face full of black mist followed by a quick pin from BUSHI, ending the champions GRAND PRIX in the opening laps.

A win over the reigning GHC Jr. Heavyweight Champion should be a huge momentum builder for BUSHI as he advances to the next round of the tournament.

The next three opening round matches for the NOAH Jr. GRAND PRIX 2 will take place on November 14th in Osaka. Hiroya Namiki is set to take on Alejandro, Kid Lykos II will face Tsunagu Sato, and Daiki Odashima will battle Jun Masaoka in the night’s main event.

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