Matches Revealed For Pro Wrestling NOAH N-1 VICTORY 2026

By: Ian McCord

Pro Wrestling NOAH has revealed the full match lineup for its upcoming N-1 VICTORY tournament, which is set to begin on September 12th and conclude on October 4th.

NOAH’s annual round-robin tournament, originally named “Global League” began back in 2010 with Yoshihiro Takayama winning the inaugural tournament. The event was renamed “N-1 VICTORY” back in 2019, with KENOH winning the first tournament under the new branding. Last year, TEAM 2000X’s Masa Kitamiya won the tournament and went on to challenge KENTA for the GHC Heavyweight Championship.

Here is the full match schedule for NOAH’s N-1 VICTORY 2026:

September 12th – Korakuen Hall, Tokyo

• Block A: Kaito Kiyomiya vs Alpha Wolf
• Block A: Yoshiki Inamura vs Yuki Iino
• Block A: Shane Haste vs Kazuyuki Fujita
• Block A: Chen vs Takashi Sugiura
• Block B: Kouga vs OZAWA
• Block B: KENOH vs Titus Alexander
• Block B: KENTA vs Manabu Soya
• Block B: Tetsuya Endo vs Masa Kitamiya

September 14th – Okayama Convention Center

• Block A: Kaito Kiyomiya vs Shane Haste
• Block A: Yoshiki Inamura vs Alpha Wolf
• Block A: Yuki Iino vs Takashi Sugiura
• Block A: Kazuyuki Fujita vs Chen

September 15th – Kumamoto Castle Hall

• Block B: KENOH vs Kouga
• Block B: KENTA vs Tetsuya Endo
• Block B: Manabu Soya vs OZAWA
• Block B: Titus Alexander vs Masa Kitamiya

September 16th – ACROS Fukuoka

• Block A: Kaito Kiyomiya vs Yoshiki Inamura
• Block A: Shane Haste vs Chen
• Block A: Yuki Iino vs Alpha Wolf
• Block A: Kazuyuki Fujita vs Takashi Sugiura

September 17th – Hiroshima Sangyo Kaikan, East Exhibition Hall

• Block B: KENOH vs Tetsuya Endo
• Block B: KENTA vs OZAWA
• Block B: Manabu Soya vs Masa Kitamiya
• Block B: Kouga vs Titus Alexander

 September 20th – Umeda Sky Building Stella Hall, Osaka

• Block A: Kaito Kiyomiya vs Takashi Sugiura
• Block A: Yoshiki Inamura vs Shane Haste
• Block A: Yuki Iino vs Chen
• Block A: Kazuyuki Fujita vs Alpha Wolf

 September 21st – Tokugin Tomoni Arena, Tokushima

• Block B: KENOH vs KENTA
• Block B: Tetsuya Endo vs Manabu Soya
• Block B: Kouga vs Masa Kitamiya
• Block B: Titus Alexander vs OZAWA

September 22nd – Act City Hamamatsu, Shizuoka

• Block A: Kaito Kiyomiya vs Kazuyuki Fujita
• Block A: Yoshiki Inamura vs Chen
• Block A: Shane Haste vs Yuki Iino
• Block A: Takashi Sugiura vs Alpha Wolf

September 23rd – Korakuen Hall, Tokyo

• Block B: KENOH vs OZAWA
• Block B: KENTA vs Masa Kitamiya
• Block B: Tetsuya Endo vs Titus Alexander
• Block B: Manabu Soya vs Kouga

September 25th – Sendai PIT, Miyagi

• Block A: Kaito Kiyomiya vs Yuki Iino
• Block A: Yoshiki Inamura vs Kazuyuki Fujita
• Block A: Shane Haste vs Takashi Sugiura
• Block A: Chen vs Alpha Wolf

September 26th – Hachinohe YOUTREE, Aomori

• Block B: KENOH vs Manabu Soya
• Block B: KENTA vs Titus Alexander
• Block B: Tetsuya Endo vs Kouga
• Block B: Masa Kitamiya vs OZAWA

September 27th – Light Cube Utsunomiya, Tochigi

• Block A: Kaito Kiyomiya vs Chen
• Block A: Yoshiki Inamura vs Takashi Sugiura
• Block A: Shane Haste vs Alpha Wolf
• Block A: Yuki Iino vs Kazuyuki Fujita
• Block B: KENOH vs Masa Kitamiya
• Block B: KENTA vs Kouga
• Block B: Tetsuya Endo vs OZAWA
• Block B: Manabu Soya vs Titus Alexander

October 4th: Yoyogi National Gymnasium 2nd Gymnasium, Tokyo

• Championship Final: Block A Winner vs. Block B Winner

The winner of this year’s N-1 Victory tournament will receive a shot at Tetsuya Naito’s GHC Heavyweight Championship on October 25th at NOAH’s WRESTLE ODYSSEY II at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.

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