Participants and Opening Round Matches Revealed for Pro Wrestling NOAH Jr. GRAND PRIX 2

By: Ian McCord

On October 4th during Pro Wrestling NOAH’s N-1 VICTORY 2026 Final, the participants and opening round matches for the NOAH Jr. GRAND PRIX 2 were revealed. 

The single elimination tournament will begin and end at the legendary Korakuen hall, with the opening round taking place on November 9th and the finals occurring on November 28th. 

Here are all the participants for the NOAH Jr. GRAND PRIX 2: 

• Kai Fujimura 
• BUSHI 
• Alejandro 
• Kid Lykos 2
• Tsunagu Sato
• Daiki Odashima 
• Jun Masaoka 
• Shuji Kondo 
• YO-HEY 
• Tadasuke 
• Hi69
• Sydney Akeem
• Kid Lykos 
• HAYATA 
• Dragon Bane

The last spot in the tournament will be decided in a singles match between Yuto Koyanagi and Hiroya Namiki on October 15th, when NOAH returns to Korakuen Hall for another edition of LEGACY RISE 2026. 

Here are all the opening round matches of NOAH Jr. GRAND PRIX 2: 

November 9th – Korakuen Hall, Tokyo 

• Kai Fujimura vs. BUSHI　
• Kid Lykos 2 vs. Tsunagu Sato
• Shuji Kondo vs. YO-HEY 
• Sydney Akeem vs. Kid Lykos 

November 14th – Umeda Sky Building Stella Hall, Osaka 

• Yuto Koyanagi or Hiroya Namiki vs. Alejandro
• Daiki Odashima vs. Jun Masaoka 

November 15th – Lives NAGOYA, Aichi

• Tadasuke vs. Hi69　
• HAYATA vs. Dragon Bane

The second round will be spread out across a three day period, taking place between November 20th through the 22nd, while both semifinal matches will take place on November 23rd at the Bandaijima Multipurpose Plaza in Niigata. The finals will be decided on November 28th at Korakuen Hall. 

Last year, the NOAH Jr. GRAND PRIX was won by Hiromu Takahashi, who was the reigning GHC Jr. Heavyweight Champion at the time.

All NOAH Jr. GRAND PRIX 2 tournament matches will air live on WRESTLE UNIVERSE streaming service.