Noah Grand Square 2021

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NOAH Grand Square 2021
Promotional poster featuring Naomichi Marufuji
PromotionCyberFight
Brand(s)Pro Wrestling Noah
DateOctober 10, 2021
CityOsaka, Japan
VenueEdion Arena Osaka
Attendance1,291[1]
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NOAH Grand Square 2021 was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand Pro Wrestling Noah. It took place on October 10, 2021, in Osaka, Japan, at the Edion Arena Osaka. The event aired on CyberAgent's AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe.[2]

Background[edit]

Storylines[edit]

The event featured nine 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.[3]

Event[edit]

The event started with the tag team confrontation between the teams of Kinya Okada and Yasutaka Yano, and Daiki Inaba and Kai Fujimura, solded with the victory of the latters. Next up, Akitoshi Saito, King Tany and [[Mohammed Yone] picked up a victory over Hao, Nio and Tadasuke in six-man tag team competition. The third bout saw Aleja and Manabu Soya outmatching Junta Miyawaki and Masa Kitamiya in tag team action. In the fourth match, Kotaro Suzuki and Yo-Hey defeated Seiki Yoshioka and Yoshinari Ogawa in tag team competition. The fifth match saw Masaaki Mochizuki, Masakatsu Funaki and Masato Tanaka defeating Kazuyuki Fujita, Kendo Kashin and Takashi Sugiura in six-man tag team action. Next up Eita and Nosawa Rongai defeated Atsushi Kotoge and Hajime Ohara to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, ending the latter team's reign at 28 days and no successful defenses. In the seventh match, Hayata defeated Daisuke Harada to secure the fifth consecutive defense of the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship in that respective reign. In the semi main event, one half of the GHC Tag Team Champions Kaito Kiyomiya and Kenoh picked up a victory over Kazushi Sakuraba and Keiji Muto in tag team competition.[4]

In the main event, Katsuhiko Nakajima defeated Naomichi Marufuji to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship, ending the latter's reign at 126 days and two successful defenses.[5][6][7]

Results[edit]

No.Results[8]StipulationsTimes[1]
1Daiki Inaba and Kai Fujimura defeated Kinya Okada and Yasutaka YanoTag team match11:17
2Funky Express (Akitoshi Saito, King Tany and Mohammed Yone) defeated Kongo (Hao, Nio and Tadasuke)Six-man tag team match9:39
3Kongo (Aleja and Manabu Soya) defeated Junta Miyawaki and Masa KitamiyaTag team match13:47
4Los Perros del Mal de Japón (Kotaro Suzuki and Yo-Hey) defeated Stinger (Seiki Yoshioka and Yoshinari Ogawa)Tag team match6:54
5M's Alliance (Masaaki Mochizuki, Masakatsu Funaki and Masato Tanaka) defeated Sugiura-gun (Kazuyuki Fujita, Kendo Kashin and Takashi Sugiura)Six-man tag team match18:19
6Los Perros del Mal de Japón (Eita and Nosawa Rongai) defeated Atsushi Kotoge and Hajime Ohara (c)Tag team match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship4:04
7Hayata (c) defeated Daisuke HaradaSingles match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship19:09
8Kaito Kiyomiya and Kenoh defeated Kazushi Sakuraba and Keiji MutoTag team match20:54
9Katsuhiko Nakajima defeated Naomichi Marufuji (c)Singles match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship37:18
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 10, 2021). "NOAH Grand Square 2021 In Osaka". cagematch.net. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Pro Wrestling Noah (October 10, 2021). 2021年10月10日(日)GRAND SQUARE 2021 in OSAKA. noah.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  4. ^ Hymantor, Michael (October 10, 2021). "#AndNEW: New Champions Crowned At NOAH's Grand Square 2021 In Osaka". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  5. ^ Thomas, Jeremy (October 10, 2021). "Pro Wrestling NOAH Grand Square 2021". 411Mania. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  6. ^ Di Trolio, Gerard (October 11, 2021). "PRO WRESTLING NOAH GRAND SQUARE 2021 IN OSAKA (OCTOBER 10) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  7. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (October 10, 2021). "Pro Wrestling NOAH Grand Square 2021 Results (10/10): New GHC Heavyweight Champion Crowned". fightful.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  8. ^ Daly, Wayne (October 10, 2021). "NOAH Results: Grand Square 2021 In Osaka – Osaka, Japan (10/10)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved October 12, 2021.

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