NOAH - The Great Voyage 2017 In Yokohama Vol. 2 (10/1/2017)

5. Hitoshi Kumano vs. Minoru Tanaka

***

7. Katsuhiko Nakajima & Masa Kitamiya vs. Moose & Yuji Okabayashi

***1/4

9. GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship: Taiji Ishimori (c) vs. Daisuke Harada

Ishimori is an amazing wrestler, but man, this guy consistently has the weirdest looks. This was a very good match, action-packed, easy pacing; Harada was fucking up Ishimori with those knees and Germans.

****

10. GHC Tag Team Championship: Atsushi Kotoge & Go Shiozaki (c) vs. 50 Funky Powers (Mohammed Yone & Quiet Storm)

Going to go out on a limb and say that this was Quiet Storm's peak. Both he and Yone put on a fantastic underdog performance; their final comeback was spectacular. Shiozaki is such an underrated seller, I liked the way he crumbled after taking Yone's high kick. Another really great GHC tag team clash; stellar work from everyone involved.

****1/2

11. GHC Heavyweight Championship: Eddie Edwards (c) vs. Naomichi Marufuji

I have no idea why Eddie Edwards was chosen to be in this position or where they are going with this, but here he is. The crowd seems to like him. This didn't have any type of heat, but the action was fast-paced and engaging. It was worked in a junior heavy-style rather than the slower-paced main events NOAH is known for and that made for a refreshing watch.

****

NOAH - Global Tag League 2017 (5/4/2017)

1. Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Takuya Nomura

Really awesome rookie opener. Bushiroad needs to get Takuya before he becomes another chest-chopping strong BJ zombie.

***3/4

2. Hajime Ohara & Rionne Fujiwara vs. RATEL'S (HAYATA & YO-HEY)

I thought Rionne Fujiwara fucked off for good when WRESTLE-1 got rid of him, but here he is in NOAH, ughh... Ohara was doing gnarly backwork, crushing these skinny pricks across his knee. HAYATA & YO-HEY are a pretty fun indie-riffic duo. 

***

5. Kenou & Takashi Sugiura vs. XX (Hi69 & Taiji Ishimori)

This was an awesome sprint, and these guys were hurling nukes. Kenou is supposed to be a big bad heavyweight bullying the crafty little guys alongside Sugiura, but he's still junior-sized himself. NOAH the Reborn, ya'll.

***1/2

6. Katsuhiko Nakajima & Masa Kitamiya vs. Akitoshi Saito & Mohammed Yone

Yone has this weird disco gimmick that he doesn't really commit to. He catches Katsuhiko with a big high kick and knocks him straight out! What an ending!

**1/4

7. Global Tag League 2017 Final: Atsushi Kotoge & Go Shiozaki vs. Maybach Taniguchi & Naomichi Marufuji

What a goddamn match! There was so much action I don't even know where to start. Maybach's new look is awesome and menacing, and he looks like a star. Marufuji and Shiozaki went back and forth with surly chop exchanges, Kotoge connected with his awesome kicks and counters -- everyone looked great and had their moment to shine, and the crowd was hot. This blew me away.

****1/2

BASARA - Vajra 34 ~ Shishifunjin ~ (4/29/2017)

0. Isami Kodaka vs. Takato Nakano

***3/4

2. IRON PRIEST (FUMA & Hagane Shinno) vs. Gingin BOYS (Kenshin Chikano & YO-HEY)

***1/2

3.  Super Pro Wrestling Ring Wars 2017 ~Japan Vs Trans-Am~ True Patriotic Pinfall: Fuminori Abe, Masamune & Ryuichi Sekine vs. Trans-Am ★ Tanaka, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Trans-Am ★ Shinya

***

4. Dick Togo vs. Yusuke Kubo

**

5. Isami Kodaka vs. Yuji Okabayashi

***3/4

7. Union Pro MAX Championship: Trans-Am ★ Ryuichi (c) vs. Ryota Nakatsu

**3/4