Global Junior Heavyweight League#2024
{{Short description|Japanese professional wrestling tournament}}
{{more citations needed|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox wrestling PPV series
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|promotions = Pro Wrestling Noah
|firstevent = 2009
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|featuredmatches = Singles matches
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- Global Junior Heavyweight League (2009–2020)
- Junior Rumble (2020–2022)
- N Innovation (2024–present)
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The Global Junior Heavyweight League is a professional wrestling round-robin tournament held by Pro Wrestling Noah. The purpose of the tournament is to determine the promotion's top junior heavyweight wrestler. It was originally designed to be an annual event starting in 2009, but the second tournament did not take place until 2015. The tournament is a two-block round-robin tournament, much like New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Best of the Super Juniors tournament, in which each block's two highest scorers face off in the semifinals. A victory is worth two points, a draw was worth one, and a loss zero; each match has a thirty-minute time limit. Being a professional wrestling tournament, the outcome of the matches and the tournament itself are not determined through pure athletic competition but through pre-determined outcomes to matches.
List of winners
=Global Junior Heavyweight League=
- 2009: Yoshinobu Kanemaru
- 2015: Daisuke Harada
- 2018: Kotaro Suzuki
- 2019: Hayata
- 2020: Daisuke Harada (2)
=Jr. Rumble =
- 2020: Atsushi Kotoge
- 2021: Hayata (2)
- 2022: Daisuke Harada (3)
=N Innovation=
2009
The first tournament, named simply Junior Heavyweight League, was held from October 15 to October 31 over nine shows, and featured two blocks of five. Foreign participation included Delirious from Ring of Honor and Jyushin Thunder Liger from New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The winner, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, also won the vacant GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship. Delirious was awarded place in the semifinal because original block A runner-up Kotaro Suzuki had to withdraw with a flu.
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|+Final standings | |
colspan="2" | Block A | colspan="2" | Block B |
---|---|
Katsuhiko Nakajima || 6 | Jyushin Thunder Liger || 5 |
Kotaro Suzuki || 5 | Yoshinobu Kanemaru || 4 |
Delirious || 4 | Atsushi Aoki || 3 |
Kenta || 3 | Taiji Ishimori || 2 |
Ricky Marvin || 2 | Genba Hirayanagi || 0 |
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Block A | Delirious | Katsuhiko Nakajima | Kenta | Kotaro Suzuki | Ricky Marvin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| {{n/a}} | Nakajima (15:05) | Delirious (18:54) | Suzuki (13:52) | Delirious (14:20) | |
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| Nakajima (15:05) | {{n/a}} | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) | Nakajima (12:07) | |
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! Kenta | Delirious (18:54) | Draw (30:00) | {{n/a}} | Suzuki (17:28) | Kenta (1:59) | |
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| Suzuki (13:52) | Draw (30:00) | Suzuki (17:28) | {{n/a}} | Marvin (9:04) | |
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| Delirious (14:20) | Nakajima(12:07) | Kenta (1:59) | Marvin (9:04) | {{n/a}} | |
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! Block B !! Atsushi Aoki !! Genba Hirayanagi !! Jyushin Thunder Liger !! Taiji Ishimori !! Yoshinobu Kanemaru | |||||
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| {{n/a}} | Aoki (13:11) | Draw (30:00) | Ishimori (13:54) | Kanemaru (17:32) | |
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| Aoki (13:11) | {{n/a}} | Double countout (9:19) | Double countout (7:09) | Double countout (7:45) | |
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| Draw (30:00) | Double countout (9:19) | {{n/a}} | Liger (13:08) | Liger (14:45) | |
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| Ishimori (13:54) | Double countout (7:09) | Liger (13:08) | {{n/a}} | Kanemaru (15:56) | |
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| Kanemaru (17:32) | Double countout (7:45) | Liger (14:45) | Kanemaru (15:56) | {{n/a}} |
{{4TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1= Semifinals
| RD2= Finals
| RD1-seed1= A1
| RD1-team1= Katsuhiko Nakajima
| RD1-score1= Pin
| RD1-seed2= B2
| RD1-team2= Yoshinobu Kanemaru
| RD1-score2= 10:17
| RD1-seed3= B1
| RD1-team3= Jyushin Thunder Liger
| RD1-score3= Pin
| RD1-seed4= A2
| RD1-team4= Delirious
| RD1-score4= 10:45
| RD2-seed1= B2
| RD2-team1= Yoshinobu Kanemaru
| RD2-score1= Pin
| RD2-seed2= B1
| RD2-team2= Jyushin Thunder Liger
| RD2-score2= 18:53
}}
2015
The second tournament, now named Global Junior Heavyweight League, took place from July 18 to August 5, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.noah.co.jp/news_detail.php?news_id=7274|title=「グローバル・ジュニア・ヘビー級リーグ戦 2015」出場選手決定のお知らせ|date=2015-06-19|accessdate=2015-06-19|work=Pro Wrestling Noah|language=Japanese}}
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|+Final standings | |
colspan="2" | Block A | colspan="2" | Block B |
---|---|
Daisuke Harada || 10 | Atsushi Kotoge || 8 |
El Desperado || 8 | Taiji Ishimori || 8 |
Kenoh || 8 | Bengala || 6 |
Zack Sabre Jr. || 8 | Hajime Ohara || 6 |
Yoshinari Ogawa || 6 | Super Crazy || 6 |
Sho Tanaka || 2 | Taka Michinoku || 6 |
Hitoshi Kumano || 0 | Genba Hirayanagi || 2 |
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Block A | Daisuke Harada | El Desperado | Hitoshi Kumano | Kenoh | Sho Tanaka | Yoshinari Ogawa | Zack Sabre Jr. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| {{n/a}} | Harada (5:23) | Harada (10:06) | Harada (13:29) | Harada (8:33) | Harada (11:58) | Sabre (12:12) | |
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| Harada (5:23) | {{n/a}} | Desperado (7:53) | Desperado (13:31) | Desperado (10:19) | Ogawa (1:05) | Desperado (11:06) | |
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| Harada (10:06) | Desperado (7:53) | {{n/a}} | Kenoh (9:03) | Tanaka (9:01) | Ogawa (8:41) | Sabre (9:47) | |
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! Kenoh | Harada (13:29) | Desperado (13:31) | Kenoh (9:03) | {{n/a}} | Kenoh (13:50) | Kenoh (13:28) | Kenoh (7:33) | |
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| Harada (8:33) | Desperado (10:19) | Tanaka (9:01) | Kenoh (13:50) | {{n/a}} | Ogawa (3:32) | Sabre (10:07) | |
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| Harada (11:58) | Ogawa (1:05) | Ogawa (8:41) | Kenoh (13:28) | Ogawa (3:32) | {{n/a}} | Sabre (11:46) | |
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| Sabre (12:12) | Desperado (11:06) | Sabre (9:47) | Kenoh (7:33) | Sabre (10:07) | Sabre (11:46) | {{n/a}} | |
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! Block B !! Atsushi Kotoge !! Bengala !! Genba Hirayanagi !! Hajime Ohara !! Super Crazy !! Taiji Ishimori !! Taka Michinoku | |||||||
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| {{n/a}} | Kotoge (8:49) | Kotoge (8:36) | Ohara (12:41) | Crazy (11:05) | Kotoge (14:58) | Kotoge (10:44) | |
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! Bengala | Kotoge (8:49) | {{n/a}} | Hirayanagi (6:22) | Bengala (6:15) | Bengala (3:24) | Ishimori (10:48) | Bengala (7:40) | |
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| Kotoge (8:36) | Hirayanagi (6:22) | {{n/a}} | Ohara (8:29) | Crazy (5:29) | Ishimori (7:44) | Michinoku (7:33) | |
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| Ohara (12:41) | Bengala (6:15) | Ohara (8:29) | {{n/a}} | Crazy (10:16) | Ishimori (7:15) | Ohara (11:31) | |
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| Crazy (11:05) | Bengala (3:24) | Crazy (5:29) | Crazy (10:16) | {{n/a}} | Ishimori (12:27) | Michinoku (8:26) | |
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| Kotoge (14:58) | Ishimori (10:48) | Ishimori (7:44) | Ishimori (7:15) | Ishimori (12:27) | {{n/a}} | Michinoku (9:07) | |
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| Kotoge (10:44) | Bengala (7:40) | Michinoku (7:33) | Ohara (11:31) | Michinoku (8:26) | Michinoku (9:07) | {{n/a}} |
{{2TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1= Final
| RD1-seed1=A1
| RD1-team1= Daisuke Harada
| RD1-score1= Pin
| RD1-seed2=B1
| RD1-team2= Atsushi Kotoge
| RD1-score2=16:35
}}
2018
The third tournament took place from September 8 to October 4, 2018.{{cite web | url =https://en.superluchas.com/noahglobal-jr-league-2018-dias-6-y-7/|title=NOAH: »Global Jr. League 2018 ″ Days 6 and 7|work=superluchas.com|author=Dark angel|date=September 21, 2018|access-date=April 29, 2021}}
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|+Final standings | |
colspan="2" | Block A | colspan="2" | Block B |
---|---|
Kotaro Suzuki || 8 | Yo-Hey || 8 |
Daisuke Harada || 6 | Ikuto Hidaka || 7 |
Hitoshi Kumano || 6 | Hi69 || 6 |
Tadasuke || 6 | Minoru Tanaka || 6 |
Seiya Morohashi || 2 | Hayata || 3 |
Hajime Ohara || 2 | Junta Miyawaki || 0 |
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Block A | Daisuke Harada | Hajime Ohara | Hitoshi Kumano | Kotaro Suzuki | Seiya Morohashi | Tadasuke |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| {{n/a}} | Harada (19:04) | Harada (12:06) | Suzuki (16:31) | Harada (8:47) | Tadasuke (15:31) | |
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| Harada (19:04) | {{n/a}} | Kumano (12:24) | Ohara (10:11) | Morohashi (10:05) | Tadasuke (6:54) | |
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| Harada (12:06) | Kumano (12:24) | {{n/a}} | Suzuki (14:33) | Kumano (11:52) | Kumano (9:59) | |
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| Suzuki (16:31) | Ohara (10:11) | Suzuki (14:33) | {{n/a}} | Suzuki (9:19) | Suzuki (10:18) | |
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| Harada (8:47) | Morohashi (10:05) | Kumano (11:52) | Suzuki (9:19) | {{n/a}} | Tadasuke (9:53) | |
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! Tadasuke | Tadasuke (15:31) | Tadasuke (6:54) | Kumano (9:59) | Suzuki (10:18) | Tadasuke (9:53) | {{n/a}} | |
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! Block B !! Hayata !! Hi69 !! Ikuto Hidaka !! Junta Miyawaki !! Minoru Tanaka !! Yo-Hey | ||||||
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! Hayata | {{n/a}} | Hi69 (9:35) | Hidaka (11:11) | Hayata (4:45) | Tanaka (11:33) | Draw (12:36) | |
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! Hi69 | Hi69 (9:35) | {{n/a}} | Hidaka (14:47) | Hi69 (2:49) | Hi69 (19:41) | Yo-Hey (13:11) | |
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| Hidaka (11:11) | Hidaka (14:47) | {{n/a}} | Hidaka (8:03) | Tanaka (12:38) | Draw (30:00) | |
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| Hayata (4:45) | Hi69 (2:49) | Hidaka (8:03) | {{n/a}} | Tanaka (5:55) | Yo-Hey (8:02) | |
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| Tanaka (11:33) | Hi69 (19:41) | Tanaka (12:38) | Tanaka (5:55) | {{n/a}} | Yo-Hey (14:57) | |
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! Yo-Hey | Draw (12:36) | Yo-Hey (13:11) | Draw (30:00) | Yo-Hey (8:02) | Yo-Hey (14:57) | {{n/a}} | |
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{{2TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1= Final
| RD1-seed1=A1
| RD1-team1= Kotaro Suzuki
| RD1-score1= Pin
| RD1-seed2=B1
| RD1-team2= Yo-Hey
| RD1-score2= 17:00
}}
2019
The fourth Global Junior Heavyweight League took place from June 27 to July 27, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.noah.co.jp/news/414/|title=【6・27後楽園で開幕!】GLOBAL Jr. LEAGUE 2019情報|website=プロレスリング・ノア公式サイト {{!}} PRO-WRESTLING NOAH OFFICIAL SITE|access-date=2019-06-14}}
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|+Current standings | |
colspan="2" | Block A | colspan="2" | Block B |
---|---|
Tadasuke
!8 !7 | |
Yo-Hey
!6 !7 | |
Yoshinari Ogawa
!6 !6 | |
Daisuke Harada
!5 !4 | |
Minoru Tanaka
!5 !Hi69 !4 | |
Junta Miyawaki
!0 !2 |
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Block A | Daisuke Harada | Junta Miyawaki | Minoru Tanaka | Tadasuke | Yo-Hey | Yoshinari Ogawa |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| {{n/a}} | Harada (6:52) | Draw (30:00) | Tadasuke (15:01) | Harada (15:20) | Ogawa (9:47) | |
align="center"
|Harada (6:52) | {{n/a}} | Tanaka (8:43) | Tadasuke (8:57) | Yo-Hey (8:57) | Ogawa (9:54) | |
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|Draw (30:00) | Tanaka (8:43) | {{n/a}} | Tadasuke (10:14) | Yo-Hey (12:40) | Tanaka (11:33) | |
align="center"
| Tadasuke (15:01) | Tadasuke (8:57) | Tadasuke (10:14) | {{n/a}} | Tadasuke (10:41) | Ogawa (13:19) | |
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| Harada (15:20) | Yo-Hey (8:57) | Yo-Hey (12:40) | Tadasuke (10:41) | {{n/a}} | Yo-Hey (14:14) | |
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| Ogawa (9:47) | Ogawa (9:54) | Tanaka (11:33) | Ogawa (13:19) | Yo-Hey (14:14) | {{n/a}} | |
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! Block B !! Chris Ridgeway !! Hajime Ohara !! Hayata !! Hi69 !! Hitoshi Kumano !! Kotaro Suzuki | ||||||
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| {{n/a}} | Ohara (9:20) | Hayata (14:30) | Ridgeway (13:08) | Ridgeway (10:01) | Ridgeway (8:38) | |
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| Ohara (9:20) | {{n/a}} | Hayata (15:59) | Ohara (10:20) | Kumano (13:35) | Suzuki (10:09) | |
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| Hayata (14:30) | Hayata (15:59) | {{n/a}} | Hi69 (11:27) | Hayata (11:01) | Draw (30:00) | |
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!Hi69 | Ridgeway (13:08) | Ohara (10:20) | Hi69 (11:27) | {{n/a}} | Hi69 (9:39) | Suzuki (8:59) | |
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|Ridgeway (10:01) | Kumano (13:35) | Hayata (11:01) | Hi69 (9:39) | {{n/a}} | Suzuki (10:32) | |
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| Ridgeway (8:38) | Suzuki (10:09) | Draw (30:00) | Suzuki (8:59) | Suzuki (10:32) | {{n/a}} | |
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{{3TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1 = Block B Decision
| RD2 = Final
| RD2-seed1= A1
| RD2-team1= Tadasuke
| RD2-score1= Pin
| RD2-seed2= B1
| RD2-team2= Hayata
| RD2-score2= 19:12
| RD1-seed1= B1
| RD1-team1= Hayata
| RD1-score1= Pin
| RD1-seed2= B2
| RD1-team2= Kotaro Suzuki
| RD1-score2= 3:13
}}
2020
The 2020 Global Junior Heavyweight League, featuring 4 blocks took place between January 10 and January 30.{{Cite web|url=https://www.noah.co.jp/news/1015/|title=GLOBAL Jr. LEAGUE 2020 まとめページ!全出場選手&全カード決定!|website=プロレスリング・ノア公式サイト {{!}} PRO-WRESTLING NOAH OFFICIAL SITE|access-date=2020-01-19}}
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|+Final standings | |||||||
colspan="2" | Block A
! colspan="2" | Block B ! colspan="2" | Block C ! colspan="2" | Block D | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yoshinari Ogawa | 4 | Dick Togo | 4 | Hajime Ohara | 4 | Daisuke Harada | 4 |
Hayata | 2 | Kotaro Suzuki | 4 | Atsushi Kotoge | 4 | Minoru Tanaka | 3 |
Nosawa Rongai | 2 | Tadasuke | 2 | Yo-Hey | 2 | Nio | 3 |
Junta Miyawaki | 0 | Hao | 2 | Hitoshi Kumano | 2 | Chris Ridgeway | 2 |
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Block A | Hayata | Yoshinari Ogawa | Junta Miyawaki |
---|---|---|---|
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! Hayata | {{n/a}} | Ogawa (18:33) | Double Countout (6:43) | Hayata (9:48) |
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| Ogawa | {{n/a}} | Double Countout (10:29) | Ogawa (8:08) |
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|Double | Double Countout (10:29) | {{n/a}} | Nosawa (9:23) |
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| Hayata | Ogawa (8:08) | Nosawa (9:23) | {{n/a}} |
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! Block B !! Kotaro | |||
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| {{n/a}} | Suzuki (7:39) | Suzuki (9:20) | Togo (15:09) |
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! Tadasuke | Suzuki | {{n/a}} | Tadasuke (7:49) | Tadasuke (12:46) | |
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! Hao | Suzuki | Tadasuke (7:49) | {{n/a}} | Togo (9:21) |
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! Dick | Togo | Tadasuke (12:46) | Togo (9:21) | {{n/a}} |
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! Block C !! Atsushi | |||
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| {{n/a}} | Kotoge (15:41) | Ohara (14:20) | Kotoge (10:56) |
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! Yo-Hey | Kotoge | {{n/a}} | Ohara (13:49) | Yo-Hey (13:53) |
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|Ohara | Ohara (13:49) | {{n/a}} | Kumano (13:39) |
align="center"
| Kotoge | Yo-Hey (13:53) | Kumano (13:39) | {{n/a}} |
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! Block D !! Daisuke | |||
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| {{n/a}} | Harada (10:56) | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) |
align="center"
| Harada | {{n/a}} | Tanaka (11:34) | Ridgeway (13:39) |
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| Draw | Tanaka (11:34) | {{n/a}} | Nio (14:24) |
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! Nio | Draw | Ridgeway (13:39) | Nio (14:24) | {{n/a}} |
{{4TeamBracket
| align = center
| RD1= Semifinals
| RD2= Finals
| RD1-seed1= A1
| RD1-team1= Yoshinari Ogawa
| RD1-score1=Sub
| RD1-seed2= B1
| RD1-team2= Dick Togo
| RD1-score2=8:31
| RD1-seed3= C1
| RD1-team3= Hajime Ohara
| RD1-score3=Pin
| RD1-seed4= D1
| RD1-team4= Daisuke Harada
| RD1-score4=15:45
| RD2-seed1= B1
| RD2-team1= Dick Togo
| RD2-score1=Pin
| RD2-seed2=D1
| RD2-team2= Daisuke Harada
| RD2-score2=19:43
}}
= 2020 (Rumble) =
After the COVID-19 pandemic, the Junior Heavyweight League was replaced with an annual Junior Rumble. The first edition was on 4 October as part of an N-1 Victory 2020 show at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyō, Tokyo and contained 14 participants. They entered strictly every 30 seconds. The winner of this rumble did not receive a GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship shot and the reigning champion, Kotaro Suzuki, participated.{{cite web|url=https://itrwrestling.com/news/full-results-from-pro-wrestling-noahs-n1-victory-2020-day-six/|title=Full Results From Pro Wrestling NOAH’s N1 Victory 2020 Day Six|work=itrwrestling.com|first=Gareth|last=Wood|date=October 5, 2020|access-date=January 26, 2023}}
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!Entry !Wrestler !Unit !Order !Eliminated by !Method !Time of |
{{sort|01|1}}
|Momo no Seishun |11/12 |Over The Top Rope |22:00 |
{{sort|02|2}}
|Full Throttle |11/12 |Over The Top Rope |22:00 |
{{sort|03|3}}
|7 |Nioh |Over The Top Rope |16:22 |
{{sort|04|4}}
|13 |24:32 |
{{sort|05|5}}
|5 |14:59 |
{{sort|06|6}}
|Momo no Seishun |6 |15:33 |
{{sort|07|7}}
|1 |Himself |Abandoned the match. |5:49 |
8
|Full Throttle |4 |12:59 |
9
|3 |Over The Top Rope |12:35 |
10
|Haoh |9 |18:18 |
11
|Nioh |10 |19:47 |
12
|Full Throttle |2 |12:14 |
13
|8 |Haoh |17:29 |
14
|Momo no Seishun | - |WINNER | - | - |
Winner:
| colspan="6" |Atsushi Kotoge |
2021
The 2021 Noah Junior Rumble was held in an empty Club Citta, Kawasaki, Kanagawa on 26 June, one month before the Noah Jr. Team Game 2021.{{cite web|url=https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2021/06/25/pro-wrestling-noah-cage-war/|title=Preview: Pro Wrestling NOAH CAGE WAR (06/26/21)|work=lastwordonsports.com|first=Xavier|last=Williams|date=June 25, 2021|access-date=January 26, 2023}} It was part of Noah Cage War 2021. The Rumble had 15 participants, 1 more than the previous year. The winner, Hayata, successfully defeated Atsushi Kotoge for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship the next night.
Haoh, Tadasuke and Nioh all entered at the same time. Hayata & Yoshinari Ogawa entered unofficially and were allowed entry by the referee.
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!Entry !Wrestler !Unit !Order !Eliminated by !Method !Time of |
{{sort|01|1}}
|Seiki gun / Momo no Seishun |2 |Over The Top Rope |17:26 |
{{sort|02|2}}
|1 |Over The Top Rope |17:26 |
{{sort|03|3}}
|Eita |8 |Over The Top Rope |23:55 |
{{sort|04|4}}
|11 |Over The Top Rope |25:25 |
{{sort|05|5}}
|Seiki-gun |7 |Eita |23:13 |
{{sort|06|6}}
|14 |35:00 |
rowspan="3" |{{sort|07|7}}-9
|Haoh |4 |Junta Miyawaki |21:11 |
Tadasuke
|10 |24:51 |
Nioh
|5 |Junta Miyawaki |Over The Top Rope |21:41 |
10
|Seiki-gun |3 |Haoh |20:26 |
11
|9 |24:20 |
12
|6 |22:26 |
13
|13 |26:52 |
rowspan="2" |14-15
| - |WINNER | - | - |
Yoshinari Ogawa
|Stinger |12 |Kotaro Suzuki, Nosawa Rongai & Yo-Hey |Over The Top Rope |26:01 |
Winner:
| colspan="6" |Hayata (2) |
2022
The 2022 Noah Junior Rumble was part of the N Innovation U-Cup. It was held at Yokohama Radiant Hall, Yokohama on 6 January. Daisuke Harada, the winner, successfully defeated Hayata for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship the next night.{{cite web|url=https://superluchas.com/en/noah-n-innovation-cup-2022-dia-1/|title=NOAH: “N-Innovation Cup 2022” Day 1|work=superluchas.com|author=Dark Angel|date=January 15, 2022|access-date=January 26, 2023}}
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!Entry !Wrestler !Unit !Order !Eliminated by !Method !Time of |
{{sort|01|1}}
|Seiki-gun |9 |16:49 |
{{sort|02|2}}
|Alejandro |6 |14:54 |
{{sort|03|3}}
|4 |11:13 |
{{sort|04|4}}
|12 |Over The Top Rope |20:00 |
{{sort|05|5}}
|13 |20:20 |
{{sort|06|6}}
|5 |Junta Miyawaki |Over The Top Rope |11:59 |
{{sort|07|7}}
|Seiki-gun |8 |Haoh |16:20 |
8
|2 |Over The Top Rope |6:51 |
9
|3 |Over The Top Rope |7:42 |
10
|Eita |1 |Over The Top Rope |6:49 |
11
|Seiki-gun | - |WINNER | - | - |
12
|14 |24:30 |
13
|Haoh |11 |Over The Top Rope |18:18 |
14
|Nioh |7 |Junta Miyawaki |14:59 |
15
|Seiki-gun |10 |17:33 |
Winner:
| colspan="6" |Daisuke Harada (3) |
2024
The 2024 edition of the tournament premiered under the "N Innovation" banner and took place between October 30 and November 6.
{{#invoke: Team bracket | main
|rounds=3|
| RD1=Round 1
| RD2=Semifinals
| RD3=Final
| RD1-team01= Dragon Bane
| RD1-score01= Pin
| RD1-team02= Kai Fujimura
| RD1-score02= 13:11{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=9089&page=2|title=N Innovation Tournament|work=cagematch.net|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|access-date=November 8, 2024}}
| RD1-team03= Yu Owada
| RD1-team04= Yuto Kikuchi
| RD1-score04= Pin
| RD1-team05= Amakusa
| RD1-score05= Pin
| RD1-team06= Tadasuke
| RD1-team07= Yo-Hey
| RD1-team08= Junta Miyawaki
| RD1-score08= Pin
| RD2-team01= Dragon Bane
| RD2-score01= Pin
| RD2-team02= Yuto Kikuchi
| RD2-team03= Amakusa
| RD2-team04= Junta Miyawaki
| RD2-score04= Pin
| RD3-team01= Dragon Bane
| RD3-score01= Pin
| RD3-team02= Junta Miyawaki
}}
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