Noah Great Journey in Nagoya 2023

{{Infobox professional wrestling event

|name= NOAH Green Journey in Nagoya 2023

|promotion= CyberFight

|image= File:Noah_Great_Journey_in_Nagoya_2023.jpg

|caption= Promotional poster featuring Jake Lee and Takashi Sugiura

|brand= Pro Wrestling Noah

|date= June 17, 2023

|city= Nagoya, Japan

|venue= Nagoya Congress Center

|attendance= 833{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=369029|title=NOAH Green Journey 2023 In Nagoya|work=cagematch.net|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|date=June 17, 2023|access-date=June 17, 2023}}

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|event=

|lastevent= Majestic 2023

|nextevent= N-1 Victory 2023

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NOAH Green Journey in Nagoya 2023 was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand Pro Wrestling Noah. It took place on June 17, 2023, in Nagoya, Japan, at the Nagoya Congress Center. The event aired on CyberAgent's AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe.{{cite web|url=https://www.noah.co.jp/schedule/463/|script-title=ja:2023年06月17日（土） GREEN JOURNEY 2023 in NAGOYA|work=noah.co.jp|author=Pro Wrestling Noah|language=ja|date=June 5, 2023|access-date=June 5, 2023}}

Ten matches were contested at the event, including three on the pre-show, and three of Noah's five championships were on the line. The main event saw Jake Lee defeat Takashi Sugiura to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship. Other top matches included Real (Timothy Thatcher and Saxon Huxley) defeating Masa Kitamiya and Yoshiki Inamura to retain the GHC Tag Team Championship, and Hayata defeated Dante Leon to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship.

Production

=Background=

The event will feature ten professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|title=How Pro Wrestling Works|last=Grabianowski|first=Ed|access-date=June 5, 2023|work=HowStuffWorks, Inc.|date=January 13, 2006|publisher=Discovery Communications}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1285585/jake-lee-nominates-takashi-sugiura-for-title-defense/|title=GHC Heavyweight Champion Jake Lee Nominates Takashi Sugiura For Upcoming Title Defense|website=Wrestling Inc.|first=Dylan|last=Murray|date=May 14, 2023|access-date=June 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608005712/https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1285585/jake-lee-nominates-takashi-sugiura-for-title-defense/|archive-date=June 8, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/jake-lee-vs-takashi-sugiura-title-match-noah-green-journey-2023/|title=Jake Lee vs. Takashi Sugiura Title Match Set for NOAH Green Journey 2023|website=411Mania|first=Jeffrey|last=Harris|date=May 14, 2023|access-date=June 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607083910/https://411mania.com/wrestling/jake-lee-vs-takashi-sugiura-title-match-noah-green-journey-2023/|archive-date=June 7, 2023|url-status=live}}

=Event=

The preshow contained three bouts which were broadcast live on Noah's YouTube channel. The first match started with the confrontation between the team of Akitoshi Saito, Seiki Yoshioka and Stallion Rogers, and Muhammad Yone, Alejandro and Super Crazy, solded with the victory of the initial trio as a result of six-man tag team action. Next up, Kongo stablemates Hi69 and Hajime Ohara battled in singles competition with the victory of the latter. The third preshow bout saw Kaito Kiyomiya, Amakusa and Super Crazy picking up a victory over GHC National Champion El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., Yoshinari Ogawa and Kai Fujimura.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVXDXp1dS_8|script-title=ja:【第3試合まで同時配信】6.17名古屋は全試合ABEMA無料生中継！GHCヘビージェイク・リーvs杉浦貴|work=youtube.com|author=Pro Wrestling Noah|language=ja|date=June 17, 2023|access-date=June 17, 2023}} In the first main card bout, Hideki Suzuki defeated Shuhei Taniguchi in singles action. After the bout concluded, Suzuki grabbed a "Real" t-shirt, looked to be putting it on, but then handed it to Taniguchi, who snatched it from him, and then put it on, signifying that he had joined the stable. Next up, Daiki Inaba and Atsushi Kotoge defeated Naomichi Marufuji and Eita. In the sixth bout, Jack Morris, Tadasuke and Yo-Hey defeated Sean Legacy, Chris Ridgeway and Daga in six-man tag team action. Next up, Go Shiozaki and Katsuhiko Nakajima defeated Kenoh and Manabu Soya. In the eighth bout, Hayata defeated Dante Leon to secure the second consecutive title defense of the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship in that respective reign. In the semi main event, Timothy Thatcher and Saxon Huxley defeated Masa Kitamiya and Yoshiki Inamura to secure their first defense of the GHC Tag Team Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.pwmania.com/pro-wrestling-noah-green-journey-in-nagoya-results-june-17-2023|title=Pro Wrestling Noah Green Journey In Nagoya Results – June 17, 2023|website=PWMania.com|first=Ethan|last=Black|date=June 17, 2023|access-date=June 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618031019/https://www.pwmania.com/pro-wrestling-noah-green-journey-in-nagoya-results-june-17-2023|archive-date=June 18, 2023|url-status=live}}

In the main event, Jake Lee defeated Takashi Sugiura to secure the third consecutive defense of the GHC Heavyweight Championship in that respective reign.{{cite web|url=https://www.bodyslam.net/2023/06/17/wrestling-news/|title=Pro Wrestling NOAH Green Journey 2023 In Nagoya Results For 6/17/2023|website=bodyslam.net|first=Lewis|last=Carlan|date=June 17, 2023|access-date=June 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617123939/https://www.bodyslam.net/2023/06/17/wrestling-news/|archive-date=June 17, 2023|url-status=live}}

Results

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|results= {{cite web|url=https://www.wrestling-news.net/noah-green-journey-2023-in-nagoya-results/207090/|title=NOAH Results: Green Journey 2023 In Nagoya – Nagoya, Japan (6/17)|website=wrestling-news.net|first=Wayne|last=Daly|date=June 17, 2023|access-date=June 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618003116/https://www.wrestling-news.net/noah-green-journey-2023-in-nagoya-results/207090/|archive-date=June 18, 2023|url-status=live}}

|match1= Akitoshi Saito, Seiki Yoshioka and Stallion Rogers defeated Muhammad Yone, Alejandro and Taishi Ozawa

|stip1= Six-man tag team match

|time1= 7:42

|note1= pre

|match2= Hajime Ohara defeated Hi69

|stip2= Singles match

|time2= 7:44

|note2= pre

|match3= Kaito Kiyomiya, Amakusa and Super Crazy{{efn|Junta Miyawaki was replaced by Super Crazy.}} defeated El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., Yoshinari Ogawa and Kai Fujimura

|stip3= Six-man tag team match

|time3= 13:25

|note3= pre