| 1 | 25.06.2025 | PacoPacorius | 6.0 | Open The Vault and UenoNation say it all, while NOAH is on the upswing, their product can be really frustrating to watch. Nakajima leaving, Shiozaki being injured again and Kenoh taking a step back from the main event for the time being was a huge blow to NOAH's main event. Even EDDWJr will be missed. The current main event scene only has 3 people, OZAWA who is awesome but inexperienced in the ring, veteran KENTA who finally returned home and looks motivated and finally Kiyomiya who is unfortunately getting stale (people booed him against OZAWA and KENTA! ) In general I'd say it's a step down from a couple years back. I am generally not a big fan of units, but the NOAH units are all terrible, each one has 1 or 2 interesting guys that get dragged down by an endless sea of really boring people who are seemingly thrown together at random. I didn't think it was ever possible but ALL REBELLION succesfully made Kenoh not angry anymore and Alejandro and Fujimura are nobodies. I only like Ozawa from Team 200X which is seemingly approaching nWo levels of ingoing and outgoing members and couldn't care less about anyone from RATEL's revival, although Yuto Kikuchi is not that bad. The midcard is a hellscape as always, with maybe only Soya and Kitamiya as exceptions. I really miss Ryohei Oiwa, his team with Kiyomiya and their later rivalry, he had a great time in NOAH. Extremely charismatic star Eita finally got the GHC Junior title after a funny but also torturous title challenge running gag, but keeps fighting HAYATA and YO-HEY and Daga and a million other mediocre juniors that bore me to tears. Yoshioka left, Kotoge is around but rarely wrestles in the main shows. Can you blame him? He prefers Limit Break shows which are usually excellent. AMAKUSA isn't doing anything too thrilling in his return after his injury. Exciting gaijin team Kieran Lacey and Mark Trew were short lived due to a serious injury. NOAH also fumbled Inamura's return from excursion which was very frustating to see. (who the hell is Yoichi? How do you even fumble Inamura? ) Just like UenoNation said, you have to slog through a lot of bad to get to the good. I have heard positive things about the Monday Magic shows too but I've haven't watched any of them. In terms of general in-ring action, most big/main event matches go way longer than they should, people are just lying down on the mat gasping for air "selling" for several minutes at a time several times per match. Everybody not named Shiozaki aren't stiff or hard-hitting enough to satisfy me (joshi puro has got me covered on that front). While I get that it would be distasteful to throw dangerous backdrops after Misawa's passing, it is bit disappointing to see backdrops have zero angle to them. Late 90s All Japan neck drops per match ratio is indeed too high, but I dearly miss some crunchy backdrops/suplexes in NOAH. I do think NOAH will be very worth watching in 4 or 5 years time, because rookies Owada (currently on excursion) and especially Odashima look really promising. Hopefully Inamura has returned by then and Ozawa also irons out the kinks in his in-ring work. Until then, I'll be checking on OZAWA and Odashima and ignoring everything else thank you very much. |
| 2 | 18.06.2025 | MrRollUp | 9.0 | |
| 3 | 14.06.2025 | BlockBlockBlock | 9.0 | One of the best companies in Japan. It felt like they've always kept that hard-hitting and technical wrestling that they started with. I feel like in recent years they haven't hadenough star power but it's hard to match Misawa, Kobashi and others.They never really lost who they were though as they still have a lot of talent that can really bring an amazing match. |
| 4 | 13.06.2025 | Desmond33 | | |
| 5 | 01.06.2025 | majorasmask12 | 7.0 | |
| 6 | 29.05.2025 | SlowUnsteady | 8.0 | |
| 7 | 16.05.2025 | MooGati | 9.0 | |
| 8 | 16.05.2025 | ajfromcastlebar | 9.0 | |
| 9 | 12.05.2025 | Open The Vault | 6.0 | Pro Wrestling NOAH at the moment seems to be stalling on the gas petal they had in 2023 and through some parts of 2024. They can manage to be a good promotion but they've made mistakes that turns away wrestling viewers and it's looked down upon as a promotion in general. 2025 so far for NOAH has been as expected. Decent but forgettable. They made some brain dead decisions throughout 2023-24 that made the company look stupid and drove away fans. I'm happy that OZAWA is leading the charge here. I wanna see what they do with him but in general, they need more of a focus. [***1/4] |
| 10 | 12.05.2025 | Inserthere750 | 10.0 | |
| 11 | 03.05.2025 | GunAlpha | 8.0 | |
| 12 | 02.05.2025 | nylonmascots | 7.0 | |
| 13 | 30.04.2025 | MyTwoSenseReal | 8.0 | |
| 14 | 22.04.2025 | DESPE | 8.0 | |
| 15 | 18.04.2025 | RecklessOne | 7.0 | |
| 16 | 30.03.2025 | gabsdavero | 10.0 | |
| 17 | 27.03.2025 | GillesNovaGuy99 | 10.0 | |
| 18 | 24.03.2025 | DagoWithTheCage | 7.0 | |
| 19 | 24.03.2025 | chaqudemus | 9.0 | |
| 20 | 20.03.2025 | Justdawg | | |
| 21 | 16.03.2025 | kaszi2K | 8.0 | |
| 22 | 14.03.2025 | bennythegeneral | 9.0 | |
| 23 | 14.03.2025 | UenoNATION | | Sometimes it feels like two steps forward and one step back with NOAH, they have good talent and shows but you have to slog through a lot of bad to get to the good. I'd like to think it's regenerating although very slowly. At least audiences seem more engaged nowadays. Still one of my most watched promotions, Kitamiya, Kenoh, Kiyomiya, OZAWA, KENTA, Marufuji (on his day) among others make it worth the watch. As for its history... that's a different story. Easily a part of wrestling history what a legacy. The Mutoh retirement recaptures that old magic. |
| 24 | 05.03.2025 | piotrusjasigma | 7.0 | |
| 25 | 03.03.2025 | DM25 | 8.0 | |
| 26 | 25.02.2025 | Shainy | 8.0 | |
| 27 | 13.02.2025 | Danny11 | 9.0 | |
| 28 | 09.02.2025 | Groza | | |
| 29 | 01.02.2025 | Amaury08 | 10.0 | |
| 30 | 25.01.2025 | ItsLuger | 9.0 | |
| 31 | 11.01.2025 | NickGHC | 7.0 | |
| 32 | 05.01.2025 | Romsito | 8.0 | |
| 33 | 03.01.2025 | The Aditza | 7.0 | |
| 34 | 16.12.2024 | BenjaminFranklinUCW | 10.0 | |
| 35 | 02.12.2024 | ValonFang | 8.0 | |
| 36 | 01.12.2024 | NiesamowitePL | 9.0 | |
| 37 | 20.11.2024 | jejunestars | 7.0 | |
| 38 | 18.11.2024 | Japanese BAKA | 9.0 | |
| 39 | 11.11.2024 | hhcc5489 | 8.0 | |
| 40 | 01.11.2024 | benny5bellys | 8.0 | |
| 41 | 31.10.2024 | Brando Calrissian | 9.0 | Pro Wrestling NOAH is my favorite promotion of all time. Is it perfect? Not always. But I personally believe that it has housed some of the greatest wrestlers to ever live. Naomichi Marufuji, Yoshihiro Takayama, KENTA, The Four Pillars of Heaven, Kaito Kiyomiya, KENOH, Katushiko Nakajima. Just some incredible talent that make sure the matches are always incredible even if the booking was sometimes questionable, which for me is the only reason I won't give it a 10. And the fact that they're partnering with other promotions like Dragon Gate, New Japan, All Japan, and recently WWE has made me even more excited for their future. |
| 42 | 27.10.2024 | Dweeeab | 8.0 | |
| 43 | 26.10.2024 | SleVVen | 9.0 | |
| 44 | 24.10.2024 | Dragonlee | 9.0 | |
| 45 | 23.10.2024 | Zak22 | 10.0 | Pro Wrestling NOAH began as the spiritual successor to the Four Pillars of Heaven era of All Japan and had a glorious first few years but even more impressive than pulling 58k at the Tokyo Dome is that the promotion survived its founders death and has forged an identity of its own distinct from its AJPW origin story. NOAH has been and still is the go-to wrestling company for quality in-ring action and every year NOAH delivers a few match of the year contenders. However, the overall cards are not particularly strong, the talent pool is not very deep and they haven't recovered from the pandemic and don't look like they will ever again replace NJPW as the top promotion of Japan like they were in those amazing few years. NOAH is still my preferred Japanese promotion but the decline is obvious. |
| 46 | 17.10.2024 | Its Clobbering Time | 8.0 | |
| 47 | 12.10.2024 | StrongStyle2020 | 8.0 | |
| 48 | 03.10.2024 | RaysBru | 7.0 | |
| 49 | 28.09.2024 | JUNAK1YAMA | 7.0 | |
| 50 | 16.09.2024 | FlokinMeltzer67 | 9.0 | |
| 51 | 04.09.2024 | Personano | 7.0 | |
| 52 | 20.08.2024 | LIORPAPISMEDOV | 10.0 | |
| 53 | 04.08.2024 | Lukasny | 8.0 | NOAH ist fest verankert im japanischen Wrestling und neben NJPW historisch gesehen wahrscheinlich die größte Promotion. Auch hier immer wieder Schwächephasen. Aber immer wieder schafft Pro Wrestling NOAH es, mich zu bekommen. Die Main Event Szene ist stark besetzt. Dahinter wird dann eher dünn. Auch hier werden die Einflüsse aus den USA (Eingriffe etc.) mehr. Aber im Großen und Ganzen schaue ich mir NOAH immer gerne an. |
| 54 | 02.08.2024 | leskedd | 9.0 | |
| 55 | 02.08.2024 | Aspion | 7.0 | |
| 56 | 19.07.2024 | Tacho24 | 8.0 | |
| 57 | 04.07.2024 | HV85106 | 9.0 | |
| 58 | 04.07.2024 | smashbrotha9326 | 10.0 | Great promotion if you want to relax, and watch some good old wrestling. Never bothered to check out anything past 2005, but from what I've seen, My second favorite promotion of all time. |
| 59 | 16.06.2024 | Dragon Master Adam | 8.0 | |
| 60 | 03.06.2024 | arminamin | 8.0 | |
| 61 | 02.06.2024 | daichi | 9.0 | |
| 62 | 29.04.2024 | alieta | 9.0 | |
| 63 | 27.04.2024 | Rainmaker4196 | 9.0 | |
| 64 | 06.04.2024 | MonkeyDB | 10.0 | |
| 65 | 02.04.2024 | EhimeIsTheBest | 9.0 | |
| 66 | 27.03.2024 | MeltzerMark | 9.0 | |
| 67 | 05.03.2024 | sarahlicity | 9.0 | The AJPW exodus may have been really bad in the 2000s, but thanks to both companies pulling their weight, we now have two incredibly strong thematic alternatives to NJPW. NOAH has had a consistent level of quality since its inception, and the Ark style of King's Road with a strong-style garnish provides an excellent middle-of-the-road mix. When puro is good, it's really good, and NOAH truly pulls their weight in spades. |
| 68 | 20.02.2024 | BongStroman | 9.0 | |
| 69 | 11.02.2024 | mxkami | 9.0 | |
| 70 | 09.02.2024 | perconflncns | 10.0 | |
| 71 | 06.02.2024 | FilipsWrestlingWorld | 7.0 | |
| 72 | 03.02.2024 | KEI | 10.0 | |
| 73 | 01.02.2024 | Fenix | 10.0 | |
| 74 | 20.01.2024 | DoubleCountout | 10.0 | |
| 75 | 07.01.2024 | EleceRock | 9.0 | There's no better wrestling style nowadays than NOAH's style. The hard hitting, martial arts based strikes with the king road's spirit is always entertaining to watch, so even in a bad show you're almost always going to see at least a couple of entertaining matches in the worst case, and the absolute best bangers if the years in the best. The only defect, that sadly is a big one that I can find in Noah is how they're willing to push any wrestler from more popular companies (like NJPW) over their own homegrown talents, so it can be very frustrating getting invested in guys like Kenoh, Kiyomiya, etc. only to see a foreign wrestler going over them over and over again. I hope the day the booking regime changes this company can shine like they deserve on the japanese wrestling scene again. |
| 76 | 02.01.2024 | Khalid Ace | 8.0 | |
| 77 | 23.12.2023 | Dakota369 | 7.0 | The talents are there but i have to be brutally honestly, NOAH might be the worst booked promotion of 2023. Getting jabronied by New Japan, Kongo disbanding, Kiyomiya lost in the shuffle, complete silence N1 final crowd, Nakajima going away, it's just too much for me. And don't get me started with the junior division and the tag division, couldn't be more directionless as it is. As long as all the old wrestlers are still here trying to pop the ticket sale, the promotion is never gonna improve as a whole. |
| 78 | 20.12.2023 | luxeternus | 7.0 | |
| 79 | 18.12.2023 | Nilesmania | 7.0 | |
| 80 | 11.12.2023 | DragonSuperman7 | 7.0 | |
| 81 | 04.12.2023 | Rasmus Eriksen | 8.0 | |
| 82 | 02.12.2023 | Emanuel606goatF | 10.0 | |
| 83 | 20.11.2023 | MrRaider959 | 9.0 | |
| 84 | 14.11.2023 | Chrisssen | 7.0 | |
| 85 | 13.11.2023 | Argylex | 8.0 | |
| 86 | 13.11.2023 | FakeNoobe | 9.0 | |
| 87 | 28.10.2023 | CMgab | 9.0 | |
| 88 | 27.10.2023 | sabby20 | 9.0 | |
| 89 | 26.10.2023 | Liam Miyahara | 9.0 | |
| 90 | 19.10.2023 | frenchfries129 | 7.0 | |
| 91 | 04.10.2023 | robbyplaha | 8.0 | |
| 92 | 25.09.2023 | Senorsombrero3k | 9.0 | |
| 93 | 24.09.2023 | dinosaurjr | 8.0 | I genuinely love and will always be fan of NOAH it got me into puro in 2017 and I'll never forget that. However I'd be lying if I said NOAH's booking since go beat nakajima in 2019 has been good it hasn't and it feels like nothing pays off, it's meddling at best and aimless at worst broken down 90's and 00's stars time and time again defeat our homegrown stars and younger talent Kenoh, Kitamiya, Kitomiya failure to elevate Midcard talent like Soya, Inamura, Junta don't even get me started on how jumbled the Junior Division is the best and most interesting decision since go's reign was having Kenoh hold the red belt and defeat all the older shoot stars it gave him a feeling of invincibility like you'd probably have to shoot him to beat him. Tournaments have never been NOAH's strong point but man their at an all time low right now, the tag belts have been made into trinkets since sugiura-gun lost them, It seems like the NOAH roster always looses in every big spot they get, all the older talent are overexposed and quickly loose thier novelty (like fujita, funaki, etc.) NOSAWA's (creative? ) chaotic car crash booking killed my entire intrest in the Junior Division the dg invasion couldn't even bring it back (I liked eita winning the belt tho). The Stars of the 2010's are starting to break down from the mounting injuries (Shiozaki, Marufuji and Sugiura) and while they can still put great matches it's clear thier best days are behind them, Sadly I don't think NOAH is ever gonna go back to how it was before thier success ensures it won't either way when the dust settles I'll still be here.... 7.5/10 |
| 94 | 20.09.2023 | Grissom | 8.0 | |
| 95 | 12.09.2023 | deesforta | 7.0 | |
| 96 | 03.09.2023 | EUJBFTY | 10.0 | |
| 97 | 25.08.2023 | UltraNano54 | 8.0 | In their prime, 2001-2006 I would give them an easy 11/10 as they would be my favorite promotion of all time but sadly they have been really inconsistent and there quality has decreased before finally recently increasing again. While they are currently very good, I would say they are still nowhere near their prime quality. |
| 98 | 21.08.2023 | Rayshawn00 | 9.0 | |
| 99 | 15.08.2023 | GeneBlastKyodai | 10.0 | |
| 100 | 09.08.2023 | jamzell00 | 10.0 | My favorite promotion ever. The era of Kobashi, Misawa, Akiyama got me into them and the juniors who rose to being the key heavyweights are what kept me invested in them. The roster now doesn't have the star power it used to but the work by a majority of the talent makes up for it. Poor booking and outside factors continue to be its downfall but its the only promotion where I will never drop them for it. I love everything about them through all the highs and lows and I cant say that about any other wrestling promotion. I'm stuck with them forever |
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