“NOAH ‘THE NEW YEAR’ 2025” will be broadcast live on ABEMA Live on January 1st (Wed.) 2025
ABEMA Live will broadcast all matches from “NOAH ‘THE NEW YEAR’ 2025” live at Nippon Budokan on January 1st (Wed) 2025.
At “NOAH ‘THE NEW YEAR’ 2025”, there will be a special singles match between former UFC fighter and current PRO WRESTLING NOAH member Ulka Sasaki and WWE Superstar and current WWE US Champion, SHINSUKE NAKAMURA.
In addition, the GHC Heavyweight Championship match between "Galaxy View" Kaito Kiyomiya and "The Real Rebel" OZAWA, has also been signed.
A total of 10 matches have been announced so far. Each of the matches will be broadcast live on ABEMA Live with English commentary.
https://www.abema-global.com/en/lives/91rsE1pB1PungKiKrod1oh
▼About PRO WRESTLING NOAH
PRO WRESTLING NOAH is a professional wrestling organization that was founded in 2000. With the slogan “Providing the Best in Professional Wrestling,” they have thrilled people of all ages with numerous battles that project their banner of “freedom and conviction”, and have held big matches that moved people's emotions at numerous venues, such as the Tokyo Dome, Nippon Budokan, and Ariake Arena. “DESTINATION 2024” was the big summer event NOAH held at the Nippon Budokan in July this year, where WWE superstar “THE PHENOMENAL ONE” AJ Styles made a surprise appearance in a key match, and a special singles match was held with “Genius of the Ark” Naomichi Marufuji, who is the face of PRO WRESTLING NOAH. It was an unprecedented event for a top-class WWE superstar to compete in a match for another organization after being out of the limelight for so long, and it became a much-discussed dream match that resonated around the world.
▼About 'NOAH “THE NEW YEAR” 2025
'NOAH “THE NEW YEAR” 2025' is the first New Year's Day Budokan event by PRO WRESTLING NOAH in two years. At 'NOAH “THE NEW YEAR” 2023, the “Miracle Match” between Great Muta, who retired from active competition in the same year, and SHINSUKE NAKAMURA, was a major talking point due to the two men's death match that transcended their love of professional wrestling.
▼About Ulka Sasaki vs. SHINSUKE NAKAMURA
Ulka Sasaki is a former UFC fighter and mixed martial artist who has competed in Japan in companies such as RIZIN. He made his professional wrestling debut in January this year at ABEMA presents NOAH “THE NEW YEAR” 2024 at Ariake Arena, where he faced Takashi Sugiura and gained experience, who was selected for this match. On the other hand, SHINSUKE NAKAMURA is a WWE superstar who is known as the "King of Strong Style," and his hard-hitting style, which mixes intense strikes and submission holds in the ring, is his main appeal. His signature move is the Kinshasa (knee-strike), which he has defeated many opponents with. At the WWE Survivor Series event on November 30th, he defeated the champion LA Knight in the WWE US Championship match to become the new champion.
■ABEMA Live “ABEMA presents NOAH ‘THE NEW YEAR’ 2025'
Date of distribution: Wednesday, January 1st, 2025
https://www.abema-global.com/en/lives/91rsE1pB1PungKiKrod1oh
Countries of distribution: USA, South Korea, Thailand, Philippines
Price:
USA: $19.99
Thailand: 149 baht
South Korea: 17,999 won
Philippines: 199 pesos
Sales period: December 6th - January 15th, 6pm
Audio: English
Copyright: © PRO WRESTLING NOAH
<Match Card>
-GHC Heavyweight Championship: Kaito Kiyomiya vs. OZAWA
-Ulka Sasaki vs. SHINSUKE NAKAMURA
-GHC Tag Team Championship: Naomichi Marufuji & Takashi Sugiura vs. Jack Morris & X
-GHC National Championship: Manabu Soya vs. Masa Kitamiya
-GHC Junior-Heavyweight Championship: Daga vs. Eita
-KENOH vs. KENTA
-Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. Galeno del Mal
-Go Shiozaki, Muhammad Yone, Atsushi Kotoge & Hajime Ohara vs. Kazuyuki Fujita, Shuji Ishikawa, Tetsuya Endo & Black Menso-re
-HAYATA & YO-HEY vs. AMAKUSA & Junta Miyawaki vs. Alejandro & Kai Fujimura
-NOAH THE RUMBLE-13-Person Battle Royal