The N-1 Victory is an annual professional wrestling round-robin tournament held by Pro Wrestling Noah , established in 2010 as the Global League. In 2019, the tournament was rebranded as the N-1 Victory.
19-529: The N-1 Victory adopts a points system, with two points for a win, one for a time expired draw, and, none for other draw or a loss. The tournament matches are held under the GHC title match rules as the base rule, having a 30-minute time limit. The prize for winning the tournament is a shot at the GHC Heavyweight Championship . In the 2024 edition, Kaito Kiyomiya , reigning GHC Heavyweight Champion, defended
38-502: A particular weight class, it has been periodically held by junior heavyweights , including Yoshinari Ogawa , Kenta , Naomichi Marufuji , Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kenoh . The current champion is Kaito Kiyomiya , who is in his third reign. He defeated El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. at Noah Wrestle Magic on May 4, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan . Noah held a 16-man tournament to crown the first champion, held over its month-long, 18-event Navigation for
57-539: A three-year deal for the arena's naming rights, renaming it Edion Arena Osaka ( エディオンアリーナ大阪 , Edion Arīna Ōsaka ) . It has hosted several professional wrestling shows, including Osaka Hurricane from 2005 to 2012, NJPW Dominion from 2009 to 2014, NJPW Power Struggle since 2011, and The New Beginning in Osaka since 2012. On October 12, 2019, the venue hosted the Rizin 19 mixed martial arts fight. On February 22, 2023,
76-616: Is an indoor sporting arena located in Namba , Osaka , Japan . It first opened in 1952 and the current building was constructed in 1987. It is the venue of a professional sumo tournament ( honbasho ) held in March every year. The capacity of the arena is 8,000 people. Its total revenue for the 2006 fiscal year was 260 million yen , of which sumo provided 80 million. In April 2008 the Japan Sumo Association made clear its surprise at plans by
95-465: The Victory GHC tour. The tour was held from March 18 through April 15, 2001. † Akiyama and Misawa were originally both counted out, but the match was restarted. As of November 29, 2024, there have been a total of 45 reigns shared between 24 different champions. As of November 29, 2024. Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium ( 大阪府立体育会館 , Ōsaka furitsu taiikukaikan )
114-454: The championship against the winner of the tournament at the November 2 Ryogoku event. Dragon Gate wrestler Masaaki Mochizuki and Major League Wrestling wrestlers Alexander Hammerstone and El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. also competed in the tournament. The 2020 N-1 Victory tournament took place from September 18 to October 11. 12 wrestlers competed in 2 blocks of 6. Unlike the previous year,
133-516: The final at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium . The participants and matches were announced on July 13. Sixteen wrestlers with special guests including New Japan Pro-Wrestling 's Ryohei Oiwa , Dragon Gate 's Luis Mante , and NXT wrestlers Josh Briggs and Tavion Heights will be competing in this year's tournament. On July 31, it was announced that Go Shiozaki was withdrawing from the tournament due to injury with Atsushi Kotoge being announced as his replacement on August 3rd. However, on August 10, it
152-486: The final at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium . The participants and matches were announced on July 17. Timothy Thatcher withdrew from the tournament due to visa issues. Kinya Okada defeated Yoshiki Inamura to take Thatcher's spot in the N-1. The 2023 edition took place between August 6 and September 3, with the final at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium . The participants and matches were announced on June 22. Sixteen wrestlers competed in
171-402: The final due to a shoulder injury. A three-way match between Kenoh , Katsuhiko Nakajima , and Kohei Sato determined Marufuji's replacement, which Nakajima won. The 2019 N-1 Victory took place from August 18 to September 16. 10 wrestlers competed in 2 blocks of 5. Prior to the tournament, GHC Heavyweight Champion Kaito Kiyomiya announced he would not participate, but would instead defend
190-538: The final, making his third successful defense in his third reign, becoming the first wrestler to win the N-1 Victory while holding the GHC Heavyweight Championship and the first to win three editions. GHC Heavyweight Championship The Global Honored Crown (GHC) Heavyweight Championship ( Japanese : GHCヘビー級王座 , Hepburn : GHC Hebī-kyū Ōza ) is the professional wrestling world heavyweight championship created and promoted by Pro Wrestling Noah , which
209-597: The final. The 2013 Global League was held from October 19 to November 10. The tournament featured a block system, with fourteen wrestlers divided in two blocks of seven. The top finishing wrestlers from each block met in the final. The 2014 Global League took place from October 18 to November 8. The 2015 Global League took place from October 16 to November 8. The 2016 Global League took place from November 3 to 23. The 2017 Global League took place from October 14 to November 19. The 2018 Global League took place from October 30 to November 25. Naomichi Marufuji withdrew from
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#1732873021084228-456: The prefectural government to demolish the gymnasium and sell the vacant lot . In March 2012, the arena was renamed Bodymaker Colosseum ( ボディメーカー コロシアム , Bodimēkā koroshiamu ) after the naming rights were sold to sports apparel company BB Sports for the next three years. The name was changed back in April 2015, when BB Sports did not renew their deal. In June 2015, EDION Corporation signed
247-488: The reigning GHC Heavyweight Champion competed. Dragon Gate 's Masaaki Mochizuki competed in the tournament for the second straight year. Also competing was freelancer Kazushi Sakuraba , who was one half of the GHC Tag Team Champions at the time (along with fellow entrant Takashi Sugiura ). The 2021 N-1 Victory tournament took place from September 12 to October 3. 16 wrestlers competed in 4 blocks of 4, where
266-528: The title in the final. In the below results, (c) signifies the GHC Heavyweight Champion at the time of each tournament. The 2010 Global League was held from March 28 to May 2, through the Spring Navigation 2010 tour. The tournament featured a block system, with twelve wrestlers divided in two blocks of six. The top finishing wrestlers from each block met in the final. The 2011 Global League
285-403: The tournament with special guests including All Japan Pro Wrestling 's Yuma Anzai and Dragon Gate 's Yuki Yoshioka competing in this year's tournament. On August 19, it was announced that Daiki Inaba would be absent for the remainder of the tournament, due to injury, leading him to forfeit the remainder of their matches. The 2024 edition will take place between August 4 and September 1, with
304-433: The winners of each block advanced to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were single elimination matches with the winners facing each other in the final later in the same night. Katsuhiko Nakajima , who won the tournament, also received a GHC Heavyweight Championship match against then-champion Naomichi Marufuji at Grand Square 2021 in Osaka on October 10. The 2022 edition took place between August 11 and September 3, with
323-405: Was announced that Kotoge would be absent for the remainder of the tournament, due to injury, leading him to forfeit the remainder of his matches. On August 11, it was announced that El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. would be absent the remainder of the tournament due to injury, leading him to forfeit the remainder of his matches. Kaito Kiyomiya , the reigning GHC Heavyweight Champion, defeated Kenoh in
342-540: Was held from November 3 to November 20, through the Global League 2011 tour. The tournament featured a block system, with eighteen wrestlers divided in two blocks of nine. The top finishing wrestlers from each block met in the final. The 2012 Global League was held from November 3 to November 23, through the Global League 2012 tour. The tournament featured a block system, with fourteen wrestlers divided in two blocks of seven. The top finishing wrestlers from each block met in
361-576: Was merged with Japanese promotion DDT to form CyberFight in 2020. It is one of CyberFight's two top men's world titles, alongside the KO-D Openweight Championship in DDT Pro-Wrestling . The title was also defended on Impact Wrestling which has a working relationship with Pro Wrestling Noah. It was created on April 15, 2001 when Mitsuharu Misawa defeated Yoshihiro Takayama in a 16-man tournament final. Though its name implies
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