{"id":217066,"date":"2026-05-26T12:26:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=217066"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:31:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:31:40","slug":"pro-wrestling-noah-update-key-matches-from-latest-events-at-korakuen-hall-including-alpha-wolf-vs-naomichi-marufuji-for-the-ghc-national-title-kiyama-vs-kitamiya-in-hair-vs-hair-kenta-vs-shane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/05\/26\/pro-wrestling-noah-update-key-matches-from-latest-events-at-korakuen-hall-including-alpha-wolf-vs-naomichi-marufuji-for-the-ghc-national-title-kiyama-vs-kitamiya-in-hair-vs-hair-kenta-vs-shane\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro Wrestling Noah Update: Key matches from latest events at Korakuen Hall including Alpha Wolf vs. Marufuji for the GHC National Title, Kiyama vs. Kitamiya in Hair vs. Hair, Kenta vs. Haste for GHC Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-926899478\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Pro Wrestling Noah presented a couple of semi-major shows at Korakuen Hall recently. Here\u2019s a look at the top matches.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>5\/5<\/h3>\n<p>Kaito Kiyama beat Masa Kitamiya in a hair vs. hair match. Kiyomiya had been the ace of the promotion until being surpassed by Ozawa and more recently, Yoshiki Inamura. It was a pretty good match. Kitamiya already had a buzz cut so didn\u2019t have much hair to lose. He took the razor and shaved his own hair and eyebrows.<\/p>\n<p>Naomichi Marufuji pinned Alpha Wolf to win the GHC National Championship. Marufuji became the first person in the Noah history to win every championship in the promotion. The National Championship was created just a few years ago. Marufuji has been with the promotion from the start and is one of its biggest stars in history. He\u2019s also one of the best and most innovative wrestlers of the last 25 years who has influenced many wrestlers all over the world. He\u2019s in his mid 40\u2019s now but can still go when he has to. Crowd was happy to see him win.<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of &#8220;Wrestling Coast to Coast&#8221; with Chris Maitland and Justin McClelland, part of the PWTorch Dailycast line-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/wrestling-coast-to-coast-maitland-mcclelland-review-beyond-wweid-talent-showcase-incl-rourke-vs-cunningham-jones-vs-holloway-more--72093001\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cpwtorch\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wrestling Coast to Coast - Maitland &amp; McClelland review Beyond WWEID Talent Showcase incl. 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After the match, another member of White Raven Squad, Tetsuya Endo challenged Haste to a title match. They do a comedy gimmick where Kenta has to translate for Haste since he doesn\u2019t speak Japanese. 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Here\u2019s a look at the top matches. 5\/5 Kaito Kiyama beat Masa Kitamiya in a hair vs. hair match. 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