The field is beginning to thin in the N-1 Victory Tournament with several additional eliminations after Wednesday’s show.
The N-1 went to Edion Arena #2 in Osaka on Wednesday and drew 705 fans for the sixth night of the N-1, which wraps next Tuesday.
RESULTS:
*A Block: Kaito Kiyomiya over Tetsuya Endo in 14:26
*A Block: KENTA over Ulka Sasaki in 11:53
*B Block: Galeno vs. Jack Morris ended in a double count-out at 13:50
*Non-Tournament Match: Hiromu Takahashi & AMAKUSA over Eita & Daiki Odashima in 11:22
*B Block: Naomichi Marufuji over Harutoki in 11:04
*B Block: Ricky Knight Jr. over Daiki Inaba in 9:30
*A Block: Manabu Soya over Daga in 9:34
*Non-Tournament Match: Kenoh & Junta Miyawaki over Yuto Kikuchi & Black Menso-re in 4:48
Kaito Kiyomiya and KENTA won their respective matches in the A Block, creating a four-way tie with Tetsuya Endo and Masa Kitamiya for second place behind the block leader, Kazuyuki Fujita.
Kiyomiya defeated Endo in the main event of the show with the Skywalk Elbow, while KENTA used an inside cradle to catch Ulka Sasaki.
The loss by Sasaki led to his elimination, while Daga fell to Manabu Soya, ending his tournament hopes.
Jack Morris and GHC National Champion Galeno wrestled to a double count-out, resulting in both walking out of Osaka with nine points and tied for first place in the B Block, while Naomichi Marufuji sits below them with eight points after defeating Harutoki with the Shiranui.
Ricky Knight Jr. and Kenoh have both been mathematically eliminated in the B Block after Wednesday.
BLOCK A
- Kazuyuki Fujita – 8
- Masa Kitamiya – 6
- Tetsuya Endo – 6
- KENTA – 6
- Kaito Kiyomiya – 6
- Manabu Soya – 4
- Ulka Sasaki – 2
- Daga – 2
BLOCK B
- Jack Morris – 9
- Galeno – 9
- Naomichi Marufuji – 8
- Kenoh – 6
- Ricky Knight Jr. – 6
- Harutoki – 2
- Daiki Inaba – 2
- OZAWA – 0 (Out of tournament due to injury)
The N-1 continues Saturday with the following lineup:
*Block A: Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Manabu Soya
*Block B: Galeno vs. Naomichi Marufuji
*Block A: KENTA vs. Kazuyuki Fujita
*Block A: Tetsuya Endo vs. Masa Kitamiya
*Block A: Ulka Sasaki vs. Daga
*Block B: Kenoh vs. Harutoki
*Mohammed Yone, Atsushi Kotoge, Alejandro, Daiki Odashima & Kai Fujimura vs. Shuhei Taniguchi, Shuji Kondo, Junta Miyawaki, Alpha Wolf & Dragon Bane
