NOAH has revealed the full field for its top annual tournament.
The N-1 Victory tournament, an annual round-robin tournament hosted by NOAH, has 16 competitors confirmed for this year’s series.
N-1 VICTORY 2026 ENTRANTS ANNOUNCED‼️
🔴 Block A
“Prince of Madness” Kaito Kiyomiya
“Mr. Smack Daddy” Yoshiki Inamura
“Hearts on Fire” Shane Haste
“Passion General” Yuki Iino
“The Beast” Kazuyuki Fujita
“Southeast Asian Standout” Chen
“The Godfather” Takashi Sugiura
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The A Block will include former GHC Heavyweight Champions Kaito Kiyomiya, Yoshiki Inamura, Kazuyuki Fujita, Takashi Sugiura, and recently dethroned Shane Haste. The bracket also includes DDT’s Yuki Iino and Alpha Wolf.
Most surprisingly, the A Block will feature former NXT trainee Dante Chen, who parted ways with the WWE roster earlier this year. Simply wrestling under the name Chen, the six-year WWE alum will be making his NOAH debut as part of the upcoming tour.
The B Block includes ex-GHC champs KENTA, Kenoh and OZAWA. The block will include defending tournament winner Masa Kitamiya, as well as KOUGA, Manabu Soya, Tetsuya Endo, and up-and-coming 25-year-old Titus Alexander.
Block action will begin as part of a September 12 card in Korakuen Hall. The finals will take place on October 4.
Here are the full blocks:
A Block
- Kaito Kiyomiya
- Yoshiki Inamura
- Shane Haste
- Yuki Iino
- Kuzyuki Fujita
- Chen
- Takashi Sugiura
- Alpha Wolf
B Block
- KENTA
- Kenoh
- KOUGA
- Manabu Soya
- Tetsuya Endo
- OZAWA
- Masa Kitamiya
- Titus Alexander
