The Great Muta Final "Bye-Bye"
Promotional poster featuring The Great Muta, Sting and Darby Allin
PromotionCyberFight
Brand(s)Pro Wrestling Noah
DateJanuary 22, 2023
CityYokohama, Japan
VenueYokohama Arena
Attendance8,433[1]
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The Great Muta Final "Bye-Bye" was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand Pro Wrestling Noah. It took place on January 22, 2023, in Yokohama, Japan, at the Yokohama Arena.[2] The event aired on CyberAgent's AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe.[3]

The event was focused on the final match of Keiji Muto's "The Great Muta" character.[4][5]

Storylines

The event featured nine professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[6]

Event

Preliminary matches

The show started with Kongo (Hajime Ohara and Hi69) defeating Atsushi Kotoge and Seiki Yoshioka. The second match saw Jungle Kyona and Ice Ribbon's Saori Anou picking up a victory Nomads (Sumire Natsu and Maya Yukihi). Next, Timothy Thatcher defeated Masaaki Mochizuki in singles action. The fourth bout saw Junta Miyawaki, Alejandro and Yasutaka Yano win their match against the team of Yoshinari Ogawa, Eita and Nosawa Rongai via disqualification due to Ogawa, Eita and Nosawa tearing off Alejandro's mask. In the fifth match, Good Looking Guys (Jake Lee, Jack Morris and Anthony Greene) defeated Masa Kitamiya, Daiki Inaba and Yoshiki Inamura. Next, Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Hideki Suzuki by referee stoppage in a Sugiura-gun intern stable clash GHC martial arts rules match. The seventh bout saw Amakusa, Último Dragón and Ninja Mack (with Sonny Onoo) defeating Yo-Hey, Kzy and Dante Leon. In the eighth bout, Kaito Kiyomiya, El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., Takashi Sugiura and Satoshi Kojima defeated Kongo (Kenoh, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Masakatsu Funaki and Manabu Soya) in eight-man tag team action.[7][8][9]

Main event

In the main event, The Great Muta teamed up with Sting and Darby Allin from All Elite Wrestling (AEW), all three of them being accompanied to the ring by The Great Kabuki. The team succeeded in pulling a victory against Hakushi, Akira and Naomichi Marufuji. This was Muta's final Noah appearance. In addition, it was also the final match in his "Great Muta" character.[10][11]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[1]
1Kongo (Hajime Ohara and Hi69) defeated Atsushi Kotoge and Seiki YoshiokaTag team match6:41
2Jungle Kyona and Saori Anou defeated Nomads (Sumire Natsu and Maya Yukihi)Tag team match13:46
3Timothy Thatcher defeated Masaaki MochizukiSingles match8:44
4Junta Miyawaki, Alejandro and Yasutaka Yano defeated Los Perros del Mal de Japón (Eita and Nosawa Rongai) and Yoshinari Ogawa by disqualificationSix-man tag team match7:22
5Good Looking Guys (Jake Lee, Jack Morris and Anthony Greene) defeated Masa Kitamiya, Daiki Inaba and Yoshiki InamuraSix-man tag team match10:49
6Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Hideki Suzuki by referee stoppageGHC martial arts rules match10:37
7Amakusa, Último Dragón and Ninja Mack (with Sonny Onoo) defeated Yo-Hey, Kzy and Dante LeonSix-man tag team match11:41
8Sugiura-gun (El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. and Takashi Sugiura), Kaito Kiyomiya and Satoshi Kojima defeated Kongo (Kenoh, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Masakatsu Funaki and Manabu Soya)Eight-man tag team match18:36
9The Great Muta, Sting and Darby Allin (with The Great Kabuki) defeated Hakushi, Akira and Naomichi MarufujiSix-man tag team match22:23

References

  1. 1 2 Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 22, 2023). "NOAH Great Muta Final "Bye-Bye"". cagematch.net. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. ↑ Gibbons, Laurence (2022-12-29). "The Great Muta: Guide To The Legend's Last Matches". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  3. ↑ Wilen, Jerome (2023-01-08). "Full card announced for The Great Muta's Final Bye-Bye event". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  4. ↑ Tessier, Colin. "Sting Set To Participate In The Great Muta Final 'Bye-Bye'". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  5. ↑ C., Steve (January 9, 2023). "Pro Wrestling NOAH Announces Full Card for Great Muta Final Bye-Bye Event". Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  6. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  7. ↑ Bruno, Alex (January 22, 2023). "NOAH Great Muta Final Bye-Bye 22-01-2023 – Results". theshieldofwrestling.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  8. ↑ Rose, Bryan (January 22, 2023). "Keiji Muto wrestles final match as The Great Muta at Great Muta Final Bye-Bye". yardbarker.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  9. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (January 22, 2023). "Great Muta Final Bye-Bye Results (1/22): Great Muta Teams With Sting And Darby Allin". fightful.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  10. ↑ Fritts, Chick (January 22, 2023). "Great Muta Final Bye-Bye live results: Muta, Sting & Darby Allin trios match/Kazushi Sakuraba takes on Hideki Suzuki in a GHC martial arts rules match". f4wonline.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  11. ↑ Murray, Dylan (January 22, 2023). "Keiji Muto Selects NJPW Star As His Final Opponent". wrestlinginc.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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