NOAH Junior League
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The Junior League is an annual professional wrestling round-robin tournament held by Pro Wrestling NOAH, to decide the promotion's top junior heavyweight wrestler. It was established in 2009 as a two-block round-robin tournament, in which each block's two highest scorers face off in the semi finals. A victory is worth two points, a draw is worth one, and a loss zero; each match has a thirty-minute time limit.
from Ring of Honor
and Jushin Thunder Liger from New Japan Pro Wrestling
. The winner, Yoshinobu Kanemaru
, also won the vacant GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
. Delirious was awarded place in the semi final because original block A runner-up Kotaro Suzuki had to withdraw with a flu.
2009
The 2009 Junior League was held from October 15 to October 31 over nine shows, and featured two blocks of five. Foreign participation included DeliriousDelirious (wrestler)
Hunter Johnston is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Delirious. He is currently wrestling for Ring of Honor, International Wrestling Cartel, Chikara, Pro Wrestling Noah, and Jersey All Pro Wrestling...
from Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor ' is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein and Gabe Sapolsky. From 2004 to 2011, the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group in May 2011...
and Jushin Thunder Liger from New Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro Wrestling
is a major professional wrestling promotion in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in June 1972 and owned by Yuke's since 2005, when Inoki sold the promotion. Naoki Sugabayashi is the current President of the promotion and has held that position from 2007. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it...
. The winner, Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Yoshinobu Kanemaru is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah. Kanemaru holds the records for the most reigns for both of Noah's Jr...
, also won the vacant GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
The Global Honored Crown Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah, specifically for junior heavyweight The Global Honored Crown (GHC) Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion Pro...
. Delirious was awarded place in the semi final because original block A runner-up Kotaro Suzuki had to withdraw with a flu.
| Block A | | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Katsuhiko Nakajima Katsuhiko Nakajima is a Japanese professional wrestler, represented as a freelancer by his mentor Kensuke Sasaki's Kensuke Office dojo and agency. He along with Sasaki and other Kensuke Office graduates currently most frequently wrestle in Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is the current GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion in... |
6 !! Jushin Thunder Liger | 5 | |
| Kotaro Suzuki Kotaro Suzuki Kotaro Suzuki , born June 18, 1978 in Warabi, Saitama is a professional wrestler who currently wrestles for Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is one half of the reigning GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.- Career :... |
5 !! Yoshinobu Kanemaru Yoshinobu Kanemaru Yoshinobu Kanemaru is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah. Kanemaru holds the records for the most reigns for both of Noah's Jr... |
4 | |
| Delirious Delirious (wrestler) Hunter Johnston is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Delirious. He is currently wrestling for Ring of Honor, International Wrestling Cartel, Chikara, Pro Wrestling Noah, and Jersey All Pro Wrestling... |
4 !! Atsushi Aoki Atsushi Aoki Atsushi Aoki is a Japanese professional wrestler working for the Japanese wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is one half of the reigning GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Aoki made his professional wrestling debut in 2005 and has worked primarily for NOAH where he was part... |
3 | |
| KENTA Kenta Kobayashi , also known by his ring name KENTA, is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a former three-time Global Honored Crown Junior Heavyweight Champion... |
3 !! Taiji Ishimori Taiji Ishimori is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Pro Wrestling NOAH as well as making appearances for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración through a NOAH/AAA working relationship.-Professional wrestling career:... |
2 | |
| Ricky Marvin Ricky Marvin Ricardo Fuentes Romero is a Mexican professional wrestler, known by his ring name Ricky Marvin and is most known for his work in the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling NOAH... |
2 !! Genba Hirayanagi | 0 | |
| Block A | Delirious Delirious (wrestler) Hunter Johnston is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Delirious. He is currently wrestling for Ring of Honor, International Wrestling Cartel, Chikara, Pro Wrestling Noah, and Jersey All Pro Wrestling... | Katsuhiko Nakajima Katsuhiko Nakajima is a Japanese professional wrestler, represented as a freelancer by his mentor Kensuke Sasaki's Kensuke Office dojo and agency. He along with Sasaki and other Kensuke Office graduates currently most frequently wrestle in Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is the current GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion in... | KENTA Kenta Kobayashi , also known by his ring name KENTA, is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a former three-time Global Honored Crown Junior Heavyweight Champion... | Kotaro Suzuki Kotaro Suzuki Kotaro Suzuki , born June 18, 1978 in Warabi, Saitama is a professional wrestler who currently wrestles for Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is one half of the reigning GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.- Career :... | Ricky Marvin Ricky Marvin Ricardo Fuentes Romero is a Mexican professional wrestler, known by his ring name Ricky Marvin and is most known for his work in the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling NOAH... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delirious Delirious (wrestler) Hunter Johnston is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Delirious. He is currently wrestling for Ring of Honor, International Wrestling Cartel, Chikara, Pro Wrestling Noah, and Jersey All Pro Wrestling... |
X | Nakajima (15:05) | Delirious (18:54) | Suzuki (13:52) | Delirious (14:20) |
| Katsuhiko Nakajima Katsuhiko Nakajima is a Japanese professional wrestler, represented as a freelancer by his mentor Kensuke Sasaki's Kensuke Office dojo and agency. He along with Sasaki and other Kensuke Office graduates currently most frequently wrestle in Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is the current GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion in... |
Nakajima (15:05) | X | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) | Nakajima (12:07) |
| KENTA Kenta Kobayashi , also known by his ring name KENTA, is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a former three-time Global Honored Crown Junior Heavyweight Champion... |
Delirious (18:54) | Draw (30:00) | X | Suzuki (17:28) | KENTA (1:59) |
| Kotaro Suzuki Kotaro Suzuki Kotaro Suzuki , born June 18, 1978 in Warabi, Saitama is a professional wrestler who currently wrestles for Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is one half of the reigning GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.- Career :... |
Suzuki (13:52) | Draw (30:00) | Suzuki (17:28) | X | Marvin (9:04) |
| Ricky Marvin Ricky Marvin Ricardo Fuentes Romero is a Mexican professional wrestler, known by his ring name Ricky Marvin and is most known for his work in the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling NOAH... |
Delirious (14:20) | Nakajima(12:07) | KENTA (1:59) | Marvin (9:04) | X |
| Block B | Atsushi Aoki Atsushi Aoki Atsushi Aoki is a Japanese professional wrestler working for the Japanese wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is one half of the reigning GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Aoki made his professional wrestling debut in 2005 and has worked primarily for NOAH where he was part... | Genba Hirayanagi | Jushin Thunder Liger | Taiji Ishimori Taiji Ishimori is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Pro Wrestling NOAH as well as making appearances for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración through a NOAH/AAA working relationship.-Professional wrestling career:... | Yoshinobu Kanemaru Yoshinobu Kanemaru Yoshinobu Kanemaru is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah. Kanemaru holds the records for the most reigns for both of Noah's Jr... |
| Atsushi Aoki Atsushi Aoki Atsushi Aoki is a Japanese professional wrestler working for the Japanese wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is one half of the reigning GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Aoki made his professional wrestling debut in 2005 and has worked primarily for NOAH where he was part... |
X | Aoki (13:11) | Draw (30:00) | Ishimori (13:54) | Kanemaru (17:32) |
| Genba Hirayanagi | Aoki (13:11) | X | Double Countout (9:19) | Double Countout (7:09) | Double Countout (7:45) |
| Jushin Thunder Liger | Draw (30:00) | Double Countout (9:19) | X | Liger (13:08) | Liger (14:45) |
| Taiji Ishimori Taiji Ishimori is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Pro Wrestling NOAH as well as making appearances for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración through a NOAH/AAA working relationship.-Professional wrestling career:... |
Ishimori (13:54) | Double Countout (7:09) | Liger (13:08) | X | Kanemaru (15:56) |
| Yoshinobu Kanemaru Yoshinobu Kanemaru Yoshinobu Kanemaru is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah. Kanemaru holds the records for the most reigns for both of Noah's Jr... |
Kanemaru (17:32) | Double Countout (7:45) | Liger (14:45) | Kanemaru (15:56) | X |