WWE’s AJ Styles took on Naomichi Marufuji on Saturday at Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Destination 2024 event.
The two veterans wrestled a 25-minute match in the semi-main event of the pay-per-view at Budokan Hall, Tokyo.
Styles emerged wearing a mask, and it was the WWE visitor who would eventually win with the Styles Clash after a match that spilled into the ringside area.
The action included Styles delivering a Phenomenal Forearm from the barricade.
AJスタイルズが丸藤に鉄柵越しのフェノメナール・フォアアーム！！
🔻7.13日本武道館大会・ABEMA PPV独占生中継！今からでも見られる！https://t.co/3F3W9NcLqq#noah_ghc #WWE #DESTINATION2024 pic.twitter.com/k53CTSEez4
— プロレスリング・ノア ｜PRO WRESTLING NOAH (@noah_ghc) July 13, 2024
Marufuji retaliated shortly afterward, hitting a Shiranui onto the steel.
丸藤正道がAJに、鉄柵越しの不知火！！！
🔻7.13日本武道館大会・ABEMA PPV独占生中継！今からでも見られる！https://t.co/3F3W9NcLqq#noah_ghc #WWE #DESTINATION2024 pic.twitter.com/grFH86aS8m
— プロレスリング・ノア ｜PRO WRESTLING NOAH (@noah_ghc) July 13, 2024
The main event of the show saw Kaito Kiyomiya retain his GHC Heavyweight Championship against challenger YOICHI.
Earlier during the event, the line-up for this year’s N-1 Victory Tournament was announced. NXT’s Josh Briggs and Tavion Heights will be joining the competition.
Akitoshi Saito announced his retirement after losing his ZERO1 Title defense against Go Shiozaki.
🎤 Akito Saito loses to Go Shiozaki & announces his retirement ‼
Saito: “I think I have fulfilled the promise I made in my heart on June 13, 2009 in Hiroshima. That’s why I have decided to retire! Please support Shiozaki, TEAM NOAH & Pro Wrestling Noah”pic.twitter.com/MXS1nVJo41
— Pro Wrestling NOAH Global (@noahglobal) July 13, 2024
After Kiyomiya’s win, the N-1 competitors who were present at the show came out to the ring face him down.
Full results
- Three-Way Tag Team Match: All Rebellion (Alejandro & Cristobal) def. Hajime Ohara & Super Crazy and Junta Miyawaki & Ninja Mack
- Six-Man Tag Match: Daiki Inaba, Manabu Soya & Masa Kitamiya def. Kazuyuki Fujita, Shuhei Taniguchi & Takashi Sugiura
- Six-Man Tag Match: AKIRA, Eita & Shuji Kondo def. Ryohei Oiwa, Yoshinari Ogawa & Yu Owada
- Kenoh def. Yuji Nagata
- Good Looking Guys’ Final Match: Jake Lee, Tadasuke & YO-HEY def. Anthony Greene, Jack Morris & LJ Cleary
- GHC National Championship: Ulka Sasaki def. HAYATA (c)
- ZERO1 World Heavyweight Championship: Go Shiozaki def. Akitoshi Saito (c)
- GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship: AMAKUSA def. Daga (c)
- El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. & Galeno Del Mal def. Alpha Wolf & Dragon Bane
- AJ Styles def. Naomichi Marufuji
- GHC Heavyweight Championship: Kaito Kiyomiya (c) def. YOICHI
