[45] With his victory Marufuji became the first person to hold the three major Junior Heavyweight Titles in Japan (All Japan, Noah, and NJPW). He is a married man. When performed inside the ring, it is an exciting, but relatively safe move. [17] In the final, Marufuji defeated fellow Suzuki-gun member Shelton Benjamin who had finished his block without a single loss to go on and receive a championship opportunity. A little over a month later, Marufuji's successfully defended the title against his tag team partner Kenta on October 29, 2006. [9] He then defeated Takeshi Morishima on August 24 in his second title defense at Korakuen Hall. In 2009, he was appointed to the position of Vice President of Pro Wrestling Noah,[5] and has retained the position since, being reappointed in September 2011.[5]. He would go on to form a successful tag team with KENTA, as well as win the 2004 Super J-Cup. On the July 27 episode of Impact, Adonis, Eli Drake and Ethan Carter III defeated Eddie Edwards, Naomichi Marufuji and Moose in a six-man tag team match. [21] On March 19, 2016, Marufuji continued to battle against the Suzuki-gun stable that had invaded Noah as he alongside Muhammad Yone and Mitsuhiro Kitamiya defeated Shelton Benjamin, Takashi Iizuka, and Suzuki himself in a six-man tag team match the 2016 'Great Voyage In Korakuen' event. The top finisher in each block with meet in the finals on October 11 in Osaka. In 2003 and 2004 with partner Naomichi Marufuji he won Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Tag Team of the Year award two straight years. [18] Marufuji received his title match at the DESTINY 2015 show and he regained the title from Suzuki on December 23, 2015. In the late 2000s, Michelle McCool was sporting a pretty cool finisher in the form of Wings of Love, a double underhook… Marufuji cradled Okada and lifted him in the air for his Emerald Flowsion finisher. [19] However, immediately following the match as his Noah roster members celebrated with him, Takashi Sugiura turned on Marufuji to join forces with Suzuki-gun. [47] Marufuji returned to NJPW that August to take part in the 2012 G1 Climax tournament. On the first show of 2017 on January 7, Marufuji and partner Atsushi Kotoge failed to dethrone GHC Tag Team Champions Go Shiozaki and Maybach Taniguchi in a championship opportunity. Marufuji pursued amateur wrestling and basketball during his high school days before joining All Japan Pro Wrestling, and trained in Satoru Sayama's Super Tiger Gym. The referee was useless in this match. Naomichi Marufuji (丸藤正道, Marufuji Naomichi) (born September 26, 1979)[1][2] is a Japanese professional wrestler who competes for Pro Wrestling Noah, with occasional appearances in other professional wrestling promotions including New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), and Ring of Honor (ROH). Marufuji defeated the Global League winner Takashi Sugiura on December 6 at the 'Great Voyage in Tokyo vol.3' show. On June 10, 2003, Marufuji made his debut for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), teaming with Kotaro Suzuki to unsuccessfully challenge Jyushin Thunder Liger and Koji Kanemoto for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. With his victory Marufuji became the first person to hold the three major Junior Heavyweight Titles in Japan (All Japan, Noah and New Japan). The following day he defeated Tigers Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi and finally Prince Devitt in the finals, to win the Super J Cup and earn himself a shot at the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. Good effort from Alexia. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. [35] Marufuji formed a new team with former rival Maybach Taniguchi and, on the April 14 'Countdown to GTL' show, the new pairing defeated Takashi Sugiura and Kenoh for the GHC Tag Team Championships shortly before the start of the 2017 Global Tag League's beginning. Marufuji took part in the New Japan Super J Cup in late December, and he defeated Prince Devitt in the Finals to win the tournament for the second time. He has refined his style without becoming dull, which makes him the complete package that he has always had the potential to become. ヴァンガード Presents NJPW 40th anniversary Tour G1 Climax 22 ～The One And Only～", "9.23神戸で棚橋vs丸藤が決定! Danielson retained his title, but the crowd gave Marufuji a loud ovation after the match. Marufuji wins. Misspelled names are mentioned here, so the workers can be found by those users who memorised misspellings instead of the correct names, too. In ROH, he, like Morishima, uses an unnamed techno theme produced in-house by ROH, which has also been used on the English release of Noah DVDs. [36] The team took part in the tag league finishing at the top of the block with ten points and ultimately won the final as well by defeating Shiozaki and Kotoge. The last two statistics alone make it worth abandoning the moves in … Marufuji also appeared at Ring of Honor's first pay-per-view, Respect Is Earned, where he defeated Rocky Romero. All Japan Pro Wrestling DojoMitsuharu Misawa [44] On January 4, 2010, Marufuji represented Noah in the New Japan vs. Noah match series at Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome, where he defeated Tiger Mask to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. 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[57], Marufuji returned to NJPW on July 18, 2016, by entering the 2016 G1 Climax tournament and defeating reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada in his opening match. Naomichi Marufuji & Seiki Yoshioka: def. Ring names In 2009, he was appointed to the position of Vice President of the promotion. The match received critical acclaim and Tokyo Sports named the match the 2006 Match of the Year. Before he became a professional wrestler, he was a successful amateur kickboxer. [39] On December 22, the two received their rematch for the titles, but lost to 50FP (Quiet Storm and Mohammad Yone) after Taniguchi turned on him, revealing himself as the traitor within NOAH that Mitsuya Nagai had been hinting at for several shows. By. The pair got eight points, good enough for second in the block, and ultimately avenged a loss by defeating Killer Elite Squad in the finals. Marufuji began the tournament with four straight victories, however a loss to Masato Tanaka on October 29 and a subsequent loss to Satoshi Kojima at the next show on November 3 put Marufuji in a four-way tie on points at the top of his block. In Noah, Marufuji uses a Noah produced theme song titled "Hysteric", a song that is molded after the popular trance version of techno music in Japan. On August 12, Marufuji finished his tournament with a record of five wins and four losses with a loss against Hirooki Goto on the final day eliminating him from the finals. Weight Marufuji would return to the company on December 9, failing in his attempt to win the IWGP U-30 Championship from Hiroshi Tanahashi. [40] Marufuji returned to the company on December 9, failing in his attempt to win the IWGP U-30 Openweight Championship from Hiroshi Tanahashi. September 26, 1979 (1979-09-26) (age 41) Marufuji returned to the United States to wrestle for Ring of Honor on the main event of the "Best in the World" show on March 25, 2006 show in New York City, teaming with Kenta for the first time in the United States against the team of Samoa Joe and Bryan Danielson; the team of Marufuji and Kenta won after Kenta pinned Danielson, but after Marufuji tried and failed to lift Joe. The plan is clear, the more damage is inflicted on Okada’s arm, the more chances you get of kicking out of his finisher. He would go on to form a successful tag team with KENTA, as well as win the 2004 Super J-Cup. [11] Shortly after, he retained the championship for a fourth time by defeating Daisuke Sekimoto of Big Japan Pro Wrestling at the 'Great Voyage in Yokohama' show on October 23. On August 24, on Impact , Adonis competed in the Gauntlet for the Gold match for the GFW Global Championship, which Drake won. Rayne wins with her finisher. The picture below of the unmasked Hollywood Stalker Ichikawa is from Marufuji's Facebook. Both started off the tour with a win, teaming up to defeat the Briscoe Brothers at Glory By Honor V: Night 1. Marufuji returned to Ring of Honor for a third tour, along with Kenta. This article will introduce our entrants, incorporate some personal perspective, and outline the schedule for the autumn heavyweight battle for supremacy of the ark. On September 9, 2006, Naomichi defeated Jun Akiyama for the GHC Heavyweight Championship at the Budokan Hall, utilizing the Perfect Inside Cradle. Marufuji then goes back in the ring and waits for Okada, and right at the moment the Rainmaker comes back in, Marufuji goes back to the damaged arm. Then the following day, he defeated B Block winner and Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Kento Miyahara to win the Champion Carnival. Naomichi Marufuji (丸藤正道, Marufuji Naomichi) (born September 26, 1979) is a Japanese professional wrestler who competes for Pro Wrestling Noah, with occasional appearances in other professional wrestling promotions including New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), and Ring of Honor (ROH). Height Finisher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Marufuji sweeps a leg and applies a leg lock but KENTA blocks with a headlock of sorts, bringing us to another stalemate. The match received critical acclaim and Tokyo Sports Grand Prix named the match "Best Bout of 2006". Reports say it was an entertaining comedy match with the Dragon Gate Legend. 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