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The N-1 Victory is an annual professional wrestling round-robin tournament held by Pro Wrestling Noah, established in 2010 as the Global League. In 2019, the tournament was rebranded as the N-1 Victory.

The N-1 Victory adopts a points system, with two points for a win, one for a time expired draw, and, none for other draw or a loss. The tournament matches are held under the GHC title match rules as the base rule, having a 30-minute time limit. The prize for winning the tournament is a shot at the GHC Heavyweight Championship. In the 2024 edition, Kaito Kiyomiya, reigning GHC Heavyweight Champion, defended the title in the final.

In the below results, (c) signifies the GHC Heavyweight Champion at the time of each tournament.

List of winners

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Tournament Year Winner Total won
Global League 2010 Yoshihiro Takayama 1
2011 Takeshi Morishima 1
2012 Kenta 1
2013 Yuji Nagata 1
2014 Takashi Sugiura 1
2015 Naomichi Marufuji 1
2016 Minoru Suzuki 1
2017 Kenoh 1
2018 Kaito Kiyomiya 1
N-1 Victory 2019 Kenoh 2
2020 Katsuhiko Nakajima 1
2021 Katsuhiko Nakajima 2
2022 Kaito Kiyomiya 2
2023 Go Shiozaki 1
2024 Kaito Kiyomiya 3
2025 Masa Kitamiya 1

2010

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The 2010 Global League was held from March 28 to May 2, through the Spring Navigation 2010 tour. The tournament featured a block system, with twelve wrestlers divided in two blocks of six. The top finishing wrestlers from each block met in the final.[1]

Final standings
Block A Block B
Jun Akiyama 8 Yoshihiro Takayama 7
Kensuke Sasaki 7 Toshiaki Kawada 6
Takashi Sugiura (C) 6 Takeshi Morishima 5
Bison Smith 4 Muhammad Yone 5
Takeshi Rikio 3 Akitoshi Saito 4
Takuma Sano 2 Naomichi Marufuji 3
Block A Sugiura Rikio Smith Sano Akiyama Sasaki
Sugiura — Draw
(30:00)		 Sugiura
(20:04)		 Sugiura
(16:20)		 Akiyama
(21:49)		 Draw
(30:00)
Rikio Draw
(30:00)		 — Rikio
(18:47)		 Sano
(04:17)		 Akiyama
(11:48)		 Sasaki
(13:27)
Smith Sugiura
(20:04)		 Rikio
(18:47)		 — Smith
(15:50)		 Akiyama
(12:30)		 Smith
(14:57)
Sano Sugiura
(16:20)		 Sano
(04:17)		 Smith
(15:50)		 — Akiyama
(14:02)		 Sasaki
(14:14)
Akiyama Akiyama
(21:49)		 Akiyama
(11:48)		 Akiyama
(12:30)		 Akiyama
(14:02)		 — Sasaki
(18:19)
Sasaki Draw
(30:00)		 Sasaki
(13:27)		 Smith
(14:57)		 Sasaki
(14:14)		 Sasaki
(18:19)		 —
Block B Marufuji Morishima Yone Saito Takayama Kawada
Marufuji — Draw
(30:00)		 Yone
(16:35)		 Saito
(13:13)		 Marufuji
(15:38)		 Kawada
(22:21)
Morishima Draw
(30:00)		 — Morishima
(12:39)		 Saito
(15:38)		 Takayama
(14:56)		 Morishima
(12:41)
Yone Yone
(16:35)		 Morishima
(12:39)		 — Yone
(12:50)		 Takayama
(08:15)		 Draw
(30:00)
Saito Saito
(13:13)		 Saito
(15:38)		 Yone
(12:50)		 — Takayama
(10:16)		 Kawada
(16:13)
Takayama Marufuji
(15:38)		 Takayama
(14:56)		 Takayama
(08:15)		 Takayama
(10:16)		 — Draw
(30:00)
Kawada Kawada
(22:21)		 Morishima
(12:41)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Kawada
(16:13)		 Draw
(30:00)		 —
Final
   
A1 Jun Akiyama Pin
B1 Yoshihiro Takayama 13:38

2011

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The 2011 Global League was held from November 3 to November 20, through the Global League 2011 tour. The tournament featured a block system, with eighteen wrestlers divided in two blocks of nine. The top finishing wrestlers from each block met in the final.[2]

Final standings
Block A Block B
Takeshi Morishima 12 Kenta 12
Go Shiozaki (C) 11 Takashi Sugiura 11
Jun Akiyama 11 Kensuke Sasaki 11
Yoshihiro Takayama 10 Bison Smith 9
Trevor Murdoch 8 Muhammad Yone 7
Yoshinobu Kanemaru 6 Takuma Sano 6
Yutaka Yoshie 6 Akitoshi Saito 6
Kotaro Suzuki 5 Shuhei Taniguchi 6
Kento Miyahara 3 Bobby Fish 4
Block A Shiozaki Takayama Akiyama Morishima Kanemaru Suzuki Yoshie Miyahara Murdoch
Shiozaki — Takayama
(19:19)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Morishima
(15:30)		 Shiozaki
(11:52)		 Shiozaki
(15:06)		 Shiozaki
(16:01)		 Shiozaki
(11:00)		 Shiozaki
(15:36)
Takayama Takayama
(19:19)		 — Akiyama
(15:33)		 Morishima
(9:12)		 Takyama
(5:03)		 Takayama
(5:30)		 Takayama
(9:48)		 Takayama
(3:07)		 Murdoch
(9:04)
Akiyama Draw
(30:00)		 Akiyama
(15:33)		 — Morishima
(12:56)		 Kanemaru
(5:14)		 Akiyama
(7:20)		 Akiyama
(11:19)		 Akiyama
(10:04)		 Akiyama
(16:40)
Morishima Morishima
(15:30)		 Morishima
(9:12)		 Morishima
(12:56)		 — Morishima
(3:57)		 Morishima
(8:04)		 Yoshie
(12:15)		 Morishima
(6:22)		 Murdoch
(6:51)
Kanemaru Shiozaki
(11:52)		 Takayama
(5:03)		 Kanemaru
(5:14)		 Morishima
(3:57)		 — Draw
(30:00)		 Yoshie
(3:55)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Kanemaru
(8:10)
Suzuki Shiozaki
(15:06)		 Takayama
(5:30)		 Akiyama
(7:20)		 Morishima
(8:04)		 Draw
(30:00)		 — Suzuki
(6:49)		 Suzuki
(11:46)		 Murdoch
(8:24)
Yoshie Shiozaki
(16:01)		 Takayama
(9:48)		 Akiyama
(11:19)		 Yoshie
(12:15)		 Yoshie
(3:55)		 Suzuki
(6:49)		 — Yoshie
(9:28)		 Murdoch
(7:22)
Miyahara Shiozaki
(11:00)		 Takayama
(3:07)		 Akiyama
(10:04)		 Morishima
(6:22)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Suzuki
(11:46)		 Yoshie
(9:28)		 — Miyahara
(4:34)
Murdoch Shiozaki
(15:36)		 Murdoch
(9:04)		 Akiyama
(16:40)		 Murdoch
(6:51)		 Kanemaru
(8:10)		 Murdoch
(8:24)		 Murdoch
(7:22)		 Miyahara
(4:34)		 —
Block B Kenta Sugiura Sano Saito Yone Taniguchi Sasaki Smith Fish
Kenta — Sugiura
(2:08)		 Kenta
(4:03)		 Kenta
(16:12)		 Kenta
(15:11)		 Kenta
(11:51)		 Sasaki
(18:04)		 Kenta
(12:18)		 Kenta
(9:24)
Sugiura Sugiura
(2:08)		 — Sugiura
(7:53)		 Saito
(16:20)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Sugiura
(17:33)		 Sugiura
(19:05)		 Smith
(25:28)		 Sugiura
(11:00)
Sano Kenta
(4:03)		 Sugiura
(7:53)		 — Saito
(10:05)		 Sano
(11:03)		 Taniguchi
(11:59)		 Sano
(11:54)		 Smith
(10:27)		 Sano
(9:12)
Saito Kenta
(16:12)		 Saito
(16:20)		 Saito
(10:05)		 — Saito
(5:38)		 Taniguchi
(10:44)		 Sasaki
(13:09)		 Smith
(11:16)		 Fish
(7:25)
Yone Kenta
(15:11)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Sano
(11:03)		 Saito
(5:38)		 — Yone
(11:05)		 Sasaki
(4:42)		 Yone
(8:25)		 Yone
(10:58)
Taniguchi Kenta
(11:51)		 Sugiura
(17:33)		 Taniguchi
(11:59)		 Taniguchi
(10:44)		 Yone
(11:05)		 — Sasaki
(11:27)		 Taniguchi
(11:58)		 Fish
(11:04)
Sasaki Sasaki
(18:04)		 Sugiura
(19:05)		 Sano
(11:54)		 Sasaki
(13:09)		 Sasaki
(4:42)		 Sasaki
(11:27)		 — Draw
(30:00)		 Sasaki
(10:10)
Smith Kenta
(12:18)		 Smith
(25:28)		 Smith
(10:27)		 Smith
(11:16)		 Yone
(8:25)		 Taniguchi
(11:58)		 Draw
(30:00)		 — Smith
(12:07)
Fish Kenta
(9:24)		 Sugiura
(11:00)		 Sano
(9:12)		 Fish
(7:25)		 Yone
(10:58)		 Fish
(11:04)		 Sasaki
(10:10)		 Smith
(12:07)		 —
Final
   
A1 Takeshi Morishima Pin
B1 Kenta 16:43

2012

[edit]

The 2012 Global League was held from November 3 to November 23, through the Global League 2012 tour. The tournament featured a block system, with fourteen wrestlers divided in two blocks of seven. The top finishing wrestlers from each block met in the final.[3]

Final standings
Block A Block B
Kenta 9 Takashi Sugiura 8
Takeshi Morishima (C) 8 Maybach Taniguchi 8
Yuji Nagata 8 Naomichi Marufuji 6
Go Shiozaki 6 Akitoshi Saito 6
Muhammad Yone 6 Jun Akiyama 6
Mikey Nicholls 3 Katsuhiko Nakajima 4
Kento Miyahara 2 Shane Haste 4
Block A Shiozaki Kenta Miyahara Nicholls Yone Morishima Nagata
Shiozaki — Kenta
(11:03)		 Shiozaki
(10:29)		 Nicholls
(14:07)		 Shiozaki
(17:53)		 Shiozaki
(17:43)		 Nagata
(18:47)
Kenta Kenta
(11:03)		 — Kenta
(7:36)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Kenta
(13:08)		 Kenta
(16:55)		 Nagata
(16:21)
Miyahara Shiozaki
(10:29)		 Kenta
(7:36)		 — Miyahara
(6:45)		 Yone
(11:13)		 Morishima
(6:51)		 Nagata
(10:43)
Nicholls Nicholls
(14:07)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Miyahara
(6:45)		 — Yone
(4:10)		 Morishima
(6:34)		 Nagata
(12:14)
Yone Shiozaki
(17:53)		 Kenta
(13:08)		 Yone
(11:13)		 Yone
(4:10)		 — Morishima
(16:08)		 Yone
(15:16)
Morishima Shiozaki
(17:43)		 Kenta
(16:55)		 Morishima
(6:51)		 Morishima
(6:34)		 Morishima
(16:08)		 — Morishima
(15:05)
Nagata Nagata
(18:47)		 Nagata
(16:21)		 Nagata
(10:43)		 Nagata
(12:14)		 Yone
(15:16)		 Morishima
(15:05)		 —
Block B Saito Akiyama Nakajima Taniguchi Marufuji Haste Sugiura
Saito — Saito
(16:28)		 Saito
(8:28)		 Taniguchi
(10:54)		 Marufuji
(11:58)		 Haste
(12:29)		 Saito
(12:39)
Akiyama Saito
(16:28)		 — Akiyama
(12:12)		 Taniguchi
(7:33)		 Marufuji
(19:58)		 Akiyama
(13:17)		 Akiyama
(15:05)
Nakajima Saito
(8:28)		 Akiyama
(12:12)		 — Nakajima
(9:58)		 Marufuji
(12:08)		 Nakajima
(9:28)		 Sugiura
(12:08)
Taniguchi Taniguchi
(10:54)		 Taniguchi
(7:33)		 Nakajima
(9:58)		 — Taniguchi
(14:05)		 Taniguchi
(10:40)		 Sugiura
(10:29)
Marufuji Marufuji
(11:58)		 Marufuji
(19:58)		 Marufuji
(12:08)		 Taniguchi
(14:05)		 — Haste
(9:11)		 Sugiura
(9:37)
Haste Haste
(12:29)		 Akiyama
(13:17)		 Nakajima
(9:28)		 Taniguchi
(10:40)		 Haste
(9:11)		 — Sugiura
(16:02)
Sugiura Saito
(12:39)		 Akiyama
(15:05)		 Sugiura
(12:08)		 Sugiura
(10:29)		 Sugiura
(9:37)		 Sugiura
(16:02)		 —
Final
   
A1 Kenta Pin
B1 Takashi Sugiura 21:03

2013

[edit]

The 2013 Global League was held from October 19 to November 10. The tournament featured a block system, with fourteen wrestlers divided in two blocks of seven. The top finishing wrestlers from each block met in the final.[4]

Final standings
Block A Block B
Takeshi Morishima 8 Yuji Nagata 8
Kenta (C) 6 Naomichi Marufuji 8
Muhammad Yone 6 Takashi Sugiura 6
Daisuke Sekimoto 6 Maybach Taniguchi 6
Shane Haste 6 Ryoji Sai 6
Katsuhiko Nakajima 6 Mikey Nicholls 4
Eddie Edwards 4 Akitoshi Saito 4
Block A Sekimoto Edwards Nakajima Kenta Yone Haste Morishima
Sekimoto — Sekimoto
(7:42)		 Sekimoto
(11:05)		 Kenta
(21:38)		 Sekimoto
(11:49)		 Haste
(8:13)		 Morishima
(14:42)
Edwards Sekimoto
(7:42)		 — Edwards
(12:36)		 Edwards
(13:57)		 Yone
(10:39)		 Haste
(12:45)		 Morishima
(6:53)
Nakajima Sekimoto
(11:05)		 Edwards
(12:36)		 — Nakajima
(19:52)		 Nakajima
(5:06)		 Nakajima
(13:33)		 Morishima
(12:09)
Kenta Kenta
(21:38)		 Edwards
(13:57)		 Nakajima
(19:52)		 — Kenta
(18:26)		 Kenta
(15:33)		 Morishima
(9:39)
Yone Sekimoto
(11:49)		 Yone
(10:39)		 Nakajima
(5:06)		 Kenta
(18:26)		 — Yone
(9:36)		 Yone
(13:16)
Haste Haste
(8:13)		 Haste
(12:45)		 Nakajima
(13:33)		 Kenta
(15:33)		 Yone
(9:36)		 — Haste
(10:19)
Morishima Morishima
(14:42)		 Morishima
(6:53)		 Morishima
(12:09)		 Morishima
(9:39)		 Yone
(13:16)		 Haste
(10:19)		 —
Block B Saito Taniguchi Nicholls Marufuji Sai Sugiura Nagata
Saito — Taniguchi
(8:49)		 Saito
(10:55)		 Marufuji
(13:07)		 Sai
(10:12)		 Saito
(13:46)		 Nagata
(11:08)
Taniguchi Taniguchi
(8:49)		 — Nicholls
(10:20)		 Marufuji
(15:29)		 Sai
(11:05)		 Taniguchi
(6:41)		 Taniguchi
(12:23)
Nicholls Saito
(10:55)		 Nicholls
(10:20)		 — Marufuji
(13:32)		 Sai
(6:17)		 Nicholls
(13:22)		 Nagata
(10:29)
Marufuji Marufuji
(13:07)		 Marufuji
(15:29)		 Marufuji
(13:32)		 — Marufuji
(10:32)		 Sugiura
(16:02)		 Nagata
(8:34)
Sai Sai
(10:12)		 Sai
(11:05)		 Sai
(6:17)		 Marufuji
(10:32)		 — Sugiura
(12:03)		 Nagata
(12:19)
Sugiura Saito
(13:46)		 Taniguchi
(6:41)		 Nicholls
(13:22)		 Sugiura
(16:02)		 Sugiura
(12:03)		 — Sugiura
(15:16)
Nagata Nagata
(11:08)		 Taniguchi
(12:23)		 Nagata
(10:29)		 Nagata
(8:34)		 Nagata
(12:19)		 Sugiura
(15:16)		 —
Final
   
A1 Takeshi Morishima Pin
B1 Yuji Nagata 13:09

2014

[edit]

The 2014 Global League took place from October 18 to November 8.[5]

Final standings
Block A Block B
Daisuke Sekimoto 10 Takashi Sugiura 10
Satoshi Kojima 8 Chris Hero 8
Katsuhiko Nakajima 8 Yuji Nagata 8
Naomichi Marufuji (C) 8 Masato Tanaka 8
Colt Cabana 6 Maybach Taniguchi 8
Akitoshi Saito 6 Muhammad Yone 6
Takeshi Morishima 6 Mikey Nicholls 6
Shane Haste 4 Quiet Storm 2
Block A Saito Cabana Sekimoto Nakajima Marufuji Kojima Haste Morishima
Saito — Cabana
(6:00)		 Sekimoto
(10:30)		 Saito
(14:12)		 Marufuji
(12:01)		 Saito
(12:57)		 Haste
(12:02)		 Saito
(9:01)
Cabana Cabana
(6:00)		 — Sekimoto
(11:50)		 Nakajima
(8:06)		 Marufuji
(9:11)		 Kojima
(10:14)		 Cabana
(10:57)		 Cabana
(8:43)
Sekimoto Sekimoto
(10:30)		 Sekimoto
(11:50)		 — Sekimoto
(12:15)		 Marufuji
(16:01)		 Kojima
(12:29)		 Sekimoto
(12:07)		 Sekimoto
(13:17)
Nakajima Saito
(14:12)		 Nakajima
(8:06)		 Sekimoto
(12:15)		 — Nakajima
(19:41)		 Kojima
(10:27)		 Nakajima
(13:36)		 Nakajima
(13:34)
Marufuji Marufuji
(12:01)		 Marufuji
(9:11)		 Marufuji
(16:01)		 Nakajima
(19:41)		 — Kojima
(14:41)		 Marufuji
(6:54)		 Morishima
(13:20)
Kojima Saito
(12:57)		 Kojima
(10:14)		 Kojima
(12:29)		 Kojima
(10:27)		 Kojima
(14:41)		 — Haste
(11:43)		 Morishima
(7:12)
Haste Haste
(12:02)		 Cabana
(10:57)		 Sekimoto
(12:07)		 Nakajima
(13:36)		 Marufuji
(6:54)		 Haste
(11:43)		 — Morishima
(10:09)
Morishima Saito
(9:01)		 Cabana
(8:43)		 Sekimoto
(13:17)		 Nakajima
(13:34)		 Morishima
(13:20)		 Morishima
(7:12)		 Morishima
(10:09)		 —
Block B Hero Tanaka Taniguchi Nicholls Yone Storm Sugiura Nagata
Hero — Hero
(13:22)		 Hero
(12:56)		 Hero
(11:26)		 Yone
(12:20)		 Hero
(8:05)		 Sugiura
(12:07)		 Nagata
(13:28)
Tanaka Hero
(13:22)		 — Tanaka
(10:07)		 Nicholls
(10:09)		 Tanaka
(12:34)		 Tanaka
(7:39)		 Tanaka
(15:13)		 Nagata
(13:37)
Taniguchi Hero
(12:56)		 Tanaka
(10:07)		 — Taniguchi
(12:06)		 Taniguchi
(8:23)		 Taniguchi
(8:11)		 Sugiura
(1:57)		 Taniguchi
(12:28)
Nicholls Hero
(11:26)		 Nicholls
(10:09)		 Taniguchi
(12:06)		 — Yone
(9:26)		 Nicholls
(8:35)		 Sugiura
(13:54)		 Nicholls
(11:01)
Yone Yone
(12:20)		 Tanaka
(12:34)		 Taniguchi
(8:23)		 Yone
(9:26)		 — Storm
(6:06)		 Sugiura
(15:56)		 Yone
(11:01)
Storm Hero
(8:05)		 Tanaka
(7:39)		 Taniguchi
(8:11)		 Nicholls
(8:35)		 Storm
(6:06)		 — Sugiura
(12:05)		 Nagata
(10:50)
Sugiura Sugiura
(12:07)		 Tanaka
(15:13)		 Sugiura
(1:57)		 Sugiura
(13:54)		 Sugiura
(15:56)		 Sugiura
(12:05)		 — Nagata
(18:09)
Nagata Nagata
(13:28)		 Nagata
(13:37)		 Taniguchi
(12:28)		 Nicholls
(11:01)		 Yone
(11:01)		 Nagata
(10:50)		 Nagata
(18:09)		 —
Final
   
A1 Daisuke Sekimoto Pin
B1 Takashi Sugiura 19:12

2015

[edit]

The 2015 Global League took place from October 16 to November 8.[6]

Final standings
Block A Block B
Naomichi Marufuji 10 Shelton X Benjamin 13
Takashi Sugiura 8 Minoru Suzuki (C) 11
Chris Hero 8 Colt Cabana 8
Masato Tanaka 8 Katsuhiko Nakajima 8
Satoshi Kojima 8 Maybach Taniguchi 6
Davey Boy Smith Jr. 6 Muhammad Yone 6
Lance Archer 6 Mitsuhiro Kitamiya 2
Quiet Storm 2 Takashi Iizuka 1
Block A Hero Smith Archer Tanaka Marufuji Storm Kojima Sugiura
Hero — Hero
(17:10)		 Hero
(12:17)		 Hero
(13:49)		 Marufuji
(12:34)		 Storm
(9:25)		 Hero
(10:27)		 Sugiura
(11:23)
Smith Hero
(17:10)		 — Smith
(13:26)		 Tanaka
(11:58)		 Marufuji
(13:36)		 Smith
(8:13)		 Kojima
(11:29)		 Smith
(11:28)
Archer Hero
(12:17)		 Smith
(13:26)		 — Archer
(10:16)		 Marufuji
(11:15)		 Archer
(9:07)		 Kojima
(9:41)		 Archer
(11:48)
Tanaka Hero
(13:49)		 Tanaka
(11:58)		 Archer
(10:16)		 — Tanaka
(11:59)		 Tanaka
(6:53)		 Tanaka
(11:56)		 Sugiura
(16:17)
Marufuji Marufuji
(12:34)		 Marufuji
(13:36)		 Marufuji
(11:15)		 Tanaka
(11:59)		 — Marufuji
(6:38)		 Kojima
(11:27)		 Marufuji
(18:18)
Storm Storm
(9:25)		 Smith
(8:13)		 Archer
(9:07)		 Tanaka
(6:53)		 Marufuji
(6:38)		 — Kojima
(7:46)		 Sugiura
(8:03)
Kojima Hero
(10:27)		 Kojima
(11:29)		 Kojima
(9:41)		 Tanaka
(11:56)		 Kojima
(11:27)		 Kojima
(7:46)		 — Sugiura
(14:44)
Sugiura Sugiura
(11:23)		 Smith
(11:28)		 Archer
(11:48)		 Sugiura
(16:17)		 Marufuji
(18:18)		 Sugiura
(8:03)		 Sugiura
(14:44)		 —
Block B Cabana Nakajima Taniguchi Suzuki Kitamiya Yone Benjamin Iizuka
Cabana — Cabana
(10:31)		 Cabana
(7:04)		 Suzuki
(11:16)		 Cabana
(9:24)		 Yone
(7:23)		 Benjamin
(10:06)		 Cabana
(7:05)
Nakajima Cabana
(10:31)		 — Nakajima
(10:44)		 Suzuki
(15:56)		 Nakajima
(11:03)		 Nakajima
(12:48)		 Benjamin
(13:01)		 Nakajima
(11:48)
Taniguchi Cabana
(7:04)		 Nakajima
(10:44)		 — Suzuki
(11:04)		 Taniguchi
(8:33)		 Taniguchi
(9:30)		 Benjamin
(12:37)		 Taniguchi
(11:14)
Suzuki Suzuki
(11:16)		 Suzuki
(15:56)		 Suzuki
(11:04)		 — Suzuki
(11:07)		 Suzuki
(14:14)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Draw
(7:17)
Kitamiya Cabana
(9:24)		 Nakajima
(11:03)		 Taniguchi
(8:33)		 Suzuki
(11:07)		 — Yone
(9:02)		 Benjamin
(9:02)		 Kitamiya
(6:08)
Yone Yone
(7:23)		 Nakajima
(12:48)		 Taniguchi
(9:30)		 Suzuki
(14:14)		 Yone
(9:02)		 — Benjamin
(9:31)		 Yone
(4:06)
Benjamin Benjamin
(10:06)		 Benjamin
(13:01)		 Benjamin
(12:37)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Benjamin
(9:02)		 Benjamin
(9:31)		 — Benjamin
(7:20)
Iizuka Cabana
(7:05)		 Nakajima
(11:48)		 Taniguchi
(11:14)		 Draw
(7:17)		 Kitamiya
(6:08)		 Yone
(4:06)		 Benjamin
(7:20)		 —
Final
   
A1 Naomichi Marufuji Pin
B1 Shelton X Benjamin 24:06

2016

[edit]

The 2016 Global League took place from November 3 to 23.[7]

Final standings
Block A Block B
Minoru Suzuki 12 Masa Kitamiya 10
Toru Yano 10 Davey Boy Smith Jr. 8
Katsuhiko Nakajima (C) 10 Muhammad Yone 8
Quiet Storm 8 Naomichi Marufuji 8
Lance Archer 8 Takashi Sugiura 8
Maybach Taniguchi 4 Go Shiozaki 8
Akitoshi Saito 2 Alejandro Saez 6
Takashi Iizuka 2 Kaito Kiyomiya 0
Block A Saito Nakajima Archer Taniguchi Suzuki Storm Iizuka Yano
Saito — Nakajima
(11:13)		 Archer
(7:46)		 Taniguchi
(9:43)		 Suzuki
(9:50)		 Storm
(10:13)		 Saito
(7:01)		 Yano
(4:21)
Nakajima Nakajima
(11:13)		 — Nakajima
(17:06)		 Nakajima
(13:13)		 Suzuki
(16:04)		 Nakajima
(13:42)		 Nakajima
(11:56)		 Yano
(5:13)
Archer Archer
(7:46)		 Nakajima
(17:06)		 — Archer
(10:52)		 Suzuki
(12:09)		 Storm Archer
(8:38)		 Archer
(4:49)
Taniguchi Taniguchi
(9:43)		 Nakajima
(13:13)		 Archer
(10:52)		 — Suzuki
(13:01)		 Storm
(8:28)		 Taniguchi
(8:19)		 Yano
(4:30)
Suzuki Suzuki
(9:50)		 Suzuki
(16:04)		 Suzuki
(12:09)		 Suzuki
(13:01)		 — Suzuki
(10:34)		 Suzuki
(7:06)		 Yano
(6:51)
Storm Storm
(10:13)		 Nakajima
(13:42)		 Storm Storm
(8:28)		 Suzuki
(10:34)		 — Storm
(6:30)		 Yano
(3:51)
Iizuka Saito
(7:01)		 Nakajima
(11:56)		 Archer
(8:38)		 Taniguchi
(8:19)		 Suzuki
(7:06)		 Storm
(6:30)		 — Iizuka
(11:21)
Yano Yano
(4:21)		 Yano
(5:13)		 Archer
(4:49)		 Yano
(4:30)		 Yano
(6:51)		 Yano
(3:51)		 Iizuka
(11:21)		 —
Block B Saez Smith Shiozaki Kiyomiya Kitamiya Yone Marufuji Sugiura
Saez — Saez
(14:46)		 Shiozaki
(11:53)		 Saez
(9:15)		 Kitamiya
(10:04)		 Saez
(10:20)		 Marufuji
(13:26)		 Sugiura
(12:36)
Smith Saez
(14:46)		 — Smith
(13:22)		 Smith
(11:11)		 Kitamiya
(13:01)		 Yone
(11:33)		 Smith
(15:46)		 Smith
(16:11)
Shiozaki Shiozaki
(11:53)		 Smith
(13:22)		 — Shiozaki
(9:02)		 Shiozaki
(19:15)		 Shiozaki
(15:33)		 Marufuji
(19:41)		 Sugiura
(27:10)
Kiyomiya Saez
(9:15)		 Smith
(11:11)		 Shiozaki
(9:02)		 — Kitamiya
(10:15)		 Yone
(10:20)		 Marufuji
(11:55)		 Sugiura
(12:28)
Kitamiya Kitamiya
(10:04)		 Kitamiya
(13:01)		 Shiozaki
(19:15)		 Kitamiya
(10:15)		 — Yone
(13:54)		 Kitamiya
(17:23)		 Kitamiya
(13:34)
Yone Saez
(10:20)		 Yone
(11:33)		 Shiozaki
(15:33)		 Yone
(10:20)		 Yone
(13:54)		 — Marufuji
(16:03)		 Yone
(14:42)
Marufuji Marufuji
(13:26)		 Smith
(15:46)		 Marufuji
(19:41)		 Marufuji
(11:55)		 Kitamiya
(17:23)		 Marufuji
(16:03)		 — Sugiura
(17:52)
Sugiura Sugiura
(12:36)		 Smith
(16:11)		 Sugiura
(27:10)		 Sugiura
(12:28)		 Kitamiya
(13:34)		 Yone
(14:42)		 Sugiura
(17:52)		 —
Final
   
A1 Minoru Suzuki Pin
B1 Masa Kitamiya 35:15

2017

[edit]

The 2017 Global League took place from October 14 to November 19.[8]

Final standings
Block A Block B
Go Shiozaki 10 Kenoh 11
Masa Kitamiya 10 Masato Tanaka 10
Naomichi Marufuji 9 Katsuhiko Nakajima 9
Mitsuya Nagai 6 Atsushi Kotoge 8
Cody Hall 6 Quiet Storm 6
Muhammad Yone 5 Yuko Miyamoto 6
Maybach Taniguchi 2 Akitoshi Saito 4
Yuji Okabayashi 0 Kazma Sakamoto 2
Block A Hall Shiozaki Kitamiya Taniguchi Nagai Yone Marufuji Okabayashi
Hall — Shiozaki
(11:57)		 Kitamiya
(09:17)		 Hall
(12:12)		 Nagai
(07:59)		 Hall
(08:42)		 Marufuji
(10:20)		 Hall
(forfeit)
Shiozaki Shiozaki
(11:57)		 — Shiozaki
(05:19)		 Draw
(10:25)		 Shiozaki
(12:23)		 Shiozaki
(17:10)		 Marufuji
(16:07)		 Shiozaki
(forfeit)
Kitamiya Kitamiya
(09:17)		 Shiozaki
(05:19)		 — Draw
(13:39)		 Kitamiya
(09:30)		 Kitamiya
(13:20)		 Kitamiya
(14:37)		 Kitamiya
(forfeit)
Taniguchi Hall
(12:12)		 Draw
(10:25)		 Draw
(13:39)		 — Draw
(12:53)		 Yone
(12:13)		 Draw
(11:36)		 Taniguchi
(forfeit)
Nagai Nagai
(07:59)		 Shiozaki
(12:23)		 Kitamiya
(09:30)		 Draw
(12:53)		 — Nagai
(11:18)		 Marufuji
(11:32)		 Nagai
(forfeit)
Yone Hall
(08:42)		 Shiozaki
(17:10)		 Kitamiya
(13:20)		 Yone
(12:13)		 Nagai
(11:18)		 — Draw
(30:00)		 Yone
(forfeit)
Marufuji Marufuji
(10:20)		 Marufuji
(16:07)		 Kitamiya
(14:37)		 Draw
(11:36)		 Marufuji
(11:32)		 Draw
(30:00)		 — Marufuji
(forfeit)
Okabayashi Hall
(forfeit)		 Shiozaki
(forfeit)		 Kitamiya
(forfeit)		 Taniguchi
(forfeit)		 Nagai
(forfeit)		 Yone
(forfeit)		 Marufuji
(forfeit)		 —
Block B Saito Kotoge Nakajima Sakamoto Kenoh Tanaka Storm Miyamoto
Saito — Kotoge
(13:30)		 Nakajima
(10:56)		 Saito
(06:02)		 Kenoh
(09:51)		 Tanaka
(10:17)		 Saito
(11:32)		 Miyamoto
(11:30)
Kotoge Kotoge
(13:30)		 — Nakajima
(13:03)		 Kotoge
(02:47)		 Kenoh
(10:03)		 Tanaka
(15:10)		 Kotoge
(14:54)		 Kotoge
(12:38)
Nakajima Nakajima
(10:56)		 Nakajima
(13:03)		 — Nakajima
(10:16)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Tanaka
(13:05)		 Storm
(11:39)		 Nakajima
(14:21)
Sakamoto Saito
(06:02)		 Kotoge
(02:47)		 Nakajima
(10:16)		 — Kenoh
(10:04)		 Tanaka
(06:24)		 Storm
(09:33)		 Sakamoto
(11:32)
Kenoh Kenoh
(09:51)		 Kenoh
(10:03)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Kenoh
(10:04)		 — Kenoh
(19:21)		 Kenoh
(11:03)		 Miyamoto
(11:39)
Tanaka Tanaka
(10:17)		 Tanaka
(15:10)		 Tanaka
(13:05)		 Tanaka
(06:24)		 Kenoh
(19:21)		 — Tanaka
(12:19)		 Miyamoto
(11:59)
Storm Saito
(11:32)		 Kotoge
(14:54)		 Storm
(11:39)		 Storm
(09:33)		 Kenoh
(11:03)		 Tanaka
(12:19)		 — Storm
(10:10)
Miyamoto Miyamoto
(11:30)		 Kotoge
(12:38)		 Nakajima
(14:21)		 Sakamoto
(11:32)		 Miyamoto
(11:39)		 Miyamoto
(11:59)		 Storm
(10:10)		 —
Final
   
A1 Go Shiozaki Pin
B1 Kenoh 26:24

2018

[edit]

The 2018 Global League took place from October 30 to November 25.[9] Naomichi Marufuji withdrew from the final due to a shoulder injury. A three-way match between Kenoh, Katsuhiko Nakajima, and Kohei Sato determined Marufuji's replacement, which Nakajima won.

Final standings
Block A Block B
Naomichi Marufuji 10 Kaito Kiyomiya 8
Kohei Sato 8 Go Shiozaki 8
Kenoh 8 Takashi Sugiura (C) 8
Katsuhiko Nakajima 8 Maybach Taniguchi 8
Quiet Storm 6 Cody Hall 6
Akitoshi Saito 6 Muhammad Yone 6
Masa Kitamiya 6 Kazusada Higuchi 6
Mitsuya Nagai 4 Atsushi Kotoge 6
Block A Saito Nakajima Kenoh Sato Kitamiya Nagai Marufuji Storm
Saito — Nakajima
(12:25)		 Kenoh
(12:05)		 Saito
(7:50)		 Saito
(9:57)		 Saito
(7:45)		 Marufuji
(12:06)		 Storm
(10:24)
Nakajima Nakajima
(12:25)		 — Kenoh
(16:48)		 Sato
(10:38)		 Kitamiya
(15:20)		 Nakajima
(6:50)		 Nakajima
(12:48)		 Nakajima
(12:23)
Kenoh Kenoh
(12:05)		 Kenoh
(16:48)		 — Sato
(10:48)		 Kitamiya
(13:50)		 Nagai
(11:39)		 Kenoh
(17:54)		 Kenoh
(10:39)
Sato Saito
(7:50)		 Sato
(10:38)		 Sato
(10:48)		 — Sato
(15:23)		 Nagai
(13:07)		 Marufuji
(10:18)		 Sato
(10:38)
Kitamiya Saito
(9:57)		 Kitamiya
(15:20)		 Kitamiya
(13:50)		 Sato
(15:23)		 — Kitamiya
(8:20)		 Marufuji
(16:40)		 Storm
(11:06)
Nagai Saito
(7:45)		 Nakajima
(6:50)		 Nagai
(11:39)		 Nagai
(13:07)		 Kitamiya
(8:20)		 — Marufuji
(12:15)		 Storm
(8:01)
Marufuji Marufuji
(12:06)		 Nakajima
(12:48)		 Kenoh
(17:54)		 Marufuji
(10:18)		 Marufuji
(16:40)		 Marufuji
(12:15)		 — Marufuji
(11:17)
Storm Storm
(10:24)		 Nakajima
(12:23)		 Kenoh
(10:39)		 Sato
(10:38)		 Storm
(11:06)		 Storm
(8:01)		 Marufuji
(11:17) 		—
Block B Kotoge Hall Shiozaki Kiyomiya Higuchi Taniguchi Yone Sugiura
Kotoge — Hall
(8:37)		 Kotoge
(13:42)		 Kotoge
(10:42)		 Higuchi
(8:02)		 Taniguchi
(11:19)		 Yone
(7:36)		 Kotoge
(6:14)
Hall Hall
(8:37)		 — Shiozaki
(10:35)		 Hall
(5:09)		 Higuchi
(8:17)		 Taniguchi
(9:22)		 Hall
(6:32)		 Sugiura
(6:10)
Shiozaki Kotoge
(13:42)		 Shiozaki
(10:35)		 — Kiyomiya
(17:38)		 Shiozaki
(18:20)		 Shiozaki
(6:49)		 Yone
(13:44)		 Shiozaki
(16:28)
Kiyomiya Kotoge
(10:42)		 Hall
(5:09)		 Kiyomiya
(17:38)		 — Higuchi
(10:25)		 Kiyomiya
(13:29)		 Kiyomiya
(11:27)		 Kiyomiya
(13:30)
Higuchi Higuchi
(8:02)		 Higuchi
(8:17)		 Shiozaki
(18:20)		 Higuchi
(10:25)		 — Taniguchi
(9:29)		 Yone
(7:40)		 Sugiura
(14:08)
Taniguchi Taniguchi
(11:19)		 Taniguchi
(9:22)		 Shiozaki
(6:49)		 Kiyomiya
(13:29)		 Taniguchi
(9:29)		 — Taniguchi
(9:09)		 Sugiura
(12:25)
Yone Yone
(7:36)		 Hall
(6:32)		 Yone
(13:44)		 Kiyomiya
(11:27)		 Yone
(7:40)		 Taniguchi
(9:09)		 — Sugiura
(11:17)
Sugiura Kotoge
(6:14)		 Sugiura
(6:10)		 Shiozaki
(16:28)		 Kiyomiya
(13:30)		 Sugiura
(14:08)		 Sugiura
(12:25)		 Sugiura
(11:17)		 —
A-Block Decision Final
A4 Katsuhiko Nakajima Pin
A2 Kohei Sato Pin B1 Kaito Kiyomiya 18:34
A3
A4 		Kenoh
Katsuhiko Nakajima 		7:27

2019

[edit]

The 2019 N-1 Victory took place from August 18 to September 16. 10 wrestlers competed in 2 blocks of 5. Prior to the tournament, GHC Heavyweight Champion Kaito Kiyomiya announced he would not participate, but would instead defend the championship against the winner of the tournament at the November 2 Ryogoku event.[10] Dragon Gate wrestler Masaaki Mochizuki and Major League Wrestling wrestlers Alexander Hammerstone and El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. also competed in the tournament.

Final standings
Block A Block B
Takashi Sugiura 8 Kenoh 6
Go Shiozaki 4 Shuhei Taniguchi 5
Masa Kitamiya 4 Masaaki Mochizuki 4
Alex Hammerstone 4 Katsuhiko Nakajima 3
Naomichi Marufuji 0 El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. 2
Block A Marufuji Sugiura Shiozaki Kitamiya Hammerstone
Marufuji — Sugiura
(21:38)		 Shiozaki
(27:54)		 Kitamiya
(20:36)		 Hammerstone
(12:35)
Sugiura Sugiura
(21:38)		 — Sugiura
(23:10)		 Sugiura
(17:51)		 Sugiura
(17:20)
Shiozaki Shiozaki
(27:54)		 Sugiura
(23:10)		 — Shiozaki
(25:23)		 Hammerstone
(17:10)
Kitamiya Kitamiya
(20:36)		 Sugiura
(17:51)		 Shiozaki
(25:23)		 — Kitamiya
(17:12)
Hammerstone Hammerstone
(12:35)		 Sugiura
(17:20)		 Hammerstone
(17:10)		 Kitamiya
(17:12)		 —
Block B Nakajima Taniguchi Kenoh Mochizuki Wagner
Nakajima — Draw
(30:00)		 Kenoh
(15:03)		 Nakajima
(17:22)		 Wagner
(16:16)
Taniguchi Draw
(30:00)		 — Kenoh
(12:51)		 Taniguchi
(10:39)		 Taniguchi
(12:55)
Kenoh Kenoh
(15:03)		 Kenoh
(12:51)		 — Mochizuki
(16:53)		 Kenoh
(14:02)
Mochizuki Nakajima
(17:22)		 Taniguchi
(10:39)		 Mochizuki
(16:53)		 — Mochizuki
(12:45)
Wagner Wagner
(16:16)		 Taniguchi
(12:55)		 Kenoh
(14:02)		 Mochizuki
(12:45)		 —
Final
   
A1 Takashi Sugiura Pin
B1 Kenoh 28:40[11]

2020

[edit]

The 2020 N-1 Victory tournament took place from September 18 to October 11. 12 wrestlers competed in 2 blocks of 6.[12] Unlike the previous year, the reigning GHC Heavyweight Champion competed. Dragon Gate's Masaaki Mochizuki competed in the tournament for the second straight year. Also competing was freelancer Kazushi Sakuraba, who was one half of the GHC Tag Team Champions at the time (along with fellow entrant Takashi Sugiura).

Final standings
Block A Block B
Kaito Kiyomiya 7 Katsuhiko Nakajima 8
Go Shiozaki (C) 6 Takashi Sugiura 7
Masaaki Mochizuki 5 Kenoh 6
Manabu Soya 4 Naomichi Marufuji 5
Kazushi Sakuraba 4 Shuhei Taniguchi 4
Masa Kitamiya 4 Yoshiki Inamura 0
Block A Kiyomiya Shiozaki Soya Mochizuki Kitamiya Sakuraba
Kiyomiya — Kiyomiya
(24:07)		 Kiyomiya
(21:55)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Kitamiya
(14:32)		 Kiyomiya
(9:47)
Shiozaki Kiyomiya
(24:07)		 — Shiozaki
(16:54)		 Mochizuki
(16:21)		 Shiozaki
(20:00)		 Shiozaki
(8:35)
Soya Kiyomiya
(21:55)		 Shiozaki
(16:54)		 — Mochizuki
(13:14)		 Soya
(12:56)		 Soya
(5:57)
Mochizuki Draw
(30:00)		 Mochizuki
(16:21)		 Mochizuki
(13:14)		 — Kitamiya
(9:23)		 Sakuraba
(8:28)
Kitamiya Kitamiya
(14:32)		 Shiozaki
(20:00)		 Soya
(12:56)		 Kitamiya
(9:23)		 — Sakuraba
(2:29)
Sakuraba Kiyomiya
(9:47)		 Shiozaki
(8:35)		 Soya
(5:57)		 Sakuraba
(8:28)		 Sakuraba
(2:29)		 —
Block B Kenoh Nakajima Marufuji Taniguchi Sugiura Inamura
Kenoh — Nakajima
(17:19)		 Kenoh
(15:05)		 Kenoh
(9:40)		 Sugiura
(16:04)		 Kenoh
(10:26)
Nakajima Nakajima
(17:19)		 — Nakajima
(16:25)		 Taniguchi
(14:42)		 Nakajima
(17:42)		 Nakajima
(11:49)
Marufuji Kenoh
(15:05)		 Nakajima
(16:25)		 — Marufuji
(18:21)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Marufuji
(12:23)
Taniguchi Kenoh
(9:40)		 Taniguchi
(14:42)		 Marufuji
(18:21)		 — Sugiura
(21:57)		 Taniguchi
(4:36)
Sugiura Sugiura
(16:04)		 Nakajima
(17:42)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Sugiura
(21:57)		 — Sugiura
(9:11)
Inamura Kenoh
(10:26)		 Nakajima
(11:49)		 Marufuji
(12:23)		 Taniguchi
(4:36)		 Sugiura
(9:11)		 —
Final
   
A1 Kaito Kiyomiya Pin
B1 Katsuhiko Nakajima 25:24[13]

2021

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N-1 Victory 2021
Promotional poster featuring all the participants
PromotionPro Wrestling Noah
DateSeptember 12–October 2, 2021
CityVarious
Final: Tokyo
VenueVarious
Final: Korakuen Hall
AttendanceHighest: Finals (713)
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2022

The 2021 N-1 Victory tournament took place from September 12 to October 3. 16 wrestlers competed in 4 blocks of 4, where the winners of each block advanced to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were single elimination matches with the winners facing each other in the final later in the same night.[14] Katsuhiko Nakajima, who won the tournament, also received a GHC Heavyweight Championship match against then-champion Naomichi Marufuji at Grand Square 2021 in Osaka on October 10.

Final standings
Block A Block B Block C Block D
Kaito Kiyomiya 5 Kenoh 4 Katsuhiko Nakajima 4 Masakatsu Funaki 6
Keiji Mutoh 4 Masaaki Mochizuki 4 Kazushi Sakuraba 3 Kazuyuki Fujita 4
Takashi Sugiura 3 Daiki Inaba 2 Masato Tanaka 3 Masa Kitamiya 2
Manabu Soya 0 Kendo Kashin 2 Kotaro Suzuki 2 Akitoshi Saito 0
Tournament overview
Block A Sugiura Kiyomiya Soya Mutoh
Sugiura — Kiyomiya
(21:15)		 Sugiura
(10:19)		 Draw
(30:00)
Kiyomiya Kiyomiya
(21:15)		 — Kiyomiya
(25:07)		 Draw
(30:00)
Soya Sugiura
(10:19)		 Kiyomiya
(25:07)		 — Mutoh
(17:37)
Mutoh Draw
(30:00)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Mutoh
(17:37)		 —
Block B Kenoh Inaba Mochizuki Kashin
Kenoh — Kenoh
(14:59)		 Kenoh
(16:30)		 Kashin
(12:46)
Inaba Kenoh
(14:59)		 — Mochizuki
(12:39)		 Inaba
(7:07)
Mochizuki Kenoh
(16:30)		 Mochizuki
(12:39)		 — Mochizuki
(9:28)
Kashin Kashin
(12:46)		 Inaba
(7:07)		 Mochizuki
(9:28)		 —
Block C Nakajima Sakuraba Suzuki Tanaka
Nakajima — Nakajima
(12:33)		 Nakajima
(18:31)		 Tanaka
(14:08)
Sakuraba Nakajima
(12:33)		 — Sakuraba
(15:02)		 Draw
(30:00)
Suzuki Nakajima
(18:31)		 Sakuraba
(15:02)		 — Suzuki
(5:26)
Tanaka Tanaka
(14:08)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Suzuki
(5:26)		 —
Block D Kitamiya Saito Funaki Fujita
Kitamiya — Kitamiya
(7:58)		 Funaki
(10:54)		 Fujita
(9:29)
Saito Kitamiya
(7:58)		 — Funaki
(12:53)		 Fujita
(13:12)
Funaki Funaki
(10:54)		 Funaki
(12:53)		 — Funaki
(5:05)
Fujita Fujita
(9:29)		 Fujita
(13:12)		 Funaki
(5:05)		 —
Semifinals Final
      
A1 Kaito Kiyomiya Pin
B1 Kenoh 15:35
B1 Kenoh Pin
C1 Katsuhiko Nakajima 20:00[15]
C1 Katsuhiko Nakajima Pin
D1 Masakatsu Funaki 8:38

2022

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N-1 Victory 2022
Promotional poster for the final event of the tournament, featuring all the participants
PromotionPro Wrestling Noah
DateAugust 11–September 3, 2022
CityVarious
Final: Osaka
VenueVarious
Final: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
AttendanceHighest: Finals (2,988)
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2023

The 2022 edition took place between August 11 and September 3, with the final at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. The participants and matches were announced on July 17. Timothy Thatcher withdrew from the tournament due to visa issues. Kinya Okada defeated Yoshiki Inamura to take Thatcher's spot in the N-1.[16][17]

Final standings
Block A Block B
Hideki Suzuki 11 Kaito Kiyomiya 10
Kazuyuki Fujita 10 Katsuhiko Nakajima 10
Kenoh (C) 9 Masakatsu Funaki 8
Go Shiozaki 8 Takashi Sugiura 8
El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. 6 Satoshi Kojima 8
Masato Tanaka 6 Jack Morris 6
Masaaki Mochizuki 4 Masa Kitamiya 6
Anthony Greene 2 Kinya Okada 0
Block A Kenoh Fujita Shiozaki Tanaka Mochizuki Suzuki Wagner Greene
Kenoh — Fujita
(19:04)[18]		 Kenoh
(20:00)[19]		 Tanaka
(19:01)[20]		 Kenoh
(13:32)[21]		 Draw
(30:00)[22]		 Kenoh
(15:03)[23]		 Kenoh
(11:14)[24]
Fujita Fujita
(19:04)[18]		 — Fujita
(20:46)[23]		 Tanaka
(20:56)[25]		 Fujita
(8:43)[24]		 Fujita
(19:05)[19]		 Wagner
(9:23)[21]		 Fujita
(4:59)[22]
Shiozaki Kenoh
(20:00)[19]		 Fujita
(20:46)[23]		 — Shiozaki
(15:54)[24]		 Shiozaki
(14:22)[20]		 Suzuki
(15:13)[18]		 Shiozaki
(15:15)[25]		 Shiozaki
(9:35)[21]
Tanaka Tanaka
(19:01)[20]		 Tanaka
(20:56)[25]		 Shiozaki
(15:54)[24]		 — Mochizuki
(13:43)[22]		 Suzuki
(15:24)[21]		 Wagner
(11:37)[18]		 Tanaka
(11:21)[23]
Mochizuki Kenoh
(13:32)[21]		 Fujita
(8:43)[24]		 Shiozaki
(14:22)[20]		 Mochizuki
(13:43)[22]		 — Suzuki
(14:35)[23]		 Wagner
(13:18)[19]		 Mochizuki
(9:46)[18]
Suzuki Draw
(30:00)[22]		 Fujita
(19:05)[19]		 Suzuki
(15:13)[18]		 Suzuki
(15:24)[21]		 Suzuki
(14:35)[23]		 — Suzuki
(12:46)[24]		 Suzuki
(9:00)[25]
Wagner Kenoh
(15:03)[23]		 Wagner
(9:23)[21]		 Shiozaki
(15:15)[25]		 Wagner
(11:37)[18]		 Wagner
(13:18)[19]		 Suzuki
(12:46)[24]		 — Greene
(12:12)[20]
Greene Kenoh
(11:14)[24]		 Fujita
(4:59)[22]		 Shiozaki
(9:35)[21]		 Tanaka
(11:21)[23]		 Mochizuki
(9:46)[18]		 Suzuki
(9:00)[25]		 Greene
(12:12)[20]		 —
Block B Funaki Kiyomiya Nakajima Sugiura Kitamiya Kojima Okada Morris
Funaki — Kiyomiya
(13:49)[22]		 Funaki
(22:26)[21]		 Funaki
(0:57)[18]		 Kitamiya
(9:03)[20]		 Kojima
(10:11)[25]		 Funaki
(7:49)[23]		 Funaki
(8:44)[24]
Kiyomiya Kiyomiya
(13:49)[22]		 — Kiyomiya
(17:45)[20]		 Kiyomiya
(19:30)[24]		 Kitamiya
(18:54)[21]		 Kiyomiya
(17:06)[18]		 Kiyomiya
(9:59)[25]		 Morris
(11:50)[23]
Nakajima Funaki
(22:26)[21]		 Kiyomiya
(17:45)[20]		 — Nakajima
(16:35)[22]		 Nakajima
(10:36)[23]		 Nakajima
(24:44)[24]		 Nakajima
(3:17)[18]		 Nakajima
(13:41)[22]
Sugiura Funaki
(0:57)[18]		 Kiyomiya
(19:30)[24]		 Nakajima
(16:35)[22]		 — Sugiura
(10:26)[22]		 Sugiura
(16:54)[23]		 Sugiura
(6:43)[20]		 Sugiura
(16:33)[25]
Kitamiya Kitamiya
(9:03)[20]		 Kitamiya
(18:54)[21]		 Nakajima
(10:36)[23]		 Sugiura
(10:26)[22]		 — Kojima
(12:36)[19]		 Kitamiya
(6:09)[24]		 Morris
(11:00)[18]
Kojima Kojima
(10:11)[25]		 Kiyomiya
(17:06)[18]		 Nakajima
(24:44)[24]		 Sugiura
(16:54)[23]		 Kojima
(12:36)[22]		 — Kojima
(8:50)[21]		 Kojima
(12:48)[20]
Okada Funaki
(7:49)[23]		 Kiyomiya
(9:59)[25]		 Nakajima
(3:17)[18]		 Sugiura
(6:43)[20]		 Kitamiya
(6:09)[24]		 Kojima
(8:50)[21]		 — Morris
(11:06)[19]
Morris Funaki
(8:44)[24]		 Morris
(11:50)[23]		 Nakajima
(13:41)[22]		 Sugiura
(16:33)[25]		 Morris
(11:00)[18]		 Kojima
(12:48)[20]		 Morris
(11:06)[19]		 —
Final
   
A1 Hideki Suzuki Pin
B1 Kaito Kiyomiya 33:23[26]

2023

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N-1 Victory 2023
Promotional poster for the final event of the tournament, featuring all the participants
PromotionPro Wrestling Noah
DateAugust 6–September 3, 2023
CityVarious
Final: Osaka
VenueVarious
Final: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
AttendanceHighest: Finals (2,121)
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The 2023 edition took place between August 6 and September 3, with the final at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. The participants and matches were announced on June 22. Sixteen wrestlers competed in the tournament with special guests including All Japan Pro Wrestling's Yuma Anzai and Dragon Gate's Yuki Yoshioka competing in this year's tournament. On August 19, it was announced that Daiki Inaba would be absent for the remainder of the tournament, due to injury, leading him to forfeit the remainder of their matches.[27]

Final standings
Block A Block B
Kenoh 10 Go Shiozaki 9
Jake Lee (C) 10 Manabu Soya 9
Jack Morris 9 Katsuhiko Nakajima 8
Yuki Yoshioka 8 Lance Anoa'i 8
Timothy Thatcher 8 El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. 8
Masa Kitamiya 7 Saxon Huxley 6
Adam Brooks 4 Daiki Inaba 4
Yoshiki Inamura 0 Yuma Anzai 4
Block A Lee Kenoh Kitamiya Morris Inamura Thatcher Brooks Yoshioka
Lee — Kenoh
(22:38)[28] 		Draw
(30:00)[29] 		Draw
(30:00)[30] 		Lee
(10:15)[31] 		Lee
(20:04)[32] 		Lee
(10:24)[33] 		Lee
(16:08)[34]
Kenoh Kenoh
(22:38)[28] 		— Kenoh
(15:41)[31] 		Morris
(15:20)[29] 		Kenoh
(28:34)[33] 		Kenoh
(13:47)[30] 		Brooks
(14:16)[32] 		Kenoh
(20:25)[35]
Kitamiya Draw
(30:00)[29] 		Kenoh
(15:41)[31] 		— Kitamiya
(10:20)[33] 		Kitamiya
(14:15)[35] 		Thatcher
(10:26)[28] 		Kitamiya
(11:02)[34] 		Yoshioka
(12:41)[32]
Morris Draw
(30:00)[30] 		Morris
(15:20)[29] 		Kitamiya
(10:20)[33] 		— Morris
(13:51)[32] 		Thatcher
(11:59)[35] 		Morris
(10:11)[28] 		Morris
(9:58)[31]
Inamura Lee
(10:15)[31] 		Kenoh
(28:34)[33] 		Kitamiya
(14:15)[35] 		Morris
(13:51)[32] 		— Thatcher
(13:12)[34] 		Brooks
(7:58)[30] 		Yoshioka
(7:26)[28]
Thatcher Lee
(20:04)[32] 		Kenoh
(13:47)[30] 		Thatcher
(10:26)[28] 		Thatcher
(11:59)[35] 		Thatcher
(13:12)[34] 		— Thatcher
(9:47)[31] 		Yoshioka
(8:24)[33]
Brooks Lee
(10:24)[35] 		Brooks
(14:16)[32] 		Kitamiya
(11:02)[34] 		Morris
(10:11)[31] 		Brooks
(7:58)[30] 		Thatcher
(9:47)[28] 		— Yoshioka
(9:46)[29]
Yoshioka Lee
(16:08)[34] 		Kenoh
(20:25)[35] 		Yoshioka
(12:41)[32] 		Morris
(9:58)[31] 		Yoshioka
(7:26)[28] 		Yoshioka
(8:24)[33] 		Yoshioka
(9:46)[29] 		—
Block B Shiozaki Nakajima Wagner Soya Inaba Huxley Anoa'i Anzai
Shiozaki — Shiozaki
(14:53)[28] 		Wagner
(24:28)[35] 		Draw
(30:00)[31] 		Shiozaki
(forfeit)[30] 		Shiozaki
(9:54)[32] 		Anoa'i
(12:14)[29] 		Shiozaki
(21:51)[34]
Nakajima Shiozaki
(14:53)[28] 		— Nakajima
(15:00)[33] 		Soya
(14:40)[32] 		Nakajima
(13:35)[35] 		Huxley
(12:37)[34] 		Nakajima
(10:36)[31] 		Nakajima
(10:33)[29]
Wagner Wagner
(24:28)[35] 		Nakajima
(15:00)[33] 		— Soya
(12:07)[28] 		Wagner
(12:47)[32] 		Wagner
(10:04)[31] 		Anoa'i
(10:56)[34] 		Wagner
(10:30)[30]
Soya Draw
(30:00)[31] 		Soya
(14:40)[32] 		Soya
(12:07)[28] 		— Inaba
(13:50)[34] 		Soya
(12:00)[35] 		Soya
(12:35)[30] 		Anzai
(13:14)[33]
Inaba Shiozaki
(forfeit)[30] 		Nakajima
(13:35)[35] 		Wagner
(12:47)[32] 		Inaba
(13:50)[33] 		— Inaba
(7:36)[29] 		Anoa'i
(forfeit) 		Anzai
(forfeit)
Huxley Shiozaki
(9:54)[32] 		Huxley
(12:37)[34] 		Wagner
(10:04)[31] 		Soya
(12:00)[35] 		Inaba
(7:36)[29] 		— Huxley
(7:13)[33] 		Huxley
(9:28)[28]
Anoa'i Anoa'i
(12:14)[29] 		Nakajima
(10:36)[31] 		Anoa'i
(10:56)[34] 		Soya
(12:35)[30] 		Anoa'i
(forfeit) 		Huxley
(7:13)[33] 		— Anoa'i
(8:22)[32]
Anzai Shiozaki
(21:51)[34] 		Nakajima
(10:33)[29] 		Wagner
(10:30)[30] 		Anzai
(13:14)[35] 		Anzai
(forfeit) 		Huxley
(9:28)[28] 		Anoa'i
(8:22)[32] 		—
B-Block Decision Final
A1 Kenoh Pin
B1 Go Shiozaki Pin B1 Go Shiozaki 32:48
B2 Manabu Soya 22:33

2024

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N-1 Victory 2024
Promotional poster of the event
PromotionPro Wrestling Noah
DateAugust 4–September 1, 2024
CityVarious
Final: Osaka
VenueVarious
Final: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
AttendanceHighest: Finals (1,537)
Tagline"Summer that will set the world on fire"
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2025

The 2024 edition took place between August 4 and September 1, with the final at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. The participants and matches were announced on July 13. Sixteen wrestlers with special guests including New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Ryohei Oiwa, Dragon Gate's Luis Mante, and NXT wrestlers Josh Briggs and Tavion Heights will be competing in this year's tournament. On July 31, it was announced that Go Shiozaki was withdrawing from the tournament due to injury with Atsushi Kotoge being announced as his replacement on August 3rd. However, on August 10, it was announced that Kotoge would be absent for the remainder of the tournament, due to injury, leading him to forfeit the remainder of his matches. On August 11, it was announced that El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. would be absent the remainder of the tournament due to injury, leading him to forfeit the remainder of his matches.

Kaito Kiyomiya, the reigning GHC Heavyweight Champion, defeated Kenoh in the final, making his third successful defense in his third reign, becoming the first wrestler to win the N-1 Victory while holding the GHC Heavyweight Championship and the first to win three editions.

Final standings
Block A Block B
Kaito Kiyomiya (C) 10 Kenoh 11
Josh Briggs 10 Manabu Soya 10
Jack Morris 8 Titus Alexander 8
Luis Mante 8 Tavion Heights 8
Masa Kitamiya 7 Ulka Sasaki 6
Ryohei Oiwa 7 Yoshiki Inamura 6
Dragon Bane 6 Alpha Wolf 5
Atsushi Kotoge
(Withdrawn) 		0 El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.
(Withdrawn) 		2
Block A Kiyomiya Kotoge Kitamiya Oiwa Morris Bane Mante Briggs
Kiyomiya — Kiyomiya
(forfeit)[36]		 Draw
(30:00)[37]		 Draw
(30:00)[38]		 Kiyomiya
(23:48)[39]		 Kiyomiya
(12:45)[40]		 Mante
(19:20)[41]		 Kiyomiya
(19:54)[42]
Kotoge Kiyomiya
(forfeit)[36]		 — Kitamiya
(forfeit)[43]		 Oiwa
(forfeit)[42]		 Morris
(forfeit)[37]		 Bane
(11:44)[41]		 Mante
(forfeit)[39]		 Briggs
(5:47)[38]
Kitamiya Draw
(30:00)[37]		 Kitamiya
(forfeit)[43]		 — Kitamiya
(12:17)[39]		 Kitamiya
(15:52)[41]		 Bane
(12:11)[36]		 Mante
(12:42)[38]		 Briggs
(11:37)[43]
Oiwa Draw
(30:00)[38]		 Oiwa
(forfeit)[42]		 Kitamiya
(12:17)[39]		 — Oiwa
(16:39)[40]		 Oiwa
(11:59)[37]		 Mante
(14:50)[36]		 Briggs
(9:27)[41]
Morris Kiyomiya
(23:48)[39]		 Morris
(forfeit)[37]		 Kitamiya
(15:52)[41]		 Oiwa
(16:39)[40]		 — Morris
(10:51)[38]		 Morris
(11:59)[42]		 Morris
(11:25)[43]
Bane Kiyomiya
(12:45)[40]		 Bane
(11:44)[41]		 Bane
(12:11)[36]		 Oiwa
(11:59)[37]		 Morris
(10:51)[38]		 — Bane
(12:48)[43]		 Briggs
(9:03)[39]
Mante Mante
(19:20)[41]		 Mante
(forfeit)[39]		 Mante
(12:42)[38]		 Mante
(14:50)[36]		 Morris
(11:59)[42]		 Bane
(12:48)[43]		 — Briggs
(9:40)[37]
Briggs Kiyomiya
(19:54)[42]		 Briggs
(5:47)[38]		 Briggs
(11:37)[43]		 Briggs
(9:27)[41]		 Morris
(11:25)[43]		 Briggs
(9:03)[39]		 Briggs
(9:40)[37]		 —
Block B Kenoh Soya Sasaki Inamura Wagner Wolf Alexander Heights
Kenoh — Kenoh
(19:19)[41]		 Kenoh
(11:25)[43]		 Kenoh
(17:29)[39]		 Kenoh
(forfeit)[37]		 Draw
(10:22)[42]		 Kenoh
(16:26)[38]		 Heights
(12:06)[40]
Soya Kenoh
(19:19)[41]		 — Soya
(12:54)[42]		 Inamura
(20:19)[40]		 Soya
(forfeit)[39]		 Soya
(9:16)[37]		 Soya
(13:49)[43]		 Soya
(12:22)[36]
Sasaki Kenoh
(11:25)[43]		 Soya
(12:54)[42]		 — Sasaki
(11:35)[41]		 Wagner
(11:14)[38]		 Sasaki
(11:27)[36]		 Alexander
(10:58)[37]		 Sasaki
(9:15)[39]
Inamura Kenoh
(17:29)[39]		 Inamura
(20:19)[40]		 Sasaki
(11:35)[41]		 — Inamura
(21:09)[43]		 Inamura
(10:43)[38]		 Alexander
(18:06)[36]		 Heights
(12:41)[37]
Wagner Kenoh
(forfeit)[37]		 Soya
(forfeit)[39]		 Wagner
(11:14)[38]		 Inamura
(21:09)		 — Wolf
(14:14)[41]		 Alexander
(forfeit)[40]		 Heights
(forfeit)[42]
Wolf Draw
(10:22)[42]		 Soya
(9:16)[37]		 Sasaki
(11:27)[36]		 Inamura
(10:43)[38]		 Wolf
(14:14)[41]		 — Wolf
(11:29)[39])		 Heights
(10:12)[43]
Alexander Kenoh
(16:26)[38]		 Soya
(13:49)[43]		 Alexander
(10:58)[37]		 Alexander
(18:06)[36]		 Alexander
(forfeit)[36]		 Wolf
(11:29)[39]		 — Alexander
(9:21)[41]
Heights Heights
(12:06)[40]		 Soya
(12:22)[36]		 Sasaki
(9:15)[39]		 Heights
(12:41)[37]		 Heights
(forfeit)[42]		 Heights
(10:12)[43]		 Alexander
(9:21)[41]		 —
Final
   
A1 Kaito Kiyomiya (C) Pin
B1 Kenoh 25:09

2025

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N-1 Victory 2025
Promotional poster of the event
PromotionPro Wrestling Noah
DateSeptember 8–23, 2025
CityVarious
Final: Tokyo
VenueVarious
Final: Korakuen Hall
Pay-per-view chronology
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New Departure 2025 		Next →
—
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The 2025 edition will take place between September 8 and 23, 2025, with the final at Korakuen Hall. The participants and matches were announced on August 16. The field will feature sixteen wrestlers, including Ricky Knight Jr. from Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro).

During his first match in the tournament against Naomichi Marufuji, Ozawa would injure his left foot. This caused him to withdraw from the tournament and forfeit the rest of his matches.

Current standings
Block A Block B
Masa Kitamiya 10 Jack Morris 11
Kazuyuki Fujita 8 Galeno 11
Kenta (C) 8 Ricky Knight Jr. 10
Kaito Kiyomiya 8 Naomichi Marufuji 10
Tetsuya Endo 8 Kenoh 8
Manabu Soya 6 Daiki Inaba 4
Ulka Sasaki 4 Harutoki 2
Daga 4 Ozawa
(Withdrawn) 		0
Block A Kenta Kiyomiya Soya Sasaki Fujita Endo Kitamiya Daga
Kenta — Kiyomiya
(13:49)		 Soya
(12:06)		 Kenta
(11:53)		 Kenta
(13:28)		 Endo
(15:02)		 Kenta
(15:12)		 Kenta
(13:34)
Kiyomiya Kiyomiya
(13:49)		 — Kiyomiya
(13:54)		 Kiyomiya
(11:30)		 Fujita
(8:50)		 Kiyomiya
(14:26)		 Kitamiya
(11:33)		 Daga
(10:27)
Soya Soya
(12:06)		 Kiyomiya
(13:54)		 — Soya
(7:08)		 Fujita
(14:23)		 Endo
(12:45)		 Kitamiya
(8:20)		 Soya
(9:34)
Sasaki Kenta
(11:53)		 Kiyomiya
(11:30)		 Soya
(7:08)		 — Fujita
(4:44)		 Endo
(10:30)		 Sasaki
(8:53)		 Sasaki
(10:44)
Fujita Kenta
(13:28)		 Fujita
(8:50)		 Fujita
(14:23)		 Fujita
(4:44)		 — Endo
(7:00)		 Kitamiya
(12:44)		 Fujita
(3:52)
Endo Endo
(15:02)		 Kiyomiya
(14:26)		 Endo
(12:45)		 Endo
(10:30)		 Endo
(7:00)		 — Kitamiya
(11:48)		 Daga
(10:28)
Kitamiya Kenta
(15:12)		 Kitamiya
(11:33)		 Kitamiya
(8:20)		 Sasaki
(8:53)		 Kitamiya
(12:44)		 Kitamiya
(11:48)		 — Kitamiya
(9:44)
Daga Kenta
(13:34)		 Daga
(10:27)		 Soya
(9:34)		 Sasaki
(10:44)		 Fujita
(3:52)		 Daga
(10:28)		 Kitamiya
(9:44)		 —
Block B Galeno Marufuji Kenoh Inaba Morris Harutoki Knight Ozawa
Galeno — Marufuji
(8:56)		 Galeno
(6:14)		 Galeno
(11:47)		 Draw
(13:50)		 Galeno
(7:40)		 Galeno
(11:04)		 Galeno
(Forfeit)
Marufuji Marufuji
(8:56)		 — Marufuji
(14:35)		 Marufuji
(9:00)		 Morris
(11:04)		 Marufuji
(11:04)		 Knight
(9:44)		 Marufuji
(7:33)
Kenoh Galeno
(6:14)		 Marufuji
(14:35)		 — Kenoh
(12:58)		 Kenoh
(11:57)		 Kenoh
(8:38)		 Knight
(11:11)		 Kenoh
(Forfeit)
Inaba Galeno
(11:47)		 Marufuji
(9:00)		 Kenoh
(12:58)		 — Morris
(5:34)		 Inaba
(10:21)		 Knight
(9:30)		 Inaba
(Forfeit)
Morris Draw
(13:50)		 Morris
(11:04)		 Kenoh
(11:57)		 Morris
(5:34)		 — Morris
(10:22)		 Morris
(10:23)		 Morris
(Forfeit)
Harutoki Galeno
(7:40)		 Marufuji
(11:04)		 Kenoh
(8:38)		 Inaba
(10:21)		 Morris
(10:22)		 — Knight
(6:15)		 Harutoki
(Forfeit)
Knight Galeno
(11:04)		 Knight
(9:44)		 Knight
(11:11)		 Knight
(9:30)		 Morris
(10:23)		 Knight
(6:15)		 — Knight
(Forfeit)
Ozawa Galeno
(Forfeit)		 Marufuji
(7:33)		 Kenoh
(Forfeit)		 Inaba
(Forfeit)		 Morris
(Forfeit)		 Harutoki
(Forfeit)		 Knight
(Forfeit)		 —
B-Block Decision Final
A1 Masa Kitamiya Sub
B1 Jack Morris Pin B1 Jack Morris 22:40
B2 Galeno 10:26

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N-1 Victory

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The N-1 Victory is Pro Wrestling Noah's premier annual singles tournament, featuring a round-robin format among 16 wrestlers divided into two blocks to crown the promotion's strongest competitor through a series of 30-minute one-fall matches. Originally launched in 2010 as the Global League, the event was rebranded as the N-1 Victory in 2019 to emphasize its focus on determining Noah's top heavyweight talent. The tournament typically spans two weeks in September, with competitors earning two points for a , one point for a draw, and zero for a loss; the wrestler with the most points in each block (A and B) advances to a single-elimination final match held at Korakuen Hall. The victor receives a guaranteed title shot at the , often scheduled shortly after the tournament's conclusion, making it a pivotal event in Noah's calendar that influences the promotion's main event landscape. Kaito Kiyomiya holds the record for the most tournament victories with three wins (2018 as Global League, 2022, and 2024), underscoring his dominance in Noah's singles division. Other notable winners include (2019), (2020, 2021), and (2023), reflecting the event's role in showcasing both veterans and rising stars from Noah's roster as well as occasional international participants. In the 2025 edition, which ran from September 8 to 23, emerged victorious by defeating in the final, earning his first N-1 title and a challenge set for October 11.

Overview

History

The Global League was established by in 2010 as an annual designed to highlight the promotion's division and attract international talent, helping to revitalize Noah during its ongoing recovery from the 2000 split with . The event drew participants from outside Japan in its early iterations, including prominent figures like , to broaden Noah's appeal and compete with established tournaments such as New Japan Pro-Wrestling's . In , following LIDET Entertainment's acquisition of a majority stake in in January, the tournament was rebranded as the N-1 Victory to symbolize the pursuit of supremacy in the ranks and to modernize the promotion's branding under new ownership. This change marked a shift in emphasis toward determining the "number one" contender, with the winner earning a shot at the . Subsequent milestones included adaptations such as the 2021 expansion to four blocks of four wrestlers each—reducing the match load per participant for the first time in the tournament's history.

Format and Rules

The N-1 Victory typically operates as a round-robin singles tournament featuring 16 wrestlers divided into two blocks, A and B, with eight participants per block, a format standardized since 2014. The tournament format has evolved since its inception, starting with 12 participants in 2010 and expanding to the current 16-wrestler structure. An exception occurred in 2021 due to scheduling constraints, when the tournament was structured into four blocks of four wrestlers each. Within each block, every wrestler competes against all other members in a series of one-on-one matches. Points are awarded as follows: 2 for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss. Ties for the top position in a block are broken first by head-to-head results between the tied wrestlers; if unresolved, additional criteria such as match duration or a dedicated bout may be used. The tournament typically unfolds over 8 to 10 nights, running from to and concluding with a single-elimination final match between the winners of the two blocks (or the appropriate block victors in the case of multiple blocks). Each match carries a 30-minute and adheres to the guidelines, allowing standard wrestling holds, strikes, and maneuvers without disqualifications. Participant selection includes a blend of 's core roster, freelance wrestlers from other promotions, and occasional international competitors to diversify the field.

Significance

Impact on Wrestlers' Careers

Participation in the N-1 Victory has frequently elevated mid-card wrestlers to main event prominence within . For instance, , described as Noah's reliable mid-card workhorse for years, captured the 2025 tournament victory after a strong block performance, earning him a high-profile challenge and solidifying his status as a top contender. Strong showings in the round-robin blocks have also opened doors to title pursuits or junior heavyweight opportunities, allowing participants to transition from supporting roles to central storylines. The tournament provides significant international exposure, attracting scouts from major promotions like . talent Tavion Heights' competitive run in the 2024 N-1 Victory drew praise from officials, underscoring its value as a global showcase for emerging wrestlers. Similarly, early winners such as Kenta leveraged their successes to secure opportunities abroad, culminating in his 2014 signing after dominating Noah's heavyweight division. Block competitions in the N-1 Victory often ignite enduring feuds and alliances that influence Noah's broader narrative landscape. The intense round-robin structure has led to rivalries extending into major annual events, as seen in when clashes between veterans like and rising challengers set the stage for prolonged conflicts. Winners have ranged in age from early 20s to late 40s, though the event has served as a breakout arena for younger competitors. Kaito Kiyomiya's debut performance marked the start of his rapid rise, with his three victories highlighting pivotal moments in a career that includes over 800 days as GHC Heavyweight Champion.

Connection to GHC Heavyweight Championship

The N-1 Victory tournament serves as a premier pathway to challenging for Pro Wrestling Noah's top prize, the , with the winner traditionally earning an automatic title match at the promotion's subsequent major event, such as the Grand Ship Combination in October or a year-end showcase. This stipulation, established since the tournament's inception in 2010 as a successor to the Global League, underscores its role in crowning top contenders and building high-stakes narratives around the heavyweight division. For instance, the 2020 winner, , received his shot against champion at the November 20 event, highlighting the direct linkage between tournament success and title contention. Despite the allure of the prize, success in converting an N-1 Victory into an immediate win has been rare, with only achieving this feat in 2015. Marufuji, who defeated Shelton X. Factor in the tournament final, went on to dethrone for the title on December 23, 2015, in a match billed as one of Noah's most emotionally charged defenses. Other winners, such as in 2010, have challenged unsuccessfully, emphasizing the tournament's high-risk prestige without guaranteed coronation. This low conversion rate—standing at a single instance over 16 editions—reinforces the GHC title's defended status as Noah's most coveted and resilient crown. Exceptions to the standard prize occur when the tournament victor is the reigning GHC Heavyweight Champion, in which case the title shot is typically forfeited or repurposed as a contender's privilege for a future defense. This scenario unfolded in 2024, when three-time N-1 winner Kaito Kiyomiya, already the champion, defeated Kenoh in the final while retaining his belt in a combined match format, marking the first such occurrence in tournament history and solidifying his dominance without needing an additional challenge. Post-tournament GHC title matches featuring N-1 winners frequently headline Noah's flagship events, such as the shows or year-end spectacles, drawing significant crowds and enhancing the promotion's visibility. , the 2019 N-1 Victory winner, challenged for the on November 2 at Hall, headlining the event to capitalize on tournament momentum. These encounters not only elevate attendance—often exceeding 5,000 fans at major venues—but also drive streaming and PPV interest, as seen in the 2025 setup where Masa Kitamiya's victory led to an October 11 title clash against champion KENTA.

Results and Records

List of Winners

The following table lists all winners of the N-1 Victory tournament since its inception in 2010, including their block performance and final match outcome.
YearWinnerBlockPointsFinal OpponentFinal Result
2010B7def.
2011A12KENTAdef. KENTA
2012KENTAA9def.
2013B8def.
2014B10def.
2015A10Shelton X. Benjamindef. Shelton X. Benjamin
2016A12def.
2017B11def.
2018B8def.
2019B6def.
2020B8def.
2021C4def.
2022B10def.
2023B9def.
2024A10def.
2025A10def.
The 2021 edition featured a unique four-block format with 16 participants, diverging from the standard two-block structure used in most years. In 2024, Kaito Kiyomiya became the first reigning GHC Heavyweight Champion to win the tournament while holding the title. The 2025 final saw Masa Kitamiya earn a title shot at the GHC Heavyweight Championship; Kitamiya challenged GHC Heavyweight Champion KENTA on October 11, 2025, but was defeated in 23:34.

Multiple Victories and Records

holds the record for the most N-1 Victory wins with three titles, achieved in 2018, 2022, and 2024. secured consecutive victories in 2020 and 2021, marking him as the only wrestler to win back-to-back tournaments. claimed two wins in 2017 and 2019, tying Nakajima for the second-most victories. Several records highlight the tournament's competitive intensity. The highest points total is 12, earned by Takeshi Morishima in 2011 and Minoru Suzuki in 2016, reflecting strong performances in larger blocks. Kiyomiya also became the youngest winner at age 22 in 2018, underscoring his rapid rise as Noah's ace. Takayama remains the sole winner as a non-regular Noah competitor (freelancer), bringing prestige to the 2010 event. Over 16 editions, winners have averaged 9.0 points, balancing wins and strategic draws in round-robin play. Draw frequency has risen since 2019, possibly due to the round-robin format encouraging tactical matches.

Tournament Eras

Founding Era (2010–2015)

The N-1 Victory tournament, initially launched as the Global League in 2010, marked Pro Wrestling Noah's effort to rebuild its heavyweight division in the wake of Mitsuharu Misawa's tragic passing in June 2009, which had left a void in the promotion's star power and creative direction. The inaugural edition ran from March 28 to May 2, featuring 12 wrestlers divided into two blocks of six, with the top performer from each advancing to a single-elimination final under standard match rules, including a 30-minute . emerged victorious by defeating in the final at Differ Ariake in , showcasing a blend of Noah's homegrown talent and international participants such as American powerhouse , who added a global dimension to the event from the outset. This debut emphasized veteran resurgence and cross-promotional appeal, helping to reestablish Noah's heavyweight landscape amid post-Misawa transitions. In 2011, the tournament expanded to 18 participants across two blocks, running from November 3 to 20, with Takeshi Morishima delivering a dominant performance by topping Block A with a perfect 12 points from six wins. Morishima's run included victories over established names like Jun Akiyama and Go Shiozaki, who finished close behind with 11 points, setting an early tone for intense block rivalries and high-stakes finishes. The final saw Morishima defeat KENTA at the Sapporo Convention Center to claim the title, highlighting his brute force style as a cornerstone for Noah's rebuilding efforts, while international entrants like American wrestlers Trevor Murdoch and Bobby Fish further infused the event with diverse matchups. The 2012 and 2013 editions deepened key interpersonal conflicts, particularly the heated exchanges between KENTA and Yuji Nagata, whose matches spanned blocks and tournaments, embodying a clash between Noah's aggressive junior heavyweight crossover style and Nagata's resilient veteran approach. In 2012, held from November 3 to November 23 with 14 participants in two blocks, KENTA won the tournament by overcoming Takashi Sugiura in the final at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall, solidifying his status as a top contender after a block victory that included a pivotal win over Nagata. The following year, from October 19 to November 10 with 14 wrestlers, Nagata staged a notable upset by topping his block and defeating Takeshi Morishima in the final at the same venue, marking a rare triple crown achievement as the only wrestler to win Noah's Global League, All Japan Pro Wrestling's Champion Carnival, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling's G1 Climax. These years underscored the tournament's role in fostering foundational rivalries that elevated Noah's heavyweight storytelling. By 2014 and 2015, the Global League continued to evolve, with capturing the 2014 crown—held from October 18 to November 8 with 16 entrants—by defeating in the final, reinforcing his veteran reliability within Noah's roster. The 2015 iteration, running October 16 to November 8, saw win the tournament for the first time, defeating Shelton X. Benjamin—an American import—in the final at Korakuen Hall, a match that highlighted the event's growing international integration with participants like Benjamin and . 's victory propelled him to a landmark win against on December 23 at the Destiny event in , bridging the tournament directly to Noah's top prize and affirming its prestige in the post-Misawa era. Overall, the founding era saw steady growth in the tournament's structure and narrative depth, laying the groundwork for Noah's heavyweight revival through a mix of domestic stars, veteran comebacks, and selective global talent.

Transitional Era (2016–2020)

The Transitional Era of the N-1 Victory tournament, spanning 2016 to 2020, marked a period of significant upheaval for , characterized by factional invasions, ownership transitions, and the integration of talent from rival promotions like (NJPW) and Dragon Gate. In 2016, still under its original Global League branding, the tournament saw an invasion-style angle dominated by NJPW's , led by , who won the event by defeating in the final on November 23 at Korakuen Hall. Suzuki-gun's block dominance, including victories by members like Takashi Iizuka and , highlighted cross-promotional tensions, as the group targeted Noah's core roster in a storyline echoing MMA-style incursions, boosting event narratives with external rivalries. This integration of NJPW talent not only elevated the tournament's stakes but also foreshadowed broader inter-promotional collaborations. From 2017 to 2019, the tournament shifted focus toward elevating Noah's domestic stars amid internal restructuring. Kenoh secured the 2017 Global League by topping the standings with key wins over rivals like Go Shiozaki in the final. Meanwhile, young aces like Kaito Kiyomiya rose prominently in undercard blocks; Kiyomiya captured the 2018 Global League at age 22, defeating Katsuhiko Nakajima in the final on November 25, signaling a generational shift. Naomichi Marufuji claimed the inaugural N-1 Victory in 2019. This era also featured occasional Dragon Gate participants, such as Masaaki Mochizuki in 2019, enhancing block diversity without overshadowing Noah's homegrown talent. The period culminated in 2020 amid the , which shortened the tournament to a compact format across seven nights from September to October, with limited live audiences to comply with health protocols. emerged victorious, defeating Kiyomiya 18-16 in the final on October 11 at EDION Arena , earning a challenge. Ownership changes added pre-renaming tensions; LIDET Entertainment acquired a 75% stake in in January 2019, prompting a rebrand from Global League to N-1 Victory and visual overhauls like a new logo, aimed at revitalizing the promotion. These shifts coincided with a viewership spike through expanded streaming on platforms like Wrestle Universe, which reported increased global access during the , helping sustain fan engagement despite restrictions.

Modern Era (2021–2025)

The 2021 edition of the N-1 Victory tournament marked a significant departure from tradition, adopting a four-block format with 16 participants divided into A, B, C, and D blocks of four wrestlers each, rather than the standard two larger blocks; this change was implemented as a precautionary measure amid ongoing health protocols to minimize group interactions during matches. The tournament unfolded over several nights in September and October, culminating in a chaotic final at Korakuen Hall on October 3, where defeated via submission with the Sleeper Hold to secure his second consecutive victory and earn a challenge. Nakajima's path included semifinal wins over and a dominant block performance, highlighting his resilience in the altered structure that featured shorter, more isolated round-robin bouts. From 2022 onward, the tournament reverted to its conventional two-block format, signaling Noah's post-pandemic stabilization and a renewed focus on competitive depth. emerged victorious in 2022, defeating in the final after topping Block A with key wins over veterans like Takashi Sugiura, establishing himself as a rising force in pursuit of multiple titles. In 2023, won the tournament, positioning himself for a championship run. Kiyomiya's pursuits continued into 2024. The 2025 tournament further emphasized international flair, incorporating guests such as NJPW's and NXT UK's representative in matches featuring wrestlers like , alongside domestic talents. achieved a breakthrough by winning Block B, then defeating in the September 23 final at Korakuen Hall via his signature Isolation choke to secure his first N-1 Victory and earn a GHC title shot against champion KENTA on October 11. 's run included critical wins over veterans like , underscoring his evolution from midcard mainstay to top contender. This era reflected Noah's resurgence, with the return to the two-block standard enabling more narrative-driven rivalries and a shift toward next-generation storylines involving rising stars like Kitamiya and Kiyomiya. Attendance figures reached new highs, exceeding 2,500 fans per night at select events such as larger-venue shows in and , surpassing pre-pandemic averages and demonstrating sustained fan engagement. These tournaments not only boosted live crowds but also highlighted the promotion's emphasis on bridging veteran legacies with emerging talents, as seen in Kiyomiya's repeated pursuits that often led directly to GHC title defenses.

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