He is a married man. On the final group stage day, paired with a loss by Tanaka, Marufuji beat fellow co-first place contender Chris Hero to win the block and advance to the final on November 8. Suzuki partici… 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. On June 10, 2003, Marufuji made his debut for New Japan Pro Wrestling, teaming with Kotaro Suzuki to unsuccessfully challenge Jushin Liger and Koji Kanemoto for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. [46], Marufuji's next appearance for NJPW was on January 4, 2012, at Wrestle Kingdom VI in Tokyo Dome, where he and Go Shiozaki defeated CHAOS Top Team (Shinsuke Nakamura and Toru Yano) in a tag team match. The following night at Glory By Honor V: Night 2, he successfully defended the GHC Heavyweight Championship against Nigel McGuinness. [41] On May 3, 2004, Marufuji would make his final appearance for NJPW in over five years in a six-man tag team match, where he, Heat and Tiger Mask were defeated by the American Dragon, Koji Kanemoto, and Último Dragón. Toys Marufuji wins. The top finisher in each block with meet in the finals on October 11 in Osaka. [32] The final tour of 2016 went poorly for Marufuji as he and his various partners were unable to beat the team of Alejandro Saez and Takashi Sugiura the entire tour and, on the final show of 2016, Marufuji was defeated in a singles match by Sugiura.[33]. On July 5, 2009, Marufuji was appointed to the position of NOAH's Vice President alongside Kenta Kobashi by Noah's current President Akira Taue in the wake of Misawa's death. On May 28 at the 2016 'Great Voyage In Osaka' event, the pair defeated Killer Elite Squad and became the new GHC Tag Team Champions. [10] That same night, Maybach Taniguchi won a number one contenders match over Nakajima and the two men squared off on September 23 at the 'Great Voyage in Niigata' show where Marufuji successfully retained his championship. 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 match received critical acclaim and Tokyo Sports named the match the 2006 Match of the Year. In doing so, he became the first wrestler to win all five GHC titles in Noah and became the lightest GHC Heavyweight Champion of all time. All Japan Pro Wrestling DojoMitsuharu Misawa Naomichi Marufuji (September 26, 1979) is a Japanese professional wrestler who competes for Pro Wrestling NOAH, with occasional appearances in other professional wrestling promotions like Ring of Honor, All Japan Pro Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling, among others. 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. Toughness is going around here. [20] The next month, on February 19, Marufuji took part in a ten-man tag team match that pitted Suzuki-gun members against Noah roster members. When performed inside the ring, it is an exciting, but relatively safe move. [54] Marufuji failed in his title challenge on October 14 at King of Pro-Wrestling. [43] The following day he defeated Tigers Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi, and finally Prince Devitt in the finals, to win the Super J-Cup and earn a match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. On March 10, 2006, Suzuki made a surprise appearance in All Japan Pro Wrestling, attacking then Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Satoshi Kojima after he had just defended his title against The Great Muta. [24] The pair's first match as champions was an immediate title defense over the former champions at 'Emerald Spirits In Korakuen' on June 12. Marufuji sweeps a leg and applies a leg lock but KENTA blocks with a headlock of sorts, bringing us to another stalemate. Naomichi Marufuji Profile & Match Listing • Facts & Stats • PWI Ratings • Opponents & Partners • Win/Loss Record • Star Ratings • Win Types • Relations. On June 19 at Dominion 6.19, Marufuji lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship to Prince Devitt. [29] The pair defended their belts yet again on October 23 at 'Great Voyage 2016 In Yokohama Vol. In 2003 and 2004 with partner Naomichi Marufuji he won Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Tag Team of the Year award two straight years. In doing so, he became the first wrestler to win all five GHC titles in Noah and became the lightest GHC Heavyweight Champion of all time. Trainer In early and mid-2005, Marufuji toured through Germany and Austria, competing for world Xtreme wrestling and Rings of Europe. Rayne wins with her finisher. Following the title loss, Ishimori began working for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) as one of their "Young Lions" prospects. On July 28, Marufuji and Akitoshi Saito defeated The Aggression (Katsuhiko Nakajima and Masa Kitamiya) to win the GHC Tag Team Championship, marking his sixth reign and Saito's fifth reign with the titles. [42], On December 22, 2009, Marufuji made his return to NJPW, defeating Jyushin Thunder Liger in the first round of the 2009 Super J-Cup. One, two, three! He didn’t enforce any double teaming or getting men out of the ring when they tagged out. His unique mix of high flying moves and brutal knees and kicks made him stand out from many of NOAH, and some of his matches are great. 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. On December 10, 2006, Marufuji lost the GHC Heavyweight Championship to Mitsuharu Misawa in his third defense. On September 9, 2006, Naomichi defeated Jun Akiyama for the GHC Heavyweight Championship at the Budokan Hall, utilizing the Perfect Inside Cradle. 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. 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