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N-1 Victory
N1V
N-1 Victory Logo
Tagline Noah Number One League
Information
Current Winner(s) Go Shiozaki
Most Victories Kenoh, Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kaito Kiyomiya (2 wins)
Other name(s) Global League (2010–2018)
Created by Akira Taue
Promotion(s) Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah)
First event 2010
Last event 2023
Tournament gimmick Round-robin tournament for heavyweight wrestlers

The N-1 (Noah-One) Victory (N-1(ノアワン)勝利, Noah-One Victory) is an annual professional wrestling round-robin tournament held by Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah). Originally known as the Global League (グローバル・リーグ, Gurōbaru rīgu) from 2010 until 2018, the tournament was given its current name in March 2019. Created by Akira Taue, the tournament has been held annually since 2010 and is ranked as the most prestigious event in the Noah calendar. The tournament is compared to All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW)'s Champion Carnival and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)'s G1 Climax.

The N-1 Victory is held under a round-robin system, with two points for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. The wrestlers finishing atop the points standings in the two blocks advance to the knockout stage, where the winner is determined in a head-to-head match to determine the tournament winner. The tournament matches are held under the GHC title match rules as the base rule, having a 30-minute time limit.

In the below results, (C) signifies the GHC Heavyweight Champion at the time of each tournament. Usually, the winner of the tournament earns a shot at the title, assuming they are not already the champions.

Tournament History[]

In 2010, Pro Wrestling NOAH announced a new tournament "Global League" comprising and showcase twelve of Noah's top heavyweight stars and have them compete in round-robin matches where the winners of the two divisions would then square off in the tournament finals. The Global League has often been used as a platform for NOAH to push their rising stars. Wins by young up-and-comers over Japanese legends would usually take their respective careers to new heights.

Past winners include Takeshi Morishima, KENTA, Takashi Sugiura and Naomichi Marufuji. The winner of the tournament, assuming they are not already the champion, has traditionally earned a shot at the GHC Heavyweight Championship. The first tournament was held from March 28 to May 2, 2010. The winner of block A Jun Akiyama faced the winner of block B Yoshihiro Takayama at finals where Takayama won. Yoshihiro Takayama would then receive his shot for the GHC Heavyweight Championship against Takashi Sugiura. However, Takayama would fail to win the championship.

Usually, the winner of the tournament gets his GHC Heavyweight Championship in December. Yuji Nagata was the only wrestler to win the Noah's Global League, the AJPW's Champion Carnival and NJPW's G1 Climax. In 2011 and 2013 until now the number of participants as increased. Naomichi Marufuji was the only wrestler to successfully win his opportunity and become the new GHC Heavyweight Champion after winning the tournament, while Kenoh became the first wrestler to win the tournament in his first appearance.

On March 30, 2019, following the takeover of Pro Wrestling Noah by LIDET Entertainment it was announced that the tournament would be renamed to N-1 Victory as part of LIDET Entertainment's plan to relaunch Noah as the second largest promotion in Japan. It was also announced that the tournament would take place in the summer as opposed to the old format of taking place in the winter. Throughout the relationship between Noah and American promotion Major League Wrestling, Alex Hammerstone and El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. were announced to take part in the new tournament. For the second time in the tournament history, reigning GHC Heavyweight Champion, Kaito Kiyomiya would not take part in the tournament. The winner of the tournament would receive an opportunity for GHC Heavyweight Championship on November 2 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan.

List of winners[]

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

2010[]

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.

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 X Draw
(30:00)
Sugiura
(20:04)
Sugiura
(16:20)
Akiyama
(21:49)
Draw
(30:00)
Rikio Draw
(30:00)
X Rikio
(18:47)
Sano
(04:17)
Akiyama
(11:48)
Sasaki
(13:27)
Smith Sugiura
(20:04)
Rikio
(18:47)
X Smith
(15:50)
Akiyama
(12:30)
Smith
(14:57)
Sano Sugiura
(16:20)
Sano
(04:17)
Smith
(15:50)
X Akiyama
(14:02)
Sasaki
(14:14)
Akiyama Akiyama
(21:49)
Akiyama
(11:48)
Akiyama
(12:30)
Akiyama
(14:02)
X Sasaki
(18:19)
Sasaki Draw
(30:00)
Sasaki
(13:27)
Smith
(14:57)
Sasaki
(14:14)
Sasaki
(18:19)
X
Block B Marufuji Morishima Yone Saito Takayama Kawada
Marufuji X Draw
(30:00)
Yone
(16:35)
Saito
(13:13)
Marufuji
(15:38)
Kawada
(22:21)
Morishima Draw
(30:00)
X Morishima
(12:39)
Saito
(15:38)
Takayama
(14:56)
Morishima
(12:41)
Yone Yone
(16:35)
Morishima
(12:39)
X Yone
(12:50)
Takayama
(08:15)
Draw
(30:00)
Saito Saito
(13:13)
Saito
(15:38)
Yone
(12:50)
X Takayama
(10:16)
Kawada
(16:13)
Takayama Marufuji
(15:38)
Takayama
(14:56)
Takayama
(08:15)
Takayama
(10:16)
X Draw
(30:00)
Kawada Kawada
(22:21)
Morishima
(12:41)
Draw
(30:00)
Kawada
(16:13)
Draw
(30:00)
X
Final
   
A1 Jun Akiyama Pin
B1 Yoshihiro Takayama 13:38

2011[]

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.

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 X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X
Block B KENTA Sugiura Sano Saito Yone Taniguchi Sasaki Smith Fish
KENTA X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X
Final
   
A1 Takeshi Morishima Pin
B1 KENTA 16:43

2012[]

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.

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

2013[]

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.

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 X Sekimoto
(7:42)
Sekimoto
(11:05)
Kenta
(21:38)
Sekimoto
(11:49)
Haste
(8:13)
Morishima
(14:42)
Edwards Sekimoto
(7:42)
X Edwards
(12:36)
Edwards
(13:57)
Yone
(10:39)
Haste
(12:45)
Morishima
(6:53)
Nakajima Sekimoto
(11:05)
Edwards
(12:36)
X Nakajima
(19:52)
Nakajima
(5:06)
Nakajima
(13:33)
Morishima
(12:09)
KENTA Kenta
(21:38)
Edwards
(13:57)
Nakajima
(19:52)
X Kenta
(18:26)
Kenta
(15:33)
Morishima
(9:39)
Yone Sekimoto
(11:49)
Yone
(10:39)
Nakajima
(5:06)
Kenta
(18:26)
X Yone
(9:36)
Yone
(13:16)
Haste Haste
(8:13)
Haste
(12:45)
Nakajima
(13:33)
Kenta
(15:33)
Yone
(9:36)
X Haste
(10:19)
Morishima Morishima
(14:42)
Morishima
(6:53)
Morishima
(12:09)
Morishima
(9:39)
Yone
(13:16)
Haste
(10:19)
X
Block B Saito Taniguchi Nicholls Marufuji Sai Sugiura Nagata
Saito X Taniguchi
(8:49)
Saito
(10:55)
Marufuji
(13:07)
Sai
(10:12)
Saito
(13:46)
Nagata
(11:08)
Taniguchi Taniguchi
(8:49)
X Nicholls
(10:20)
Marufuji
(15:29)
Sai
(11:05)
Taniguchi
(6:41)
Taniguchi
(12:23)
Nicholls Saito
(10:55)
Nicholls
(10:20)
X Marufuji
(13:32)
Sai
(6:17)
Nicholls
(13:22)
Nagata
(10:29)
Marufuji Marufuji
(13:07)
Marufuji
(15:29)
Marufuji
(13:32)
X Marufuji
(10:32)
Sugiura
(16:02)
Nagata
(8:34)
Sai Sai
(10:12)
Sai
(11:05)
Sai
(6:17)
Marufuji
(10:32)
X Sugiura
(12:03)
Nagata
(12:19)
Sugiura Saito
(13:46)
Taniguchi
(6:41)
Nicholls
(13:22)
Sugiura
(16:02)
Sugiura
(12:03)
X Sugiura
(15:16)
Nagata Nagata
(11:08)
Taniguchi
(12:23)
Nagata
(10:29)
Nagata
(8:34)
Nagata
(12:19)
Sugiura
(15:16)
X
Final
   
A1 Takeshi Morishima Pin
B1 Yuji Nagata 13:09

2014[]

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

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 X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X
Block B Hero Tanaka Taniguchi Nicholls Yone Storm Sugiura Nagata
Hero X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X
Final
   
A1 Daisuke Sekimoto Pin
B1 Takashi Sugiura 19:12

2015[]

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

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 0
Block A Hero Smith Archer Tanaka Marufuji Storm Kojima Sugiura
Hero X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X
Block B Cabana Nakajima Taniguchi Suzuki Kitamiya Yone Benjamin Iizuka
Cabana X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X
Final
   
A1 Naomichi Marufuji Pin
B1 Shelton X Benjamin 24:06

2016[]

The 2016 Global League was held from November 3 to November 23, through the Global League 2016 tour. The tournament featured a block system, with sixteen wrestlers divided in two blocks of nine. The top finishing wrestlers from each block met in the final. The tournament included outside participants freelancer Alejandro Saez and from New Japan Pro Wrestling Toru Yano.

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 Nakajima Taniguchi Saito Storm Yano Suzuki Iizuka Archer

Nakajima

X Nakajima
(13:13)
Nakajima
(11:13)
Nakajima
(13:42)
Yano
(05:13)
Suzuki
(16:04)
Nakajima
(11:56)
Nakajima
(17:06)
Taniguchi Nakajima
(13:13)
X Taniguchi
(09:43)
Storm
(08:28)
Yano
(04:30)
Suzuki
(13:01)
Taniguchi
(08:19)
Archer
(10:52)
Saito Nakajima
(11:13)
Taniguchi
(09:43)
X Storm
(10:13)
Yano
(04:21)
Suzuki
(09:50)
Saito
(07:01)
Archer
(07:46)
Storm Nakajima
(13:42)
Storm
(08:28)
Storm
(10:13)
X Yano
(03:51)
Suzuki
(10:34)
Storm
(06:30)
Storm
Yano Yano
(05:13)
Yano
(04:30)
Yano
(04:21)
Yano
(03:51)
X Yano
(06:51)
Iizuka
(11:21)
Archer
(4:49)
Suzuki Suzuki
(16:04)
Suzuki
(13:01)
Suzuki
(09:50)
Suzuki
(10:34)
Yano
(06:51)
X Suzuki
(07:06)
Suzuki
(12:09)
Iizuka Nakajima
(11:56)
Taniguchi
(08:19)
Saito
(07:01)
Storm
(06:30)
Iizuka
(11:21)
Suzuki
(07:06)
X Archer
(08:38)
Archer Nakajima
(17:06)
Archer
(10:52)
Archer
(07:46)
Storm Archer
(4:49)
Suzuki
(12:09)
Archer
(08:38)
X
Block B Marufuji Yone Shiozaki Kitamiya Kiyomiya Sugiura Smith Saez
Marufuji X Marufuji
(16:03)
Marufuji
(19:41)
Kitamiya
(17:23)
Marufuji
(11:55)
Sugiura
(17:52)
Smith
(15:46)
Marufuji
(13:26)
Yone Marufuji
(16:03)
X Shiozaki
(15:33)
Yone
(13:54)
Yone
(10:20)
Yone
(14:42)
Yone
(11:33)
Saez
(10:20)
Shiozaki Marufuji
(19:41)
Shiozaki
(15:33)
X Shiozaki
(19:15)
Shiozaki
(09:02)
Sugiura
(27:10)
Smith
(13:33)
Shiozaki
(11:53)
Kitamiya Kitamiya
(17:23)
Yone
(13:54)
Shiozaki
(19:15)
X Kitamiya
(10:15)
Kitamiya
(13:34)
Kitamiya
(13:01)
Kitamiya
(10:04)
Kiyomiya Marufuji
(11:55)
Yone
(10:20)
Shiozaki
(09:02)
Kitamiya
(10:15)
X Sugiura
(12:28)
Smith
(11:11)
Saez
(9:15)
Sugiura Sugiura
(17:52)
Yone
(14:42)
Sugiura
(27:10)
Kitamiya
(13:34)
Sugiura
(12:28)
X Smith
(16:11)
Sugiura
(12:36)
Smith Smith
(15:46)
Yone
(11:33)
Smith
(13:33)
Kitamiya
(13:01)
Smith
(11:11)
Smith
(16:11)
X Saez
(14:46)
Saez Marufuji
(13:26)
Saez
(10:20)
Shiozaki
(11:53)
Kitamiya
(10:04)
Saez
(9:15)
Sugiura
(12:36)
Saez
(14:46)
X
Final
   
A1 Minoru Suzuki Pin
B1 Masa Kitamiya 35:15

2017[]

The 2017 version of the Global League took place between October 14 and November 19. On October 17 it was announced that Yuji Okabayashi was forced to forfeit all of his matches due to suffering a shoulder injury.

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

2018[]

The 2018 version of the Global League would take place between October 30 and November 25, outside participation include Kazusada Higuchi from DDT Pro-Wrestling and Kohei Sato from Pro Wrestling Zero1. Naomichi Marufuji won block A of the tournament, but was forced to pull out of the finals after suffering a shoulder injury in his final round-robin match. As a result, it was decided a three-way match between Kenoh, Katsuhiko Nakajima, and Kohei Sato, who had all finished second in their block, to determine Marufuji's replacement.

Final Standings
Block A Block B
Naomichi Marufuji
(withdrew)
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 X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X
Block B Kotoge Hall Shiozaki Kiyomiya Higuchi Taniguchi Yone Sugiura
Kotoge X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X 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)
X
Semifinal Final


A1 Kohei Sato Pin A1 Katsuhiko Nakajima Pin
A2 Kenoh B1 Kaito Kiyomiya 18:48
A3 Katsuhiko Nakajima 7:47

2019[]

The 2019 version of the tournament was the N-1 Victory and took place between August 18 and September 16. Instead of the tournament taking place in the winter, the tournament took place in the summer opposed to the old format. On July 29, Noah announced the participants, which included three outsiders; Dragon Gate's Masaaki Mochizuki and Major League Wrestling's Alex Hammerstone and El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. For the second year in the tournament history, reigning GHC Heavyweight Champion, Kaito Kiyomiya, did not enter the tournament. Instead, the winner of the tournament would challenge for his title on November 2 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan.

Final standings
Block A Block B
Takashi Sugiura 8 Kenoh 6
Go Shiozaki 6 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 X Sugiura
(21:38)
Shiozaki
(27:54)
Kitamiya
(20:36)
Hammerstone
(12:35)
Sugiura Sugiura
(21:38)
X Sugiura
(23:10)
Sugiura
(17:51)
Sugiura
(17:20)
Shiozaki Shiozaki
(27:54)
Sugiura
(23:10)
X Shiozaki
(25:23)
Hammerstone
(17:10)
Kitamiya Kitamiya
(20:36)
Sugiura
(17:51)
Shiozaki
(25:23)
X Kitamiya
(17:12)
Hammerstone Hammerstone
(12:35)
Sugiura
(17:20)
Hammerstone
(17:10)
Kitamiya
(17:12)
X
Block B Nakajima Taniguchi Kenoh Mochizuki

Wagner

Nakajima X Draw
(20:00)
Kenoh
(15:03)
Nakajima
(17:22)
Wagner
(16:16)
Taniguchi Draw
(20:00)
X Kenoh
(12:51)
Taniguchi
(10:39)
Taniguchi
(12:55)
Kenoh Kenoh
(15:03)
Kenoh
(12:51)
X Mochizuki
(16:53)
Kenoh
(14:02)
Mochizuki Nakajima
(17:22)
Taniguchi
(10:39)
Mochizuki
(16:53)
X Mochizuki
(12:45)

Wagner

Wagner
(16:16)
Taniguchi
(12:55)
Kenoh
(14:02)
Mochizuki
(12:45)
X
Final
   
A1 Takashi Sugiura Pin
B1 Kenoh 28:40

2020[]

The 2020 version of the N-1 Victory took place between September 18 and October 11. On August 10, Noah announced the participants, which included one outsider; Dragon Gate's Masaaki Mochizuki. On August 25, Noah announced that the tournament would air also FITE TV featuring English commentary by Sonny Onoo and Rob Hochman.

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

Inamura

Kenoh
(10:26)
Nakajima
(11:49)
Marufuji
(18:21)
Taniguchi
(4:36)
Sugiura
(9:11)
X
Final
   
A1 Kaito Kiyomiya Pin
B1 Katsuhiko Nakajima 25:24

2021[]

The 2021 version of the N-1 Victory took place between September 12 and October 3 with first and last two shows being at Korakuen Hall with the rest of the tournament being held at closed doors, being streamed on Wrestle Universe, due to restrictions made by the Japanese government regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan. On July 26, 2021, NOAH announced for the first time in the tournament's history that tournament would feature four blocks instead of two blocks. On August 1, 2021, at Cross Over 2021 in Hiroshima GHC Heavyweight Champion Naomichi Marufuji announced that he would not take part in the tournament. On August 6, during the second night of Departure Noah announced the participants, which included two outsiders; Dragon Gate's Masaaki Mochizuki and Pro Wrestling ZERO1's Masato Tanaka and was the first time that a junior heavyweight; Kotaro Suzuki was invited to compete in the heavyweight tournament. On August 11, NOAH announced that Kazanari Murakami would miss the tournament due to a left sciatic nerve injury. On August 13, NOAH announced that replacement for his spot would held in a dark match between Kendo Kashin and King Tany which ended with Kashin defeating Tany to earn a spot a the tournament.

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
Block A Kiyomiya Mutoh Soya Sugiura
Kiyomiya X Draw
(30:00)
Kiyomiya
(25:07)
Kiyomiya
(21:15)
Mutoh Draw
(30:00)
X Mutoh
(17:37)
Draw
(30:00)
Soya Kiyomiya
(25:07)
Mutoh
(17:37)
X Sugiura
(10:19)
Sugiura Kiyomiya
(21:15)
Draw
(30:00)
Sugiura
(10:19)
X
Block B Inaba Kenoh Kashin Mochizuki
Inaba X Kenoh
(14:59)
Inaba
(7:07)
Mochizuki
(12:39)
Kenoh Kenoh
(14:59)
X Kashin
(12:46)
Kenoh
(16:30)
Kashin Inaba
(7:07)
Kashin
(12:46)
X Mochizuki
(09:28)
Mochizuki Mochizuki
(12:39)
Kenoh
(16:30)
Mochizuki
(09:28)
X
Block C Nakajima Sakuraba Suzuki Tanaka
Nakajima X Nakajima
(12:33)
Nakajima
(18:31)
Tanaka
(14:08)
Sakuraba Nakajima
(12:33)
X Sakuraba
(15:02)
Draw
(30:00)
Suzuki Nakajima
(18:31)
Sakuraba
(15:02)
X Suzuki
(5:26)
Tanaka Tanaka
(14:08)
Draw
(30:00)
Suzuki
(5:26)
X
Block D Fujita Funaki Kitamiya Saito
Fujita X Funaki
(5:05)
Fujita
(9:29)
Fujita
(13:12)
Funaki Funaki
(5:05)
X Funaki
(10:54)
Funaki
(12:53)
Kitamiya Fujita
(9:29)
Funaki
(10:54)
X Kitamiya
(7:58)
Saito Fujita
(13:12)
Funaki
(12:53)
Kitamiya
(7:58)
X
Semifinals Finals
      
A1 Kaito Kiyomiya Pin
B1 Kenoh 15:35
B1 Kenoh Pin
C1 Katsuhiko Nakajima 20:00
C1 Katsuhiko Nakajima Pin
D1 Masakatsu Funaki 8:38

2022[]

The 2022 version of the N-1 Victory took place between August 11 and September 3 with the tournament returning to its previous schedule due to the 2021 Summer Olympics, which were originally scheduled to be held in 2020 but would be postponed a year later due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. On June 14, Noah announced that all the tournament matches would feature English commentary for the the first time in the tournament's history. On July 17, Noah announced the participants, which included five outsiders; Dragon Gate's Masaaki Mochizuki, Pro Wrestling ZERO1's Masato Tanaka, New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Satoshi Kojima and freelancers Jack Morris and Anthony Greene. On August 4, 2022, it was announced that Timothy Thatcher would not take part in the tournament due to visa issues with his replacement spot being decided at Departure in a match between Yoshiki Inamura and Kinya Okada which ended with Okada defeating Inamura to earn a spot a the tournament.

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 X Fujita
(19:04)
Kenoh
(20:00)
Tanaka
(19:01)
Kenoh
(13:32)
Draw
(30:00)
Kenoh
(15:03)
Kenoh
(11:14)
Fujita Fujita
(19:04)
X Fujita
(20:46)
Tanaka
(20:56)
Fujita
(8:43)
Fujita
(19:05)
Wagner
(9:23)
Fujita
(4:59)
Shiozaki Kenoh
(20:00)
Fujita
(20:46)
X Shiozaki
(15:54)
Shiozaki
(14:22)
Suzuki
(15:13)
Shiozaki
(15:15)
Shiozaki
(9:35)
Tanaka Tanaka
(19:01)
Tanaka
(20:56)
Shiozaki
(15:54)
X Mochizuki
(13:43)
Suzuki
(15:24)
Wagner
(11:37)
Tanaka
(11:21)
Mochizuki Kenoh
(13:32)
Fujita
(8:43)
Shiozaki
(14:22)
Mochizuki
(13:43)
X Suzuki
(14:35)
Wagner
(13:18)
Mochizuki
(9:46)
Suzuki Draw
(30:00)
Fujita
(19:05)
Suzuki
(15:13)
Suzuki
(15:24)
Suzuki
(14:35)
X Suzuki
(12:46)
Suzuki
(9:00)
Wagner Kenoh
(15:03)
Wagner
(9:23)
Shiozaki
(15:15)
Wagner
(11:37)
Wagner
(13:18)
Suzuki
(12:46)
X Greene
(12:12)
Greene Kenoh
(11:14)
Fujita
(4:59)
Shiozaki
(9:35)
Tanaka
(11:21)
Mochizuki
(9:46)
Suzuki
(9:00)
Greene
(12:12)
X
Block B Funaki Kiyomiya Nakajima Sugiura Kitamiya Kojima Okada Morris
Funaki X Kiyomiya
(13:49)
Funaki
(22:26)
Funaki
(0:57)
Kitamiya
(9:03)
Kojima
(10:11)
Funaki
(7:49)
Funaki
(8:44)
Kiyomiya Kiyomiya
(13:49)
X Kiyomiya
(17:45)
Kiyomiya
(19:30)
Kitamiya
(18:54)
Kiyomiya
(17:06)
Kiyomiya
(9:59)
Morris
(11:50)
Nakajima Funaki
(22:26)
Kiyomiya
(17:45)
X Nakajima
(16:35)
Nakajima
(10:36)
Nakajima
(24:44)
Nakajima
(3:17)
Nakajima
(13:41)
Sugiura Funaki
(0:57)
Kiyomiya
(19:30)
Nakajima
(16:35)
X Sugiura
(10:26)
Sugiura
(16:54)
Sugiura
(6:43)
Sugiura
(16:33)
Kitamiya Kitamiya
(9:03)
Kitamiya
(18:54)
Nakajima
(10:36)
Sugiura
(10:26)
X Kojima
(12:36)
Kitamiya
(6:09)
Morris
(11:00)
Kojima Kojima
(10:11)
Kiyomiya
(17:06)
Nakajima
(24:44)
Sugiura
(16:54)
Kojima
(12:36)
X Kojima
(8:50)
Kojima
(12:48)
Okada Funaki
(7:49)
Kiyomiya
(9:59)
Nakajima
(3:17)
Sugiura
(6:43)
Kitamiya
(6:09)
Kojima
(8:50)
X Morris
(11:06)
Morris Funaki
(8:44)
Morris
(11:50)
Nakajima
(13:41)
Sugiura
(16:33)
Morris
(11:00)
Kojima
(12:48)
Morris
(11:06)
X
Final
   
A1 Hideki Suzuki Pin
B1 Kaito Kiyomiya 33:23

2023[]

On June 5, 2023, NOAH announced that the 2023 edition of the N-1 Victory. On June 22, NOAH announced that the tournament would take place between August 6 and September 3, with the final being held at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. NOAH also announced the participants for the tournament, the list included outside entrants from All Japan Pro Wrestling Yuma Anzai, from Dragon Gate's Yuki Yoshioka and from Major League Wrestling Lance Anoa'i and the debut appearances of Adam Brooks, Jake Lee, El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., Timothy Thatcher and Saxon Huxley, who took part in their first N-1 Victory tournament. On August 19, it was announced that Daiki Inaba would be absent for the remainder of the tournament, due to an injury, leading him to forfeit the remainder of his matches.

Current standings
Block A Block B
Kenoh 10 Go Shiozaki 9
Jake Lee (C) 10 Manabu Soya 9
Jack Morris 9 El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. 8
Yuki Yoshioka 8 Lance Anoa'i 8
Timothy Thatcher 8 Katsuhiko Nakajima 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 X Kenoh
(22:38)
Draw
(30:00)
Draw
(30:00)
Lee
(10:15)
Lee
(20:04)
Lee
(10:24)
Lee
(16:08)
Kenoh Kenoh
(22:38)
X Kenoh
(15:41)
Morris
(15:20)
Kenoh
(28:34)
Kenoh
(13:47)
Brooks
(14:16)
Kenoh
(20:25)
Kitamiya Draw
(30:00)
Kenoh
(15:41)
X Kitamiya
(10:20)
Kitamiya
(14:15)
Thatcher
(10:26)
Kitamiya
(11:02)
Yoshioka
(12:41)
Morris Draw
(30:00)
Morris
(15:20)
Kitamiya
(10:20)
X Morris
(13:51)
Thatcher
11:59)
Morris
(10:11)
Morris
(9:58)
Inamura Lee
(10:15)
Kenoh
(28:34)
Kitamiya
(14:15)
Morris
(13:51)
X Thatcher
(13:12)
Brooks
(7:58)
Yoshioka
(7:26)
Thatcher Lee
(20:04)
Kenoh
(13:47)
Thatcher
(10:26)
Thatcher
(11:59)
Thatcher
(13:12)
X Thatcher
(9:47)
Yoshioka
(8:24)
Brooks Lee
(10:24)
Brooks
(14:16)
Kitamiya
(11:02)
Morris
(10:11)
Brooks
(7:58)
Thatcher
(9:47)
X Yoshioka
(9:46)
Yoshioka Lee
(16:08)
Kenoh
(20:25)
Yoshioka
(12:41)
Morris
(9:58)
Yoshioka
(7:26)
Yoshioka
(8:24)
Yoshioka
(9:46)
X
Block B Shiozaki Nakajima Wagner Soya Inaba Huxley Anoa'i Anzai
Shiozaki X Shiozaki
(14:53)
Wagner
(24:28)
Draw
(30:00)
Shiozaki
(forfeit)
Shiozaki
(9:54)
Anoa'i
(12:14)
Shiozaki
(21:51)
Nakajima Shiozaki
(14:53)
X Nakajima
(15:00)
Soya
(14:40)
Nakajima
(13:35)
Huxley
(12:37)
Nakajima
(10:36)
Nakajima
(10:33)
Wagner Wagner
(24:28)
Nakajima
(15:00)
X Soya
(12:07)
Wagner
(12:47)
Wagner
(10:04)
Anoa'i
(10:56)
Wagner
(10:30)
Soya Draw
(30:00)
Soya
(14:40)
Soya
(12:07)
X Inaba
(13:50)
Soya
(12:00)
Soya
(12:35)
Anzai
(13:14)
Inaba Shiozaki
(forfeit)
Nakajima
(13:35)
Wagner
(12:47)
Inaba
(13:50)
X Inaba
(7:36)
Anoa'i
(forfeit)
Anzai
(forfeit)
Huxley Shiozaki
(9:54)
Huxley
(12:37)
Wagner
(10:04)
Soya
(12:00)
Inaba
(7:36)
X Huxley
(7:13)
Huxley
(9:28)
Anoa'i Anoa'i
(12:14)
Nakajima
(10:36)
Anoa'i
(10:56)
Soya
(12:35)
Anoa'i
(forfeit)
Huxley
(7:13)
X Anoa'i
(8:22)
Anzai Shiozaki
(21:51)
Nakajima
(10:33)
Wagner
(10:30)
Anzai
(13:14)
Anzai
(forfeit)
Huxley
(9:28)
Anoa'i
(8:22)
X
        B-Block Decision     Final
                           


      A1  Kenoh Pin
    B1  Go Shiozaki Pin     B1  Go Shiozaki 32:48
    B2  Manabu Soya 22:33  
 
 

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