The Forbidden Door Alliance

[CakeWalker]

Episode One Preview

It was confirmed at Star Navigation that the the Global Junior Tag League returns to Pro Wrestling NOAH and features as part of the promotion first run of show on the 'Forbidden Door Network'. A total of fifteen teams will be taking part, competing in three blocks of five. The top three teams will advance to the Semi Finals as well as the best second place finisher, with the Final confirmed to be featuring on the Green Journey in Sendai Super Show. Two international invites were sent out, with one team representing both TNA and ROH: STRONG. Below are the Blocks for the Tag League.
​

Block A​	Block B​	Block C​
Catch 2/2 (TJP & Francesco Akira)​ Ninja Mack & Alejandro​ HiOhara (Hi69 & Hajime Ohara)​ Hot Wheelz (Tracy Williams & Wheeler Yuta)​ War Dogs (Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney) TNA​	Los Golpeadores (Dragón Bane and Alpha Wolf)​ Top Flight (Dante & Darius Martin​ World's Cutest Tag Team (El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori)​ Kaito Ishida & Kotaro Suzuki​ East West Express (Jordan Oliver & Nick Wayne) ROH​	MexaBlood (Bandido & Flamita)​ Roppongi 3K (SHO & YOH)​ TMDK (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita)​ Chase Owens & Yoshinobu Kanemaru​ Amakusa & KUSHIDA​

The complete confirmed card for the first episode is available below.

OPENING MATCH

SECOND MATCH | GLOBAL JR. TAG LEAGUE (Block B)

THIRD MATCH | GLOBAL JR. TAG LEAGUE (Block C)

FOURTH MATCH | GLOBAL JR. TAG LEAGUE (Block A)

FIFTH MATCH

- Guerrillas of Destiny [Tanga Loa & Tama Tonga]
- No Mercy [Oni El Bendito, KENTA & Takashi Sugiura]
- The Stampede [Moose & Puma King]
- Bullet Club Ark [Dick Togo, Jay White & David Finlay]

SIXTH MATCH | GLOBAL JR. TAG LEAGUE (Block B)

SEVENTH MATCH | GLOBAL JR. TAG LEAGUE (Block C)

EIGHTH MATCH | GLOBAL JR. TAG LEAGUE (Block A)

NINTH MATCH

TENTH MATCH

- YKZ [Shinsuke Nakamura, Naomichi Marufuji, Katsuyori Shibata & Tetsuya Naito]
- Hardy Boyz [Jeff Hardy & Matt Hardy]
- The Toughest [Manabu Soya & Masa Kitamiya]

MAIN EVENT MATCH

[Predictions and all others thoughts are always welcome.]​

 

[Comrade Khan]

OPENING MATCH

Shane Haste


SECOND MATCH | GLOBAL JR. TAG LEAGUE (Block B)

EWX


THIRD MATCH | GLOBAL JR. TAG LEAGUE (Block C)

Amakusa Kushida


FOURTH MATCH | GLOBAL JR. TAG LEAGUE (Block A)

Ward Dogs


FIFTH MATCH

GOD NO MERCY

SIXTH MATCH | GLOBAL JR. TAG LEAGUE (Block B)

Los Goldpeadores


SEVENTH MATCH | GLOBAL JR. TAG LEAGUE (Block C)

Mexablood

EIGHTH MATCH | GLOBAL JR. TAG LEAGUE (Block A)

catch 22

NINTH MATCH

Nemeth

TENTH MATCH

- YKZ [Shinsuke Nakamura, Naomichi Marufuji, Katsuyori Shibata & Tetsuya Naito]


MAIN EVENT MATCH

PAGANO

 

[Death By Looch]

Haste
East West Express
AmaKushida
Hot Wheelz
The Stampede Bullet Club Ark
Top Flight
Roppongi 3K
Catch 2/2
Nemeth
YKZ
Pagano

 

[Finishline]

Dude I'm in the process of putting an excel sheet and Google Docs together for a huge partnership/alliance but nothing as complex as this one. Kudos!! I love the backstory because you need a lot to get there, especially with the big roster shakeups. A lot of content to create so best of luck!

Here's my picks for the show:
Scorpio Sky
East West Express
Amuksa and Kushida
War Dogs
Stampede/Bullet Club Ark
Top Flight
Roppongi 3k (I still remember and love their Young Bucks match at WK)
Catch 22
Nic Nemeth
YKZ or I riot
Pagano

I'm assuming Pagano and Sledge are main eventing because of the gore, so I'm glad you take that into account... but man they'll have a lot to live up to on this STACKED show... i'm excited to see what you cook up!

 

[Wiseman]

The complete confirmed card for the first episode is available below.

OPENING MATCH

Haste

SECOND MATCH | GLOBAL JR. TAG LEAGUE (Block B)

East West Express

THIRD MATCH | GLOBAL JR. TAG LEAGUE (Block C)

Amakusa/Kushida


FOURTH MATCH | GLOBAL JR. TAG LEAGUE (Block A)

Hot Wheelz

FIFTH MATCH

- Guerrillas of Destiny [Tanga Loa & Tama Tonga]
- No Mercy [Oni El Bendito, KENTA & Takashi Sugiura]
- The Stampede [Moose & Puma King]
- Bullet Club Ark [Dick Togo, Jay White & David Finlay]

SIXTH MATCH | GLOBAL JR. TAG LEAGUE (Block B)

Los Golpeadores

SEVENTH MATCH | GLOBAL JR. TAG LEAGUE (Block C)

MexaBlood

EIGHTH MATCH | GLOBAL JR. TAG LEAGUE (Block A)

Catch 2/2

NINTH MATCH

Nick Nemeth

TENTH MATCH

- YKZ [Shinsuke Nakamura, Naomichi Marufuji, Katsuyori Shibata & Tetsuya Naito]
- Hardy Boyz [Jeff Hardy & Matt Hardy]
- The Toughest [Manabu Soya & Masa Kitamiya]

MAIN EVENT MATCH

Sledge​

 

[CakeWalker]

Episode One | Part One
[13th March, 2023]

- The first ever episode of Monday Magic on the ‘Forbidden Door Network’ would begin with the new General Manager of the Wrestle Universe Keiji Mutoh standing in the middle of the ring. He would be joined by all the reigning champions who were currently holding the belt as members of the Pro Wrestling NOAH roster.

- Keiji would talk about how important the Super Show ‘Green Journey in Sendai’ was not just for NOAH, but the entire Wrestle Universe and the journey was only just beginning for what he hoped would be a very bright future for the promotion.

- Mutoh would end by speaking about his excitement that the Global Junior Tag League had returned and that he had high hopes that the competition would convince viewers that they would be better either watching Magic live or if they were living internationally they could catch up on stream later on in the day. Mutoh would also admit that he really hoped that NOAH would bridge the gap and be seen as a true competitive rival to NJPW.

- He would thank the fans for tuning in before walking towards and followed in an orderly line by all of the champions who would disappear backstage.

* * * * *

OPENING MATCH

The opening match would show that NOAH were very much heading in a different direction, as both Scorpio and Shane would really go after each other hard despite there being no real history between either men. The match would end with Scorpio Sky dropping Haste down hard with the VHS (Firemen's Carry Into Brainbuster) to pick up the victory.

Winner: Shane Haste

* * * * *

- After the contest Mil Muertes would make his way down to the ring where he would be accompanied to the ring by Melina. Melina would introduce herself as ‘the blood bride’ of Mil and that as his second wife unlike his previous lovers she had elected to take his last name and from this point on would be referred to as Mrs. Melina Muertes.

- Melina would say that both her husband had been impressed by everything they had seen in the ring, and that if Scorpio Sky played his cards right he would be considered worthy of their love and there was nothing more enriching than a love of blood parents.

- Scorpio Sky’s reaction wasn’t that surprising, as he would state he had no interest in what other Melina was pedaling and he wanted no part in what she was selling. Rather than make his way towards the back past Mil and Melina, he would jump the barriers and disappear through the crowd rather than come into direct contact with either of the odd couple.

* * * * *

SECOND MATCH | GLOBAL JR. TAG LEAGUE (Block B)

The first match of the Tag League match would see the last team to challenge for the belts in Ishida and Suzuki, face off against arguably one of the hottest young tag team pairing in recent years in Jordan Oliver and Nick Wayne. The East West Express would come close to winning, but it would be Suzuki who would claim the win by hitting Wayne with Excalibur (Spinning belly-to-belly piledriver) to earn the pair the victory.

Winners: Forever Night

- The win would give Ishida and Suzuki their first two points on the board, with the team who had been introduced as ‘Forever Night’ starting off their self rebranding with a much needed victory and reminding everyone why they had been the #1 contender’s for the Jr. Tag Belts at Star Navigation and were showing great form just when it mattered.

* * * * *

THIRD MATCH | GLOBAL JR. TAG LEAGUE (Block C)

The pairing of Amakusa and KUSHIDA had been one that nobody had expected. KUSHIDA, who was already lined up to face Darby Allin at Sendai, had found himself teaming with Kongo’s Amakusa. On the other side of the ring, Owen’s and Kanemaru's faces were still showing sign of bruising they had got from their brutal beating from Bullet Club Ark at Star Navigation. Not being at 100% seemed to work against them, with KUSHIDA picking up the points by forcing Kanemaru to tap after locking in the KUSHIDA Lock (Crossface with a knee to the opponent's back).

Winners: KUSHIDA & Amakusa

* * * * *

- Sting who had joined NOAH alongside Darby Allin, had very quickly found himself the de facto leader of Stinger. The name of the group and his age and experience had instantly commanded respect of the unit, and early in the year HAYATA had suggested that perhaps Sting lead the group for the time being and had offered a deep bow to ‘The Icon’.

- Sting would cut a promo backstage with the entire of the unit standing behind him (Darby Allin, HAYATA, Yoshinari Ogawa, YO-HEY, Danhausen, PCO, Kaito Ishida & Kotaro Suzuki). First he would wish the continued best of luck to Forever Night (Ishida & Suzuki) in the Global Jr. Tag League and that starting with a win was just what he liked to see from a unit that was full of potential.

- Sting would then offer high praise for Darby and his success the the Jr. Heavyweight Champion and that he had full belief he would successfully defend the belt successfully in Sendai.

- Sting would then talk about his own plans and that in Sendai he had been promised a match by Keiji Mutoh. A Six Man tag match, with two other members of Stinger taking on a select trio of his choice. Before he considered his opponents though, he had to think of which two members of Stinger he wanted to join him and that rather than picking he had a better idea. Next week on Magic - PCO, Yoshinari Ogawa, Danhausen, YO-HEY and HAYATA would compete in a 20-Minute Scramble Match. And that the last person to claim a pinfall or submission in that time period, would be his second.

- All five men seemed to relish the idea and there was a strong sense of camaraderie, but also competitiveness amongst all of them. Sting would be stating he wasn’t going pick anyone week and that he was only looking to face the very best and that if NOAH couldn’t provide he would be forced to look elsewhere.

* * * * *

FOURTH MATCH | GLOBAL JR. TAG LEAGUE (Block A)

The War Dogs were the second team that were entering the Tag League as tourists and would do so representing TNA, although really the only people the War Dogs were loyal to was Bullet Club. Wheeler Yuta and Tracy Williams would get a heavy dosage of reality as Clark and Drilla wouldn’t hold anything back and really make an impact on their NOAH debut’s will Moloney ending the match by dropping Williams with The Worldstar (Right-Handed Knockout Hook) to win the match.

Winners: War Dogs (Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors)

* * * * *

FIFTH MATCH

The 10-Man Tag Match would draw a lot of attention. The first reason was because it would be the first time that KENTA and Jay White had seen each other, since the Club’s brutal attack on KENTA at Star Navigation. With the Guerrillas of Destiny and The Stampede (representing Jarret’s Money Team) it was no surprise the match would be truly chaotic, with no true captain on either team leading the way and directing traffic. The match was messy and dirty at times, with both sides bending the rules at all oppurtunities. The match would end with Tanga Loa and Dick Togo in the ring, with Tama Tonga jumping in and aiding his brother by nailing Togo with Guerrilla Warfare (Aided double arm DDT) to take the W.

Winners: Guerrillas of Destiny (Tanga Loa & Tama Tonga) & No Mercy (Oni El Bendito, KENTA & Takashi Sugiura)

- The fighting would almost continue after the bell, but Puma King and Moose would seem to have no interest in fighting a battle they had no blood or money in. Which would result in Bullet Club Ark fleeing towards the back having no interest in being outnumbered and outgunned.

* * * * *

- KENTA would make himself heard after the match that he had been left embarrassed and bloody at Star Navigation and Jay White and his version of Bullet Club could have co-existed without the need for bad blood. Now though, they triggered a war that wouldn’t stop until either Jay or himself were kneeling in front of the other and submitting. And the manner in which he spoke it was clear he had no intention of that being him. KENTA would confirm that likely both units would expand in order to control the battlefield, but if that was what was best for business then so be it. Because one day. One day. He would hit Jay White with the Go2Sleep and the world would know who the better man really was.

- Takashi Sugiura would claim the microphone and say that he weasels like Dick Togo had been given far too long of a leash in New Japan, but things didn’t work the same here in NOAH. Focusing on the fact they were both in their fifties and both had long careers, the best solution to his war was to take out an elder statesman. He would suggest that he and Dick face each other at Sendai in a ‘Falls Count Anywhere Match’ and that whoever lost the match, should leave their boots in the middle of the ring and be forced to retire. The loser would be forced to watch from the sidelines, but would never be allowed to compete in the squared circle again.

* * * * *

- Before the intermission, the leader of TDMK and the man who had fallen short against Kenoh, JONAH would be standing backstage and would cut a short promo.

- JONAH would admit that he had fallen short when it mattered, but that wouldn’t deter him from sooner or later claiming the GHC Heavyweight Championship. He would offer high praise for Kenoh and that would comment he couldn’t think of a man better suited to be holding the biggest belt in Japan other than himself of course. Realistically, the next opportunity he would have at the belt was if he won the N-1 at the end of the summer but would admit that was long way to go.

- He would demand that he booked every week by management and that he would become the face of Monday Magic. He would never shy away from a challenger and he had no intention of ever losing again. He would then send a challenge out to Jeff Jarrett and say that next week, he would face any member of his unit that Jarrett hand picked for him because the outcome would be the same. Death Drop Driver!

- The show would then cut to interval for thirty minutes on the live broadcast (but only offer a five minute break for steamers watching on catchup.

{INTERMISSION - TO BE CONTINUED - INTERMISSION} ​