The New Sunrise and Reboot (2023) was a professional wrestling event promoted by Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah). The shows took place on January 8, 2023 at the Koruaken Hall in Tokyo, Japan, with New Sunrise being held in the afternoon and Reboot being held in the evening. This was the fourth event under the New Sunrise and the third under the Reboot name.
Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the event had some restrictions in attendance, following the declaration of the State of Emergency in Japan. The event aired live on AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe in both English and Japanese commentaries.
Production[]
Background[]
Since 2020, NOAH began annually producing shows on January 4 and 5 at the Korakuen Hall, coinciding with NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom, which were also held on both nights. In January 2021, NOAH promoted the New Sunrise on January 4, 2021 to coincide with first night of the NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom 15 in Tokyo Dome. Since 2021, NOAH began broadcasting their events on AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe in both English and Japanese commentaries.
On November 23, NOAH announced the fourth event under the New Sunrise and the third event under the Reboot both being held on January 8, 2023, with New Sunrise being held in the afternoon and Reboot being held in the evening. It was announced the event would be broadcasted on AbemaTV and Wrestle Universe as a pay-per-view (PPV) in both English and Japanese commentaries. On January 2, NOAH announced that the event would feature Noah wrestlers facing KONGOH in a series of matches, including the Scramble Shuffle Tag Tournament between both sides.
Storylines[]
New Sunrise and Reboot (2023) featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
Results[]
New Sunrise[]
| # | Matches | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daiki Inaba and Masa Kitamiya defeated Taishi Ozawa and Yasutaka Yano | Tag team match | 7:01 |
| 2 | Sugiura-gun (El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. and Timothy Thatcher) defeated Funky Express (Akitoshi Saito and Muhammad Yone) | Tag team match | 6:24 |
| 3 | Jack Morris defeated Masaaki Mochizuki | Singles match | 8:24 |
| 4 | Alejandro and Junta Miyawaki defeated Eita and Yoshinari Ogawa | Tag team match | 7:40 |
| 5 | Katsuhiko Nakajima and Seiki Yoshioka defeated Hi69 and Naomichi Marufuji | Scramble Shuffle Tag Tournament first round match | 12:50 |
| 6 | Masakatsu Funaki and YO-HEY defeated Hajime Ohara and Takashi Sugiura | Scramble Shuffle Tag Tournament first round match | 12:27 |
| 7 | Ninja Mack defeated Dante Leon | Singles match | 7:10 |
| 8 | Atsushi Kotoge and Manabu Soya defeated Kaito Kiyomiya and Tadasuke | Scramble Shuffle Tag Tournament first round match | 12:54 |
| 9 | Satoshi Kojima and Shuji Kondo defeated AMAKUSA and Kenoh | Scramble Shuffle Tag Tournament first round match | 14:13 |
| 10 | Jake Lee defeated Yoshiki Inamura | Singles match | 14:19 |
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Reboot[]
| # | Matches | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shuhei Taniguchi defeated Taishi Ozawa | Singles match | 4:45 |
| 2 | Katsuhiko Nakajima and Seiki Yoshioka defeated Atsushi Kotoge and Manabu Soya | Scramble Shuffle Tag Tournament semifinal match | 11:56 |
| 3 | Satoshi Kojima and Shuji Kondo defeated Masakatsu Funaki and YO-HEY | Scramble Shuffle Tag Tournament semifinal match | 11:11 |
| 4 | Dante Leon defeated Yasutaka Yano | Singles match | 6:29 |
| 5 | Daiki Inaba and Masa Kitamiya defeated Sugiura-gun (Takashi Sugiura and Timothy Thatcher) | Tag team match | 11:39 |
| 6 | AMAKUSA and Ninja Mack defeated KONGOH (Hi69 and Tadasuke) | Tag team match | 5:38 |
| 7 | KenOhara (Hajime Ohara and Kenoh) defeated Masato Tanaka and Shoki Kitamura | Tag team match | 12:0 |
| 8 | Alejandro, Junta Miyawaki and Naomichi Marufuji defeated Eita, El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. and Yoshinari Ogawa | Six-man tag team match | 11:44 |
| 9 | Jack Morris and Jake Lee defeated Kaito Kiyomiya and Yoshiki Inamura | Tag team match | 12:21 |
| 10 | Katsuhiko Nakajima and Seiki Yoshioka defeated Satoshi Kojima and Shuji Kondo | Scramble Shuffle Tag Tournament final | 17:05 |
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Scramble Shuffle Tag Tournament[]
| First round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Katsuhiko Nakajima and Seiki Yoshioka | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Hi69 and Naomichi Marufuji | 12:50 | |||||||||||||
| Katsuhiko Nakajima and Seiki Yoshioka | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Atsushi Kotoge and Manabu Soya | 11:56 | |||||||||||||
| Atsushi Kotoge and Manabu Soya | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Kaito Kiyomiya and Tadasuke | 12:54 | |||||||||||||
| Katsuhiko Nakajima and Seiki Yoshioka | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Satoshi Kojima and Shuji Kondo | 17:05 | |||||||||||||
| Masakatsu Funaki and YO-HEY | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Hajime Ohara and Takashi Sugiura | 12:27 | |||||||||||||
| Masakatsu Funaki and YO-HEY | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Satoshi Kojima and Shuji Kondo | 11:11 | |||||||||||||
| Satoshi Kojima and Shuji Kondo | Pin | |||||||||||||
| AMAKUSA and Kenoh | 14:13 | |||||||||||||