Editing The Great Voyage (2018)

{{Infobox puroresu event 
|name=The Great Voyage (2018)
|image=Great Voyage (2018).jpg
|caption=Promotional poster for Great Voyage in Yokohama, featuring various [[NOAH|NOAH wrestlers]]
|promotion=[[Pro Wrestling NOAH]]
|date={{dts|2018|3|11}}<br />{{dts|2018|4|29}}<br />{{dts|2018|12|16}}
|venue=Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium<br />Niigata City Gymnasium
|city=Yokohama<br />Niigata
|attendance=2,412<br />1,200<br />2,145<br />
|lastevent=Navigation For The Future
|nextevent=Navigation For Progress
|liveevent=y
|event='''[[The Great Voyage]]'''
|lastevent2=[[The Great Voyage (2017)|Great Voyage 2017 in Yokohama Vol. 2]]
|nextevent2=[[The Great Voyage (2019)|The Great Voyage 2019 in Yokohama]]
|future=y
}}
'''Great Voyage (2018)''' was a professional wrestling event promoted by [[Pro Wrestling NOAH]] (NOAH) annually since [[The Great Voyage#2000|2000]] it's the longest and the biggest PPV in NOAH. NOAH until now produced in 2018 two events under the Great Voyage name; '''Great Voyage in Yokohama''' on March 11, the '''Great Voyage in Niigata''' on April 29 and the '''Great Voyage in Voyage vol.2''' on December 16. 

The first event included four matches contested for NOAH's championships, that featured three title changes. The main event was a [[GHC Heavyweight Championship]] match between the champion [[Kenoh]] and the challenger and his partner [[Takashi Sugiura]]. The second event included two matches contested for NOAH's championships, that featured one title change. The main event was a GHC Heavyweight Championship match between the champion Takashi Sugiura and the challenger [[Atsushi Kotoge]]. The third event included four matches contested for NOAH's championships. The main event featured a [[GHC Heavyweight Championship]] match between the champion [[Takashi Sugiura]] and the challenger and his partner [[Kaito Kiyomiya]]. The third event included four matches contested for NOAH's championships, that featured four title changes.

==Background==
===Storylines===
====Great Voyage in Yokohama====
The Great Voyage 2018 featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

[[File:Kenohghcheavy.jpg|thumb|left|{{Black|The [[GHC Heavyweight Championship|GHC Heavyweight Champion]] [[Kenoh]] who was set to make his third title defense against his partner [[Takashi Sugiura]]}}|160x160px]]
The Great Voyage 2018 in Yokohama was main evented by [[Kenoh]] making his third defense of the [[GHC Heavyweight Championship]] against his partner [[Takashi Sugiura]]. On February 2, [[Kenoh]] defeated [[Yuko Miyamoto]] to make his second title defense of the [[GHC Heavyweight Championship]]. [[Takashi Sugiura]] who is Kenoh's only ally was at ringside for the match and congratulated him for his defense. Afterwards challenged him into a title match. Later that day, the match was announced to be the main event of the Great Voyage in Yokohama. On February 16 both lost to [[Atsushi Kotoge]] and [[Naomichi Marufuji]], with Kotoge pinning Sugiura. Kenoh questioned if Sugiura was a worthy challenger. This led Suguira demanding a 10-minute match against Kenoh in which the match ended in a time limit draw.
 
[[File:KenohSugiuraGHC.jpg|thumb|right|{{Black|The [[GHC Heavyweight Championship|GHC Heavyweight Champion]] [[Kenoh]] and challenger and partner [[Takashi Sugiura]] in a confrontation before their title match}}|220x220px]]
On December 23, 2016 Kenoh stated that he was tired of being labeled a junior class wrestler when he knew he could compete with the likes of [[Katsuhiko Nakajima]], [[Naomichi Marufuji]], and even Sugiura on a singles level. In January 2017 Kenoh moved to the heavyweight division and formed a short partnership with [[Masa Kitamiya]] and the two even won the [[GHC Tag Team Championship]]. Their partnership ended when Kenoh turned on Kitamiya to form a partnership with Sugiura. This led Kenoh and Sugiura defeating Kitamiya and [[Muhammad Yone]] at last years  [[The Great Voyage (2017)#The Great Voyage 2017 in Yokohama|Great Voyage in Yokohama]]. They would quickly lose the titles to Marufuji and [[Maybach Taniguchi]]. In mid 2017, Kenoh focused more on the singles competition after Sugiura was sidelined with an arrhythmia. After this, Kenoh would win the [[Global League#2017|Global League]] (with Sugiura on commentary) and later defeated [[Eddie Edwards]] to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship. The two already faced before with Sugiura coming out victorious. This marks the second singles encounter between the two after a year.

[[File:Haradaghcjr.jpg|thumb|left|{{Black|[[Daisuke Harada]] the reigning [[GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship|GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion]] with the title belt.}}|184x184px]]
In the [[GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship]] [[Daisuke Harada]] will defend his title against his [[RATEL'S]] stablemate [[HAYATA]]. On January 27, 2018 after Harada defeated [[Hajime Ohara]] to make his third successful title defense of the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship he was confronted and challenged to a title match by [[Hitoshi Kumano]] and his [[RATEL'S]] stablemate [[HAYATA]]. On February 2 HAYATA defeated Kumano to become the 1º contender for the title. The title match was announced later that same day.

RATEL'S were formed in February 2017 by Harada, HAYATA, [[YO-HEY]] and [[Tadasuke]]. HAYATA would then win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship defeating [[Hajime Ohara]] and lost it to [[Taiji Ishimori]]. Harada then defeated Ishimori to bring back the title to RATEL'S. After this HAYATA focused on teaming with YO-HEY and the two even won the [[GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship]] defeating Ishimori and [[Hi69]]. They lose the titles back to them and HAYATA focused on singles competition. 

[[File:50Funkyghctag.jpg|thumb|right|{{Black|The [[GHC Tag Team Championship|GHC Tag Team Champions]] [[50 Funky Powers]] ([[Muhammad Yone]] and [[Quiet Storm]]) who were set make their second title defense against [[The Aggression]] ([[Masa Kitamiya]] and [[Katsuhiko Nakajima]])}}|160x160px]]
In the [[GHC Tag Team Championship]] [[50 Funky Powers]] ([[Muhammad Yone]] and [[Quiet Storm]]) will defend their titles against [[The Aggression]] ([[Masa Kitamiya]] and [[Katsuhiko Nakajima]]). On February 2, 2018 after 50 Funky Powers defeated [[Maybach Taniguchi]] and [[Mitsuya Nagai]] to make their first title defense, they're challenged by The Aggression into a title match. The two teams faced before during the [[Global Tag League#2016|2016 Global Tag League]] where Yone and Storm were victorious.

Another title match includes [[XX]] ([[Hi69]] and [[Taiji Ishimori]]) defending the [[GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship]] against [[Yoshinari Ogawa]] and [[Minoru Tanaka]]. On January 27, 2018 after XX defeated [[RATEL'S]] ([[HAYATA]] and [[YO-HEY]]) to win the [[GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship]] for the second time, they were challenged by Yoshinari Ogawa and Minoru Tanaka into a title match. Their match was announced on February 2.

====Great Voyage in Niigata====
[[File:Sugiuraghc2.jpg|thumb|left|{{Black|The [[GHC Heavyweight Championship|GHC Heavyweight Champion]] [[Takashi Sugiura]] who was set to make his first title defense against [[Atsushi Kotoge]]}}|160x160px]]
The Great Voyage 2018 in Yokohama was main evented by [[Takashi Sugiura]] making his first defense of the [[GHC Heavyweight Championship]] against [[Atsushi Kotoge]]. On February 16 Kotoge and [[Naomichi Marufuji]] defeated Sugiura and [[Kenoh]] in a tag team match, with Kotoge pinning Sugiura. On March 11 at [[The Great Voyage (2018)#Great Voyage in Yokohama|Great Voyage in Yokohama]], Sugiura defeated his partner Kenoh to win the [[GHC Heavyweight Championship]] for the record breaking the fourth time. After the match, Kotoge challenged Suguira into a title match and procceed to attack him. On March 31 during the [[Global Tag League#2018|Global Tag League]], Kotoge and Marufuji faced Kenoh and Sugiura for a second time, with Kotoge pinning again Sugiura. The title match was made official on April 18. 

[[File:AggressionGHC.jpg.jpg|thumb|right|{{Black|The [[GHC Tag Team Championship|GHC Tag Team Champions]] [[50 Funky Powers]] ([[Muhammad Yone]] and [[Quiet Storm]]) who were set make their second title defense against [[The Aggression]] ([[Masa Kitamiya]] and [[Katsuhiko Nakajima]])}}|160x160px]]
In the [[GHC Tag Team Championship]] [[50 Funky Powers]] ([[Muhammad Yone]] and [[Quiet Storm]]) will defend their titles against [[The Aggression]] ([[Masa Kitamiya]] and [[Katsuhiko Nakajima]]). 

====Great Voyage in Yokohama Vol. 2====
[[File:Sugiuraghc2.jpg|thumb|left|{{Black|The [[GHC Heavyweight Championship|GHC Heavyweight Champion]] [[Takashi Sugiura]] who was set to make his seventh title defense against [[Kaito Kiyomiya]]}}|160x160px]]
The Great Voyage 2018 in Yokohama will be main evented by [[Takashi Sugiura]] making his seventh defense of the [[GHC Heavyweight Championship]] against [[Kaito Kiyomiya]]. On November 25, Kiyomiya defeated [[Katsuhiko Nakajima]] in the finals to win the [[Global League#2018|2018 Global League]] and earn a shot at the GHC Heavyweight Championship. On December 7, Kiyomiya faced off in a tag team match, where Kiyomiya teamed with [[Daisuke Harada]] and Sugiura with [[Kotaro Suzuki]]. Sugiura would score a direct pinfall Kiyomiya to get the win for his team.

On January 7 2017, Kiyomiya and Sugiura made an alliance, but Kioymiya went on a learning excursion on North America. He would return in December and almost a year later on January 6 after Kiyomiya unsuccessfully challenged [[Kenoh]] for the GHC Heavyweight Championship, Sugiura turned on him ending their alliance.

==Results==
===Great Voyage in Yokohama===
{{Pro Wrestling results table
|times  = 
|future = yes
|match1 = [[LEONA]] defeated [[Jyunta Miyawaki]]
|stip1  = Singles match
|time1  = 5:15
|match2 = [[RATEL'S]] ([[Tadasuke]] and [[YO-HEY]]) defeated [[Back Breakers]] ([[Hitoshi Kumano]] and [[Hajime Ohara]])
|stip2 = Tag Team match
|time2  = 8:58
|match3 = [[Cody Hall]] and [[Kazma Sakamoto]] defeated [[Masao Inoue]] and [[Ryota Nakatsu]]
|stip3  = Tag Team match
|time3  = 7:47
|match4 = [[Maybach Taniguchi]] and [[Mitsuya Nagai]] defeated [[KENSO]] and Jay Bradley
|stip4 = Tag Team match
|time4  = 9:34
|match5 = [[Atsushi Kotoge]] and [[Naomichi Marufuji]] defeated [[Heisei Ishin-gun]] ([[Akitoshi Saito]] and [[Shiro Koshinaka]])
|stip5 = Tag Team match
|time5  = 11:01
|match6 = [[Go Shiozaki]] defeated [[Kaito Kiyomiya]]
|stip6 = Singles match
|time6  = 12:47
|match7 = [[Yoshinari Ogawa]] and [[Minoru Tanaka]] defeated [[XX]] ([[Taiji Ishimori]] and [[Hi69]]) (c)
|stip7 = Tag Team match for the [[GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship]]
|time7 = 13:46
|match8 = [[Daisuke Harada]] (c) defeated [[HAYATA]]
|stip8 = Singles match for the [[GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship]]
|time8 = 17:29
|match9 = [[The Aggression]] ([[Masa Kitamiya]] and [[Katsuhiko Nakajima]]) defeated [[50 Funky Powers]] ([[Muhammad Yone]] and [[Quiet Storm]]) (c)
|stip9 = Tag Team match for the  [[GHC Tag Team Championship]]
|time9 = 20:16
|match10 = [[Takashi Sugiura]] defeated [[Kenoh]] (c)
|stip10 = Singles match for the [[GHC Heavyweight Championship]]
|time10 = 27:36
}}

===Great Voyage in Niigata===
{{Pro Wrestling results table
|times  = 
|future = yes
|match1 = [[Maybach Taniguchi]] defeated [[Jyunta Miyawaki]]
|stip1  = Singles match
|time1  = 2:20
|match2 = [[RATEL'S]] ([[Tadasuke]] and [[YO-HEY]]) defeated [[Yoshinari Ogawa]] and [[Hajime Ohara]])
|stip2 = Tag Team match
|time2  = 12:20
|match3 = [[Naomichi Marufuji]], [[Muhammad Yone]] and [[Quiet Storm]] defeated [[Akitoshi Saito]], [[Masao Inoue]] and [[Hitoshi Kumano]]
|stip3 = Six-man tag team match
|time3  = 11:31
|match4 = [[KENSO]] defeated [[Mitsuya Nagai]]
|stip4 = Singles match
|time4  = 9:31
|match5 = [[Kenoh]] defeated [[Cody Hall]]
|stip5 = Singles match
|time5  = 9:31
|match6 = [[Cody Hall]] defeated [[Kaito Kiyomiya]]
|stip6 = Singles match
|time6  = 8:45
|match7 = RATEL'S ([[Daisuke Harada]] and [[Tadasuke]]) defeated [[Hi69]] and [[Minoru Tanaka]]
|stip7 = Tag Team match 
|time7 = 15:02
|match8 = [[Go Shiozaki]] and [[Kaito Kiyomiya]] defeated [[The Aggression]] ([[Masa Kitamiya]] and [[Katsuhiko Nakajima]]) (c)
|stip8 = Tag Team match for the  [[GHC Tag Team Championship]]
|time8 = 23:15
|match9 = [[Takashi Sugiura]] (c) defeated [[Atsushi Kotoge]]
|stip9 = Singles match for the [[GHC Heavyweight Championship]]
|time9 = 23:07
}}

===Great Voyage in Yokohama vol.2===
{{Pro Wrestling results table
|times  = 
|future = yes
|match1 = Lin Dong Xuan and Mizuki Watase defeated [[Yoshiki Inamura]] and [[Kinya Okada]]  
|stip1 = Tag Team match 
|time1 =8:38 
|match2 = [[Muhammad Yone]], [[Quiet Storm]], [[Shiro Koshinaka]] and [[Akitoshi Saito]] defeated [[Mitsuya Nagai]], [[Kazma Sakamoto]], [[Cody Hall]] and [[Masao Inoue]]
|stip2 = Eight-man tag team match 
|time2 =5:22 
|match3 = [[RATEL'S]] ([[HAYATA]], [[YO-HEY]] and [[Tadasuke]]) defeated [[Junta Miyawaki]], [[Seiya Morohashi]], [[Koji Kanemoto]]
|stip3 = Six-man tag team match 
|time3 =10:11 
|match4 = [[Atsushi Kotoge]], [[Kenoh]] and [[Masa Kitamiya]] defeated [[Kazuaki Higuchi]], [[Kota Umeda]] and [[Nobuhiro Shimatani]]
|stip4 = Six-man tag team match 
|time4 =11:06 
|match5 = [[Doug Williams]] defeated [[Yoshinari Ogawa]]
|stip5 = Singles match 
|time5 =11:58 
|match6 = [[Back Breakers]] ([[Hajime Ohara]] and [[Hitoshi Kumano]]) defeated [[Hi69]] and [[Minoru Tanaka]] (c)
|stip6 = Tag Team match for the [[GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship]]
|time6 =17:41 
|match7 = [[Daisuke Harada]] defeated [[Kotaro Suzuki]] (c)
|stip7 = Singles match for the [[GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship]]; had Harada lost, RATEL'S would have been forced to disband
|time7 =16:41 
|match8 = [[Hooligans]] ([[Maybach Taniguchi]] and [[Yuji Hino]]) defeated [[Go Shiozaki]] and [[Katsuhiko Nakajima]] (c) 
|stip8 = Tag Team match for the  [[GHC Tag Team Championship]]
|time8 =18:18 
|match9 = [[Kaito Kiyomiya]] defeated [[Takashi Sugiura]] (c)
|stip9 = Singles match for the [[GHC Heavyweight Championship]]
|time9 
|time9 = 33:00}}
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