AJ Styles and IYO SKY worked separate matches in Japan on Saturday morning.
First up was AJ, who squared off with one of Pro Wrestling NOAH’s all-time greats, Naomichi Marufuji, during the co-main event at Budokan Hall. It ended when Styles hit a Styles Clash for the win after Marufuji escaped from the Styles Clash right before.
It was set up last month when Styles appeared in a video during a NOAH event in Yokohama to announce his appearance for the show. Before joining WWE in 2016, Styles had worked as a regular in Japan for New Japan Pro Wrestling, winning the IWGP Heavyweight title on two occasions.
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AJスタイルズ、入場！！！！WWEとNOAHの初戦は、丸藤正道との初対決‼️‼️‼️#noah_ghc #WWE #DESTINATION2024 pic.twitter.com/BNkXwDQhmh
— プロレスリング・ノア ｜PRO WRESTLING NOAH (@noah_ghc) July 13, 2024
ABEMA PPVゲスト解説でノア日本武道館大会へ。控室にAJスタイルズが挨拶に来てくれて色々話をしたけど、英語だったからほとんどヤマカンで答えてしまった。 pic.twitter.com/CbyFm4jujr
— 武藤 敬司 (@muto_keiji) July 13, 2024
With SKY, she also worked the co-main event, this time at the Marigold Summer Destiny event at Sumo Hall, where she beat Utami Hayashishita following a tombstone piledriver and a moonsault. Following the bout, SKY thanked Hayashishita, WWE, and Marigold.
SKY came out with her WWE music and wore a mask similar to that she had while working at STARDOM before working for WWE.
Iyo Sky just achieved Moonsault PERFECTION at tonight’s Marigold!pic.twitter.com/kbuGMud68Y
— Dark Puroresu Flowsion (@PuroresuFlow) July 13, 2024
Iyo Sky just came out wearing her old Queen’s Quest mask tonight at Marigold! pic.twitter.com/feTjTJh1E0
— Dark Puroresu Flowsion (@PuroresuFlow) July 13, 2024
