Shinsuke Nakamura made a stunning return to the Japanese wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling NOAH.
The WWE star wrestled The Great Muta at Sunday’s Pro Wrestling NOAH The New Year event from the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. A rare agreement allowed Nakamura to be able to compete in Japan against the legend.
Nakamura had a stunning entrance at the event, including his WWE theme music while wearing new attire. He also had a violinist part of his entrance. Nakamura went over in the match after a hard fought battle.
Nakamura got misted and even kicked out of Great Muta’s Shining Wizard. Nakamura delivered a return mist to Muta before hitting his Kinshasa finisher to win the match.
This was Nakamura’s first non-WWE wrestling event since signing with the company in 2016. The match was part of Muta’s farewell tour.
SHINSUKE NAKAMURA DEFEATS THE GREAT MUTA! #noah_ghc #byebyeMUTA pic.twitter.com/ynyCx4MnvX
— Pro Wrestling NOAH Global (@noahglobal) January 1, 2023
SHINSUKE NAKAMURA‼️‼️#noah_ghc #byebyeMUTA pic.twitter.com/2NBNnKFOn0
— Pro Wrestling NOAH Global (@noahglobal) January 1, 2023
Shinsuke Nakamura really decided to make the best entrance of the entire year on January 1st pic.twitter.com/xhhxAZL1GK
— Ciarán (@CiaranRH93) January 1, 2023
Shinsuke Nakamura hits Great Muta with the Green Mist + Bomaye at today’s NOAH The New Year (01.01.2023)pic.twitter.com/zln4QXWzMP
— Dark Puroresu Flowsion (@PuroresuFlow) January 1, 2023
WHAT A GODDAMN ENTRANCE BY NAKAMURA
I'VE GOOSEBUMPS#noah_ghc pic.twitter.com/NcN1UTYgjx
— Peps #MaikaStyle🍧🪭 (@P__Wrestling) January 1, 2023
It's a shame it took a flight ticket to Japan to bring the megastar out of Shinsuke Nakamura and now he goes back to mediocrity, gets me really depressed.
Regularly presenting him like NOAH did tonight, honestly isn't hard. pic.twitter.com/9X5EfWgTNI
— Drainmaker 🌧️ 💵 (@DrainBamager) January 1, 2023
SHINSUKE NAKAMURA: “Thank you for the miracle!”#noah_ghc #byebyeMUTA pic.twitter.com/0ibLTnnJJs
— Pro Wrestling NOAH Global (@noahglobal) January 1, 2023