A 4.5-hour war where legends refuse to die and youth demands the throne.
NOAH’s 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Kokugikan took place on May 3, 2025, at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan, and featured multiple championship bouts including a headline GHC Heavyweight clash between KENTA and OZAWA. The Main Event was for the GHC Heavyweight Championship as KENTA challenged OZAWA in a generational showdown. KENTA, a NOAH legend who first rose to prominence in 2000, sought to reclaim the heavyweight crown he last held in 2013–2014, while OZAWA represented the new wave of talent.
Stunts
KENTA's 45-year-old body doing things physics says no to.
Acting
OZAWA selling fear and arrogance in the same breath.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kokugikan is sumo's cathedral; NOAH renting it for wrestling symbolizes their fight for legitimacy in Japan's crowded puroresu landscape. This wasn't just a show—it was a statement of survival.
KENTA's 2013-14 GHC reign ended with a knee injury that nearly retired him. Twelve years later, he walked the same ramp, same building, same demons. The symmetry broke the internet.
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