On Saturday morning, AJ Styles and IYO SKY competed in separate matches in Japan.
First up was AJ, who faced one of Pro Wrestling NOAH’s all-time greats, Naomichi Marufuji, in the co-main event at Budokan Hall. It ended with Styles hitting a Styles Clash for the win after Marufuji had escaped from the Styles Clash moments before.
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
It was set up last month when Styles appeared in a video at a NOAH event in Yokohama to announce his participation in the show. Before joining WWE in 2016, Styles was a regular for New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he twice won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
With SKY, she also worked the co-main event, this time at Sumo Hall’s Marigold Summer Destiny, where she defeated Utami Hayashishita with a tombstone piledriver and a moonsault. After the match, SKY thanked Hayashishita, WWE, and Marigold.
SKY came out with her WWE music while wearing a mask similar to the one she wore while working at STARDOM prior to joining WWE.
You can check out highlights below:
【入場シーンノーカット】
WWE フェノメナール
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
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
