New GHC Heavyweight Champion Jake Lee has his first challenger.
Pro Wrestling NOAH announced today that on April 16 at it’s Green Journey 2023 event in Sendai event that new GHC Heavyweight Champion Jake Lee will defend his title against Katsuhiko Nakajima.
? OFFICIAL – GHC Heavyweight Championship match on 16 April in Sendai!
? ABEMA presents GREEN JOURNEY 2023
? GHC Heavyweight Championship
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@noah_katsuhiko (Challenger)? Watch LIVE on #wrestleUNIVERSE
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— Pro Wrestling NOAH Global (@noahglobal) March 19, 2023
Jake Lee defeated Kaito Kiyomiya on March 19th at Great Voyage 2023 to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship. Immediately after the match, Katsuhiko Nakajima entered the ring and challenged Lee to a title match. NOAH made the match official shortly afterwards.
“I am NOAH.”
KATSUHIKO NAKAJIMA CHALLENGES JAKE LEE POST-MATCH#noah_ghc #gv2023 #wrestleUNIVERSE https://t.co/yUA2qwxxAC
— Justin Knipper (@justinmknipper) March 19, 2023
Katsuhiko Nakajima is a two time GHC Heavyweight Champion and now has the opportunity to win the title for the third time on April 16th in Sendai.