Hank & Tank Crowned GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Champions in Pro Wrestling NOAH Upset
Pro Wrestling NOAH witnessed a significant shakeup in the tag team division on November 8, 2025, as Hank & Tank, the WWE NXT alumni, captured the GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. The duo defeated the established team of Team 2000X – comprised of Masa Kitamiya and Takashi Sugiura – during the Star Navigation event held at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall.
This victory marks a crucial turning point for Hank Walker and Tank Ledger, representing their first title win since falling to DarkState at WWE NXT Heatwave earlier in August. The win signals a successful foray into the Japanese wrestling scene for the former NXT Tag Team Champions. Clips and images of their championship-winning performance are currently available online.
Following the match, Hank & Tank addressed the crowd, expressing their determination to make an impact wherever they compete. “Let’s keep it short and sweet there, Tank. Let’s keep it short and sweet. It doesn’t matter when, and it definitely doesn’t matter where. Hank and Tank are making noise everywhere!” Walker stated. Tank Ledger enthusiastically added, “It doesn’t matter when or where, that noise always sounds like Honk Honk!”
The newly crowned champions immediately set their sights on future competition. Tank Ledger proposed a No. 1 Contenders match, suggesting a showdown between Team 200X and the team of Naomichi Marufuji and Kenoh. Kenoh accepted the challenge, paving the way for a future contest to determine the next challengers for Hank & Tank’s title.
Their momentum will continue tomorrow, November 9, 2025, at the NOAH Sunny Voyage 2025 event in Saitama, Japan. Hank & Tank will participate in a six-man tag team match alongside Yoshiki Inamura, facing off against Kaito Kiyomiya, Naomichi Marufuji, and Haruto Nozome. The event will be live-streamed on Wrestle Universe.
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The championship win and subsequent challenges demonstrate Hank & Tank’s rapid ascent within Pro Wrestling NOAH, solidifying their position as a force to be reckoned with in the Japanese wrestling landscape.
