Shane Haste Returns To Pro Wrestling NOAH, Challenging For GHC Heavyweight Title On May 2nd
Shane Haste is back in NOAH.
Closing out Pro Wrestling NOAH’s ‘Apex Conquest’ show on April 12th was a GHC Heavyweight Championship match—the champion Yoshiki Inamura defended against Alpha Wolf.
Inamura bested Wolf to hold on to the title. Going into the match, Inamura addressed past comments from KENTA about him bringing someone with ‘WWE experience’ to challenge Inamura for the belt. Inamura stated that he expected that person to arrive at Apex Conquest.
The individual that KENTA was referring to is Shane Haste. Haste approached Inamura, and after a back-and-forth exchange on the microphone, it was made official that they will meet for the GHC Heavyweight Championship on May 2nd.
GHCヘビー防衛を果たしたYoshiki Inamuraの前に現れたのは・・・
シェイン・ヘイスト‼‼‼‼
WWE、そして、NOAHのエクスペリエンスを持つ男！！！
4.12名古屋大会は #ABEMA で無料生配信！https://t.co/NgZYieCdAh#noah_ghc pic.twitter.com/eS0yEsUkut
— プロレスリング・ノア ｜PRO WRESTLING NOAH (@noah_ghc) April 12, 2026
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
SHANE HASTE has returned to PRO WRESTLING NOAH!
He’s “KENTA’s friend,” the one with WWE experience!
An offer was made: Inamura vs Haste at 5/2 Ryogoku for the GHC Heavyweight Championship! pic.twitter.com/7Q7tjRYg9t
— PRO WRESTLING NOAH (@noahglobal) April 12, 2026
📢4.12名古屋バックステージコメント
シェイン・ヘイスト「シェイン・ヘイストがNOAHに戻ってきた。友達のKENTAから連絡があって、InamuraがWWEの経験がある選手と闘いたいと言っていると聞いた。経験とはどういうものか分からせてやる。GHCヘビー級のベルトは俺がいただく」#noah_ghc pic.twitter.com/11hsBYijkT
— プロレスリング・ノア ｜PRO WRESTLING NOAH (@noah_ghc) April 12, 2026
Haste spent six years of his pro wrestling career with NOAH. He and Mikey Nicholls, collectively known as T.M.D.K., are two-time GHC Tag Team Champions. Their first title reign was just over 200 days.
Haste and Nicholls joined WWE in 2016. Nicholls left the company in 2018 to be with his family in Australia. Haste was released from WWE in November 2021. He also played the role of ‘SLAPJACK’ in the RETRIBUTION stable.
