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MATCH 1 Cody Hall vs Junta Miyawaki Junta Miyawaki went back to the opening match after going up to the third match on the 18th. However, today was not meant for him to get his first win. WINNER: Cody Hall with the choke slam (4 mins, 50 seconds) MATCH 2 Atsushi Kotoge, Hajime Ohara & Hitoshi Kumano vs Maybach Taniguchi, Tadasuke & Masao Inoue Atsushi Kotoge and Hajime Ohara entered the hall both wearing cloaks (Ohara's was black). They both entered by running in and running around looking like a pair of giant bats. Hajime Ohara has not joined "The Revolutionary Army" (he's a junior heavyweight) and Hitoshi Kumano, (Hajime Ohara's tag partner), refused to wear one to the ring or when Atsushi Kotoge offered him one. Ohara seemed to be having a lot of fun though. WINNER: Atsushi Kotoge with the Revolution Cloak Splash (which has been confirmed to be the official name of the move) on Masao Inoue (12 mins, 50 seconds)  MATCH 3 Daisuke Harada, YO-HEY & HAYATA vs Hi69, Minoru Tanaka & Yoshinari Ogawa This match went to a time limit draw after thirty minutes, but referee Shu Nishinaga allowed five minutes more in which HAYATA got the win after a minute. Hi69 and Minoru Tanaka watched from outside the ring, Yoshinari Ogawa walked off and watched RATELS (who he hates) celebrating from the top of the stairs in the fan seating. WINNER: HAYATA with the roll up on Yoshinari Ogawa (1 minute into extra time)  MATCH 4 The Aggression (Katsuhiko Nakajima & Masa Kitamiya) vs Akitoshi Saito & Mohammed Yone After the match, Masa Kitamiya asked President Uchida for a singles match with Akitoshi Saito (Kitamiya and Saito haven't been getting on recently) and as a result the Osaka card (21st) has been changed. WINNER: Katsuhiko Nakajima with the Vertical Spike on Mohammed Yone (11 minutes, 27 seconds)  MATCH 5 Takashi Sugiura, Naomichi Marufuji & Quiet Storm vs Kenoh, Go Shiozaki and Kaito Kiyomiya Kenoh and Takashi Sugiura laid into each other, and Kenoh held off both Sugiura and Marufuji by kicking them in turn. Go Shiozaki took out Quiet Storm. After the match, Naomichi Marufuji and Atsushi Kotoge (who was seconding Kenoh and co) got into an argument. WINNER: Go Shiozaki with the lariat on Quiet Storm (17 minutes 45 seconds) ATTENDANCE: 302 people (full house) The Kansai region continues to experience aftershocks from the earthquake on Monday. Noah will be in Osaka, which was effected by the earthquake, on the 21st, where Masato Tanaka will make his only appearance of this tour. I would expect to see more of him in the next few weeks.
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 Not a very comprehensive recap of today's show I am afraid, this is due to the fact that not many people reported on what was happening, however there are a few gems from today. Noah also had a dismal attendance at 176 people; but, two things should be taken into account about this. The first being that on the morning of 18th June an earthquake struck the Kansai region with the tremors affecting Osaka and Kyoto. Fortunately there was no tsunami warning, but there were some fatalities including tragically a child. NHK has also warned that four more aftershocks will be expected for a week. Although Sendai is not in the Kansai region, if there is a natural disaster (no matter how minor), people don't really want to risk travel. Noah also never do well when they hold shows either early week or mid-week. So please be kind to Noah when taking into account the attendance today. MATCH ONE Maybach Taniguchi vs Masao Inoue vs Tsuchiyoshi Kikuchi. Match went 6 minutes, 25 seconds before Maybach Taniguchi wiped out the two bumbling old vets. WINNER: Maybach Taniguchi with the Zwei Bomb on Masao Inoue MATCH TWO Go Shiozaki vs Cody Hall WINNER: Go Shiozaki with the Lariat (8 minutes and 19 seconds) MATCH THREE Hi69, Minoru Tanaka & Yoshinari Ogawa vs YO-HEY, HAYATA & Junta Miyawaki. Young Junta Miyawaki found himself moving up the card to the third match (he normally works the opener being a rookie). HAYATA (who has a very low pain threshold) got tortured by the opponents, but it was Hi69 who got the pin on Junta Miyawaki. WINNER: Hi69 with the Trans Rave on Junta Miyawaki (14 minutes, 39 seconds)  MATCH FOUR Daisuke Harada & Tadasuke vs Hajime Ohara & Hitoshi Kumano Hitoshi Kumano caught Tadasuke in the Argentine Backbreaker, all of RATELS have now tapped out to this, and Tadasuke was no exception. Daisuke Harada after that put on his shark smells blood face. WINNER: Hitoshi Kumano with the Argentine Backbreaker (15 minutes, 39 seconds)  MATCH FIVE The Aggression (Katsuhiko Nakajima vs Masa Kitamiya) vs Naomichi Marufuji vs Akitoshi Saito Masa Kitamiya defeated Akitoshi Saito with the Side Suplex after fourteen minutes, thirty-nine seconds. Afterwards, Katsuhiko Nakajima held the belt and gloated at Naomichi Marufuji from the turnbuckle. It is suspected that either Naomichi Marufuji and Akitoshi Saito will challenge, or The Bullet Yankees (Takashi Sugiura & Masato Tanaka) will. MATCH SIX Takashi Sugiura, Mohammed Yone & Quiet Storm vs Kenoh, Atsushi Kotoge and Kaito Kiyomiya. Pre-match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship. Kenoh (who somehow managed to get along with Kaito Kiyomiya and Atsushi Kotoge) got on the microphone after he and Takashi Sugiura who had gone to war, (and he had gotten the win by the diving footstomp on Quiet Storm), and told him that he was going to "take back the belt you stole from me on the 26th June at Korakuen Hall", he also told Sugiura that he knew his weakness. WINNER: Kenoh with the diving footstomp on Quiet Storm (19 minutes, 5 seconds).  MATCH 1 Tadasuke vs Junta Miyawaki vs Masao Inoue Usual clowning from Masao Inoue, he was upside down on the turnbuckle while Tadasuke got the win with the lariat on Junta Miyawaki who is yet to get his first win. MATCH 2 50 Funky Powers (Mohammed Yone & Quiet Storm) vs Maybach Taniguchi and Cody Hall. Cody Hall has recently joined the faction of Mitsuya Nagai and Maybach Taniguchi. Although all three are heavyweights, none are interested in taking part in the generational war which is going on in the heavyweight division, although it would not surprise me if Taniguchi ditched them to side with either the veterans or the "Super Generation Army". There was no defection today, but it seems that the tag with Cody has gone very well. I think there were plans to do this earlier, but "Global Tag League" got in the way of this with Cody teaming with KAZMA SAKAMOTO. Winner: Maybach Taniguchi with the Zwei Bomb on Quiet Storm. MATCH 3 Atsushi Kotoge & Kaito Kiyomiya vs YO-HEY & HAYATA Mixed weight match here, with YO-HEY being the only junior heavyweight, and HAYATA crossing both weights. YO-HEY & HAYATA are also not part of the generational struggle going on. Kotoge's top turnbuckle dive with his cloak on is called "The Revolution Bomber" At the start of the match, YO-HEY stole Kotoge's cloak when he handed it to Kaito Kiyomiya and put it on. The cloak was later retrieved and put back safely on the turnbuckle in the corner of Kaito Kiyomiya and Atsushi Kotoge. To my knowledge HAYATA did not ask to wear the cloak, and I think YO-HEY knows better than to offer it to him. While Kaito Kiyomiya did the Tiger Suplex on YO-HEY, Atsushi Kotoge forced HAYATA to stand doing the "Revolution" pose in the corner. After the match Kotoge sulked as Kiyomiya refused to put the cloak on. Winner: Kaito Kiyomiya with the Tiger Suplex on YO-HEY MATCH 5 Hi69 & Minoru Tanaka & Yoshinari Ogawa vs Hajime Ohara vs Ikuto Hidaka vs Takuya Sugawara  Hajime Ohara teams with old friends Ikuto Hidaka & Takuya Sugawara from Zero-One. They will compete against each other in Jnr Tag League which is coming up in July. Minoru Tanaka called Sugawara "overweight". Not too much to say about this match, except it was said to be fun. AFTER the match however, Hajime Ohara announced that he was teaming with Ikuto Hidaka & Takuya Sugawara (plus Hitoshi Kumano), which now means that the junior division has split into three camps. Winner: Ikuto Hideki with the win over Hi69 MATCH 6 Daisuke Harada vs Hitoshi Kumano Kumano asked Harada for a title challenge (Daisuke Harada is the GHC Junior Heavyweight champion) and Harada dismissed his challenge saying that for Ohara (Kumano's tag partner) to challenge him was one thing, but Kumano is way out of his league and had never beaten him in a singles match. Kumano said that he had beaten every one of RATELS, except for Harada, and would beat him too. Harada accepted his challenge but warned about today's match that he was going to "put a stop to this nonsense once and for all".  The match took six minuets and Hitoshi Kumano defeated him with the Argentine Backbreaker. After the match as Harada rolled out of the ring, Kumano got on the microphone and basically told him "don't be a chicken". Winner: Hitoshi Kumano with The Argentine Backbreaker. In six minutes, five seconds. MATCH SEVEN Takashi Sugiura & Naomichi Marufuji & Akitoshi Saito & Shiro Koshinaka vs Kenoh vs Katsuhiko Nakajima vs Masa Kitamiya vs Go Shiozaki A championship pre-match between Kenoh and Takashi Sugiura, Kenoh has vowed that he will make today count as Yokohama is where "my belt was stolen from me." At the start when the two teams were in the ring, Sugiura provoked Kenoh with the GHC Heavyweight belt. Kaito Kiyomiya seconded the "Super Generation Army" today. It is rare to see him do this as he doesn't do this anymore. Go Shiozaki has said that all that matters today is winning, especially over Shiro Koshinaka. Katsuhiko Nakajima says that HE will be the one who wins today. In the end neither of them got the win, it was Akitoshi Saito over Masa Kitamiya, which will probably increase the squabbling in the Super Generation Army. "Thank you for coming today! Era? We will never surrender! The more intense it gets, the more intense we will fight! Please support us!" ~ Akitoshi Saito addressing the crowd after the match. Winner: Akitoshi Saito over Masa Kitamiya Seven teams have been announced for Jnr Tag League (which will take place in July\August) Hi69 & Minoru Tanaka Daisuke Harada & Tadasuke HAYATA & YO-HEY The Backbreakers Seiya Morohashi & LEONA Hidaka & Sugawara (ZERO-1) Ricky Marvin & El Hijo del Pantera ...there is space for one last tag-team. Attendance: sold out crowd of 348 (SUPER NO VACANCY) (NOAH) INHERITING THE SPIRIT: THE STORY OF EDDIE EDWARDS, KENOH AND THE GHC HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE6/2/2018  He had made history, both in Noah and in Puro. He was the first GHC Heavyweight Champion to be a gaijin*, but as Kenoh himself admitted "Eddie Edwards did not simply get on a plane and come to Noah. He is from the Noah dojo, and from there he grew wings and took flight in the world." This is the story of Eddie Edwards and Kenoh, and how like the other seniors, Edwards did his part to ensure the future of Noah at a time when that future looked bleak. By August 2017, Noah were trying to restore what was left of their shattered promotion. The alliance with New Japan had proved to be a disaster, and after the invading army had left, Noah had crept back to their village, found they had a population problem (i.e. they only had a small percentage of their viewers remained from the disaster of the last couple of years) and started trying to repair their home. Never ever again would they rely on anyone or anything else other than their own, which is a huge sign of why Eddie Edwards was trusted with the GHC Heavyweight title, despite being a gaijin. They could have chosen Marufuji or Shiozaki (Takashi Sugiura's heart problems had caught up with him and he was on long term absence because of it), but no, they chose Eddie Edwards to take the belt from Katsuhiko Nakajima. By October 2016, Nakajima was in his late twenties, and had been wrestling since he was about fifteen. He had partially grown up in Noah's green ring, he had at a young age wrestled all the old guard in Noah, and while the fans were fond of him (nicknaming him "Katchan", a name which still sticks despite his current heel persona), as a champion he did not connect. Any other belt could be put on him, but not the Global Heavyweight Crown. He wasn't ready to be the face of the promotion just yet.  Kenoh (right) with Takashi Sugiura (left) Since Takashi Sugiura had been sidelined with health issues, Kenoh, his tag partner, had refused President Uchida's offer of another tag partner, and instead concentrated on the singles league. His breakout moment came when he competed in Zero-One's "Fire Festival"; his hard hitting style, constant scowl, foul mouth, and disdain for authority was winning him over both at home in Noah and outside of it. Noah, seeing the opportunity for new blood to have the title in both Kenoh and Edwards, plus a chance to generate publicity, took the decision of having Eddie Edwards beat Nakajima for the GHC Heavyweight title, which he did on August 26th 2017. Never ever before in the history of Noah, had a gaijin held the GHC Heavyweight title. Never ever before had a gaijin been the face and the ace of the company. Never ever before had a gaijin been the one who would traditionally lead the company. Admittedly for Noah (and their fans) it was a strange situation. Although Edwards was one of them (despite working for Ring of Honor previously and then with IMPACT), he had commitments in America, and so unlike the other gaijin in the company on long term visa (i.e. Cody Hall and Quiet Storm), he would be unable to spend any length of time in Japan. Global League was also coming up, and this worked in Noah's favor. For the first time in seventeen years, the GHC Heavyweight Championship was not resident in Noah. Edwards took it back to America, where it was defended on IMPACT wrestling. In an article in Yahoo Japan, it was said that Noah were disturbed by the situation and there was talk of "sending thugs over" to get it back. This never happened. However, it suited Noah to have both the champion and the belt out of the way, as it gave them the chance to build up Kenoh without concentrating on the champion or the belt being physically present.  Katsuhiko Nakajima before the press conference for Global League 2017 started, staring at the trophy. During Global League 2017, fan attention was focused on three people; Katsuhiko Nakajima, who wanted redemption for losing the belt to Eddie Edwards, Go Shiozaki, who felt the belt would redeem him, and Naomichi Marufuji, who wanted redemption for not defeating Edwards for the belt before Global League began. So while everything boiled down to Marufuji vs Shiozaki, no one at all saw Kenoh rising quietly. His wins were acknowledged, but very few fans gave much thought to him, seeing him as simply someone who was doing well, but would ultimately not reach the final hurdle. Then the unthinkable happened. Masa Kitamiya defeated Naomichi Marufuji, meaning there would be no one on one for himself and Go Shiozaki in the final (Go Shiozaki at the time of writing has never defeated Naomichi Marufuji in a singles match), but instead it would be Kenoh vs Shiozaki. I sometimes wonder how Korakuen Hall, with all its weight, all its history and all of its drama, is still standing. It has been witness to some incredible moments in Puro, and this night was another memory added to the ether that those four corners had witnessed since the doors of the venue opened in 1962 (long before either of the competitors in the ring had even been born), when after what can only be described as one of the most hard hitting and electric matches Pro-Wrestling Noah had ever put on, Kenoh defeated Go Shiozaki and made his challenge to Eddie Edwards for the GHC Heavyweight title. Without even questioning what type of champion Kenoh would make, the fans were behind him, but this didn't mean that he didn't need Edwards. On the contrary, he needed him very much. Takashi Sugiura had helped Kenoh get into the heavyweight league as his tag partner, (a tried and trusted method that works), but now he needed to be put over as someone who could do little more than just simply win the tag league, and who the fans liked. Everyone knew he could do it, but knowing and seeing are two different things, he and Edwards needed to make it a reality. Kenoh needed to prove it. In early December, Eddie Edwards returned to Japan and took part in Noah's last tour of the year "Winter Navigation". Noah teased pre-matches whereby champions would face their challengers in tag matches. For Kenoh, this wasn't to be as easy as he thought, with Edwards getting the first win over him the first time they clashed, and then again with the same move (Boston Knee Party), second time they met. Kenoh got the win the third time, but the other three times remained inconclusive with the win being got by another member of the team, or by themselves on someone else. Although there were no backstage brawls between them (it happens in Noah, but not every week), promos also served to ramp up the tension. Kenoh screaming "damn" after being beaten the second time, Edwards saying he realized Kenoh was a novice when he hit him with the Boston Knee Party, and that he was fighting to protect the spirit of Misawa's Noah that Kenoh wanted to destroy. Unlike the later generation, those raised in the Misawa era (and under his strict eye in the dojo), don't often use profanity. Simply put, neither Misawa or Kobashi would have allowed it from them, and they weren't raised like that, so Kenoh made a marked different from the veterans of the previous generation with statements like "stupid bastard, this is the end of this!". So when it came to it on the 22nd December 2017, back at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, the facts were this, Naomichi Marufuji, had tried to defeat Eddie Edwards and failed, Kenoh had beaten him only once, and that was in a tag match, and the 1,615 people who packed into Korakuen Hall that night were on the edge of their seats, that is, if they weren't standing up and screaming.  The match was electric, you could feel the tension right away, even before the bell rang when President Uchida showed the belt as traditional to both competitors. Eddie Edwards, raised in the Noah dojo, bowed; Kenoh seemingly didn't even acknowledge it, or Uchida, he was standing completely still. Then the bell rang. It was like the first shot of a war. Any war; the bombardment of Fort Sumter, the shots that signaled the First World War, you name it, this was the puro equivalent. Seconding at ringside with Junta Miyawaki, Shelton Jean commented that at one point both he and Miyawaki looked at each other in concern as Kenoh had knocked Edwards out of the ring with such force, they seriously thought he was dead. The battle raged for almost half an hour. Korakuen was screaming, people at home were watching hiding behind their hands and peeping through their fingers. No man spared the other anything, both knew that they were fighting not only for the belt as the storyline dictated, but for Noah's survival, which was in fates hand, and fate had recently been so cruel to Noah. Edwards had put Kenoh over as much as he could, and Kenoh typically rose to the challenge. He not only wanted the belt, wanted to lead Noah, but he also wanted to prove to the returning Takashi Sugiura, that he had come far and was ready now to go at it alone. He was. The end came after 23 minutes and 50 seconds, when Kenoh, to a crowd that was on its feet and roaring (referee Shu Nishinaga later commented about the pounding of feet on the wooden boards), pinned Eddie Edwards with the diving footstomp and became the 30th champion. As Edwards quietly left the ring, Kenoh announced to the hyped up crowd he was "taking you bastards back to the Budokan". Kenoh had cemented his place in the company, in the main event, and as a heavyweight. Edwards had done his job well. Eddie Edwards was a gentle champion, a short one, a transitional one, but an important one; he didn't need to scream, he didn't need to point at the camera and yell, he spoke in his soft voice about Misawa and defending Noah, and like the other seniors, he never rose to Kenoh's bait. He was like them in every way. No one else could have done this, no one outside of the company from anywhere else, would have been trusted with this. Edwards knew how to behave with the belt, he knew what was expected of him as a champion. He had been around Noah long enough to see it first hand and knew how it was to be. Not one single picture ever emerged of a fan wearing it, which would have been seen as a huge insult to both Noah, the belt and Misawa. Never did he try and disrespect it or Noah in any way, even when he defended it abroad. Never was the belt used as a weapon by him or anyone else, never ever was it stolen from ringside by his opponents. It was treated with respect by him, the same way it would have been treated had it been in Noah. He was Noah's champion, and he conducted himself as that. Noah needed to call on Edwards, he understood what he had be, and what he had to do; namely take care of the belt, keep it out of the way, and put his successor over, which he did very well and without complaint or any hint of tiresome backstage politics. He didn't make any demands, he caused no trouble, he understood what this meant and he did it graciously and enthusiastically. He may only ever have the belt once, those days he held it, and his safeguarding of Noah, (which he describes as "coming home"), and the fact that he alone will always be the first (maybe perhaps the only) GHC Heavyweight gaijin champion, will be something that no one can ever take from him. Eddie Edwards said when he won the belt, "Its true, I am an Impact wrestler, but I am also a Noah wrestler", and in these words lies the secret of why Noah put the belt on him in the first place. He is a Noah wrestler, and he always will be. WrestlingWithWrestling.Com Presents: @MartinCasaus #MartyTheMothMartinez Travels #9 19 STITCHES - #MartinCasaus A Day In The Life Of A Pro Wrestler...
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Courtesy Of MartinCasaus.Com #WrestlingWithWrestling #CoveringAllFourCornersOfTheRing Watch #MartyTheMoth #Travels Video Here: Marty The Moth takes on Fenix in a Hair vs Mask Match at Ultima Lucha Tres of Lucha Underground Follow me for updates and free stuff at My Website: www.MartinCasaus.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/MartinCasaus Instagram: www.instagram.com/MartinCasaus Twitter.com www.twitter.com/MartinCasaus @Andre_Corbeil WrestlingWithWrestling.Com Twitter: https://twitter.com/WrestlingWithW www.wrestlingwithwrestling.com www.reddit.com www.google.com www.m.facebook.com www.google.co.uk www.yandex.ru www.google.ca www.bloopish.com www.disq.us News Site,Vlog Site,Blog site,Wrestling News site,Forums and discussion boards,Interview Site,Podcast Site,Niche social networks, & Much More! Well folks, its finally happened. Yes, Noah are in a happy enough state to start offering mail order merchandise again. Not since the dark days of November 2016 when the shop shut and merch was only sold at venues has this been a possibility. "Noah The Shop" can be found here. The downside, they don't (and never have) deliver internationally. The upside for Noah fans based outside of Japan? There is a way via two companies who specialize in shipping goods from Japan for you. Items are going quickly, and more will be added. At the time of writing (May 2018) you will get a free Noah sticker with your purchase. Limited edition items may not be added, as all goods are what are sold at venues (so you probably won't find the replica of Marufuji's necklace). White Rabbit Express This is the quickest and easiest way (if not the cheapest) to buy from Japan. The website is in English, and it takes you step by step through what you need to do. For example...  However I would recommend putting in the item name in Japanese to be more precise about what you want (as much as he probably hates the idea, not everyone knows who Kenoh is). Tenso Tenso is the second shipping site that has been recommended to me (I have set the link to go automatically to the English part of the site). You will need to create an account and then go through the steps. It will give you a special Japanese shipping address that you can use on all and any Japanese sites to buy products. If you wish to register, please do not be put off by the part which tells you to "Enter your name in Alphabet" - this is in case you come from a country with Cyrillic or Arabic script etc. HOWEVER after registration it will ask you to submit proof of identity documentation, this is due to Japanese law. If you don't wish to do this, you can sign up with Buyee, I don't know if it will be compatible with the Noah site though; but it is compatible with Amazon.co.jp. Amazon.co.jp A few months ago, Amazon did stock Noah products (i.e. the 2018 calendar, the acrylic keyrings and card holders), however the last time I looked Noah didn't seem to have a storefront there anymore. If there is an item you do want I suggest you look for it on either Amazon.co.uk or Amazon US to see if they stock it. They don't stock everything, but I have managed to source most of my book and CD Noah library from outside of Japan.  Mitsuharu Misawa plodding to work Once upon a time, a long long time ago, Noah had used to do Christmas Specials. These began as skits and ended up in a series of clips of wrestlers singing Christmas Carols. The series lasted until about 2007 or 2008. This one comes from 2003, and naturally it being the third year of Noah, it is "Year 3, Group N". PLOT Teacher Misawa plods to work through a Tokyo suburb. As he arrives he greets a janitor and mentions his hair. Two students come racing down the corridor and wish him good morning, (Marufuji swipes his bag over his head). They don't get told off, but instead he tells them to watch his hair. Teacher Misawa then comes across a mysterious masked man, eating and looking at his (early 2000's) phone. He mentions his hair to him and rather than listen to him, the masked man hands him his lunch and runs off. Meanwhile, KENTA and Marufuji have entered the classroom where Takashi Sugiura is harassing Kishin Kawabata, Tamon Honda is playing jacks, and Yoshinari Ogawa is reading a book and ignoring everyone. Teacher Misawa enters and the class falls quiet. Kotaro Suzuki (teachers pet) bades them all to rise, put their hands behind their backs and then at ease. The class turns on him, and he and Marufuji almost get into a fight, until Misawa calls for order and takes the register after the students bow and wish him good morning. All goes fine with the register (Jun Izumida is trying to kiss Kotaro Suzuki and Kishin Kawabata shows off his fake breasts saying "pretty good, huh?" which causes everyone to burst into laughter). But where is Tsuyoshi Kikuchi? He arrives at a run to frantic rock music and creeps into the classroom apologizing for being late. He says it was due to the Shinkansen. Teacher Misawa is more concerned with his hair, and tells him to take his seat. Then Makoto Hashi puts his hand up and asks to be able to visit the toilet. Jun Akiyama (sitting behind him) kicks his seat and tells him he just wants to get out of class. Then Yone gets a chant going, "I'm waiting", which everyone joins in with and Teacher Misawa later joins in. This lasts until Yoshinari Ogawa tells everyone to shut up. Teacher Misawa asks the class a question (it's something to do with Christmas), and Takashi Sugiura almost falls out of his desk to answer it (watch Marufuji try and nominate KENTA to answer); and so Sugiura gets his wish and stands to answer. However, Misawa tells him he is wrong and the class jeers. Sugiura and KENTA get into it in particular. Misawa tells him to sit down, and for Kentaro Shiga to stand up and answer. He gets it right, and Misawa suggests giving him a round of applause. Its then time for our first song, in which Misawa sings about snow and then presents Takashi Sugiura with a wig, and then Makoto Hashi and the seniors, with buckets. The roster then join in the singing (Kotaro Suzuki looking alarmingly like Taiji Ishimori with the wig on, but out of everyone it is Mohammed Yone who is the sweetest, and Takashi Sugiura manages to look like he is going to kill you for laughing at him). During recess, Jun Akiyama and his gang are seen poking the class turtle (don't worry, its actually made of plastic) with sticks. Makoto Hashi notices, and tells them to knock it off. They turn ugly and he backs into the corner. Then the three girls arrive, and the toughs decide that poking the turtle is no fun, and so they decide to harass the girls. To dramatic music, Kenta Kobashi (the gym teacher), passes the classroom and rather than sort it out himself (he is after all wandering around school carrying a Kendo stick), he runs off to find Teacher Misawa. Kobashi's search takes him to the Principal, who tells him to check the doctors office. Kobashi bursts in, interrupting a conversation about Teacher Misawa's hair, and makes Masao Inoue cover his nipples. The doctor attempts to stop him from looking on the guerney, but he does anyhow, and finds that Misawa is not there. The doctor suggests looking on the roof. Kobashi runs off to the roof where he finds Misawa sitting and reading a newspaper. Misawa asks him about his hair. Kobashi tells him his class is out of control, and throwing his newspaper over his shoulder, Misawa runs off as "I need a hero" starts. Noah wrestlers sing along, adding in "Happy Christmas". Misawa walks into the class writes "人" ("Hito" - people) on the blackboard and conveniently ignores what Sugiura is doing (believe me, I don't want to know either), and bangs on it to get their attention. He gives a short speech about peace towards all men. Misawa tells Akiyama to apologize to Makoto Hashi, which Akiyama does by hitting him on the head to comedy sound affect, before offering him his hand, which Hashi takes. Misawa then leads the class out for Christmas. They leave primarily in order of seniority (Misawa and the vets go first), however it gets a little more hazy towards the end as we see Marufuji chasing after Izumida when the class exits, Yone is the only one to look at the camera, Akitoshi Saito's chains can be heard jingling loudly for a few seconds, and Tamon Honda brings up the rear, plodding along with his hands in his pockets. CAST OF CHARACTERS (in order of appearance) Mitsuharu Misawa (Teacher obsessed with his own hair, who never fails to mention it to everyone) KENTA (Schoolboy. Arrives late for class and runs in the coridoor. Reluctant nominee for task) Naomichi Marufuji (Schoolboy. Arrives late for class and runs in the coridoor. Does not get told off for almost hitting teacher in the head with his bag). Takeshi Rikio (Man in the green mask, who gives Misawa his lunch and then runs off, rather than discuss his hair, later appears as a schoolboy.) Takashi Sugiura (Schoolboy. Sex pest. Repeatedly seen harrassing "schoolgirls") Kotaro Suzuki (Schoolboy. Teachers pet) Kishin Kawabata (Schoolgirl. Gets harrassed by Takashi Sugiura who cops feels) Jun Akiyama (Schoolboy. Bullies Makoto Hashi) Daisuke Ikeda (Schoolboy) Junako Izumida (Schoolgirl. Has a crush on a reluctant Kotaro Suzuki) Haruka Eigen (Schoolboy) Yoshinari Ogawa (Schoolboy. No sense of humor whatsoever) Yoshinobu Kanemaru (Schoolboy) Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (Schoolboy. Arrives late for class, but doesn't get in trouble. Teacher is more concerned with his hair) Mitsuo Momota (Schoolboy) Makoto Hashi (Schoolboy. Has a stomach ache. Gets bullied by Jun Akiyama) Mohammed Yone (Schoolboy. LOUD. Gets chant going, "I'm waiting", after Makoto Hashi requests to go to the toilet) Kentaro Shiga (Schoolboy. Wears bottlecap glasses. Tries desperately not to laugh) Takeshi Morishima (Schoolboy. Gives the thumbs up) Tamon Honda (Schoolgirl. Wears a cute little white bow. At one point corpses so badly he can be seen with his head on the desk) Akitoshi Saito (Schoolboy) Takuma Sano (Schoolboy) Kenta Kobashi (Gymn teacher who wanders around school with a Kendo stick. Alerts Misawa to the misbehavior of his students.) Masao Inoue (person in doctors office) Mighty Inoue (Doctor) Ryu Nakata (School principal) Shu Nishinaga (Schoolboy) Akira Taue (French teacher with beret and apparently smelly socks) Shinichi Nakayama (Schoolboy) (NOAH) "THE RESEMBLANCE OF MISAWA'S NATURAL SKILL" KAITO KIYOMIYA AND KENTA KOBASHI TALK (VOL 2)4/27/2018  21st April 2018
Nikkan Spa When on December 22nd 2017, Kaito Kiyomiya returned from Canada on expedition at Korakuen Hall, the venue went quiet. He looked like a different person. Stylish hairstyle, bigger in body...however it was not only his appearance that had changed. The following January he challenged for the GHC Heavyweight belt that Kenoh then possessed. Many fans found Noah's bright new future there. Kenta Kobashi also has great expectations for him. How is Kobashi looking at Kiyomiya? What is Kiyomiya's future path? Q: You wrestled quite a few matches in Canada? Kiyomiya: Yes, about twenty-one. Kobashi: For how many promotions? Kiyomiya: About ten. There are a lot of promotions in Canada. The major one was Impact Wrestling, the old TNA. Kobashi: Canada has a lot of pro-wrestling. Kiyomiya: It is amazing. Famous American wrestlers come to Canada. Fan excitement is unique overseas. Kobashi: How did you find the differences? Kiyomiya: In Japan we attack one after another, but the Canadian wrestlers will appeal indifference after attacking. It fuelled the fans, and so I was able to secretly relax during that time (laugh). It was good for the fans, and I turned it into my own strength. Kobashi: What did you learn in Canada? Kiyomiya: After I went to Canada, I could see around me. Even when I entered I could relax even when I felt nervous. I can now see peoples faces, and hear their cheers. Kobashi: It is important that you are aware of what is around you. Some wrestlers are still nervous and do not look. You are a senior in Noah, aren't you? Kiyomiya: How is that? (Strained Laugh) Kobashi: When I heard you were going abroad, I thought it was a good thing. With the circumstances I had, I could not have experienced it, and I would like more wrestlers to experience it. Baba used to say "there is nothing to learn from the US", but I think there are a lot of things to learn in other places, even if Japan is the most technical. It is very important, even if it is just attacking and defending. Even studying other wrestlers I think has been good for you. Kiyomiya: I had a good experience. Kobashi: For athletes who go abroad, please do not misunderstand me. Even when you go up a rank when coming back, do not think it is solely to do with your strength. Kiyomiya understands, don't you? Kiyomiya: I don't know about that (laughs) Kobashi: What I mean is, is that you know what I am talking about, because you are humble. It is no good unless you combine the humble with the bold and not be arrogant. At twenty-one, you need to do it, if you don't, then when will you? In the old days you would have been considered a senior for doing it because there was a case for it. I guess in a way it still exists. However, you need to look to yourself to rise up. Q: As a child you were inspired after seeing Misawa on the TV and becoming a pro-wrestler weren't you? Kiyomiya: I first saw the inaugural GHC Heavyweight Tournament that would decide the first GHC Heavyweight Champion. It was the single match between Misawa and Yoshihiro Takayama. It was a complete shock to me, and I wondered how they were going to survive. I was a child! After that I looked to Misawa as a hero, and I have been watching it ever since. Q: What was Misawa's appeal? Kiyomiya: Even when damaged he stood up, and he would return it. In the end, he often won. Kobashi: But that was seventeen years ago? You can only have been about four. Kiyomiya: I didn't watch the event live. I think I rented it from a video store. I think I have been watching wrestling since I was a small child. Q: Kiyomiya uses Misawa's techniques, the green costumes and seems to have inherited him. Is he aware of how big this it? Kiyomiya: I have no intention of inheriting him, I respect him too much, and I need to establish myself as a professional wrestler and not rely on Misawa's technique and other things. Since I have been watching Misawa matches since I was a child, his moves will come out in my matches and there will be things I do. Kobashi: By the way, you have also done a ground cobra face lock. Misawa did that once. Kiyomiya: Really? I didn't know that! My natural tecnique is similar to Misawa? I want to treasure that. Q: In your view, are you reminded of Misawa in Kiyomiya matches? Kobashi: I am not reminded, but I see something new with momentum. The momentum jumps out. The desire for Misawa is a good thing to keep in mind, and I feel strongly that should continue. In Yokohama in the match with Shiozaki, I think he took it a step further. That kind of match should be the representation of Noah from now on, and should be bought to opponents, other matches and to fans. He has to show that to them. In that respect, he has gone further. Q: Do you have anything you are worried about, or want to ask Mr. Kobashi? Kiyomiya: In the old days, Japanese wrestlers were super heavyweight. Mr. Kobashi felt he was able to stand up and defeat them, even if they were bigger than he? Even if he fell. I am heavy right now, but I am not super heavy, please let me know your mindset on fighting larger opponents. Kobashi: If you know you will not lose, you will not lose. Kiyomiya: I need to work on that, there are many wrestlers who are larger than I am, and although I have a long time to do it, I need to work on my thoughts which are harder. Kobashi: Your feelings will toughen. Because you are thinking you are bad, you will gradually build yourself up. Are we all physically different now? All the Japense in the past have faced really big gaijin, and they have not needed any tricks. Wrestlers like Stan Hansen or Abdullah the Butcher, such large wrestlers cannot be lifted, and especially when it comes to a brainbuster or something. Old athletes had a pride, and would not have taken to being thrashed by such a young person like yourself. The competitive nature was funny. Link to original article from Nikkan Spa (in Japanese) |
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