(NOAH) "I was happy with the customers reaction today" Tamon makes a triumphant return to the ring with amateur wrestling techniques!
Weekly Pro 24th October 2000 (Issue No. 1000) Tamon Honda returned to the ring for the first time in approximately four months since the All Japan Pro Wrestling event in Suwa on June 2nd. This was his first match in Noah. Tamon appeared having lost weight to reduce the strain on his knees. Furthermore, he entered wearing a wrestling uniform, saying, "To return to my roots." That desire to return to his roots was evident in the match. Double-leg takedowns, counter-attacks, a kesa-gatame (judo) followed by a neck hold—Tamon fought using the amateur wrestling moves he excelled at, as if to confirm his return to the ring. And in the end, he refined a move he'd used since his amateur wrestling days, forcing Hashi to submit and marking his comeback victory with his own hands. "I was happy with the audience's reaction today, even though it was my first time in the Noah ring. It felt like I was back home" said Tamon. His knee is still far from fully recovered, but ...
