(Noah) "Lower Class": Kenoh emphasizes that this is a "less than satisfactory fight" at the GHC Heavyweight signing ceremony before the decisive match

Boku-Pro.com
5th January 2018

Tomorrow (6th January 2018), the GHC Championship match will be held at Korakuen Hall, Kenoh (champion) vs Kaito Kitomiya (challenger). The match signing was held today, January 5th, at the Noah offices in Tokyo. Kiyomiya who claims to have "grown" during his overseas expedition for half a year, was dismissed as a "green boy" by Kenoh, who reminded him of his victory half a year ago.

Kiyomiya, who returned triumphantly from the half a year expedition overseas, suddenly challenged for the GHC Heavyweight title at Noah's final night of 2017. During his expedition abroad he was immersed day and night training, and in some instances he won more than twenty matches. In the latter half of his expedition he participated in IMPACT Wrestling, and repeatedly fought against numerous powerful opponents, including former GHC Heavyweight champion, Eddie Edwards. His weight increased from 90 to 105 kilograms. Currently he weighs 100, and he has grown visually physically. It is said that his spiritual side has also been fostered during his first overseas expedition.

In the signing ceremony he said, "I am not the same person I was six months ago. I have aquired confidence through challenges, and I have practised enough every day to challenge for this belt". Kiyomiya emphasized about his new skills and technique, " I am planning various things for the finish, I will show them on the day."

This is Kenoh's first match as GHC Heavyweight Champion. "This is the first title match between men who have never worked with Misawa. I will wrestle a match that you bastards cannot imagine" he said showing his determination to start the new Noah era.

Kiyomiya, insists he has rapidly grown, but Kenoh has also leapt ahead during the last half of the year. He won the Global League and seized the GHC Heavyweight championship. "Kiyomiya may have grown, but I have been walking up a steep hill" he says, "and I cannot loose to this "green boy" who has not even debuted three years ago. I will defend. I aim high and for a spectacular match. In Fukushima I crushed him in ten minutes, I will crush him in a shorter time." In the Grand Prix match (25th June 2017) seven months ago, Kenoh won by the diving footstamp.

Kiyomiya said, "Kenoh, if you think that I am a "green boy" then I definitely cannot lose". He said, "I have no choice but to show the fans what I can do in the match, so rather than mouthing off, I want the fans to see what I can do".

Kiyomiya's arrival at Korakuen Hall at the end of last year, signified the birth of the new generation. The new champion, who claimed that the "era of Marufuji and Sugiura is over" and "follow me to the Budokan" is facing the "lower class" challenge of Kiyomiya. The new value of the new generation will soon begin.

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