(WRESTLE-1\\NOAH) "I am going to win, because I don't have enough boos" Katsuhiko Nakajima defends the WRESTLE-1 throne, and Kaz Hayashi announces a challenge!

13th February 2020
Yahoo Japan\Pro Wrestling & Kakutough News Site

On the 12th, "WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2020 W-IMPACT" was held at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo where Katsuhiko Nakajima defended the WRESTLE-1 championship. Kaz Hayashi declared a challenge at the Ota Ward Gymnasium on March 15th.

Katsuhiko Nakajima made his pro wrestling debut at the age of 15 with WJ Wrestling, and has been fighting at the forefront of pro wrestling for about 16 years. He currently belongs to Noah where he is a regular tag champion, and has held the championship three times in the last year in a tag with Go Shiozaki.
Nakajima lost the GHC tag titles on the 5th of last month, but defeated Daiki Inaba on the 12th January, and was crowned the WRESTLE-1 champion. Since then he has provoked both the WRESTLE-1 fans and the wrestlers, throwing the belt, and laughing while kicking. Even today he entered without the belt, and with a rude attitude such as letting Ring Ana bring the belt, which caused the venue to erupt in an angry yelling. Nakajima smiled, fuelling the boos around the venue.

Nakajima's opponent is Shotaro Ashino, who is WRESTLE-1 born, and leads "Enfants Terribles." Ashino, despite the fact that he is a wrestler who usually is a heel, is also a wrestler who is more passionate about love for the promotion than anyone else. He declared he would take the belt with the prestige of the promotion as a "symbol of strength." Almost all the wrestlers on the roster came to second Ashino, and so the composition of "Katsuhiko Nakajima vs WRESTLE-1" was completed.

When the match started, Nakajima stepped down from the ring and did not attempt to fight, but after a lot of booing he eventually got back in the ring to face Ashino. He wore him down with a variety of kicking techniques, with continuous kicks and strikes to the face. Ashino's movement was slowed as he could not fight back. When he did fight back, Ashino showed a violent fight, such as a muffler hold, and his speciality ankle lock. He showed his fighting spirit, such as firing off three German suplexes. A high kick by Nakajima caught Ashino in the side of the head, before he hit a relentless soccer ball kick, before using PK repeatedly and then used the vertical spike to get the victory.
Upon receiving the belt after his first defense, Nakajima threw it aside once he had been given it, and the wrestlers who had come out to second Ashino surrounded him. Even in this situation, Nakajima kept smiling and provoked with "I don't know you all. I don't know if you are strong, or if you are weak. Well, I think that is dull." He then said, "Of course, there is one here who is worried. Of course, unlike you, his face is known" (rough). He meant Kaz Hayashi.
When Kaz came to the ring, Nakajima shoved the belt in his face and said, "I'm really sorry that you have had to come in being so busy, but my answer is yes, if you say no, then it is no."
Kaz, angry, trance kicked him.
Putting the belt on Nakajima's back, Kaz said, "My answer is this, Kaz Hayashi is the next challenger". Nakajima smiled fearlessly, and once again held the belt up to Kaz.

Backstage, Nakajima said, "It is different, that is a wonderful man. I took it after a long time. I am nostalgic. It must have been a dream that Kaz Hayashi appeared in front of me. To the challenge, the answer was of course "YES" It's been a while since Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kaz Hayashi have been in a single match. Won't it be fun?" Then Nakajima provoked the WRESTLE-1 fans through the camera, "Today's WRESTLE-1 fans were good. Yes, that is it! I have been waiting for this! But WRESTLE-1 should be more intense. Make me drunk on your boos. I can't get drunk yet. That is why I will win. I will ask you again next time. Thank you."

Kaz said, "I have no other reason than to get it back. For me it is the feeling of the wrestlers, the WRESTLE-1 belt thrown and trampled on."
He is eager to compete against the WRESTLE-1 championship at Ota Ward gymnasium on March 15th.

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