(NOAH) Yoshiki Inamura Challenges for the inaugural GHC 200 title with "New Finishing Move" that took down "The Beast" ~ "It Will Be the Deciding Factor in the Tournament"

Tokyo Sports

30th July 2026

 Yoshiki Inamura (33) is fired up to compete in the tournament to crown the inaugural champion of the newly established GHC 200 title in Pro Wrestling Noah.

 The GHC200 is a new championship featuring 200-second matches; the tournament to determine the inaugural champion will take place on August 9th and 10th at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

 Inamura, who faces Kaito Kiyomiya in the first round, is fired up: "It’s only natural for me—self-proclaimed captain—to take on this new challenge from Noah. "I’m determined to become the 'First Champion'." Inamura said with enthusiasm. With a time-limit draw resulting in a double disqualification in this tournament, he grinned and noted, "It’s going to be a tense battle."

 While short matches generally favor speedy wrestlers—seemingly putting power fighters like Inamura at a disadvantage, Inamura acknowledges this but offers his own take: "In my opinion, if the opponent tries to use speed to finish the match, it actually makes it easier to land a counter. I think a single counter-attack will be the key." Bolstering his confidence is a new finishing move he debuted in his match against "The Beast" Kazuyuki Fujita on the 18th.

 In a match limited to a single five-minute round, he seized a split-second opening to lift his opponent's massive frame. He secured the victory by slamming his opponent down with a move reminiscent of the "Beast Bomb." 

 Regarding this new move, he stated, "I can execute it as a counter, and I think it will be a deciding factor in the tournament." He also spoke proudly of his time honing his skills in WWE, noting that he had competed in "Speed" matches—which last only three minutes—as well as longer gruelling bouts.

 Regarding Kiyomiya, he spoke with great confidence: "I suppose it might be a bit bold to say this to a senior wrestler, but I don't think a wrestler with doubts in his heart has the ability to decide a match in 200 seconds. I want to demonstrate the current balance of power here." He smiled and added, "Since he says he wants to start over from the opening match, I'm fine with our bout being the first match of the card, too."

 At the Hodogaya event on the 29th, Inamura competed in an eight-man tag team match and kept his momentum going by pinning Yuki Iino with the "DIS CHARGE." 

Can he go on to become the inaugural champion?

Translated from Tokyo Sports

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