(Noah) Kaito Kiyomiya is the youngest challenger to the GHC Title
26th December 2017
Noah's rising star, Kaito Kiyomiya (21), has made history by being the youngest person on record to challenge for the GHC Heavyweight Championship. After returning home from Canada, where he has been for about a year and a half, he announced his challenge to the new champion Kenoh (32) at Korakuen Hall on the 22nd December. The date has been set for the same venue on January 6th next year.
"Practice and meals are all with the nature of wrestling, but I do not think that had I been in Japan I could have devoted myself to it like this" Kiyomiya mused.
Based in Ontario, Canada, he participated in about 60 matches at BCW (Border City Wrestling). He took up residence with Scott D'Amor (Vice President, 43) who has experience of visiting and working in Japan. He did about twelve hours practice and ate five meals a day which led to his weight being increased by 15 kilograms to 105.
Early in the autumn he was "promoted" to IMPACT Wrestling to which the then GHC Champion Eddie Edwards (33) belonged. He also had a single match with Edwards. So far the youngest challenger on record was Naomichi Marufuji (38), who was twenty-six years old and eleven minths. If Kiyomiya does win the title, it will be a huge achievement.
"I practiced and had matches with all kinds of athletes over there there. Although I thought the practice of centering on bridges was "crazy" I absorbed all the skills, and of course I would like to go on record as making the challenge".
Naomichi Marufuji has stated, "his potential has been high from the beginning, he has been a heavyweight from the beginning. I want him to aim for the top in three years and I think he can do it".
Kiyomiya, who did not participate in the Fan Appreciation Festival at ShinjukuFace in Tokyo, was watching from the back of the hall. While the growing figure is wrapped in mystery, he will face the New Year ready to fight.
Link to original article: https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/870977/
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