(Noah) Kenoh vs Kaito Kiyamiya, GHC Heavyweight signing ceremony

On January 5th, the signing ceremony for the GHC Heavyweight Championship, to be held at Korakuen Hall on the 6th January, was held. Kenoh dismissed the challenger of his first defense as a "green boy". Meanwhile Kiyomiya vowed victory ("I will not lose"). 

What kind of battle will Kaito Kiyomiya bring after his training abroad? Who will hold the rudder of 2018? 

Q: How are you feeling before tomorrows decisive match?

Kiyomiya: I will definintely well, so please come to Korakuen Hall.

Kenoh: Misawa created Pro Wrestling Noah. The first person not involved with Misawa has become the champion, and another man not involved with Misawa has become the challenger. I cannot imagine a match like this. I cannot lose to this "green boy" with less than three years debut. I will definitely defend, and I will aim even higher.

Q: Kiyomiya, do you feel enhanced by your expedition overseas?

Kiyomiya: I have aquired confidence through challenges, and I have practised enough every day to challenge for this belt, I think I will not be defeated as I have a hungry spirit. I am not the person I was half a year ago. Kenoh, if you think I am a "green boy", I definintely cannot lose.

Q: What do you think of Kitomiya's claim that "I am not the person I was half a year ago"

Kenoh: As I said on the 22nd December in the ring at Korakuen, the look in your eyes was genuine and you were more than an incomplete Noah wrestler now, but I won this belt in a year.
Hey! I'm not losing to this bastard, this "green boy".

Q: You have increased your presence significantly in the last six months, but do you not think that he has "grown" in defeat?

Kenoh: Half a year ago I fought against him in a spectacular match in Fukushima. He may have grown, but I have been walking a steep hill. The match in Fukushima took ten minutes, I will crush him in a much shorter time.

Q: Kitomiya?

Kitomiya: It is meaningless to go abroad if that is the case. 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 and also I want Kenoh to see my growth as well.

Q: Since returning to Japan, do you have any new skills?

Kitomiya: Yes. I am planning various things for the finish, I will show them on the day.

Q: It has been a year since Noah became reborn, it will be an important match for the start of the year, how will you lead Noah as it's GHC Champion?

Kenoh: I have been saying this for a long time, but I will take my dream forward one step at a time. I have this belt. I am the face of Noah. I will walk one step at a time towards my goal.

Q: Kiyomiya, what do you think about the "GHC Match between wrestlers not related to Misawa"

Kiyomiya: I admired Misawa and it was because of him that I entered Noah. I think currently, the generation needs to be replaced as said by Kenoh, and I would like to bring fresh matches. I would also like to show the past and the present in the match.

Q: What is your impression of the GHC Champion?

Kiyomiya: Before I went abroad Kenoh was saying "I will go to the top", and he became a champion exactly as he had said, and I do admire that very much. I went overseas and I grew, I do not plan to lose any of my "growth" to Kenoh.

Link to original article (in Japanese)