(Noah) Naomichi Marufuji on BattleMen (May 18th 2018)



About half an hour or so into the show, Naomichi Marufuji is introduced. He remarks that it has been a long time since he was on Battlemen ("long time no see")

Its easier if I summarize things in bullet points:
  • Marufuji's theme starts to play in the background as his shortened bio appears onscreen. 
  • They serve exotic meat at Muscle Grill (kangaroo), and yes, the famous Shiranui Curry is also available
  • Kaito Kiyomiya makes his brief speech at Power Hall (Marufuji couldn't be there)
  • TAKAYAMANIA also discussed, Marufuji basically says he is honored to do it. 
  • Champions Carnival was fun
  • Takao Omori mentioned (nothing much is really said about him though, especially not the fact that Misawa kicked him out of Noah). 
  • Jumbo Tsuruta memorial match, they talk briefly about him. Marufuji mentions the dojo, and his training there, and says he has much to thank him for. 
  • Marufuji can be heard muttering something after the cameras cut back to the studio after a segment, to which the presenter hurriedly talks loudly over afterwards. 
  • Notice, Marufuji's whirly watch, the face spins around each time he moves his arm
  • They discuss the participants in Power Hall (and others)
  • Marufuji says that Kai was a match "he felt", Yoshi was the hardest. 
  • Akiyama is coming to "Flight"
  • Moment of reflection after talking about the fist bump that ended the bitterness between All Japan and Noah
  • Seems emotional when seeing the All Japan footage*
  • About All Japan, Marufuji says something like "it was somewhere I was as a wrestler"
NOTE: Anyone who watches puro a lot may have noticed the word "Senshu" being used after an athletes name (i.e. here Marufuji is addressed as "Marufuji-senshu" rather than "Marufuji-san".) "Senshu" is a honorific, and as its Marufuji's occupation (athlete), it is used after his name. 

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