(NOAH) A challenge to the youngest GHC Heavyweight Champion, Kaito Kiyomiya, "I will take back the belt and rescue that young man from crisis" (4th January 2019)
Celebrating his 34th birthday on the 1st, Kenoh wrote for his New Year calligraphy "Conviction of hope".
On December 22nd 2017, Kenoh defeated Eddie Edwards at Korakuen Hall, and celebrated winning the GHC Heavyweight Championship, the highest peak in Noah in the 10th year of his debut. However, he lost it in his third defensive match to Takashi Sugiura (48) on March 11th at the Yokohama Cultural Arena.
On December 16th, Sugiura was defeated by Kaito Kiyomiya in Yokohama, who became the youngest champion in history.
Just a year ago at Korakuen Hall, Kenoh, who was GHC Champion, rejected Kiyomiya's challenge and succeeded in his first title defense; this time, the position is reversed.
Kenoh has stated, "The champion is the face of the promotion. When I was the GHC champion, there was a lot of pressure. In January of last year, Kiyomiya came home from training overseas, and fighting with his mind at ease, he was the brightest in Noah. But, having a belt at only 22, will crush that good material. Why don't you let him have a little more experience before becoming the champion? I will take back the belt on the 6th January to save both the company and that young man."
If he does recapture the GHC Heavyweight for the first time in ten months, he looks forward to fulfilling revenge against Sugiura, "again, I will compete with Sugiura in the title fight, I will defeat him, and as I will be the champion, I want to receive the challenge from and defeat the returning Marufuji".
Link to original article from Yahoo Japan (in Japanese)
Picture credit ~ Yahoo Japan
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