(NOAH) Sugiura "The leading role in the N-1 Championship is me"

Tokyo Sports
14th September 2019

"It will be me that will shine."

Noah's King Shame, Takashi Sugiura (49) vowed on the 13th September to take "complete victory" over the legends at the "N-1 Championship" at the finals on the 16th (Edion Arena, Osaka 1st Stadium).
He will clash with Kenoh (34) for the championship. If he wins, he will challenge the GHC Heavyweight Champion, Kaito Kiyomiya (23), at Sumo Hall on November 2nd.
He is aiming to recapture the championship at Sumo Hall on November 2nd.

"I can't lose. I have no reason to lose. In order to stand in Noah's main, I cannot give the leading role in the event to others. I don't intend to give up the win, but I am also prepared to make a "match", besides the one with Kenoh. Keiji Mutoh, Jun Akiyama, Kazushi Sakuraba, Kazuyuki Fujita. I think that the experience I have gained in other promotions and competitions, will not be wasted. After the lineup match is over, the main will bring the cheers of the entire venue. It is then at that moment I can prove that Noah is the best in the real sense."

In the semi, Kiyomiya, Mutoh and Akiyama will form a dream trio. They will clash with Noah's Genius Naomichi Marufuji, Masaaki Mochizuki and Shuhei Taniguchi. Elsewhere, the IQ wrestler, Sakuraba will participate in a six person tag against STINGER led by Yoshinari Ogawa. The Beast, Fujita, will fight with bullet Yoshiki Inamura of the dissident unit, "Kongoh".
It is hard to grasp the tournament with extravagant content, to say nothing about the roster, and although it is a difficult task, Sugiura's confidence is unwavering because he has participated in martial arts such as PRIDE and Pancrase, and he was experienced many times battles with New Japan at the Tokyo Dome.

He will be 50 years old next May.
If he fulfills the fifth championship at Sumo Hall on the 2nd November, the achievement of the birth of the "50's administration" will also be in view.
"I'm sorry, but the old man is going to change history again. It will be engraved on the heart of the person who comes to see who the real star wrestler is."

The amazing 49 year old is aiming for an unknown territory.

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