The first alliance of Fujita & Sugiura triumph with good cooperation.

4th October 2019
Eastern Sports Web

At the Noah Korakuen Hall event on 3rd October, "King Shame" Takashi Sugiura (49) finally joined with the "Beast" Kazuyuki Fujita (48) for the first time.
Attention was paid to whether the two people with strong personalities could actually get on, but the outcome was a good cooperation and a complete victory over Shuhei Taniguchi (42) and Hitoshi Kumano (27).
Will the strong middle aged tag between a former GHC champion and a former IWGP champion create a whirlwind in the world of the may by the end of 2019?

The team of Sugiura and Fujita did not hold the pace from the beginning, but managed to skillfully divide Taniguchi between them while taking it in turns.
Lastly, Fujita, who received support from Sugiura, silenced Taniguchi with two shots and after that Kumano with the soccer ball kicks, and then a sleeper hold until he was a faint whisper.

Before the match Sugiura said, "because he is out of control...I don't know what will happen", but he controlled The Beast brilliantly.
After the match, Fujita said that Noah is still a "mud ship", but he succeeded in gaining his trust when Fujita said, "I will leave it to the leader".
For Sugiura, Fujita is a special person who encouraged his decision during a crossroad in his life.
"During the amateur era (1996), we were together on the National Team for the Atlanta Olympics, and I observed him as classmate. Meanwhile, four years before than me, he became a professional wrestler, and certainly that had an impact on my own choice afterwards."
Having someone so close to him gave the option to Sugiura to become a professional wrestler.

He made a good start in the tag with the wild beast, but said, "It is up to Fujita in the future. Its up to him because he can't be controlled".
After the match, Taniguchi demanded a rematch with Fujita, which will take place at Sumo Hall on November 2nd. The continued participation of The Beast in Noah has been decided, and it seems that the combination of will be intense.

The only concern is Fujita's "allergy problem".
Sugiura, who is called a "company dog" by Kenoh (34) produced a t-shirt with his dog Kenta printed on it. Although it was given to The Beast, he rejected it due to "animal allergies." Fujita did not wear it today, and despite this Sugiura said, "Even if you have allergies, what about a Mameshiba? I want you to get used to it little by little."
He is not going to give up.

As far as the good relations in the ring are seen between the strongest middle aged tag, there is still a point of worry; finding a compromise and becoming the center of Noah.

* Smaller breed of the Shiba Inu literally "bean shiba" because of its size.

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