(NOAH) Muy Bien large gathering! Hajime Ohara's 15th anniversary match special feature!

23rd December 2019
Noah.co.jp

The history of Tōryūmon, SMASH, Hustle

A commemorative match celebrating the 15th year of Ohara's professional wrestling debut, will be held on Friday December 27th at the Sugiura Army produce, at Korakuen Hall. Wonderful people will gather such as Ultimo Dragon, Shiro Koshinaka and Tokyo Gurentai, but are there only a few who know the connections?
The answer was broadcast live on Noah's YouTube channel the other day inside the "Sugiura Army Live". If you haven't seen it yet, please watch the video, but for now lets take a look at the content and get to the roots of Ohara's 15 years in Pro Wrestling.

OHARA: Thanks to you, for 15 years I have been able to do professional wrestling, and I will be having a milestone match. After a long while I have the opportunity to climb into the same ring with my teacher, Principal Ultimo Dragon (nickname "Principal").

Hajime Ohara trained in 2003 in Tōryūmon, a Japanese luchadore training school in Mexico. With the founder, Ultimo Dragon as his teacher, he made his debut in Mexico the following year. After that he fought for a long time all over the world with Ultimo Dragon.
After 2008, the main fight returned to Japan, after Hustle and SMASH, he joined Noah in 2013. So, what kind of connection does he have to the other participating members?

Six people with roots in Mexico

OHARA: Perhaps some people are wondering why I am partnering with Shiro Koshinaka? We were together in CMLL (Mexican promotion), and we returned to Japan together to go to HUSTLE. In ZERO ONE we came out as a tag team. Also when we were in Mexico, Koshinaka was growing a beard, and said for me to grow one. I had a lot of affinity with Koshinaka.

Also, the thugs, who are the opponents, have a close relationship with Ohara's roots.

OHARA: NOSAWA is an opponent, but NOSAWA and I have been together since we wrestled in a debut at Arena Coliseo (the holy land of professional wrestling in Mexico). MAZADA was the coach during the Tōryūmon era, and when he came to CMLL, we have worked together several times and had matches together. When we were in HUSTLE, I sometimes got involved in the monster army. Everyone has played a part in my career, and so I think because of that I was able to build a card suitable for the 15th anniversary, with wrestlers who were very important to me at times.

TAG WITH PRECIOUS ULTIMO PRINCIPAL.

Here are some questions about the relationship with Ultimo Dragon

SUGIURA: Is this your first time partnering with the Principal?
OHARA: It was the time when a certain wrestler could not come to CMLL due to an accident. Mexico always has a spare wrestler for emergencies, but the spare wrestler at the time was me, and suddenly there was this match between myself and Ultimo Principal Ultimo Dragon, which was put together in a hurry. I was a heel, and I found I had an unusual day of being a babyface. I don't really remember that much about tagging with Principal, because we always fought. Our last fight was a singles match in North Korea about four or five years ago, and perhaps a match in Nagoya. I think it was in an IGF ring. It has been a long time since I have been involved with The Principal so much. I am looking forward to it.

The struggle between them continued, even when Ohara was in SMASH. Although the two have a long history of fighting, this time the teacher and the student will be in the same corner.
What kind of drama will be weaved by the teamwork by the two who have always fought?

And then suddenly, NOSAWA Rongai suggested some interesting rules...

SUGIURA: NOSAWA, what do you think about this card?
NOSAWA: How about we make this match with Lucha Libre rules?
(Explanation)
OHARA: Isn't it a great deal of effort?
NOSAWA: Yeah
SUGIURA: Can Koshinaka follow them? (laughs)
OHAWA: Koshinaka went to Mexico with Misawa during the All Japan era, so he should be okay!
(Koshinaka trained in Mexico with Misawa during the All Japan era during his youth)
SUGIURA: Yes!

Ohara's talk about his early pro-wrestling life in Mexico is crucial.
Ohara's finisher, Mui Bien, has broad meaning that can be used to affirm that something is "very good" in Spanish, which means that Ohara and Mexico are still strongly linked.

On December 27th, six wrestlers who trained in Mexico, will gather at Korakuen Hall, a sacred place for Japanese professional wrestling, which stands beside Arena Mexico and Arena Coliseo.

Link to original article from Noah.co.jp
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