(NOAH) Global League 2020 ~ Record of winners.
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It is currently the acclaimed Global Junior League 2020!
This year, veterans such as Dick Togo and NOSAWA Rongai have participated for the first time in the junior battles, and the layers have become even deeper, disturbing the league match predictions and using melee battles.
Before the semi-final and championship match to be held at Korakuen Hall on Thursday January 30th, a special feature has been planned to learn about the splendid history of successive league matches, and to prepare for the semi finals and decisive match.
In the last four league matches, many fierce battles unfolded in the best bout. Check out the record for "the strongest" that each winner has spun.
2009: Winner: Yoshinobu Kanemaru\Second place: Jyushin Thunder Lyger
2015: Winner: Daisuke Harada\Second place: Atsushi Kotoge
2018: Winner: Kotaro Suzuki\Second place: YO-HEY
2019: Winner: HAYATA\Second place: Tadasuke
This years Global Junior League semi-finalists are...
2009
WINNER: Yoshinobu Kanemaru
SECOND PLACE: Jyushin Thunder Lyger
Kanemaru, who at the time was the only Noah affiliated wrestler in Junior League*, defeated Lyger in the championship match. He won the first ever Global Junior League, and was crowned the 19th GHC Junior Champion at the same time. He defended the fortress of the Noah juniors until the last. He became a double junior championship winner, holding the GHC Junior Tag in conjunction with the GHC junior.
In this first prosperous junior league, KENTA was out with an injury, and Kotaro had influenza type A, with accidents and injuries continuing, Kanemaru was the only "home" Noah who remained in the final tournament.
In the semi finals he confronted Katsuhiko Nakajima, who at that time was part of The Kensuke Office. Although it was effectively their first singles confrontation, he lost ground on Nakajima's force and heavy blows which meant that he had passed through the league undefeated. At the end of the match, a vertical drop-type brainbuster was used. The battle intermingled hard and soft, and moved by the young warriors, Kanemaru survived with the cheers of the fans, and managed to take the pin.
His opponent in the finals was Lyger.
Lyger had been the second of Kuniaki Kobayashi, and he decided to take the initiative with a ruthless power bomb outside the ring, and in the ring he tortured Kanemaru's foot with a submission. Kanemaru's screams continued to resound. Even if he counterattacked, his right knee was not strong enough to keep up with the offensive. Meanwhile, Lyger went on the offensive again, used power moves such as an vertical stop brainbuster, an and avalanche vertical brainbuster. Kanemaru, with the encouragement of the Noah fans, raised his shoulder again and again. Kanemaru counterattacked with the lariat, and slammed Lyger with a vertical drop brainbuster, and eventually took the pin.
Genba Hiragayani toasted Kanemaru on winning the cup, and then told the interviewers, "You can have a drink too. It's a treat for NTV."
NTV said such a treat would mean they acted badly and started stumbling.
KANEMARU: On the way suddenly there were lots of accidents at the end, and I noticed that out of everyone in Noah I was alone, but it was nice to be alone if it means that I could get in the ring and take the win.
GENBA (nodding): I am glad, it was really good.
KANEMARU: I had a feeling that I could not do this, and I have never experienced that before. I am glad I won. I wonder if it was the support of Genba?
KANEMARU pretend to pour beer on Genba, who runs off
Q: Looking back on the semifinals with Nakajima?
KANEMARU: I attacked and thought about my opponent, wait and see. Well, I demonstrated that you cannot win with just momentum alone.
Q: What about the final against Lyger?
KANEMARU: There is the regret that he took the pin in Sapporo. I cannot afford to lose twice. I had to be obstinate finally.
Q: You took a brutal attack from Lyger?
KANEMARU: Just like I showed Nakajima the difference in career, he showed me his, but that couldn't help...
GENBA (butting in): Willpower and energy
KANEMARU: Shut up! I forced up energy. Including Hirayanagi. Although the technical aspect does not change, I am always thinking. I cannot be at a standstill. Kotaro's return will only be a matter of time, and KENTA and Marufuji will also come back*, so I am going to progress forwards.
Q: Was the support from the Noah fans great?
KANEMARU: I could hear them. I don't usually, and I was glad.
Lastly, Kanemaru was asked how he was going to use the prize money*, and Genba butts in saying Kanemaru is going to give half to him
*Article puts it as Junior Global Tag League, which it wasn't as it was held earlier in the year, but he and Kotaro Suzuki were holding the GHC Junior Tag titles at the time.
*KENTA had been injured in October with a right front anterior cruciate ligament rupture and lateral meniscus injury (he had surgery on November 26th), Marufuji had been out since Match with a right knee anterior cruciate ligament rupture (he underwent two hour surgery on April 9th).
*In 2009 Noah would reward both the league winners, and the runners up with various prizes and awards.
LYGER: This is frustrating. I'm sorry. Where does his power come from?
Q: The avalanche stage brainbuster was released in the final moments?
LYGER: One or two shots in the final stage. There were spots in front of my eyes. I heard Kobayashi's voice from when I was second saying, "Come on!" (the next part doesn't translate well, but he generally says about crying salty tears over not having a second to bring him the belt). He will continue Noah. What I am, it wasn't enough...I will take the next one. I cannot finish it like this. Lyger does not end with a loss."
WINNER: Daisuke Harada
SECOND PLACE: Atsushi Kotoge
In the junior league championship match, which became known as the "Osaka Rivalry Showdown", Harada of Block A, defeated Kotoge of B block after a hard fight.
From the beginning they knew all about each other in the high level destination ahead when they would meet each other. What followed was a see-saw match that reached a climax where they continued to dominate each other, with only the deployment of the Killswitch and the Katayama German continuing.
In the final stages, Kotoge did a diving body press and a high speed knee attack, but he could not finish it with just the Killswitch.
Harada rebounded with strong elbows and a vertical falling brainbuster to the knee, but Kotoge blocked the Katayama German. Nevertheless, Harada, who succeeded in countering the knee, drove home with a rolling elbow. Dragging the spreadeagled Kotoge up, he hit the jaw with a modified high knee, and finally by using the Katayama German he took away the three count.
In July 2015 at Korakuen Hall, Kotoge smashed Harada. This was Harada's blueprint for revenge in the final stage of the junior league fight, and he achieved with dominance his first title in junior league.
After the match, he emphazised that there were no sides now, and asked Kotoge for a handshake. After thinking about it for a few seconds, Kotoge shook his hand.
DAISUKE HARADA
Q: What were your thoughts on shaking hands with Kotoge after the match?
HARADA: How did you feel about it?
Q: You seemed to be feeling Kotoge's thoughts?
HARADA: I agree. I made a gesture, but I thought it would make a good difference. Acknowledgement as a rival with no connection that anymore, and if anyone thought...well, I don't want to say anymore, but the reason why I did it today was because the match was the finals.
ATSUSHI KOTOGE
Q: At the end of the match, you spoke to Harada?
KOTOGE: Well, we don't have to fight anymore.
2018
WINNER: Kotaro Suzuki
SECOND PLACE: YO-HEY
Kotaro defeated YO-HEY in the Junior League Championship final. He declared that the "Noah juniors had collapsed", and challenged the GHC Junior champion, Harada (who he compared to a "Class A War Criminal"), at the 30th October at Korakuen Hall.
Declaring that the "Noah Juniors are weak now", Kotaro participated in Junior League and defeated the then current champion, Harada, in the official league match and progressed through A block. He entered the final match with YO-HEY, who had come through B block undefeated.
Although the fans were cheering for YO-HEY, who had become "the last defence of the Noah Juniors", dominated Korakuen. Kotaro was calm.
From the start, Kotaro took the initiative with a ruthless body attack. Even when YO-HEY counterattacked with the Super Face G, and the Low Sky G, Kotaro's flow was regained with an elbow to the body which made use of "early savings".
Nevertheless, YO-HEY, responding to the cheers of the Noah fans, counterattacked with three kicks in a row, until Kotaro went for the Excalibur, and he landed the fourth kick. As soon as the Low Sky G succeeded, he went for the Face G, and almost had the three counts. Despite this, he could not get the the 3 count. Kotaro caught the second Super Face G in midair and slammed it into a powerbomb. Further more, dragging YO-HEY up, he took the three counts with a Requiem instead of the Tiger Driver.
Speaking cooly of the win, Kotaro said on the microphone, "When I come out, I will win. The Noah juniors will collapse. You are all weak."
As the crowd booed, the GHC champion Harada stood in front of Kotaro, who was aiming for him.
"I will tell you again, the Noah Junior's are now...!
Harada snatched the microphone away before he could say the word "Weakest", and said "Your fucking kidding me. Yeah, you won this year, I lost, but this is bullying. A single match for my belt"
He nominated Kotaro as champion.
KOTARO SUZUKI
Q: What are you feeling now?
SUZUKI: Of course, you want to know why I kept winning with the Tiger Driver, but I did not use it in the final? I didn't feel like using it. The final league battle has begun, I will use my head, this is how to fight a league.
Q: And YO-HEY?
SUZUKI: He tried
YO-HEY
"I'm sorry...I'm sorry..."
2019
WINNER: HAYATA
SECOND PLACE: Tadasuke
This years junior league championship was a RATELS confrontation, in which HAYATA defeated Tadasuke after a fierce fight.
HAYATA, who unusually for him spoke, declared his challenge to the GHC Junior Champion Minoru Tanaka, but saying "Next...belt", while Tadasuke who had lost, wept.
Tadasuke, who took A Block in "perfect form" and HAYATA, who won B Block in close contest, clashed in the finals. Tadasuke was seconded by Harada, with HAYATA being seconded by YO-HEY, their respective tag partners.
Tadasuke's momentum was noticeable from the beginning, catching HAYATA'S plancher in midair and slammed him into the apron side in a power bomb. HAYATA, who suffered from an attack to the waist, fought back with a tricky counterattack. Rope work and submission moves, although the two of them knew each other so well and were able to read each other inside and out, it was Tadasuke who took the opportunity first. Taking the opportunity of attacking from a blind spot, he dropped a Senton bomb on HAYATA with great speed. He went for the second shot in a row by breaking down HAYATA with the lariat, in addition he struck with a deadly outcast, which almost seemed to give him the win. However, HAYATA kicked out at just three counts. HAYATA countered the Avalanche Type Outcast with the Ultra C (swivel type kick). Furthermore, when Tadasuke fell with his head through the ropes, HAYATA used The Headache, and drove Tadasuke's head into the mat.
Despite this, Tadasuke circumvented the subsequent Headache, and countered it within a 2PAC (rotating cross compaction), but this could not get him the 3 counts.
HAYATA, on the other hand followed all Tadasuke's counterattacks by strike kicks, and went for the Headache again. On the second attempt he took the win.
Tadasuke, who had been aiming to "break away from being number 4 in RATELS", missed the laurels in great regret.
Quarrell over, he hugged HAYATA after the match, but full of regret, he cried his eyes out.
The following four wrestlers have been selected as representatives of each block as a result of the Edion Arena Osaka 2nd Stadium event
BLOCK A: Yoshinari Ogawa
BLOCK B: Dick Togo
BLOCK C: Hajime Ohara
BLOCK D: Daisuke Harada
GLOBAL JUNIOR LEAGUE 2020, Thursday January 30TH (18:30 Korakuen Hall)
Yoshinari Ogawa vs Dick Togo
Hajime Ohara vs Daisuke Harada
The winner of Ogawa vs Togo will face the winner of Ohara vs Harada in the finals.
Who is will be the strongest in the Noah Juniors!?
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