(NOAH) "This is the first and last" Noah's empty arena match trends sixth place at sacred place of Korakuen

30th March 2020
Daily.co.jp

Noah's first empty audience event, which was held in response to the Governor of Tokyo calling for self restraint, attracted attention such as ranking sixth in Japan's twitter trend.

Also, according to the officials, live viewers of the video distribution service "DDT Universe" have gained popularity this time, despite being limited to paid members. It was said that the number was comparable to the Korakuen Hall event on January 30th.

The event was changed to an empty arena due to a request from the city for self restraint regarding public gatherings. Akihiro Takeda said that he did not cancel because, "Due to the four title matches, the city governance told me that to hold an empty arena would be fine as there would be four title matches live between Samurai TV and DDT Universe." Expanding on the intense in ring battles, he evaluated "It was better than not doing it. I think this is the first and last time we will have an audience for an empty arena event on the scale of Korakuen Hall. From now on, what will we do with this flow?"

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