(NOAH) Who has the best "mic skills" in Noah? Winners chosen by wrestlers.

23rd April 2020
Pro Wrestling DX

Within the promotion is the most "technical", has "power", is good on the "mic" or is "good looking?"
Starting today, a special series called "Wrestlers determined by Wrestlers" will show the number one of each division (there will be 10) by "In-Wrestler evaluation" from their perspective.

This is the first edition of Noah's, the "Mic Appeal Division".

We conducted interviews with 24 wrestlers currently competing in Noah (contracted roster members ad freelancers who have been in or with Noah for more than three years).

1st place: Kenoh (Voted for by 11 out of 24 wrestlers)

Comments from wrestlers who chose Kenoh

Kaito Kiyomiya: As the person who has recieved the most of his "verbal attack", I am going to pick him for something I hate (rough as it does not translate well)
Masa Kitamiya: He says what he wants, but he is watching the reaction of the listener. Personally, I don't think that the mic would work without it.
Shuhei Taniguchi: He has persuasive power
Mohammed Yoe: He has originality in the way he communicates. He uses his own words to convey himself powerfully. He has got "Kenoh World"
Yoshiki Inamura: Before I entered Kongoh, I felt that there was something that resonated. I feel he is saying what the fans want to say.
Kotaro Suzuki: There is a strong sense of likes and dislikes, but that is why the impression is strong I think. (Kotaro then makes a comment which can be translated like, he doesn't chew the mic, which means he isn't at a loss of what to say)
Nio: He conveys exactly what he wants to say
Tadasuke: The statement "Take You To The Budokan" is impressive, I feel it attracts people
Kinya Okada: See how he talks for that long, drawing in the customers and exciting them
Masao Inoue: If you listen, you can understand
HAYATA: I often see him talking

Kenoh, who leads the rebel group "Kongoh", recieved the overwhelming wrestler evaluation that approached the majority.
A characteristic of his microphone, is calling the fans "fucking bastards". While this is characteristic, he speaks the fans thoughts on the microphone, such as "I will take you to the Budokan". On the other hand, he is also aware of stimuli and topics, such as yelling for Kiyoshi Tamura to "Please, fight me seriously."

"It is gold....follow me"

Kenoh, although gathering a lot of opinions whether they be in between or not good, has gained a lot of acclaim with wrestlers, regardless of their being enemies or allies.

2nd place: Masa Kitamiya (5 out of 24 wrestlers voted) 

Comments from wrestlers who chose Masa Kitamiya

Kenoh: Kitamiya has a good sense of choice of words and thanks well when there are many people who just say the same thing and feel stupid.
Naomichi Marufuji: Kenoh speaks well, and Sugiura has depth. Kitamiya uses the mic in such a way that makes you feel his rationality and his trivia. I hate him as an enemy, but I don't hate his microphone.
Atsushi Kotoge: He injects convincing powerful words, and a sense of learning. You can get stuck into it,
Junta Miyawaki: Excuse me if this seems to be prideful, but the sense of the words resonate outstandingly
Katsuhiko Nakajima: That's what I love about you

Masa Kitamiya was ranked second by the five wrestlers.
He rarely has a microphone on a big stage or a big match, but his word sense which is simple and masculine, has a sense if the "Showa Era*" somewhat, and gives a hint of his intellect.

It may be a little surprising from the point of view of the fans, but from the wrestlers point of view, he is proudly second place.
Moreover, the two members of Kongoh have monopolized the 1st and 2nd place.

3rd Place: Takashi Sugiura (3 votes out of 24 wrestlers)

Comments from wrestlers who chose Takashi Sugiura

Takashi Sugiura: I am set with both the match and the microphone, and its useless if the contents are salty and the microphone is good. If the contents of the match are not good, then as a premise, the microphone will not be good.
Daisuke Harada: Even if he doesn't speak for long, he uses the microphone to touch the hearts of the customers. I feel that he is straightforward in conveying his feelings.
Hajime Ohara: Skillful words, talkative, amusing speech, good tempo...that may be the evaluation axis of the microphone, but its from the perspective of the "most inspirational to the customers". I think the simplest thing is to sway the hearts of the customers, which is also the most amazing.

Takashi Sugiura ranked 3rd after being evaluated by three wrestlers, including voting for himself.

He used to use the microphone to make people laugh, but ow he sways the hearts of the fans with his sincere thoughts and words of gratitude after a fierce battle. Recently, he has become famous for saying, "As long as Noah continues, I will be a company dog". He is famous for his remarks, but he is also good in wrestler "Mic battles".

There is no need to hesitate or relax, "Once in a while, KENTA raised the white flag in order to push such a line"

In the second part of the Noah edition, we will bring "Good at excitement"

Link to original article from Pro Wrestling DX 
Picture credit: Pro Wrestling DX

*The Japanese divide era into the current regnal era of the Emperor. Japan is currently in the "Reiwa" era, the "Showa" era dates from 1926 to 1989. This means that Masa Kitamiya has a slightly old fashioned way of speaking, which he probably partly picked up from Masa Saito, and also probably from the Yukio Mishima (author 1925 - 1970) that he reads.