(NOAH) "Rules can be changed", Katsuhiko Nakajima defeats Manabu Soya for his second defense, and speaks on the next one.

June 22nd 2020

Hochi News

Pro Wrestling Noah broadcast the empty arena event, "NOAH "GO FORWARD" DAY 2" on the 21st June where Manabu Soya who won the number one contenders tournament to challenge for the GHC National in the main event, challenged the champion, Katsuhiko Nakajima. After a hard hitting battle of 28 minutes and 20 seconds, Nakajima defeated Soya with the vertical spike, and succeeded in defending for the second time. 

After achieving his second defense, Nakajima praised his challenger who he had faced head on saying, "Manabu Soya, your name will be remembered". He also spoke of the tournament and the fourteen wrestlers who entered, saying "Thank you to all the wrestlers who entered to compete for the belt. It was an exciting night."

Backstage Nakajima once again praised Soya saying, "He is a hot guy. I burned when I touched him in the match", he also spoke of the tournament saying, "I think it was good to have a tournament and a title match, I think the character of the GHC National as come out with that." Speaking of the future he said, "It is okay if there are many different wrestlers aiming at this belt in many different ways, there are many possibilities." At the start he would like to propose that, "The rules can be changed, there is that. There are many rules that I have not yet done."

At the end of the Fujisan Messe event on March 22nd, the rest of the events were cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak, and Noah have shown their wrestling as TV matches. On July 18th it was decided that the long awaited resumption of live shows will resume at Korakuen Hall. Nakajima says, "I am looking forward to it. Finally, we can feel the same thing all together in the same place, not just through the screen. I haven't been able to do that for the last few months, so I think it will explode on that day." Regarding the next challenger he called out for them saying, "I will accept anyone's challenge. If you want this red stimulus, come out. I'm waiting."

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