(NOAH) "I'm training my head for the monster battle" Go Shiozaki's confidence in the third defence with Marufuji

20th July 2020
Tokyo Sports

Noah's GHC Heavyweight Champion, Go Shiozaki (38) will take advantage of the toughness that he has gained in the battle with The Beast, and will face Naomichi Marufuji (40) in his third defence on August 5th at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

In the tag match on the 18th at Korakuen Hall, when the box office reopened to an an audience, he sank to Marufuji's new technique the "True Tiger King", which struck the side of his head, after which he acknowledged his challenge. Shiozaki recalls with a bitter smile, "I was beaten. In the first match with customers". However, Shiozaki argued "If is it the case that you say "I am Noah", then "I am the Real Noah". Regarding the matter of throwing in "I've been with Noah for 20 years?" It doesn't matter how many years, I am the only symbol".

As for the new technique that Marufuji has created, Shiozaki commented "It is the first time it happened, I was taken by surprise. There was nothing to be done against the impact. The amount of experience is different for the head." 
This confidence is backed up by the match with Kazuyuki Fujita (49), who he had a fierce fight with in his first defense and the pre match on March 29th in which he received many blows to the head which had sent wrestlers to hospital. "It wasn't just being kicked in the face, it was being hit in the face hard by a fist many times. If you are aware that is going to be "coming", then your head can handle it."

At the Korakuen Hall event on the 19th, which was the day after the defeat, he defeated Yoshiki Inamura (27) in a twelve man tag with the Gowan lariat. The champion who will increase his awesomeness with each accumulated defense, will repel the genius's knee. 

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