(NOAH CHRONOLOGY) GHC HEAVYWEIGHT TAG CHAMPIONSHIP: THE AGGRESSION (KATSUHIKO NAKAJIMA & MASA KITAMIYA)
Number of title reigns: Katsuhiko Nakajima (6), Masa Kitamiya (3)
Number of defenses: 1
Lost: Tag broken on the 31st May when Masa Kitamiya turned on Katsuhiko Nakajima
Total number of days held: 86
THE AGGRESSION won the titles from The Sugiura Army (Kazushi Sakuraba and Takashi Sugiura). Speaking after the match, a dazed Masa Kitamiya said "Yokohama Budokan! It is us, THE AGGRESSION, who defeated those fun loving old men and took the belts!"
Katsuhiko Nakajima also took a shot at The Sugiura Army, saying, "Please pay attention to the future of THE AGGRESSION. It will be exciting, right? I just want to say this...Wrestling is "fun" after all!"
Challengers
1. Funky Express (Mohammed Yone & Shuhei Taniguchi)
Title challenge: May 31st, Mitsuharu Misawa Memorial
After weeks of speculation (and weeks of being beaten up and jeered at by Katsuhiko Nakajima), Funky Express finally challenged on the 15th May. Katsuhiko Nakajima thought this was the funniest thing he had heard and had a fit of laughter when Yone announced it. Getting into the ring, and in typical mocking style he asked them whether or not they should be telling everyone that they were "going out of business", he then added in sarcastically about being too scared of the "power of the old men" to give them a title shot. The audience however, applauded, and becoming serious Nakajima made it for "the best stage", by which he means May 31st at the Mitsuharu Misawa memorial. Backstage, Nakajima said he was going to beat them up from here to the title match.
The only pre-match before the title match was due to happen on the 23rd May, but due to Kotaro Suzuki falling ill and needing an emergency PCR test, and therefore his partner YO-HEY and opponents from the 22nd, Yasutaka Yano and Kai Fujimura, having to self isolate, the card was changed and Katsuhiko Nakajima took on Mohammed Yone in a singles match. And obliterated him. Afterwards, Nakajima spoke on the mic and cuttingly said, "The place where you are and were we are at, is different! There are a lot of fans here today, but there has been no support for you. That is the reality. The next match, will have the same result".
Throughout the title match, Masa Kitamiya seemed to have his mind on other things. He didn't react as he normally did to Yone's Disco Fever rope break, giving him only a gut punch after a pause, and then taking him down the second time with a rough shoulder tackle.
Katsuhiko Nakajima, however, had his big evil smile, and as things were going so well for him he ended up getting cocky and then thanks to Taniguchi outwitting him, ended up accidentally kicking Masa Kitamiya in the face. Kongoh were ready on the apron to get involved as Nakajima was bounced between Taniguchi and Yone. However. Kitamiya rallied and saved him, but there was only so much that he could do, and at least for a few moments Yone got to savor his triumph as victory looked so certain. Demons can be deceptive though and Nakajima got the win.
Dissolution of tag team
THE AGGRESSION celebrated their win in the ring, Nakajima requesting the fist bump from Kitamiya, and all looked well. Kitamiya slightly turned to face the camera with a "this guy" look on his face after it seemed that Nakajima apologized for kicking him in the face, and then as Nakajima went to leave the ring, caught him and slammed him.
Kenoh left his seat on commentary, and flanked by the other members of Kongoh, asked Kitamiya what the hell he thought he was doing?!
Kitamiya gave his reply to Nakajima;
"What are you doing!? I don't trust you! I have hated you since I entered Kensuke Office! I can't stand you anymore. Kenoh, thank you for your help!"
Then he left, breaking the tag, leaving Kongoh and vacating the title belts. Kongoh gathered their wits about them and left the ring, Manabu Soya hoisting Nakajima on to his shoulder. Backstage Nakajima muttered "son of a bitch...son of a bitch", Kenoh growled "Kitamiya..." on Twitter, and Kitamiya himself saying that he was tired of having to pretend that he and Katsuhiko Nakajima were not "bitter enemies in the same boat" ever since Nakajima entered Kongoh.
The issue of what to do with the tag belts wasn't solved until June 30th at "UP TO EMOTION 2021". Both Nakajima and Kitamiya had refused to return the belts, Kitamiya because he had won them and Nakajima because he had defended them. Even a cage match hadn't solved their problems, although it had meant that Nakajima had both lost the match and his hair. Knowing that while his hatred for Nakajima would last forever, Kitamiya suggested that they defend them with a partner of their choosing. He chose Kaito Kiyomiya (who in usual moping style said he would try his best), and Katsuhiko Nakajima chose fellow Kongoh member, Manabu Soya. Kenoh approved of Nakajima's choice remarking that "Soya is a monster". To Katsuhiko Nakajima Soya is "sufficient" for the opponents, he also added that he would "teach you wrestling".
Title match will take place on the 22nd July.
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Vs Funky Express
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