(NOAH) Series of defeats by Keiji Mutoh...the future after the recapture of the championship as pictured by Noah's Kaito Kiyomiya

17th March 2021
BBM Sports

Mutoh's defense did not collapse, and Kiyomiya did not reach the championship. Kiyomiya has suffered a concussion during the match and will miss the next event (March 21st, Korakuen Hall). The result of course was too disappointing for Kiyomiya, but before the match if course, he was only thinking about winning. Speaking of his blueprint of when he was crowned champion the second time, he said "It is the first duty of the champion to broaden the belt. I want to have title matches nationwide, even outside of Tokyo. This is the ideal situation for a pro wrestler, and by doing so, Noah can aim for heights, and I think there are things that will become apparent if the power of the brand grows beyond that. The last time I was champion, I was supported by the people around me, so I want to give it back. I want to be the one to lead."

Kiyomiya, who was crowned as GHC Heavyweight Champion for the first time in December 2018, gave a strong impression of pushing forward frantically. He spent a year as champion before losing the title. From the experience gained then, he was confident that he would be able to lead the promotion during his next championship era. For that reason, Kiyomiya wanted to hold the belt again, but he postponed it for a while. Kiyomiya, who grew up in Noah, has a different feeling for the GHC Heavyweight than the current champion, Keiji Mutoh. Which is why he has a strong desire to recapture it...
Kiyomiya anthropomorphized the belt by saying, "Keiji Mutoh is now receiving more attention than the (GHC) belt. Myself, Kaito Kiyomiya and the GHC belt, both want to rise together." 

This emotion for the GHC, is one that only wrestlers born and raised in Noah can understand. Both the GHC recapture, and the overthrow of Mutoh are big goals, but when when Kiyomiya realizes them, Noah will see a "new landscape".

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