(NOAH) POST MATCH PROMOS: CROSS OVER 2021 in HIROSHIMA (1st August 2021, Sun Plaza Hiroshima)

KING TANI

TANI: (Wasn't it a win?) Since the opponents were Yone and Aki of Funky Express, I felt their power anew and from my partner today, Okada. I got a good stimulus from these upbeat guys. We will aim upwards without going down, so lets Fun King with Funky Express!"

KONGOH

(Kenoh, Tadasuke & Aleja)

KENOH: Don't underestimate...there is more potential!

TADASUKE: Did you see it?* In this Noah ring, which is said to kill the high flyers, Aleja, Aleja, Aleja!! He jumped over it without touching!? It's amazing! You can't find such an amazing guy in the other juniors! Remember, remember! This new guy is our new member, Aleja, Aleja, Aleja!!

ALEJA: Listen! It's the age of Kongoh Juniors and Kongoh!

TADASUKE: Aleja! Aleja! Aleja! 

*Noah's top rope is high

KENDO KASHIN

*Kendo Kashin appears in the commentary area, having randomly jumped King Tani*

KASHIN: You can't bring a Queen? 

TANI: I don't have a Queen!

KASHIN: Bring her to me! Are you sacrificing time for money? Are you doing a job you don't want to do for money? 

TANI: What...what are you talking about? I don't have a Queen!

KASHIN: Live the life you want to! You! Do you understand? You! Bring me a Queen, soon!

TANI: Hey! There isn't a Queen!

KASHIN: Bastard! (Throws a life-size panel of Naomichi Marufuji at Tani before leaving)

STINGER

(Yuya Susumu and Seiki Yoshioka)

YOSHIOKA: We won the belt in Hiroshima, where we made our debuts. This is us, this is fate. 

SUSUMU: If you understand the significance of this place, then the result will be good. STINGER has broken through to the middle of the Noah Juniors. 

GREAT MUTA & NOSAWA RONGAI

MUTA: I'm still hungry! I want more blood! See you soon, I will be coming back to the ring...KAWASAKI! KAWASAKI!

NOSAWA: In 2021 in a world which is in such a difficult situation, Keiji Mutoh is followed by a terrifying thing called Great Muta...I'm speechless...he's revived. I will explain more in detail in a remote conference. Next is Kawasaki. Kawasaki. I don't know.

STINGER

(HAYATA, Seiki Yoshioka & Yuya Susumu)

HAYATA:.....

(Yoshioka & Susumu silently show their belts and leave)

NAOMICHI MARUFUJI

Q: Looking back on the match? 

MARUFUJI: There are various types of pro wrestlers in the world, instead of saying "Which one is better" or "this is good", I think that it's the people who have followed the path that they have believed in who are strong. Today has been completely different from the pro wrestling that I have been accumulating since I was 18, but I think he rose to my ring, and I am really tired...I can say that because I won, and so in a sense it was fun.

Q: You said that you will be "the face of Noah that everyone will recognize", but what are you looking forward to next? 

MARUFUJI: I said that I would be Noah's face, but in the foreground shortly it is the N-1. Today, I thought I would say it if I could bear Sakuraba. Every year a champion appears or does not appear...that kind of thing happens. Well, as someone who has had a career in this promotion, I won't appear in the N-1 as champion...I won't appear. 90% of people may think, "Is the GHC Heavyweight Champion, looking down on it?", but I have won this belt and been defending it, and since I have it I feel like I can't do a singles match easily. Some people may say, "No, you should win all the league matches". I understand that, and I have the same idea, but I think the GHC Heavyweight Champion should take extra care in each singles match, and aim for the top...this is my suggestion to the company, and I am sure they will give me an answer by the end of the day. 

Q: Will your next defense be made against the winner? 

MARUFUJI: Yeah, that is the way it is going to be. If anyone has a problem, then they should win. Sounds conceited to all the wrestlers, right? I am proud to say that I am still the champion, and that if you have a problem with it then you should come. But, not everyone can do that, right? Only one person can? Please do your best to be that person in the N-1 VICTORY. But during that time, I'm not messing around. It's crystal clear, as the GHC Heavyweight Champion, even if I am not in the N-1, I will leave more of presence than the guy in N-1. That is my own personal challenge. In a way, it's also a form of driving myself. I don't want to be told by anyone what to say. I can drive myself. Today I beat Kazushi Sakuraba. 

Q: You released one or two elbows and an Emerald Flowsion?

MARUFUJI: I wanted to bring out the pro wrestling that Kazushi Sakuraba didn't know, and after all, this is Osaka. I was able to win (looks towards the heavens), I'm sorry Misawa-san, I borrowed a little. Thanks to that I won.

Translated from Noah.co.jp

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