(NOAH) Memories are forgotten, but records are immortal! Keiji Mutoh aims for great achievements at the opening of the N-1 on the 12th!
2nd September 2021
Keiji Mutoh (58), who is also known as "the professional wrestling master", has vowed to set an unprecedented record. In February he took Noah's GHC Heavyweight Championship and achieved the "Grand Slam" of wearing the belts of three major promotions, but next is the N-1 VICTORY (which opens at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on the 12th). He is aiming for the feat of winning three major belts and the league battles.
Behind the scenes, I have a feeling that the genius will leave a unique fight for the fans.
Mutoh was crowned with his last remaining title, the GHC Heavyweight in February, following the IWGP Heavyweight Championship of New Japan and the Triple Crown Heavyweight of All Japan. With this he achieved the third feat in history following Kensuke Sasaki and Yoshihiro Takayama, but this is not the end of the story. His next goal is to be the first person to win a single league of all three promotions. He has already won the "G1 Climax" of New Japan once and All Japan's "Champion Carnival" three times, now only Noah's league remains. However, Mutoh has not won a league championship since the "Global League" era, which was the predecessor of the "N-1", Mutoh comments that "This will be the first time in history to win all the belts and all the leagues. I really want to set a record, so therefore I definitely want to win the championship".
Mutoh's reason is not only "because it is the first time in history", but because there are times when he is keenly aware he is a master who has wrestled many great matches that remain the memory of his fans.
"Memories are things that are forgotten over time, no matter how memorable the match is. When the generation changes, even Inoki and Baba will be forgotten, however a record and a career remains forever. I want to carve a living proof that I am a wrestler, even if I am forgotten." Because such a grand figure has been engraved, he wants an "unprecedented big record", that will not weather over time. The genius said, "Yuji Nagata has three leagues, plus the IWGP and the GHC, but he hasn't had three championships. And in terms of records, the Tokyo Sports Puroresu Award is also a record, and so the N-1 will be important to aim for that".
It seems that the path to victory is already visible. "The very first match (against Takashi Sugiura on the 12th) is the first most important. I am not thinking about anything beyond that. How do I beat Sugiura? I think that is the crucial point."
Will it be possible to establish a landmark achievement that will rise above numerous records? A new challenge for the 58 year old will start.
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