(NOAH CHRONOLOGY) GHC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: MASAAKI MOCHIZUKI

Won: "Go on to the DEMOLITION STAGE 2021", Kumamoto Castle Hall, 28th October 2021

Number of title reigns: 0

Number of defenses:  0

Lost: WRESTLE UNIVERSE presents DEMOLITION STAGE 2021 in YOKOHAMA - Saturday November 13th, Yokohama Budokan

Total number of days held: 17

Challengers

1. Kenoh

vs Kenoh

Title match: 13th November 2021, Yokohama Budokan

Masaaki Mochizuki had achieved an ambition on two levels; he had finally won a singles belt in Noah and he had done it by defeating Takashi Sugiura, but another challenger appeared almost immediately.

Kenoh. 

There was a score to settle between both, Kenoh had robbed Mochizuki of the N-1 Victory semi finals, and to Kenoh Mochizuki had no right to wear that belt. In usual angry fashion, Kenoh told Mochizuki that;

"Masaaki Mochizuki and Takashi Sugiura are both fifty years old...the match between the old men was really intense, wasn't it? But I'm bored of it. From now on its up to me to show the future of pro wrestling. The next challenger is me, Kenoh!"

Mochizuki replied sarcastically something along the lines of that praise from Kenoh, was like praise from Caesar, and very well, he would have his title match. But, he asked, did Kenoh know why "old men" such as himself and Takashi Sugiura who are both in their fifties were in the main event? It was because Kenoh's generation lacked discipline. You can imagine how Kenoh took that.

Backstage Kenoh repeated that he was sick of these old men and their matches, and "would end the era of the old men".

10th November, Korakuen Hall

One and only pre-match

Kongoh (Katsuhiko Nakajima & Kenoh) vs The M's alliance (Masaaki Mochizuki & Masakatsu Funaki)

A four man kick fight which started off with Kenoh and Masaaki Mochizuki locking up naturally with kicks and then Katsuhiko Nakajima and Masakatsu Funaki, who can be described as rivals following the N-1 singles semi finals match, locking up part wrestling and part MMA. As Katsuhiko Nakajima has nothing to lose in this match, Nakajima could well afford to be his usual cocky self by torturing Mochi's arm and provoking Funaki while doing it. Kenoh however had to be on his guard, but it seemed that Mochizuki could read him and found his weakness by realizing that kicks weren't going to get the job done, so how about a sudden palm strike out of nowhere...

WINNER: Masaaki Mochizuki with a palm strike on Kenoh (16 minutes, 47 seconds)

Kenoh (with a split lip) scraped himself up off the mat, it slowly dawning on him what had happened. Mochi stuck out his tongue, made slapping motions and held the belt up. He continued this motion to the cameras while walking backstage. Kenoh has sworn revenge and says he will start over. Mochi said that if Kenoh really wants to end his era, then he should try and if anything today has proved that his (Kenoh's) generation doesn't have the discipline that his does by losing in the pre match. 

Title match

WRESTLE UNIVERSE presents DEMOLITION STAGE 2021 in YOKOHAMA - Saturday November 13th, Yokohama Budokan

As much as they don't get along and dislike each other, both Kenoh and Kaito Kiyomiya's matches had the same themes running through them; to go to the core of Noah and to dislodge the older generation from that spot. Kiyomiya however was more polite, and not given to Kenoh's rage against middle aged and old men cluttering up his ring. Kenoh unleashed his anger as soon as he could, attacking Mochi in what was going to be a very brutal match, and having the ref come between him. Mochi's kicks seemed to infuriate Kenoh even more, rather than wear him down. Where Mochi did go wrong however was not capitalizing after he struck Kenoh with the Palm Strike, and letting Kenoh get his wits back; the first time he didn't capitalize, the second time he couldn't as they were both knocked down. The match naturally did feature a lot of kicks, but they were inventive with them, and it was Kenoh who would strike the finishing one. 

WINNER: Kenoh by knock out win (17 minutes, 32 seconds)

NEXT CHAMPION: Kenoh

LINKS

Vs Kenoh

GHC National Match signing: Mochizuki is calm, Kenoh declares "Stop the middle aged" and declares a Kongoh monopoly on single titles