(NOAH) "Follow Me You Bastards!" Kenoh's Weekly Pro Column (30th November 2021)
KENOH: Next question.
Q: My pleasure...Mr Taro Kono!*
KENOH: This weeks agenda is Weekly Puroresu's Wrestling Grand Prix 2021
Q: Well then...thank you!
KENOH: It goes without saying that this is my personal opinion, because I anticipate the peoples will of the fucking assholes. In all areas in last weeks Weekly Pro issue, it is influential and considering the number of fans that recommend the group, the phrase is that New Japan has a great ability to monopolize first place. First, it's the Grand Prix. In short, it's a 21 year MVP. Among that is Shingo Takagi, who duly led the IWGP World Heavyweight front throughout the year. The Pro Wrestling Grand Prix is decided by the votes of Weekly Pro readers and the mobile users. What kind of age group are the Weekly Pro readers?
Q: There are many people in their 40s and 60s
KENOH: Keiji Mutoh is the Bubble Generation era*, don't you think? New Japan is number one every year. With the hope that Noah will open a hole by beating New Japan, this is Keiji Mutoh. Ask the old fans.
Q: Kenoh, aren't you usually saying something like "Nursing Home"?
KENOH: Hot topic, next question please.
Q: So while denying the "Nursing Home", isn't this series also interweaving past stories with the aim of being sympathetic to Weekly Pro readers in their 40s-60s?
KENOH: Shut up!
Q: Sorry
KENOH: Anyway, currently only Keiji Mutoh can beat New Japan in the Grand Prix. Alright, next.
Q: Best match?
KENOH: 21st March in Sendai, Shingo Takagi vs Will Ospreay. It's a match all those fuckers seem to like. Shingo has passion and power, and Ospreay has speed and aerial maneuvers. Recently, matches between all-rounders has tended to be evaluated, but I think the matches between wrestlers, whose individuality stands out, is interesting. It is definitely better to be a professional wrestler and have individuality.
Q: How about Joshi?
KENOH: I'd like to say that AZM was my choice, but it's Utami Hayashishita. It's massive that she fought fierce battles defending the best belt with Stardom's momentum for a year. When I went to Okinawa I used to go to "Genghis Khan Kiyoshi", the Big Daddy store*.
Q: The last one doesn't matter...so, the best unit newly established this year?
KENOH: Is this the best unit, because the best tag of last year is gone? This is an unprecedented experiment, and I think it's a good reform that fits the times. These days, units are more popular than interesting tag matches, and that is what Kongoh chooses. The competition is Los Ingobernables de Japon, but although it's stable as a unit it's uninteresting because there is no movement. Therefore units are interesting because there is turbulence. NWO was a series of collusion and betrayal.
Q: Definitely
KENOH: Masa Kitamiya dropped out of Kongoh this year, and Aleja joined. Los Ingobernables are just popular, so what have they done this year, I wonder? Is it just stable popularity or as a unit with a unique rapidly changing movement?
Q: Award for best foreign wrestler?
KENOH: It's a pity that no one could come to Japan this year, it's painful to hear. I can't even make an entry. Chris Brookes and Drew Parker played an active part this year, but considering the number recommendations of fans of the promotion, it's Jeff Cobb of New Japan. While Jay White and Ospreay couldn't come to Japan due to Corona, he stayed in Japan and continued to wrestle.
Q: The rival candidate is Zack Sabre Jnr?
KENOH: Zack's success started this year, isn't that it? In the sense of this year, Jeff Cobb has been given a boost.
Q: Finally, the rookie of the year award?
KENOH: It goes without saying there are many pushing for New Japan, but there is no hesitation over Kosei Fujita and Ryohei Oiwa. Their singles was interesting. It's good to see it even one. It's not pro wrestling because it's the "Best Bout" style that is popular these days, but when you see their matches you understand that wrestling is a battle. You can see their fighting spirit, or see the origins of pro wrestling*.
Q: Those two have had some interesting singles. The last category is, "my favorite pro wrestler".
KENOH: Following the Twitter announcement, STARDOM'S sales tweets are amazing. That's definitely a company directive, but I think it's a good idea.
Q: We were also very grateful
KENOH: Also, for the "Pro Wrestling Grand Prix", you get one voting sheet with one issue per week. If you buy 100 books then you can vote 100 times. It's going to be like the AKB Commercial Law* from now on, isn't it? This may make Joshi stronger, and since Weekly Pro Mobile Premium is free for the first month, there is no missing the fact that you can vote virtually free once.
Q: So from that aspect, who is would you predict as your favorite pro wrestler?
KENOH: If you write down the same wrestler three times, then you get three votes, so KENOH/KENOH/KENOH. If everyone sends that, it gives a clean vote to "Kenoh".
Q: In the end that is your PR, not anticipating the people's will.
*Director of the Liberal Democratic Party
*Rough translation of a phrase that doesn't translate, meaning someone who was born between 1965-1969 (Mutoh was born 1962) and who has always had it good.
*Not the British wrestler, it's a family business run by the Hayashishita family.
*Antonio Inoki, who founded New Japan, was taught by the "Father of Japanese Wrestling", Rikidozan.
*AKB Commercial Law: Basically means that CD sales were enhanced to make fans of the idol group buy the same product which came with different benefits, and therefore this didn't reflect public interest which "ghosted" the CD sales in the charts.
Translated from Weekly Pro
Picture credits: Weekly Pro
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