(NOAH) "I will be your attendant, and carry your bag" - Kaito Kiyomiya accompanies Keiji Mutoh, who is inducted into the U.S. Hall of Fame

Tokyo Sports

23rd March 2023

Kaito Kiyomiya (26) who lost Noah's GHC Heavyweight Championship, is making an emergency trip to the United States where he will accompany Keiji Mutoh (60), who will be inducted into the 2023 WWE Hall of Fame, to the ceremony at the world's largest professional wrestling ceremony. The "Future of The Ark" has hit rock bottom will absorb special education from the pro wrestling master, and aim for the top of the pro wrestling world again. 

Kiyomiya was defeated by Kazuchika Okada, the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion of New Japan in a singles match at Mutoh's retirement event (Tokyo Dome) on February 21st. Furthermore, at the Yokohama event on the 19th of this month, he lost to former Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion, Jake Lee and lost the GHC Championship. It can be said that he is on the verge of despair after suffering two consecutive losses in matches. However, Noah presented a special comeback plan to the future ace. Narihiro Takeda, the Director of CyberFight, who oversees Noah said, "Losing doesn't mean everything is reset, I want him to move on to the next immediately. As Jake says, Kiyomiya must be able to enjoy wrestling more to beat him". He recommended that he become a fully fledged apprentice to Mutoh. Specifically, as an attendant of Mutoh, who will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame with incarnation Great Muta on the 31st March (1st April Japan time), he will accompany him to the Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Furthermore, Mutoh is scheduled to make a speech as a member of The Hall of Fame at WrestleMania 39 (Inglewood, California) on April 1st, so he will also experience the biggest event on the year in the pro wrestling world. Takeda said, "When you are in Japan, you don't get many chances to know Mutoh, but if he goes over there with him, there will be plenty of time to listen to him on the round-trip flight, during dinner, and so on. There is a lot of special education there, so please listen to Mutoh's lectures." Not only will he experience authentic pro wrestling up close, but with Mutoh he will definitely have valuable experiences and encounters through name recognition. Everything Kiyomiya lacks is there, that is why I want you always to be with him, whether it's someone pushing a wheelchair or carrying a bag". Kiyomiya, who accepted this proposal said immediately, "It's a chance given to me in this situation, so I would like to accompany him and absorb everything, so nothing is wasted." Until now, he hasn't had the chance to talk with Mutoh one on one. "This time, I want to follow him around the clock, and listen to him as much as possible. I want to feel the atmosphere of American wrestling around Mutoh-san. I will do anything, whether it is an attendant or a bag carrier." 

It is said that when Noah immediately made the offer to Mutoh, he was willing to accept this*. Kiyomiya, seizing the opportunity to revival said, "I want to go back to the basics and learn more about what I have learned so far, and I want to learn new things. Anyway, I want to absorb more and more". 

Translated from Tokyo Sports

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