(NOAH) Akira Taue publishes autobiography, despite having a debt of 400 million yen with the Noah business transfer, "There's no point in complaining"

11th October 2023

Tokyo Sports

On the 11th, former Noah CEO Akira Taue (62) held an event in Tokyo to commemorate the publication of his autobiography, "Effortlessly And Dignified". He said shyly about publishing his first autobiography, "It felt awkward, but since I heard about it, I thought I would give it a try".

When asked what he would like fans to pay attention to, he said, "You probably already know about pro wrestling, so I want you to read about when I was a kid. I was a brat..." In the book, Taue talks about his childhood memories of "running around deep in the mountains", his Junior High and High School days when he was good at sports, and even the "amazing fight episode" between Taue alone and thirteen people. 

He also mentioned about the transfer of Noah's business to ESTBEE Co., Ltd in 2016, which he has kept quiet about until now. Taue, who was the Representative Director of Pro Wrestling Noah Co., Ltd., the source of the transfer, talked about his thoughts at the time, saying he was shouldering all of the 400 million yen debt. The reason why he didn't talk about his feelings until now was that, "There's no use in saying it to others, it's not only uncool, but complaining won't do anything." The reason why he revealed the feelings that he didn't talk about was because, "That time has passed, and Noah is doing their best right now". As for Noah, he says with a wry smile, "I haven't watched it because it's not on TV, I heard there are other ways to watch it, but I don't know." Still, he has heard about the situation through word of mouth and expressed his hopes for further progress from his former team, "I hope they will do their best to get broadcast on terrestrial television so that I can watch it." 

Translated from Tokyo Sports

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