(NOAH) "If you have courage, accept it", Kaito Kiyomiya suggests a lumberjack match to H.O.T for the 2nd January.

19th December 2023

Tokyo Sports

Noah's Kaito Kiyomiya (27) will face EVIL and Yujiro Takahashi of New Japan Pro Wrestling's "House of Torture" (H.O.T) at the Ariake Arena on January 2nd next year has proposed the use of an "unprecedented" lumberjack death match.

Kiyomiya, who will fight in combination with Ryohei Oiwa, who is training in Noah from New Japan, is looking ahead to the decisive battle with the two heinous men in his home ring. 

Kiyomiya teamed up with Oiwa to compete in New Japan's "World Tag League". After defeating EVIL'S group in an official match, at that moment a twist of fate occurred, and a rematch in Noah was decided. Kiyomiya vowed to punish the villainous group, "I'm really pissed off. I knew that they were belittling Noah a lot before the tag league started, and when we fought, they only used cowardly moves. I couldn't let people like that talk about Noah." 

The unreasonable and despicable H.O.T launch all out attacks when they have a numerical advantage, but when they are in a difficult situation, they are extremely quick to escape. Kiyomiya denounced them saying, "They're trying to pick a fight with me, but I'm telling them not to run away and I'm going to fight them head-on. Noah doesn't have anyone that turned out that bad, so on the contrary, I'm wondering if he really has the courage to come to Noah's ring." Since his opponents are one of the most hated groups in the professional wrestling world, it is extremely likely that even if he were to infiltrate Noah, he would only cause trouble to those around him. Kiyomiya has made it his mission to bring an end to conflict in Ariake in order to prevent the feud from prolonging, "I will crush them so thoroughly that they will never want to have anything to do with us again. No matter how many times you come to Noah, it's a problem, so I'll settle this in Ariake and to that end, I want to make sure that there is no way for them to escape, so I think it would be a good idea to settle the matter with a lumberjack. If you have the courage, accept it". The lumberjack death match is a format in which seconds from both sides surround the ring on all sides, and if a wrestler falls out of the ring, he will be pushed back into the ring with no questions asked. It was also used in the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match (champion SANADA vs challenger EVIL) which was held at New Japan's Ryogoku show in October. This rule is usually used to completely settle singles matches, but this is an appearance that appeals for its employment in tag matches, in which it can be called an unusual case. 

At Noah's "MONDAY MAGIC EPISODE FINAL" (Shinjuku Face, Tokyo) which was held on the 18th, Kiyomiya won the singles match against his partner. Kiyomiya declared, "They say righteous things like "putting down the hammer of justice," but what they are doing is the exact opposite, so we will punish them in Ariake and put an end to it."

He will destroy the House of Torture, and bring peace to the Pro Wrestling World.

Translated from Tokyo Sports

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