(NOAH) "I'll make AR a rebellious group, and make Kiyomiya rebel" - Kenoh unveils the Kaito Kiyomiya "reform plan".

Tokyo Sports

29th August 2024

Kenoh (39), who will face the GHC Heavyweight Champion, Kaito Kiyomiya (28) in the finals of Noah's single league the N-1 VICTORY (September 1st, Edion Arena Osaka 1st Stadium), displayed his rebellious spirit. 

Kenoh, who made it through Block B with five wins, one loss and one draw, successfully provoked Kiyomiya, and set the finals as a GHC Heavyweight Championship match. Furthermore, he skillfully flustered Kiyomiya, and at the press conference on the 28th it was decided that the leadership of ALL REBELLION, which he is also a member of, would be on the line. 

Kenoh, who is doing what he wants, evaluated Kiyomiya (who had four wins, one loss and two draws in Block A), evaluated his matches as being stable, as befitting a champion. However, he said cuttingly of his delivery on the microphone, "His speech is so composed and lame, I thought it would be impossible to teach him any more, because he's just been speaking the same set phrases for the past ten years". Believing that, "if you want stability, there will be no progress", he disbanded Kongoh and joined ALL REBELLION, which Kiyomiya founded. However, he spoke of his sense of mission saying, "I thought he'd made it to rebel against the company, but I was wrong. Well, if Kiyomiya continues as champion, it won't have any impact on the public, we can only expect stability. That's why I have to start a revolution." As for his "Kiyomiya Reform Plan", Kenoh stoked the fire and said, "He's always been pampered by Noah, and has always been told what do to, so he hasn't had a rebellious phase, and that's the problem. Most top wrestlers go through that sort of thing at some point, even Hiroshi Tanahashi did it in 2002...I want to change Kiyomiya, who has had no scandals or a rebellious phase". He then shouted, "I'm going to make ALL REBELLION a rebellious group*, and make Kiyomiya rebel. That's why I need to win."

Will he walk the talk? 

Translated from Tokyo Sports

Picture credit: Tokyo Sports

Note

Kaito Kiyomiya responded on social media that there was no point in making ALL REBELLION a rebel group, because then it would just become Kongoh.