(NOAH) Kenta Kobashi's 16th April produce confirmed, "If Daiki can last ten minutes, he wins"

Tokyo Sports

23rd December 2024

Ironman Kenta Kobashi (57) announced the first card for his self produced event, "FORTUNE DREAM 10" (April 16th next year, Korakuen Hall, Tokyo) on the 23rd December. DDT's Jun Akiyama (55) will face Noah's Daiki Odashima (23) in a singles match. 

Odashima, who comes from a wrestling background, is a rookie who made his debut on September 14th of this year. On his YouTube channel, "FortuneKK", Kobashi explained the circumstances saying, "Daiki loves Noah, and has been watching it for a long time. If I could make his dream of appearing in FORTUNE DREAM come true, I thought it would be interesting for him to fight Jun Akiyama, who he watched back then (in Noah), so I put them together". 

Before his debut, Odashima worked part time at the Anytime Fitness Todoroki branch in Setagaya, Tokyo, which Kobashi owns, and is a wrestler that Kobashi has a special attachment to. "I want him to give it his all,  and bring all the feelings that he's had since he was a child. I think Jun will take it all in, and give it back to him multiple times. If he can last ten minutes, Daiki will win". On the other hand, he has asked Akiyama to "teach Daiki about the harshness, hardship, and suffering of professional wrestling". 

The second part of the card is scheduled to be announced in January next year. 

Translated from Tokyo Sports

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