(NOAH) "You're a cancer to Noah. I'll crush you completely. I'll do the GHC. But you can't lie in the ring!" (Kaito Kiyomiya)

Weekly Pro
18th December 2024 (Special Issue No. 2332)

 The full picture of Taishi Ozawa is starting to become clear. In October, he returned from overseas training as a member of ALL REBELLION, but on November 17th in Nagoya, he betrayed Kaito Kiyomiya and joined TEAM2000X. He announced his intention to challenge for the GHC Heavyweight Championship at the Nippon Budokan on January 1st, and on social media has exposed the champion's private life, relationships with women, and his smoking. The industry has been divided on the unprecedented existence of an "expose type wrestler".
 Ozawa was absent due to a broken left leg following his triumphant return from his overseas training, there have always been questions about what a twenty-eight year-old with only two years and three months of experience can do, and his abilities remain unknown. 
 In fact, no matter how much the people around him make a fuss, the champion, Kiyomiya, remains calm and basically ignores the revelations. Even after successfully defending the GHC Heavyweight title for the seventh time on November 25th in Shinjuku, he cannot see any value in defending the title against Ozawa. On the other hand, he is angry at the traitor, so he is of the opinion that "I'll do a singles match anytime."  
 That all changed on the night of November 30th in Shinagawa. 
 With Kiyomiya ignoring him, Ozawa took action and went to negotiate directly, holding the GHC Heavyweight Championship signing certificate with his own name already written in the challenger's column. Even so, Kiyomiya ignored him. But then he was publicly exposed on the stadiums video screen, where he was shown giving the thumbs up after receiving a kiss on the cheek from a woman. This finally made Kiyomiya lose his patience. Ozawa fought back against a ferocious attack by Kiyomiya using his crutches, and then performed a splendid drop kick and a shooting star press, moves which made it hard to believe he was absent with a broken left leg. An enraged Kiyomiya said, "I'm not going to let you off the hook. I'll do a singles match tomorrow. Let's set it up!". He demanded the grudge match to take place on December 1st in Shinjuku, when all matches will be announced on the day. Ozawa refused saying, "My leg still hurts a bit. It should be healed on January 1st", but then he declared "I'll come as many times as it takes until you the contract for the GHC Heavyweight Championship is signed." 

 It was December 1st in Shinjuku. Ozawa appeared during Kiyomiya's match, and continued to provoke him, and after the match finished, he showed his true worth in the ring. He hit Kiyomiya with an arm drag, a whirlwind kick, a Thunderfire powerbomb, and even a spectacular Phoenix Splash to finish him
off! He then forced the KO'd Kiyomiya to sign the contract and said with a loud laugh, "It has now been decided that we will fight for the GHC Heavyweight belt at the Nippon Budokan on January 1st. I'll get rid of my grudge, that has been building up for years, here!". Then he licked the champions cheek in a hideous manner. Kiyomiya was furious and said, "I don't care what happens! You are a cancer to Noah. I will crush you completely. I will do the GHC. But you can't lie in the ring. Prepare yourself!" Ozawa meaningfully stated, "It may be a very small step for me, but it will be a big step for Noah," and then unilaterally announced a match between Yoshi-Tatsu and Kiyomiya at Korakuen Hall on December 19th. He also declared that he would change his ring name to "OZAWA."

 Forbidden fruit, or a flower that will never bloom? 
 The highly anticipated GHC Heavyweight Championship will be the main event at the Nippon Budokan on January 1st. The "OZAWA Shock" may be a turning point in history that will completely overturn Noah... no, the entire professional wrestling world. 

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