(NOAH) Yoshiki Inamura vs Kaito Kiyomiya. "A clean GHC defense is the only option. I know that Mr. OZAWA is cool. But.."

10th November 2025

Tokyo Sports

Yoshiki Inamura (32), Noah's new captain and new GHC Heavyweight champion, has shown his determination to make the Ark a "happy ship." 

At the Korakuen Hall event on the 8th, Inamura defeated KENTA to capture the greatest treasure for the first time. He has nominated Kaito Kiyomiya (29), the youngest person to ever win the title, as his next challenger. He spoke about his feud with Mr. Kiyomiya, and the "bad trend" he wants to remove from Noah...

Inamura, speaking to reporters ahead of their showdown at Sendai Sun Plaza in Miyagi Prefecture on the 21st, embraced them with a hug with his large body. He began with a fable, telling them, "Mr. Kiyomiya is the rabbit, and I'm the turtle". 

To Inamura, Kiyomiya was a senior presence from his dojo days, and the training he received was quite intense, with Inamura revealing the past when he was shown the "difference" between him and Kiyomiya, saying, "He's a true genius, and he can't understand the feelings of people who can't do it." Despite this, Inamura continued to work hard, saying with a smile, "When I saw the limits of my abilities, I thought, 'I'll take it easy.' I always had the goal of surpassing him, but I never hurried up," emphasizing the difference between him and Kiyomiya.  

However, while training at WWE NXT in the US, Kiyomiya, his role model, faced rebellion from his fellow unit member, OZAWA. At the Nippon Budokan event in January, Kiyomiya lost the GHC Heavyweight Championship to a new star who also gained the support of fans, stealing the center of attention this year. 

The captain sounded the alarm about this situation.

"It's a shame that a wrestler who has worked so hard in professional wrestling is pushed aside like that by an anarchic, alien element, especially considering the booing (of Kiyomiya) at the New Year's show. I couldn't watch. It was a situation that should never have happened," he said, shaking his head. What Inamura denies is the trend of not recognizing those who put in serious effort, "I know Mr. OZAWA is cool, but spreading bad thoughts is something I think would be better off not having in order to liven up Noah and professional wrestling." He emphasized, "I want everyone who sees the match between me and Mr Kiyomiya to go home feeling happy."

Inamura twirled his ten-gallon hat on his fingertips and winked, saying, "If I win, I'll also nominate the next challenger. Who it is is top secret, though." He took the first win in the pre match held in Saitama on the 9th, but what will happen next?

Translated from Tokyo Sports

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Note

Hugging: This is more a Western way of greeting people.