(NOAH) NOAH WEEKLY NEWSLETTER VOL.146 ~ 24TH OCTOBER 2021

Hisame let’s us know the new wrinkles in the Junior Division, trainee questions and more on the Dragon Gate partnership!

NEWS

Absent trainees

Fans have been alarmed in recent weeks to see only one of the three trainees at ringside, who introduced themselves at Korakuen Hall. Kaito Kiyomiya (dojo head) gave an interview to put minds at rest. The three boys (Ozawa, Ogawa and Sasaki) are still with NOAH and still plan to train and debut, but unfortunately Ogawa and Sasaki are currently injured. Happily, one of the boys returned to ringside and his seconding duties at NOAH’s most recent show in Niigata.

NOAH the HOME moves home

Junta Miyawaki and Yasutaka Yano gave a an online interview on October 18th (complete with Yasutaka Yano in a Halloween ghost hat with a little top hat and Halloween candy), to announce that the dojo shows will be returning for two dates in October and from now on would be streamed over WrestleUniverse. NOAH the HOME is fast becoming the new SEM, and fans have said that in the case of Kai Fujimura they can see the benefits.

Junta Miyawaki injured

Junta Miyawaki sustained a knee injury during practice and therefore has been pulled for all the remaining shows in October. NOAH have not announced whether he will be absent for any dates in November. In his absence Yasutaka Yano has taken his place on the card and as a result has been put into two mid card level positions on the 24th and the 28th October. Yano did so well on the 24th, that you would never have thought he was a rookie. Neither was he taken in the pin (Daisuke Harada pinned Nioh) and he was on the winning team.

NOSAWA winds up HAYATA

After the chaotic pre-match that NOSAWA had booked which ended with HAYATA kicking him in the crotch and Yoshinari Ogawa defecting from his team to help HAYATA and Kaito Kiyomiya beat him up, NOSAWA actually wrestled a technical pre-match with HAYATA on the 24th October which was free of any cheating, sneak attacks or outside interference. The match came to a time out draw, but this it seemed was NOSAWA’S plan. He didn’t win and he didn’t lose, and he robbed HAYATA of any substantial victory. NOSAWA has sworn that the title match on the 30th will be one that NOAH fans hate, and he will finish it by winning the title at exactly 59 minutes and 59 seconds.

DRAGONGATE wrestlers challenge for GHC Junior Tag Titles

Kota Minoura and Jason Lee have challenged NOSAWA Rongai and Eita for the GHC Junior Heavyweight tag titles. The title challenge took place at DRAGONGATE’S show on the 24th October, Minoura challenged due to the number of defeats he has had over Eita recently. NOAH management and DRAGONGATE management are currently liaising to work out the details.

24TH October streaming difficulties

The show on the 24th October unfortunately contained some test footage that was accidentally uploaded and so for now the video has been taken down to be edited. This footage was of the venue before the event started, and of Yoshinari Ogawa going through spots with Kaito Kiyomiya assisted by HAYATA and joking with what looked like YO-HEY.

EVENT RECAPS & POST MATCH PROMOS

Post match interviews (NOAH Sanctuary, Club Citta, Kawasaki – Sunday October 17th)

Event recap (GO ON TO THE DEMOLITION STAGE 2021, Aore Nagaoka, Niigata – Sunday October 24th)

ELSEWHERE IN NOAH

– Continuing in the tradition of travelling with designer luggage like Giant Baba and Mitsuharu Misawa, Kaito Kiyomiya revealed he carries his costume in a Gucci bag.

– Masaaki Mochizuki and Takashi Sugiura used to live in the same neighbourhood (it’s not known whether or not it was the one Sugi moved to or from, when he was exiled to Differ Ariake by his family because he was being obstructive and complained to Tokyo Sports there was no TV or video player there and so he couldn’t watch porn and anyway, his collection had been packed away)

– WrestleUniverse are starting a new series on Tuesday 26th October. The first episode of “Let’s talk to Marufuji-senpai!” will be broadcast at 18.00 JST, with Yasutaka Yano as the special guest. The show will be a kind of dialogue and Q&A between them.

CURRENT CHAMPIONS

• GHC Heavyweight Champion: Katsuhiko Nakajima
  Challenger: Masato Tanaka, (“LEC Cleanup! presents DEMOLITION STAGE 2021 in FUKUOKA”, Fukuoka International Centre, October 30th.)
• GHC Junior Champion: HAYATA
  Challenger: NOSAWA Rongai, (“LEC Cleanup! presents DEMOLITION STAGE 2021 in FUKUOKA”, Fukuoka International Centre, October 30th.)
• GHC Heavyweight Tag Champions: Masa Kitamiya & Kaito Kiyomiya
  Challengers: TBA
• GHC Junior Tag Champions: Perros De Mal Del Japon (NOSAWA Rongai & Eita)
  Challengers: Kota Minoura and Jason Lee (date TBA)
• GHC National Champion: Takashi Sugiura
  Challenger: Masaaki Mochizuki, (“Go on to the DEMOLITION STAGE 2021”, Kumamoto Castle Hall Civic Hall, Thursday October 28th)

THIS WEEK IN NOAH

(Full October schedule)

Monday, October 25th: Championship match signing live on YouTube at 3pm JST. NOAH have announced that the GHC Heavyweight plus the GHC National will be signed for. There was no mention of the GHC Junior, but there will be “others” attending the press conference.

Wednesday, October 27th: Masa Kitamiya (33)

Thursday, October 28th: Yasutaka Yano debut anniversary (1 year)

Thursday, October 28th: Go on to the DEMOLITION STAGE 2021

Kumamoto Castle Hall Civic Hall

Start time: 18:30 JST

Broadcast: WrestleUniverse

Saturday, October 30th: LEC Cleanup! Presents DEMOLITION STAGE 2021 in FUKUOKA

Fukuoka International Centre

Start time: 16:00 JST

Broadcast: ABEMA & WrestleUniverse

LINKS

Costume research: Kaito Kiyomiya

“No need for simulation, but certainly results appear immediately” interview with Masaaki Mochizuki about the long awaited match against Sugiura and the GHC National Challenge

GIF taken from WrestleUniverse.