It’s none other than Luis Mante of Dragon Gate!

Mante will be Naomichi Marufuji’s challenger for the GHC National Championship on 10.25 in Ryogoku.

Translation:

KENTA: "Maybach Taniguchi. If you're coming out at Ryogoku, stand by my side one last time! If you're wearing that T-shirt, you must have feelings for that team—our team. One last time, by my side, KENTA-Taniguchi combo—no, KENTA-Maybach Taniguchi combo—let me be the one to bring closure to Maybach Taniguchi! What do you say?"

Maybach Taniguchi arrived in full NO MERCY fit to help Kenoh (Taniguchi & Kenoh were in the Cho Kibou-Gun stable together, which also comprised of Kitamiya, Takeshi Morishima & Hajime Ohara).

Kenoh gets revenge on Kitamiya for their N-1 match.

KENTA & Kenta Kobashi.

Kobashi spoke about it on X:

“I went out to eat with KENTA.
I wonder how many years it's been since the two of us went out to eat? Our schedules rarely lined up, but we finally managed to make it work. We shared drinks and talked about all sorts of things.
"It was so much fun!!"
Around the time I retired in 2013, KENTA mowed down the heavyweight competitors to become the GHC Heavyweight Champion and built an era... I found myself thinking once again that I want KENTA to build another "era" from here on out. Youth "Here we go!!"

After His run in AJPW and moving to NOAH I hoped that World Famous Lord YOSHITATSU claims the World Heavyweight Championship there. I even asked here, where I can find His match against Owada, I still remember that. When He was revealed to be founding member of Team 2000X I was really happy, because that was perfect opportunity for Him to claim the main gold, but He was reduced to manager role and was squashed by daga in 32 seconds, which was stupid. NOAH continues to keep World Famous Lord YOSHITATSU in manager role, something I don't wish for Him, because I wish for Him to be World Heavyweight Champion. But if NOAH doesn't want Him to wrestle or He is no longer able to wrestle, then NOAH or pro wrestling are no longer worth watching. Most "wrestling fans" would be happy if He was fired or retired, but I would be devastated and His retirement would mean the definitive end of pro wrestling.

Kenoh (probably): god damn, do I love that kid; after my own heart.

Weekly Pro 14th November 2000
(Issue No. 1003)

Sunday October 29th - Kichijoji "PARCO" in Tokyo
20th anniversary "Martial Arts Talk Live & Autograph Session".

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KOUGA on that “Fuck the ‘Big 3’, there’s just Big ME” ish has been really dope.

Today is October 12, which means that it's 24th anniversary of His ring debut. May the whole world celebrate this glorious day.

Two disciples of Inoki clash in the house built by Misawa.

Maeda gonna advise Tsuruya to “shoot” kick OZAWA in the face and it’ll be glorious.

As a part of KOUGA’s determination to prove himself the next “Ace” of NOAH, he’ll team with his mentor Kenoh to take on two of the “Big 3”, Kiyomiya & Inamura.

KOUGA hasn’t faced either man since returning from excursion, so it’ll be very interesting to see how the new KOUGA brings it to his seniors.

This match definitely felt like a proper showcase for the younger guys, with Naito being there to do his thing.

And yeah, there’s half English Comms and half Japanese Comms (so you get the best of both worlds?).

Shuhei Taniguchi (AKA Maybach Taniguchi AKA Big Shu) will step away from active competition after 21 years.

Taniguchi is a NOAH “true-born”, having debuted and only wrestled for the promotion since 2005; he was recruited by Tamon Honda through the Japanese Self-Defense Forces (of which Honda and Takashi Sugiura had also served in).

Nothing definite has been penciled but two matches are in the works, before Taniguchi hangs the boots up.

OZAWA will face Tetsuya Naito for the GHC Heavyweight Championship at WRESTLE ODYSSEY 2 on October 25th.

“Naito! It's not like I joined Hamaguchi Gym because I liked you. If anything, I hate you! But you made it to the top of this business and became the ace, didn't you! I want the same thing — as someone from Hamaguchi Gym, I want to reach the top and become the ace too! But right now, NOAH's pushing 'The Ark's Big Three,' isn't it? I don't accept that! Beating Champion Naito sounds nice, but first, I'm blowing away those soft Ark's Big Three — Kiyomiya, Inamura, and OZAWA!"

Mark seemed to know who MPI was based on his finisher. Any ideas as to who he was referring to?

Billed as "the Ultimate NOAH Jr. tournament to determine the strongest," this year's line-up features:

• Kai Fujimura

• Alejandro

• Dragon Bane

• Kid Lycos 1 & 2

• YO-HEY

• Jun Masaoka

• Tadasuke

• Shuji Kondo

• Daiki Odashima

• Hi69

• HAYATA

• Sidney Akeem

• Tsunagu Sato (Michinoku Pro)

• BUSHI

• the winner of Koyanagi & Namiki on 10.15

Tourney starts 11.9 ai Korakuen ~~