Tetsuya Naito Praises Black Menso~re Following Pro Wrestling NOAH’s “LEGACY RISE 2026”

By: Lewis Carlan

Pro Wrestling NOAH held its “Legacy Rise 2026” event at Korakuen Hall on May 13th with 1,165 fans in attendance.

One of the bouts featured on the card saw the current GHC Tag Team Champions Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI face off against AMAKUSA & Black Menso~re in a non title encounter. The Los Tranquilos de Japon duo made short work of their opponents as BUSHI ended the bout after he forced Black Menso~re to tap out to the FABLE leglock at the 6:22 mark.

After the bout, Naito offered praise which was directed at Black Menso~re. Naito said he had fun competing against Menso~re and learned something from him as well.

From Tetsuya Naito:

“Black Mensore, I really had fun out there. It felt meaningful somehow. Sure, maybe he’s not the strongest, but he has his own presence, right? In that sense, I learned something from him. I genuinely enjoyed it.” (English Translation via @noahglobal)

This match was the first time Naito has stepped into the ring with Menso~re and from the sound of it, it won’t be the last.