Kenoh is Certain He Will Dethrone GHC Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito on Nov. 9th

By: Lewis Carlan

In just a few short hours, Tetsuya Naito is scheduled to defend his GHC Heavyweight Title against four time champion Kenoh at Korakuen Hall in a highly anticipated match-up. The bout will be the main event of the “NOAH JR. GRAND PRIX 2 ~ LEGACY RISE 2026” show.

Kenoh will be looking to get his win back from Naito from a loss he suffered to the GHC Heavyweight Champion back on Jan. 21st 2023 at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17.  Kenoh has stated that he has waited over three years to beat Naito and he will get his golden opportunity in a few hours.

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Kenoh took to X and emphatically vowed that he will become the NOAH GHC Heavyweight Champion once again which would be his fifth reign with the coveted title.

From Kenoh:

“Tomorrow!! I’m going to show everyone the art of being the underdog! This is NOAH! I am NOAH! I will definitely become the NOAH GHC Heavyweight Champion!!! (Translated via Deepl.com)

Naito for his part believes he will easily defend the GHC Heavyweight Title easily against Kenoh which is an obvious attempt to get inside the head of his challenger but it doesn’t appear Kenoh has taken the bait.

This singles bout is over three years in the making and the fans are filled with excitement for this one as its expected to be an all out battle for NOAH’s top prize.