NJPW’s House of Torture Destroys NOAH’s Kaito Kiyomiya

Kaito Kiyomiya is seemingly looking to battle with everyone and everybody, but House of Torture surpassed him in numbers and strength today in NOAH.

By: R. Faliani

We’re reaching the end of 2023, and the last thing we expected was House of Torture invading Pro Wrestling NOAH and destroying Kaito Kiyomiya in front of his adoring fans, yet here we are. Kiyomiya has had a tumultuous 2023, to begin with, and maybe the weight of his loss with Kazuchika Okada earlier this year is getting him to act unnaturally as he’s seemingly wanting to fight everyone but is not able to stand by his words.

【ノア】Ｈ．Ｏ．Ｔが電撃登場　１・２有明に全員参戦「ノアは沈没船なんだよ」｜東スポWEB #noah_ghc #njpwhttps://t.co/nzl25Anqnx

— 東スポ　プロレス格闘技担当 (@tospo_battle) December 20, 2023

It seems that EVIL and his gang have found a weakness in Kiyomiya as we speak, and they have been able to exploit poor Kaito’s impulsive actions. H.O.T stands as the most popular faction in Japanese wrestling today, and some people in between the NOAH lovers of today’s Korakuen were even supporting the heel group despite their actions. This feud goes back to Kiyomiya humiliating H.O.T. in the World Tag League, and of course, the consequences were shown today.

Kiyomiya will face H.O.T. in NOAH The New Year 2024 alongside Ryohei Oiwa, and while we hope for Kiyomiya to go back to the top of his own company, the growing support that H.O.T. has been having since the end of the pandemic era is showing the interest Japanese fans have in Kiyomiya, and how he has been certainly disappointing these past few months. Will we see EVIL and his boys run through Kiyomiya and Oiwa?