Yoshiki Inamura Believes the GHC Heavyweight Title Would Look Best Around The Waist of a NOAH Wrestler Such as Him

By: Lewis Carlan

On Dec. 6th, Pro Wrestling NOAH superstar Yoshiki Inamura is set to face another NOAH superstar in Kaito Kiyomiya as the two will battle in a 60 minute Iron Man Match at Korakuen Hall. The winner of the high stakes bout will go on to challenge Tetsuya Naito for the GHC Heavyweight Title on Dec. 31st at NOAH “THE NEW YEAR” EVE 2026.

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Naito, who remains immensely popular, has been a regular competitor for Pro Wrestling NOAH since Jan. 1st 2026 and won the GHC Heavyweight Title in Aug. 2026 after defeating Shane Haste. Despite this, Naito has stated he has no plans to officially join NOAH and remains a freelancer.

Naito’s last defense was back on Nov. 9th when he defeated Kenoh to retain the championship but seemed to struggle inside the ring when it came to executing certain maneuvers. Now he awaits to see who his third defense will be against.

Inamura took to X and indicated that he has no grudge against Naito but thinks the GHC Heavyweight Title would look best around the waist of a NOAH wrestler such as himself.

From Yoshiki Inamura:

“I don’t owe Mr. Naito anything, and I’ve got no grudge against him. I just want to take the GHC belt back to us. I think it’d look best around the waist of a NOAH wrestler like me. The current me is confident I can do it. Mr. Kiyomiya was the N-1 runner-up, so he’s got the right to be the next challenger. I’ll beat him and stand in front of Tetsuya Naito as the undisputed challenger” (Translated via Pro Wrestling NOAH)

Both Kaito Kiyomiya and Yoshiki Inamura believe they should be the next one to challenge Naito for the GHC Heavyweight Title. The answer to who will be the third challenger for Naito’s current title reign will be determined in less than a month.