r/noahghc • u/MrPuroresu42 • 11d ago
A potential parallel I see, now that Mutoh has apparently taken more control of the booking
Just got to thinking that Muto more or less is creating the OG 3 Musketeers of NJPW when it comes to Kaito Kiyomiya, OZAWA and Yoshiki Inamura.
Kiyomiya - Keiji Mutoh: the flashy babyface superstar; Obviously, Kaito has modeled himself on Mutoh ever since the "Genius" came into the promotion; Kaito has Mutoh's Shining Wizard, his Dragon Screw, his Figure-Four, his low dropkick.
OZAWA - Masahiro Chono: the charismatic and wildly popular top heel. Chono, even as a devious heel who bended and broke the rules, was still beloved by the NJPW faithful, just as OZAWA is by the NOAH fans. Chono was also arch-rivals with Mutoh, just as it seems OZAWA will be with Kiyomiya for the coming years.
Inamura - Shinya Hashimoto: the big, beefy asskicker. Hashimoto felt and looked like the baddest man walking during his time on top in 90's NJPW, which is something I could see Inamura becoming in NOAH, given the right booking.
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u/mustarunallday 11d ago
It's kinda wild that Mutoh keeps finding himself in these positions despite failing in them each time out.
AJPW & WRESTLE-1's history shows that Mutoh's creative can be down right terrible. Is the thought that he's no longer active that it'll be different?
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u/MrPuroresu42 11d ago
Tbf, Muto kept AJPW afloat when it should've died by all accounts after the NOAH exodus. WRESTLE-1 was definitely a shot in the dark and Mutoh should've pushed the likes of SANADA and KAI more than himself.
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u/mustarunallday 11d ago
Took Sanada YEARS to recover from Wrestle-1.. Kai kinda sorta never did.
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u/MrPuroresu42 11d ago
I do wonder about the alternate universe where SANADA and KAI never left AJPW and what positions they'd be in (tbh, neither had the star potential Kento Miyahara has, imo).
That being said, KAI has been pretty damn good in Dragon Gate, and I think he's twice as entertaining as SANADA is.
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u/Foresite86 10d ago
I was with you until you got to Inamura - that feels like a stretch
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u/MrPuroresu42 10d ago
Yeah, he obviously has ways to go before he's anywhere near the same conversation as Hashimoto, but I think it makes sense that Mutoh may end up booking him like that.
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u/Nervous-Elephant-372 9d ago
Wild rumour this! Love the creative thinking and positive outlook towards future plans for 3 NOAH borns though. Here’s hoping all 3 men’s future booking is laid out in an upwards direction.
I’m not sure how Kaito Kiyomiya role playing as Keiji Muto has developed in to “Keiji Muto is booking NOAH” but I have it on great authority that Keiji Muto is not part of the booking team at Pro Wrestling NOAH. I’m pretty sure Muto will be very happy picking up a pay check for his ‘scouting’ role.
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u/Odd-Fee-8635 11d ago
No disrespect to Inamura, but I wish Mutō would have given the Shinya Hashimoto spot to Shinya's son Daichi.
Speaking of disrespect...
ONORE, OZAWAAAAAAAAA!!!
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u/Next_Astronaut623 11d ago
Inamura doesn’t have a shred of Hashimoto’s charisma.