Our newest episode on the Pro Wrestling NOAH PPV: Destiny 2005, is out now!
Join us, as we review the iconic Tokyo Dome show featuring the classics: Kenta Kobashi vs Kensuke Sasaki and KENTA vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru.
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Tonight I had the incredible honor of participating in Tanahashi’s retirement ceremony. To stand with him in that ring, to see what he saw in those final moments…I felt the reality of it all, the weight of his decision.
Once I returned backstage I sat in stand-by lost in thought watching the monitor. Before I knew it, everyone around me had left. Tana, Ibushi, and I made the final walk. I joked that all 3 of us had to take the stairs slowly one by one - something I’m usually self conscious about (it doesn’t look cool), but today was different. We owned it proudly.
In the car ride back to the dressing rooms we shared one last conversation. I could easily type what was said, but to explain the real meaning of it was probably different for all 3 of us.
Broken down rivals now turned comrades. It’s really a beautiful thing, isn’t it?
Thanks to all that tuned in to celebrate the retirement of one of the greatest to ever do it.
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Tanahashi San,
I wish I could put into words how much just being around you as a young man meant to me.
You showed so many of us how important it is to be kind & respectful to every person you came into contact with.
Getting to travel japan with you was one of the most rewarding things I ever experienced as it showed me exactly who I want to be as a wrestler & human being.
You set the bar for all of us.
So honoured to get to witness your last ride in a sold out Tokyo dome.
Thank you for everything and congratulations on an amazing career.
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