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>What remains after jealousy burns out—?
>Noah’s “Mad Prince” Kaito Kiyomiya (29) opened up in an interview ahead of the N-1 Victory singles league, kicking off September 8 at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall. Over the past eight months, the very center of the Ark has been taken by his rival OZAWA (28), and Kiyomiya is determined to begin his counterattack in this year’s tournament.
>With the opening just ahead, Kiyomiya smiled: “Of course, the goal is back-to-back wins. And the record for most championships. I want to show myself as a standout singles player.” Last year, he won his second title, tying Katsuhiko Nakajima’s record. A second straight win would set a new mark.
>Entered into A Block are GHC Heavyweight Champion KENTA, Manabu Soya, Sasaki Ulka, Kazuyuki Fujita, Tetsuya Endo, Masa Kitamiya, and Daga—a stacked field. Among them, he singled out Kitamiya, who has joined the dark unit TEAM 2000X under the moniker “Chairman”: “Watching his matches as Chairman, his rugged fight style seems to have intensified,” Kiyomiya explained. “People don’t change that easily. But it looks like he’s changed completely, so I’m interested.”
