Pro Wrestling NOAH star Manabu Soya has announced that he will no longer be making appearances for All Japan Pro-Wrestling. Soya indicated that he will be concentrating strictly on Pro Wrestling NOAH going forward.
Soya made the announcement after defeating Takao Omori on June 26th at AJPW Dynamite Series 2023. This was Manabu Soya’s first match since the end of the NOAH faction Kongo which Soya was an integral part of. Soya, who sported a new look against Omori, will be participating in the Pro Wrestling NOAH upcoming N-1 VICTORY tournament.
As per Soya:
Today is the end of my participation in All Japan Pro Wrestling and thank you All Japan Pro Wrestling for the nostalgic memories. And I find my place in NOAH. Live in the present, not in the past. Next is the N-1 VICTORY” Let’s go for the target.
Soya has wrestled in AJPW since March 2023 and competed in the AJPW Champion Carnival tournament back in April 2023.
(H/T goes to Professional Wrestling Marital Arts DX for the transcription.)
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