Final Burning in Budokan
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Final Burning in Budokan was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event promoted by Pro Wrestling Noah, which took place on May 11, 2013, at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. Headlined by the retiremen
Promotional poster for the event, featuring Kenta Kobashi pictured with the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship belts (left) and the GHC Heavyweight Championship belt (right)
Kenta Kobashi in November 2007
Jun Akiyama was one of five wrestlers to resign from Noah after the company decided to terminate Kobashi's contract.
Yoshihiko Noda, the former Prime Minister of Japan and a self-professed fan of Kobashi, attended the event.
Nippon Budokan
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The Nippon Budokan, often shortened to simply the Budokan, is an indoor arena in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Final Burning in Budokan
…Final Burning in Budokan was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by Pro Wrestling Noah, which took place on May 11, 2013, at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. Headlined by the retirement match of Kenta Kobashi, all in all, the event featured seven matches and wrestlers from not only Noah, but…
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