Jake Lee wins the GHC Heavyweight Championship from Kaito Kiyomiya in Pro Wrestling NOAH – Wrestling Inc.
The newly formed Good Looking Guys faction got its first taste of gold, with its leader, Jake Lee, defeated Kaito Kiyomiya for the GHC Shining Heavyweight Championship at Pro Wrestling NOAH Great Voyage in Yokohama. Former All Japan Pro-Wrestling star debuted with NOAH earlier this year He quickly rose to the top of the company, though many were shocked to see him usurp the two-time heavyweight champion just three months into his term.
Before losing the legendary championship in Yokohama, Keto’s last successful defense occurred when he defeated Lee’s GLG teammate Jack Morris last month at the Great Voyage in Osaka. From then on, it was IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada who got the best of Kiyomiya, Attacking the NOAH star And in the end handing him his first singles loss of the year.
Since Okada’s emphatic victory over Kiyomiya at Keiji Muto’s retirement show, Jake Lee has thrown a lot of shade at Kiyomiya, making it his mission to mitigate the “hero without smell” of his duties at the helm of the company. With his GHC Heavyweight Championship win in Yokohama, Jake Lee joined the ranks of many legendary competitors to hold both the GHC Heavyweight Championship and the AJPW Triple Crown, a two-thirds Puroresu Grand Slam that also includes the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
Before his victory over Kiyomiya, Lee also introduced two new members of the Good Looking Guys to the world. Two of NOAH’s top juniors, Tadaskue and YO-HEY, affirmed their loyalty to GLG before the main event, with Tadasuke turning his back on KONGO in the process.
