There has been a major shakeup in Pro Wrestling NOAH in the past few days with Kenta Kobashi being fired, reportedly due to his salary being so high and reports from Japan that the company are in some financial distress.

There is a belief that Jun Akiyama, Go Shiozaki, Kotaro Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and a few other top-level Pro Wrestling NOAH stars will not sign their contract 2013 with NOAH out of loyalty to Kobashi, who alongside the late Mitsuharu Misawa, helped build the company to what it is today.