NOAH ref Nakayama Shinichi blogs about setting up at Korakuen. End of it is behind a paywall.

>August 16 was our 10th Korakuen Hall event this year.
>Noah fans always cheer and applaud with such energy that I think it’s amazing! But especially at Korakuen, the cheers fly around at full power every time. Whether it’s in the ring, outside the ring, backstage, or in the seats, the way the sound resonates and the way it feels must be different, but when I hear cheers that reverberate through my whole body, it really fires me up and makes me think, “I have to referee properly!” We always do our best so everyone can enjoy the show, but to me there is no production greater than the fans’ cheers. You create the ultimate space where the wrestlers can bring out their full strength. Thank you so much, always!

>That day I left at 1:00pm in a truck with one of the trainees.
>He’s a big fan of Kaya Kiyohara and a huge drama lover. I love dramas too, so of course we talked about dramas the whole way. By the way, it was also him who recommended me “Chihayafuru -Meguri-,” which I’m hooked on right now. Ami Touma is so cute, isn’t she! While exchanging our impressions of the dramas we were watching, we arrived at Korakuen Hall in no time.

>Setup for the Korakuen event began at 2:00pm.
>Each venue has its own rules for setup, and the methods vary. Since we’ve been to Korakuen many times, once the ring staff gathers, setup naturally begins. First, we load boards, steel frames, and other necessary items onto the freight elevator and bring them up to the 5th floor. To minimize the number of trips, even the order of loading tools onto the elevator is fixed (like Tetris), so the work proceeds smoothly without hesitation. It was tough learning this at first, but now I’ve gotten used to it and can load everything efficiently.

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