Unlike most scenarios of this in pro wrestling, the outdated guard did consider incredibly difficult to move the torch onto newer wrestlers, but the enthusiasts, for the most section, failed to chunk, producing NOAH to shrink as the previous AJPW stars moved on, aged or obtained wounded. It was a breakaway from All Japan and fans tuned in and turned out in droves to proceed observing Kenta Kobashi, Mitsuharu Misawa and the other All Japan stars.