Keiji Mutoh has signed a two-year deal with Pro Wrestling NOAH after recently winning the GHC Heavyweight Championship.

In a press conference which was jointly held with new DDT KO-D Openweight champion Jun Akiyama, Mutoh revealed he will be joining the NOAH roster on a full-time basis for the next couple of years, taking him up to the age of 60.

Akiyama, 51, also announced that he has joined the DDT roster on a full-time basis. He won the KO-D on Sunday morning at Kawasaki Strong 2021 from Tetsuya Endo. NOAH and DDT are operated by CyberAgent, the parent company.