KUSHIDA Returns To NJPW, Says He’ll Spend The Rest Of His Wrestling Life In NJPW
KUSHIDA is back in NJPW.
At the end of the June 21 New Japan Road event, KUSHIDA made his return to the company, confronting IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Taiji Ishimori. Ishimori had just successfully defended his title against Hiromu Takahashi in the main event.
KUSHIDA said he had signed with NJPW and that he would spend the rest of his wrestling life in an NJPW ring.
なんとKUSHIDA が新日本のリングに登場！https://t.co/Y6EUcCg14e#njroad pic.twitter.com/fqFUMgkoqU
— 新日本プロレスリング株式会社 (@njpw1972) June 21, 2022
KUSHIDA is a former six-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and two-time Best of the Super Juniors winner.
He left NJPW in 2019 to sign with WWE, where he was part of the NXT brand. His time with NXT ended in April when his contract expired.
Fans can find results from past NJPW events at Fightful’s results section.
