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Shigeo Okumura To Corner Satoshi Kojima At MLW SuperFight

Satoshi Kojima has backup. 

MLW and CMLL announced that Shigeo Okumura will corner Satoshi Kojima for his MLW World Heavyweight Title bout against Alex Kane at MLW SuperFight. 

Okumura will also compete at the television tapings on February 3. 

From MLW: 

Major League Wrestling (MLW) in conjunction with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) today announced the formation of the Satoshi Kojima & Shigeo Okumura tag team. 

Shigeo Okumura will serve as Kojima’s cornerman as Kojima challenges Alex Kane for the MLW World Heavyweight Title at MLW SuperFight live and exclusively on TrillerTV+ Saturday, February 3 at Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena.

— Grab tickets at MLW2300.com and the 2300 Arena box office. Tickets start at $15. 

“The establishment of this team further strengthens the MLW-NJPW-CMLL strategic alliance and brings an extraordinary unit to the league’s tag team division,” said MLW CEO Court Bauer.

Okumura will make his MLW debut in Philadelphia on February 3, competing on the beIN SPORTS taping portion of the event.

Originally from Osaka and now calling Mexico home, this Lucahdor Japonés, has competed in CMLL for 2 decades.

During his tenure in Mexico’s most prestigious wrestling organization, Okumura claimed the CMLL World Trios Championship with Hiroshi Tanahashi and Taichi. 

Now representing CMLL, Okumura journeys to MLW as he unites with Kojima to form a team with aspirations of climbing the rankings and fighting for championships.

Lock in your tickets now at http://MLW2300.com and see it go down Saturday, February 3 in Philadelphia.
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World Heavyweight Title Fight:
Alex Kane (champion) vs. Satoshi Kojima (cornered by Okumura)

Místico’s debut

beIN SPORTS TV TAPING BOUTS
Okumura’s debut

Fightful will have coverage of MLW SuperFight on February 3. 

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