New Japan Pro Wrestling announced today that Shinsuke Nakamura, who is reported to be in talks with WWE about joining the company, has been stripped of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship and that Kenny Omega will face off against a mystery opponent in the main event of the NJPW New Beginnings event on February 14th in Niigata, Japan.

For those wondering, Nakamura will not be leaving New Japan Pro Wrestling with immediate effect as he is still scheduled to appear at their events for the remainder of the month, with his last scheduled appearance scheduled for January 30th at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan where Nakamura will team with Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii to take on the team of Hirooki Goto, Katsuyori Shibata and Hiroshi Tanahashi.