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WrestleCon have announced that Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi will be teaming for the first-time ever in the United States as part of the WrestleCon Supershow on Thursday, April 5th during WrestleMania week against Best Friends (Chucky T & Beretta). More details and ticket information on all things WrestleCon 2018 can be found at Wrestlecon.com.

Ring Of Honor Wrestling sent out the following: INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR KOTA IBUSHI SIGNED FOR SUPERCARD OF HONOR New Japan Pro-Wrestling superstar Kota Ibushi, regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers in the sport today, will compete at Ring of Honor’s huge Supercard of Honor on April 7 in New Orleans, ROH officials have announced. Ibushi,  Continue Reading »

Hello everyone! Don’t adjust your computer sets, it is indeed, another edition of X-Marks the Spot, the second this month! We’re a couple of weeks out from the Royal Rumble, and fresh off the heels of WrestleKingdom 12, and the excitement of watching something new and fresh made the little bit of WrestleKingdom that I  Continue Reading »

The following results are from a recent New Japan Pro Wrestling pay-per-view event. New Japan Pro Wrestling Wrestle Kingdom 12 took place on January 4th, 2018 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. New Japan Rumble Masahito Kakihara defeated Katsuya Kitamura, BUSHI, Delirious, Leo Tonga, Manabu Nakanishi, Chase Owens, Yuji Nagata, TAKA Michinoku, Yoshinobu Kanemaru,  Continue Reading »

Japanese independent wrestling talent and recent WWE Cruiserweight Classic competitor Kota Ibushi noted in a recent interview in his home country that the WWE have offered him three separate deals recently, all of which he has currently turned down as he would like to continue to wrestle in Japan and that the deals offered were  Continue Reading »

WWE announced on their official website earlier this evening that with Hideo Itami being removed from the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic due to injury that Kota Ibushi will team with WWE Cruiserweight Champion TJ Perkins in the tournament. A video from WWE NXT General Manager William Regal regarding the announcement is available at this  Continue Reading »

WWE announced on their official website that top Japanese wrestler Kota Ibushi, who was a recent participant in the first-ever WWE Cruiserweight Classic will be part of the upcoming Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. Ibushi will team with Hideo Itami for the tournament.

WWE sent out the following: Watch the Cruiserweight Classic’s Live Finale Tonight Exclusively on WWE Network See who will claim the coveted Cruiserweight Classic trophy tonight at 9E/6P on the award-winning WWE Network.

In speaking to the Japanese media earlier this week, WWE Cruiserweight Classic competitor Kota Ibushi noted that he has turned down a full-time contract offer from the WWE and noted that he may continue wrestling in the WWE, on a per-spot basis and that his dream is to become the most famous wrestler in the  Continue Reading »

WWE are reported to have signed Cruiserweight Classic competitors Kota Ibushi and Gran Metalik (the former Mascara Dorada) to WWE NXT deals, according to a report from PWTorch.com. The report also notes that WWE has several other wrestlers in the tournament on their radar including Zack Sabre Jr, Cedric Alexander, Lince Dorado, Akira Tozawa and  Continue Reading »

WWE sent out the following: Kota Ibushi shows up at NXT TakeOver: Dallas NXT TakeOver: Dallas had no shortage of action inside the ring, but there also was plenty of intrigue beyond the ropes. During the live WWE Network event, Kota Ibushi was seen sitting amongst the capacity crowd of NXT fans. Is the Japanese  Continue Reading »

WWN Live have announced that former New Japan Pro Wrestling and Dramatic Dream Team star Kota Ibushi will be working the April 1st and April 2nd EVOLVE Wrestling events in Dallas, Texas, as well as the April 2nd Mercury Rising Supershow. Ibushi announced last month that he was to depart from both New Japan Pro  Continue Reading »

According to a report from Tokyo Sports in Japan, WWE NXT superstar Shinsuke Nakamura has recommended former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Kota Ibushi for the upcoming Global Cruiserweight Series that will debut on the WWE Network this Summer. In an interesting note, Ibushi recently announced that he would not be signing a dual contract with  Continue Reading »

Kota Ibushi announced over the weekend that he is now a freelance wrestler and will not be re-signing his dual deal with New Japan Pro Wrestling and the Dramatic Dream Team promotions in Japan and will instead be starting something called “Ibushi Pro Wrestling Kenkyuoju”. Ibushi also noted that he has been cleared to compete  Continue Reading »

New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the 20 competitors for the 2015 G1 CLIMAX tournament during the finals of the 2015 Best of the Super Juniors tournament on New Japan World. The tournament begins on July 20th and finishes on August 16th. The 20 names confirmed for the tournament are Kazuchika Okada, AJ Styles, Hirooki Goto,  Continue Reading »

New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced that Kota Ibushi will not be competing in this year’s G-1 CLIMAX tournament, which begins on Monday, due to a concussion suffered in a match against KUSHIDA on July 4th. New Japan note that the medical commission decided to pull Ibushi due to the concussion he suffered and apologized  Continue Reading »

WWE are interested in signing Dramatic Dream Team and New Japan Pro Wrestling superstar Kota Ibushi to a developmental deal with the company, according to a report from The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Ibushi, considered the best high-flyer in professional wrestling today is the current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion.

Ring Of Honor Wrestling sent out the following: The innovator of the Go 2 Sleep, a multi-time GHC champion in both the Junior Heavyweight Singles & Tag Divisions, one of the hardest-hitting individuals to ever enter the ROH ring, he is KENTA! Coming to Ring of Honor from Pro Wrestling NOAH on the heels of  Continue Reading »