Kota Ibushi comments on returning to DDT.
At DDT Pro Wrestling at DDT Peter Pan on July 21st, Kota Ibushi made his first appearance at a DDT show since 2017. There, he asked Sanshiro Takagi if he could compete. Takagi replied by saying, "Of course you can."
DDT then announced that Ibushi would compete at their August 25th event, where he will team up with Danshoku Dieno and Akito to face Tetsuya Endo, Yuki Iino, and Yuya Koroku.
Ibushi took to Twitter/X to comment on the news. He said that it felt nostalgic but also new. Ibushi wrote that he had permission from AEW to do the show, so everything was fine. He also said that he thought that he would be able to go full-strength.
あぁぁぁぁあ！！8年ぶりかな。懐かしいようで新しい。
— 飯伏 幸太 (@ibushi_kota) August 7, 2024
彰人君、ディーノさん。二人とも思い出しかない。そして託した遠藤とまさか交わるとは思わなかった。AEWの許可も得たし万全、あ、若手のみなさんお手柔らかに。。フルパワーで行ってみようかな。
あの時マイクを持ったのか、偶然？必然？。 https://t.co/oTY8lknhZX
Ibushi has not had an official match since January 2nd, as he has been dealing with various injuries, such as a right tibiofibular ligament tear and a right ankle lateral ligament complex injury.
He had an exhibition match on July 1 to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of his debut.
As of this writing, there is no word on when Ibushi will return to AEW. Fightful will provide more information as it becomes available.
