At the June 21 NJPW New Japan Road event, KUSHIDA made his return to the promotion after three years away.
KUSHIDA left NJPW at the end of January 2019, moving to the United States and signing with WWE to be part of the NXT brand. His contract with WWE ended in April, paving the way for his NJPW return, where he confronted IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Taiji Ishimori.
Taking to social media, KUSHIDA commented on his return, saying he still live on Florida but is looking to move to Los Angeles soon.
Today, I signed with New Japan Pro-Wrestling. I will return to New Japan Pro Wrestling.
I am so honored to be back and to wrestle on the New Japan Pro Wrestling ring.
Some people say I want to wrestle in heavy weight division or I want to be in Bullet Club, these are all fake news.
Right now, I am still living in Florida. I am trying to move to Los Angels but still im midst of moving.
I will return to US this week and look start new life in Los Angels next week…I hope.
Sign an apartment? Can I speak english? So much troubles and busy everyday but will try and update my Instagram as much as possible.To live in Los Angels and to wrestle has been my dream for a log term. I will look to accompolish this dream, hopefully.
I will look to bring excitement to New Japan, New Japan’s Junior division, and NJPW LA Dojo.Thank you to those who supported me on my journey and thank you all for your support.
Sincerely,
Kushida
June 22nd, 2022
KUSHIDA will have his first match back in a NJPW ring on July 3 when he teams with Hiroshi Tanahashi & Alex Zayne to take on KENTA, Taiji Ishimori & Gedo.
You can learn more about his return bout by clicking here.
