Yota Tsuji is back.
SANADA successfully defended his IWGP World Heavyweight Championship in the main event of NJPW Wrestling Dontaku, defeating Hiromu Takahashi.
After the bout, Yota Tsuji made his return, attacking SANADA and declaring his allegiance to Los Ingobernables de Japon.
Tsuji was the mystery return that New Japan had been teasing since March.
YOTA TSUJI’S SPEAR IS ------ pic.twitter.com/wcbvi6FnS3
— D-DAY -- ---------- (@AnnetteReid247) May 3, 2023
We now know who's gonna be the next Challenger against the Champion SANADA for the #njpw IWGP Heavyweight Championship .....
— El Rincón Distroyer del Wrestling (@Rincon_Distroye) May 3, 2023
Yota Tsuji !!!! #njDONTAKU pic.twitter.com/AA3272MYJ6
Yota Tsuji has been on excursion in Mexico and Europe, wrestling for CMLL, RevPro, wXw, and more. He last wrestled in Japan during the NJPW Summer Struggle tour in 2021.
Fans can find results from NJPW Wrestling Dontaku by clicking here.