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Rey Mysterio Joins New Japan!
New Japan held their New Beginning in Osaka show over the weekend, with a bout that some
are hailing as a Match of the Year contender: a three-way for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight
Championship between Will Ospreay, Hiromu Takahashi and THE LAWS OF PHYSICS.
But that wasn’t the only action New Japan’s Junior Heavyweight division saw, as one of
the best cruiserweights of all time announced their debut for the promotion: Booyaka, booyaka
- it’s Rey Mysterio.
Rey appeared in a pre-taped video at the show announcing he’ll be wrestling for New Japan
for the first time ever - and for his debut, he wants to face Junior Heavyweight legend
Jushin Thunder Liger at March’s Strong Style Evolved show in Long Beach, California.
Liger quickly accepted the match on commentary.
This comes just several days after Rey told The Mirror there was a “big possibility”
of him resigning with WWE, following his very well-received one-off appearance in January’s
Royal Rumble match.
The New Japan deal doesn’t necessarily rule this out, as his match with Liger could also
be a one-off, meaning Rey could return to WWE following the busy WrestleMania season
- especially if they want him for their reported Latin American tournament over the Summer
(which William Regal denies is happening).
The Strong Style Evolved show was supposedly originally meant to feature Chris Jericho
vs Tetsuya Naito - following Y2J attacking him at the end of New Year’s Dash.
But the Wrestling Observer reckons that match might’ve been postponed to June’s Dominion
show.
Even though tickets for the event are already sold out, New Japan will want a big American
name to feature on the show - as AXS TV have announced they’ll be airing Strong Style
Evolved live in the United States.
This is the latest move in New Japan’s methodical invasion of North America - running solely
promoted live shows on U.S. soil, getting exposure on AXS, booking talent like Mysterio
and Jericho, and now, as they’ve just announced, opening their own training school in Los Angeles.
New Japan Open U.S. Dojo The opening will coincide with the Long Beach
shows in March, and the dojo will be a place you can “learn Japanese wrestling techniques
from professional wrestlers”.
I’ve actually managed to get hold of the Week 1 syllabus - Lesson #1: Chops.
Lesson #2: More chops.
Lesson #3 How to take a top-rope Burning Hammer.
Lesson #4: How to no-sell a top-rope Burning Hammer.
Online applications open tomorrow 13th February, where “attendees will participate in a variety
of cardiovascular drills over the week.
You will need to be in EXCELLENT physical condition-” I already feel tired.
But Rey wasn’t the only ex-WWE star showing up for other promotions over the weekend…
Emma Debuts In Ring Of Honor At Ring of Honor’s Honor Reigns Supreme
event on Friday, former WWE wrestler Emma was revealed as the final participant for
the promotion’s Women of Honor tournament - which will decide the first ever Women’s
ROH Champion.
Emma was announced as her real name Tenille Dashwood, and then Bully Ray booked her debut
match for that night, tagging with Mandy Leon to beat Stacy Shadows and Kelly Klein.
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