Kota IGOATshi speak on Harassment from NJPW, Yakuza involvement and mother’s suicide attempt

[Blessed Koala]

Bcuz in wrestling world

Wwe = bad
Every other company = the good guys

Sean ross,meltzer, etc barely covered this…barely asked around

Being forced to work hurt,claims of harassment , yakuza, his mom tryna kill herself

Hush now...only WWE can be el diablo. Nevermind NJPW issues especially what they use to do to "Young Boys"

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

Bcuz in wrestling world

Wwe = bad
Every other company = the good guys

Sean ross,meltzer, etc barely covered this…barely asked around

Being forced to work hurt,claims of harassment , yakuza, his mom tryna kill herself

 

[Max.]

One my fav threads this year that stooges pretended never happened

Lmaoo

 

[Blessed Koala]

On the real, this thread along with the coverage for this shyt went under the entire rug. It sucks because it had to be Ibushi who folks were putting on the pedestal, but the moment the beloved NJPW gets put on the spot for their demonic shyt behind doors, it's crickets and tumbleweeds. Yet, folks watched the Forbidden Door and ready for the G1 (including this smooth brain marsupial who knows this wrestling shyt is not what it seems).

Bottom line, every promotion should be put on the red dot. Enough with the bias caping for a bunch of suits that do not give a shyt about you. But these words will be unheard from the tallest of trees because "wrestling".

 

[Max.]

On the real, this thread along with the coverage for this shyt went under the entire rug. It sucks because it had to be Ibushi who folks were putting on the pedestal, but the moment the beloved NJPW gets put on the spot for their demonic shyt behind doors, it's crickets and tumbleweeds. Yet, folks watched the Forbidden Door and ready for the G1 (including this smooth brain marsupial who knows this wrestling shyt is not what it seems).

Bottom line, every promotion should be put on the red dot. Enough with the bias caping for a bunch of suits that do not give a shyt about you. But these words will be unheard from the tallest of trees because "wrestling".

I just wish wrestling was covered fairly

 

[Norrin Radd]

In a two-month span loaded with major story after major story, it’s easy to forget about the saga between Kota Ibushi and New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Ibushi spent much of May publicly criticizing the promotion, where he’s worked as both a freelancer and as a contracted wrestler for the past five years, for a variety of reasons, so much so that his future with NJPW was called into question. Those questions didn’t go anywhere after NJPW publicly apologized to Ibushi and sanctioned an official he had issues with back in early June.

Since then, things have been quiet regarding Ibushi’s status with NJPW and his feelings towards the promotion — until today. In the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer provided some good news on the Ibushi-NJPW situation, with sources close to both parties stating that the gulf between the two sides has narrowed over the last month. Meltzer also noted that Ibushi is looking to get back into both wrestling training and martial arts training, and is interested in starting a dojo in his hometown of Kagoshima.

There are some obstacles to be overcome before Ibushi can get back into the ring, however. Meltzer reports that Ibushi’s main priority at the moment is caring for his mother, who fans may recall attempted suicide during the height of Ibushi’s issues with New Japan. What happened to his mother was thought to have ended any potential for reconciliation between Ibushi and NJPW for good, especially after Ibushi addressed the situation on social media.

The other hold-up is an injury to Ibushi’s shoulder, which he suffered during the G1 Climax 31 final against Kazuchika Okada. Meltzer noted that Ibushi had tweeted earlier in the week, revealing his injury wasn’t healing and was getting worse. This will likely require Ibushi to get surgery, something he was hoping to avoid in favor of healing his shoulder with rest, setting his timetable back even further. In the same series of tweets, Ibushi also stated his issues with NJPW were not settled.

 

[Norrin Radd]

After a never-ending stream of news regarding his issues with New Japan Pro Wrestling in the late spring/early summer, talk of Kota Ibushi and whether he’ll wrestle again had gone largely silent since June. But while it’s still unclear when Ibushi could be returning, fans now know at least one place he would like to wrestle: AEW.

This was confirmed by Ibushi himself early Tuesday afternoon when he was asked by a fan if he was going to AEW.

“At least once,” Ibushi said.

When another fan responded to Ibushi regarding their high hopes for his run with AEW, Ibushi had this to say about working for the promotion.

“I’m going because there are kind of a lot of AEW expectations, maybe three times,” Ibushi tweeted. “I can’t promise that the card will be set up correctly, but Lovers can.”

While unconfirmed, it can be reasonably assumed that the “Lovers” Ibushi was referring to was the tag team between himself and AEW star Kenny Omega, best known as The Golden Lovers. The duo teamed together from 2009 to 2014, and again in 2018 before Omega left to join AEW.

Just minutes later, Ibushi was then asked who he would like to wrestle the most in AEW. His answer was a former opponent of his and a former AEW World Champion.

“Adam Page,” Ibushi said.

Kota Ibushi Hints At Potential AEW Run - Wrestling Inc.

It's still unclear when Ibushi could be returning but fans now know at least one place he would like to wrestle: AEW.

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