It was announced this evening that former IWGP Junior Heavyweight and ROH TV Champion KUSHIDA has decided to leave New Japan Pro Wrestling at the end of the month. NJPW announcer Chris Charlton posted the following transcript of the announcement:
Sugabayashi has 3 points: 1) Ibushi will be taking the next tour off due to his concussion. 2) Takashi Iizuka is retiring. He will have a retirement ceremony on February 21. 3) KUSHIDA will leave New Japan at the end of his contract on January 31.— chris charlton (@reasonjp) January 7, 2019
KUSHIDA: As Sugabayashi said, I will leave NJPW on January 31. This was an extremely tough condition made with Meij, Sugabayashi and Kidani. It was a very big decision in my life and I’m thankful they understood. I will head overseas and to see the world of pro wrestling.— chris charlton (@reasonjp) January 7, 2019
KUSHIDA: I have been here in NJPW for 8 years. I was surprised at the scale of the business when I first came in and proud of being able to work here. The warm reception and words from the fans made me who I am and I am so grateful to them.— chris charlton (@reasonjp) January 7, 2019
KUSHIDA: When I won the BOSJ a few years ago I said I’d lead the division to a bright future. I was so happy to hear the BOSJ finals will be in Ryogoku. Some may say I put it there, but it’s due to the efforts of everybody in the division to make a change.KUSHIDA: you meet so many people in this business from fans to rivals to allies and staff, and they all helped to grow me.— chris charlton (@reasonjp) January 7, 2019
— chris charlton (@reasonjp) January 7, 2019
KUSHIDA: I have no doubt- the junior division will be absolutely fine without me.— chris charlton (@reasonjp) January 7, 2019
KUSHIDA: I am contracted with this company until the end of January so I won’t be talking much about beyond then. But it has been my dream for a long time to travel the world with professional wrestling. And that’s what I will be doing.— chris charlton (@reasonjp) January 7, 2019
KUSHIDA: I increasingly took on the role lately of working with younger talent, and while not teaching, learning together. Along with that, going back and forth between ROH and New Japan I realised I am now 36 and have much less in front of me career wise than behind.— chris charlton (@reasonjp) January 7, 2019
KUSHIDA: being with Shibata in the Dojo I learned how difficult it was to teach the next generation. A lot of personal research has to go into that progress. For me, in order to best teach the next generation, what do I need to do?— chris charlton (@reasonjp) January 7, 2019
Tanahashi asks KUSHIDA what he loved and what he found tough in New Japan. Kushi breaks down as he said he never had a rough time. ‘I love wrestling and never want to be away from it. I put everything into these 8 years’— chris charlton (@reasonjp) January 7, 2019
KUSHIDA: I loved this journey through life with everyone here. I don’t know why I’m crying. This is my decision and I’m not sad I made it. These are happy tears.— chris charlton (@reasonjp) January 7, 2019
KUSHIDA: if there was anything left for me to achieve and do, I wouldn’t be leaving. But I’ll put my all in this last month. There’s been a lot of people who have influenced me over these 8 years. Liger, Tana. Shibata, Makabe, Tiger Hattori. They all enjoy wrestling.— chris charlton (@reasonjp) January 7, 2019
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