• WWE & AEW Want To Sign Former World Champion
Kota Ibushi (age 40) recently left New Japan Pro Wrestling after his contract expired.
He is now a Free Agent. According to multiple sources, both WWE & AEW are interested in signing Ibushi.
During an interview with Dark Puroresu Flowsion, Ibushi said he has high interest in joining All Elite Wrestling, but wouldn’t rule out WWE:
“Of course, I’m interested in it. I’m good at producing players & I’ve created stars, so I don’t think there’s anyone who can control me even in that frame. I live so freely.”
During his appearance on In The Kliq podcast, AEW President Tony Khan said the following about signing Ibushi:
“I would love to have Kota Ibushi here. Kota Ibushi has wrestled in Ring Of Honor in the past and has a great history wrestling in Japan and in America and is a top free agent and that’s somebody we would love to have here if the deal is right and the timing is right.”
Below are Kota’s accomplishments in NJPW:
– 1x IWGP World Heavyweight Champion (inaugural)
– 1x IWGP Heavyweight Champion (final)
– 2x IWGP Intercontinental Champion
– 2x IWGP International Champion
– 3x IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion
– 1x IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion
– 1x IWGP Tag Team Champion
– 1x NEVER Openweight Champion
– Best of the Super Juniors (2011) winner
– G1 Climax (2019, 2020) winner
– New Japan Cup (2015) winner
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (February 19, 2006) – WWE No Way Out 2006
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on February 19, 2006, World Wrestling Entertainment aired ‘WWE No Way Out 2006’ LIVE on PPV from the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.
The PPV theme song of this dual brand pay-per-view was “Deadly Game” by the band ‘Theory of a Deadman’.
Here are the PPV results:
WWE Cruiserweight Championship: Gregory Helms (c) won a Cruiserweight Open
John “Bradshaw” Layfield defeated Bobby Lashley
Matt Hardy & Tatanka defeated MNM
WWE United States Championship: Chris Benoit defeated Booker T (c)
#1 Contender: Randy Orton defeated Rey Mysterio
World Heavyweight Championship: Kurt Angle (c) defeated The Undertaker
