Kota Ibushi is officially a free agent as his New Japan Pro-Wrestling contract expired on February 1.
Speaking to Dark Puroresu Flowsion, Ibushi discussed his free agency.
“About money, I think it’s very much unnecessary, but for me the things I care about and what’s necessary [for me] are more important. So I don’t want to be in a match without meaning. There aren’t a lot of matches without meaning, but I think I’ll show up in places in the future that truly and fully understand me,” he said.
When asked about potentially joining AEW, Ibushi replied, “A lot of my best friends are in AEW. My younger peers in Japan are also growing up [there?]. Nonetheless, I don’t think of going to AEW immediately. I want to have a ‘school’ in Japan. Once that’s been worked out, I think I’lI talk with AEW.”
Kota Ibushi
Kota has been out of action with an injury since 2021, when he suffered said injury during the finals of the G1 Climax. We will have to wait and see if Ibushi eventually ends up in AEW, but for many fans, it feels like it is only a matter of time.
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