KUSHIDA is coming to the Derby City Rumble.
IMPACT Wrestling announced KUSHIDA would be part of the lineup when the company presents its next live television taping in Louisville, Kentucky.
From IMPACT Wrestling:
KUSHIDA Comes to Derby City Rumble, July 15th & 16th in Louisville
New Japan Pro-Wrestling standout and world-renowned star KUSHIDA is set to make his IMPACT Wrestling debut at Derby City Rumble on July 15th and 16th in Louisville, KY. Be there LIVE and witness him compete in the IMPACT Zone for the very first time.
The television trucks of IMPACT! on AXS TV come to Old Forester’s Paristown Hall in Louisville as IMPACT Wrestling presents Derby City Rumble, featuring all your favorite IMPACT stars in action! Tickets are on-sale now at Ticketmaster.com.
KUSHIDA is best-known for his work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he is a six-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion. KUSHIDA teamed with Alex Shelley as Time Splitters during his tag team run in New Japan. More recently, KUSHIDA worked for WWE where he is a former one-time NXT Cruiserweight Champion. KUSHIDA’s WWE contract expired in April and he returned to New Japan.
On a related note, in addition to KUSHIDA making his company debut, IMPACT Wrestling is also advertising Alex Shelley versus Chris Sabin for the event as a match where the “Motor City Machine Guns collide.”
BREAKING: The Motor City Machine Guns collide as @fakekinkade goes one-on-one with @SuperChrisSabin, plus more at #DerbyCityRumble!
Tickets are on sale NOW!
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