The Los Tranquilos de Japon world tour continues.
This time, former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito and Bushi are fighting in Europe as wXw Germany has confirmed that the former New Japan Pro Wrestling stars will be in action on night two of the Pro-Wrestling Grand Prix festivities.
Thus far, their opponents have yet to be confirmed.
Naito and Bushi leaving New Japan is still a shocking departure. The former Los Ingobernables de Japón members confirmed back in April that they were leaving. Reportedly, it came down to money for Naito and the two sides just didn’t see eye to eye with one another.
Bushi did re-sign with New Japan, but once he heard about Tetsuya Naito leaving the promotion then he requested his release. Bushi and Naito’s final match was on May 5, where Los Ingobernables de Japon teamed together one last time (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito) to take on Just 4 Guys (Taichi & TAKA Michinoku), Shota Umino & Tomohiro Ishii. The former emerged victorious.
Bushi and Naito have only fought for RevPro since leaving New Japan in May. Originally, they wanted to fight in the UK and the US, but that’s been pretty hard as of late, especially with the US' strict visa protocol.
“I was actually planning to go directly from the UK to the US, but it seems that US visas are extremely strict right now.” Naito told Tokyo Sports, “I wasn’t able to get one this time, so I came back. With the situation in the US being uncertain, I feel like my next fight will probably be in Europe. At this point, Japan is definitely not an option for me. I’m thinking about which country and promotion I should go to next.”
Regardless of his decision to leave, Naito still keeps an eye on his former employer.
“I’m still a member of the (official) mobile site and NJPW WORLD, so I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t interested, and I keep an eye on the results, attendance figures, and future plans. They seem to be struggling to attract attendees to this year’s G1 Climax, but I don’t think it’ll be a problem. It’s true that I’m not competing myself, but the wrestlers I’ve fought with are there. Of course, it’s frustrating when that happens, but I want to see New Japan sell out tickets one after another. It’s inspiring, after all.”