Last week, Triple H and William Regal announced that former NJPW and MMA star Yujiro Kushida (stylized as KUSHIDA) had officially signed a contract with the black and gold brand, and the popular wrestler made his in-ring debut shortly after during a round of TV tapings.
KUSHIDA faced off against perennial jobber Kassius Ohno, and won (obvs) his Hover-board Lock submission. Check out some photos at the link below.
KUSHIDA is best known for his nine year tenure in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he is a former six-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and a two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion. He was also the winner of the 2015 and 2017 Best of the Super Juniors tournaments, the 2016 Super J-Cup, and the 2017 Pro Wrestling World Cup.
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