{"id":153282,"date":"2023-02-01T14:16:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T20:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=153282"},"modified":"2023-02-01T14:16:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T20:16:38","slug":"njpw-issues-statement-on-kota-ibushis-depature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/02\/01\/njpw-issues-statement-on-kota-ibushis-depature\/","title":{"rendered":"NJPW issues statement on Kota Ibushi&#8217;s depature"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-563599562\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>After Kota Ibushi was announced for a pair of indpendent dates with GCW during WrestleMania weekend yesterday, NJPW issued an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.njpw1972.com\/141984\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announcemnt<\/a> on their website announcing his depature from the company.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement read as follows:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>With the conclusion of his contract period on January 31 2023, Kota Ibushi has departed New Japan Pro-Wrestling.\u00a0Ibushi had been recovering from injury since October 2021.<\/p>\n<p>We apologise to Ibushi\u2019s fans for the abrupt announcement, and join them in wishing Ibushi the very best in all his future endeavours.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Kota Ibushi issued his own statement on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ibushi_kota\/status\/1620592710171365376?s=20&amp;t=apBY-Z22lZtqDKQljFTOzA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> as well about leaving NJPW.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads as follows when translated by Google Translate:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>There were various conflicts, but thank you to New Japan Pro-Wrestling I chose the position of being free to renew my contract. 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