{"id":190709,"date":"2025-01-07T18:52:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T00:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=190709"},"modified":"2025-01-07T18:52:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T00:52:42","slug":"konosuke-takeshita-signs-deal-with-njpw-njpw-owner-comments-on-length-of-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/01\/07\/konosuke-takeshita-signs-deal-with-njpw-njpw-owner-comments-on-length-of-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Konosuke Takeshita signs deal with NJPW, NJPW owner comments on length of contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3132863865\" 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>Konosuke Takeshita revealed during his backstage comments after Wrestle Dynasty on Jan. 5 that he was affiliated with NJPW, DDT, and AEW. NJPW confirmed his announcement on their <a href=\"https:\/\/news.njpw1972.com\/konosuke-takeshita-to-represent-aew-ddt-njpw-4657a9a81c1e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NJPW owner Takaaki Kidani commented on the deal in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tokyo-sports.co.jp\/articles\/-\/329628\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tokyo Sports.<\/a> \u201cI think it\u2019s a one-year contract to start with, but there aren\u2019t many matches in AEW,&#8221; said Kidani. &#8220;If he wants to be the main wrestler for New Japan, that could actually happen. I think it would be fine for him to go back and forth. 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