{"id":8988,"date":"2016-01-25T02:08:11","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T08:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=8988"},"modified":"2016-01-25T02:08:11","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T08:08:11","slug":"8988","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/25\/8988\/","title":{"rendered":"Nakamura formally announces NJPW exit, stripped of IC Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-246858278\" 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>Shinsuke Nakamura, one of the Big Three stars in New Japan, formally announced his departure from the promotion at a press conference on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Nakamura, who formally stripped of the IWGP Intercontinental Title at the press conference,\u00a0talked about his decision to leave Japan to advance his career.<\/p>\n<p>Nakamura did not specifically say he has signed with WWE, but he noted that he feels like he has been &#8220;stuck in a rut&#8221; after helping elevate New Japan as one of the top stars.<\/p>\n<p>Nakamura will end his New Japan run on January 29 and 30. 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