Former NJPW star Kota Ibushi has broken his silence about the possibility of joining AEW now that he’s a free agent.
Ibushi joining AEW has been a dream scenario for many of the promotion’s fans, largely due to his connection to the Young Bucks and Kenny Omega.
The man himself has now addressed the possibility of joining AEW, speaking to Dark Puroresu Flowsion.
Ibushi said:
“About money, I think it’s very much unnecessary, but for me the things I care about and what’s necessary (for me) are more important.
“So I don’t want to be in a match without meaning. There aren’t a lot of matches without meaning, but I think I’ll show up in places in the future that truly and fully understand me.
“A lot of my best friends are in AEW. My younger peers in Japan are also growing up (there?).
“Nonetheless, I don’t think of going to AEW immediately. I want to have a ‘school’ in Japan. Once that’s been worked out, I think I’ll talk with AEW.”
So it sounds like those fans hoping to see Ibushi in AEW immediately may to have to wait, but the door is certainly open for somewhere down the line.
Kenny Omega is able to return on tonight’s AEW Dynamite after experiencing some visa issues which led to him missing last week’s show.
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