One of the greatest junior heavyweights in the history of New Japan Pro-Wrestling is now seeking a new challenge.
Yujiro Kushida—best known by his last name—will wrestle in a six-man tag match at Impact’s No Surrender event in Vegas on Friday night, teaming with the famed Motor City Machine Guns against Bullet Club’s Kenta, Chris Bey and Ace Austin. Kushida first started with New Japan in 2010, and he has witnessed every iteration of Bullet Club, which has been a longtime rival of his since its creation in 2013.
“Bullet Club was established as a completely heel unit by Prince Devitt [Finn Bálor],” says Kushida, speaking through a translator. “There are a lot of villains all over the world now and I don’t like that kind of character, so I will not join Bullet Club. However, I have had an 18-year career now. It seems like veteran wrestlers will tell a lie, so maybe you should not believe what I said.”
