Kota Ibushi will return to Pro Wrestling NOAH for the first time in over a decade when he takes on NOAH veteran Naomichi Marufuji at ‘The New Year’ 2024 event on January 2 at the Ariake Arena.
Ibushi made a surprise appearance earlier today at a NOAH event to announce a matchup.
He said, “Today I was able to step into Noah’s ring for the first time in 12 years. And thank you, Marufuji-san, for accepting the match. There are really many things I want to talk about, but I’d like to talk about them later on Abema or YouTube. I’ll talk about it later.”
Marufuji later replied, “Welcome, Ibushi-kun, to Ariake Arena on 2 January. It’s finally time to do it. Let’s do it first thing next year, on the best stage, one on one.”
You can check out the official announcement below:
📣 OFFICIAL – 2024.1.2 Ariake Arena, MAIN EVENT‼️
Special Singles Match@noah_marufuji_
🆚@ibushi_kota🟢 NOAH THE NEW YEAR 2024
🎫 https://t.co/y2RHhUL4lW
🏟 Pick up at Ariake Arena📺 LIVE on #wrestleUNIVERSE
🎙 English commentary#noah_ghc #あけまして有明アリーナ #AEW pic.twitter.com/Qi6c5rsLra— Pro Wrestling NOAH Global (@noahglobal) December 2, 2023
⭐️ KOTA IBUSHI IS HERE IN PRO WRESTLING NOAH! ⭐️@ibushi_kota #NOAHTHEBEST#noah_ghc#AEW@AEW @AEW_jp pic.twitter.com/DxzL05pa8A
— Pro Wrestling NOAH Global (@noahglobal) December 2, 2023
.@noah_marufuji_: “Welcome, Ibushi-kun, to Ariake Arena on 2 January. It's finally time to do it. Let's do it first thing next year, on the best stage, one on one."#noah_ghc #NOAHTHEBEST #AEW pic.twitter.com/TWSwnNTg2a
— Pro Wrestling NOAH Global (@noahglobal) December 2, 2023
AEW wrestler Roderick Strong will be the guest on tomorrow’s edition of Hey! (EW) with RJ City. You can check out a preview clip below:
Roderick Strong answers everything on a brand new Hey! (EW) with RJ City.
Tune in bright and early tomorrow morning!
▶️ https://t.co/lBSV4sbfpB@RoderickStrong | @RJCity1 pic.twitter.com/5aABJQx2rU— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) December 2, 2023
WOW – Women of Wrestling posted the full video for episode 63 that you can watch below:
And finally, you can check out some highlights from Friday night’s episode of AEW Rampage below:
