Kota Ibushi Confirms He’s Turned Down Multiple WWE Offers

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Nov 18, 2016

Kota Ibushi recently spoke to Japanese media and mentioned that he received several offers from WWE, which he turned down. He said they offered him a five year deal, then a three year deal and a two year deal. He said he wants to be a big attraction in Japan, where he wants to keep wrestling.

You can read the interview (in Japanese!) at this link.

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