By Chris Walters on April 22, 2004 at 6:01 PM EST

Ultimo Dragon will be returning to wrestling in Japan where he will make his first appearance for New Japan Pro Wrestling in quite a while. Ultimo was once a key star in New Japan's junior division before leaving the company and forming his own promotion Toryumon.

New Japan's Director Uei announced today that Ultimo Dragon will be the sixth man in the junior trios match which will kick off the 5/3 Tokyo Dome show next month. Dragon had been receiving mail from New Japan offices but only recently replied, as he has taken a leave of abscence from WWE as of May, when he can wrestle freelance.

Ultimo will be teaming with Koji Kanemoto and "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson of ROH and U.S. Indy fame, to take on the team of Heat, Tiger Mask, and Naomichi Marufuji.

Uei also plans to offer Ultimo a spot in this year's legendary Best of the Super Jr. tournament. He hopes that he can make an impact on Japan's junior division as a whole, as it has been on a downswing lately.

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