KENTA declares for the G1 Climax.
New Japan Pro Wrestling's Dominion show started off with the current IWGP U.S. Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley and Shingo Takagi declaring for the 2019 G1 Climax 29 tournament that kicks off in July. Following the IWGP Tag Team Titles match, Katsuyori Shibata made a surprise appearance and as he made his way down the entrance ramp, he pointed back at the entrance ramp and out came former GHC Heavyweight Champion KENTA, formerly known as Hideo Itami.
【6.9大阪城ホール大会・第6試合後】
— 新日本プロレスリング株式会社 (@njpw1972) June 9, 2019
会場騒然！柴田勝頼とも共にヒデオ・イタミことKENTAが登場！
「『G1』でお会いしましょう！」『G1 CLIMAX』参戦をアピール！
新日本プロレス・スマホサイトで独占詳報中！https://t.co/Ywg9h8oI8g #njpw #njdominion pic.twitter.com/Nkn7uk5Q7E
場内騒然！
— 新日本プロレスリング株式会社 (@njpw1972) June 9, 2019
なんと柴田勝頼がKENTAを帯同して、リングイン！
新日本プロレス・スマホサイトで独占詳報中！https://t.co/Ywg9h8oI8g#njpw #njdominion pic.twitter.com/PN8VHAHjxN
KENTA stated that he was going to bring the fight to New Japan Pro Wrestling and those days will come during the 2019 G1 Climax tournament.
In late January, it was reported by Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp that KENTA requested his release from WWE and the sports-entertainment company soon granted him his request. KENTA's last match in WWE occurred on the January 29th edition of 205 Live and just five months later, he has declared for the G1 Climax tournament.
To keep up with the stories and the action coming out of Dominion, head over to Fightful's live coverage article of the show.
