At the age of 11, Kota Ibushi made a promise to ... Yet WWE star AJ Styles, who is a proud two-time IWGP heavyweight champion, always believed that Ibushi would eventually hold the title.

After winning the G1 Climax, many expected Kota Ibushi to immediately challenge Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. He ended up beating the champion to make it to the finals.

And, the following night at Wrestle Kingdom 15 Night 2, Kota Ibushi avenged his loss to Switchblade by beating him to retain both the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championship.

On Day 2 of NJPW Satsuma no Kuni, Kota Ibushi made his return to in-ring action for the first time since losing the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. In the main event of the evening ...

The IWGP Intercontinental Championship was first won by MVP in a tournament final in Philadephia in May 2011. Kota Ibushi won both titles on January 4, 2021 becoming the 73rd Heavyweight Champion ...

Kota Ibushi is your new IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Champion, having wrested New Japan Pro Wrestling's top two belts from Tetsuya Naito's clutches on day one of Wrestle Kingdom 15.

Kenny Omega will defend the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling on October 8 against Kota Ibushi and Cody. This will be only the second time the title is defended in a ...

The former IWGP champion took on the Don Callis family ... and now it’s official: [Kota Ibushi] is ALL ELITE,” Khan wrote in a post on social media. Of course, the announcement also came ...

“Ibushi always wanted the IWGP heavyweight championship, but there was always ... “The match between Jay and Kota was an absolute masterpiece of good versus evil. Jay is the future of New ...

A new report from Tokyo Sports states that Kota Ibushi will be ... Jay White on the second. New IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion El Desperado had challenge Ibushi to a dual-title match at this ...

The main event features The Golden Lovers (IWGP heavyweight champion Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi) squaring off with Chaos (Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii). In the co-feature, for the IWGP ...

After a series of injuries in the 2020s, former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kota Ibushi has been on a spell of bad luck as of late. The AEW and NJPW star had been planned to re-emerge in Japan ...