Konosuke Takeshita is leaving the United States.
The fan-favorite star announced the news in a tweet on August 12:
“Today I am leaving America. I have so many great memories of the last 4 months. Thank you all for being so nice to me. @AEW”
Today I am leaving America. I have so many great memories of the last 4 months. Thank you all for being so nice to me. @AEW pic.twitter.com/XQwkNlI6oo
— Konosuke Takeshita 竹下幸之介 (@Takesoup) August 12, 2022
Takeshita, one of DDT Pro-Wrestling’s top stars, came to the country for an excursion in April. He has wrestled for AEW, PWG, Deadlock Pro-Wrestling, West Coast Pro, Prestige Wrestling, DEFY, Terminus, Black Label Pro, and Garden State Pro Wrestling, among others. Throughout this run, he has competed in multiple high-profile bouts; he faced Hangman Page, Eddie Kingston, and AEW Interim World Champion Jon Moxley on AEW TV.
In his last match of the trip, he defeated Ryan Nemeth at the taping of AEW Dark: Elevation on August 10.
It’s currently unclear when Takeshita will return to the United States.
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