Gabe Kidd is staying with New Japan.
Kidd confirmed a Fightful report on social media Sunday that he had re-signed with the company as of this past weekend.
“YOU’RE WELCOME @tanahashi1_100,” he wrote on X, quoting the Fightful report and name-dropping NJPW’s new president Hiroshi Tanahashi.
Kidd’s contract expired back in January. According to Fightful’s report, he continued to work NJPW dates without a contract.
A member of Bullet Club War Dogs, Kidd has been associated with New Japan since 2020, when he began training as a young lion. After joining the Bullet Club last year, he won the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship with Alex Coughlin last July. The two held the titles until October when they lost to the Guerillas of Destiny (Hikuleo and El Phantasmo).
2024 has been a busy year for Kidd. In February, he took part in the ten-man steel cage match that served as Will Ospreay’s farewell from NJPW. This month he advanced in the NJPW Cup by defeating Callum Newman in the first round. However, he lost to Shingo Takagi in the following round.
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