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For the first time since 2011, NJPW superstar and impending free agent Kazuchika Okada will return to the rings of TNA and his first bout is now official as is the next TNA opponent for Will Ospreay. Announced during Saturday's Final Resolution streaming special, the former IWGP World Champion will team with the Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) to take on Moose, Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards as part of the post-Hard to Kill TV taping. After the show, it was announced that Ospreay will have a rematch with former Impact World Champion Josh Alexander on the taping which is set for theĀ Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on Sunday, January 14th. Perhaps not coincidentally, Okada's final TNA match was against Shelley in June 2011 on an episode of TNA Explosion. A few things have changed since then including Okada's legendary run in NJPW while Shelley is the current Impact World Champion. Ospreay and Alexander first hooked it up at the post-Bound for Glory TV taping in October that saw Ospre

This article first appeared on F4WOnline.com and was syndicated with permission.

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