By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
WWE officially announced the signing of Kushida on Friday. WWE released footage of Kushida signing a contract with Triple H and William Regal for the NXT brand.
Powell’s POV: Triple H referred to Kushida as one of the biggest international stars in the world. He left NJPW when his deal expired and was expected to make the jump to NXT.
With @TripleH & @RealKingRegal looking on, international Superstar @KUSHIDA_0904 signs his #WWENXT contract! pic.twitter.com/aCaDOCQIrC
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) April 5, 2019
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Okay. I’ll bite…we’ve seen Japan’s best not fair so well in WWE. Why is Kushida going to be different?