{"id":23081,"date":"2017-04-24T09:44:44","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T14:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=23081"},"modified":"2017-04-24T09:44:44","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T14:44:44","slug":"tajiri-announces-wwe-departure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2017\/04\/24\/tajiri-announces-wwe-departure\/","title":{"rendered":"Tajiri announces his WWE departure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-3737652513\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>Yoshihiro Tajiri announced his departure from WWE. 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