{"id":51423,"date":"2019-01-30T10:19:31","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T16:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=51423"},"modified":"2019-01-30T10:19:31","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T16:19:31","slug":"hideo-itami-leaving-wwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2019\/01\/30\/hideo-itami-leaving-wwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Hideo Itami leaving WWE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-44327425\" 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><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Hideo Itami reportedly made his final WWE appearance on Tuesday&#8217;s 205 Live television show. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwinsider.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PWInsider.com<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightful.com\/wrestling\/exclusives\/exclusive-hideo-itami-asks-wwe-release\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fightful.com<\/a>\u00a0reported that Itami requested his release from the company and it is expected to be granted.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Itami entered the company with a lot of fanfare. 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