Originally published at KENTA announced for Pro Wrestling NOAH's January 1st event
NOAH announces the return of KENTA.
Pro Wrestling NOAH hosted their ‘NOAH the BEST’ event on November 28th and during the show, it was revealed that KENTA will be returning on January 1st.
KENTA last competed for NOAH in 2018 when he came back for Naomichi Marufuji’s 20th Anniversary Show. That occurred while KENTA was still under contract with WWE.
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📢1.1日本武道館大会に【 KENTA（新日本プロレス） 】参戦決定‼️‼️‼️
＼「ABEMA presents NOAH“THE NEW YEAR”2022」
📅2022年1月1日(土) 16:00開始/15:00開場
🏢日本武道館#あけまして日本武道館 #noah_ghc #おかえり pic.twitter.com/0oQpWbxacW— プロレスリング・ノア ｜PROWRESTLING NOAH (@noah_ghc) November 28, 2021
KENTA’s return to NOAH is taking place seven days before the third day of Wrestle Kingdom which is a New Japan Pro-Wrestling versus NOAH show on 1/8. Matches for that card have yet to be announced.
Prior to his 2018 appearance, KENTA was last in NOAH in 2014 before signing with WWE and he teamed with Marufuji and they defeated current GHC Heavyweight Champion Katsuhiko Nakajima and Takashi Sugiura.