Originally published at Konosuke Takeshita heading back to Japan following four months in U.S.
Konosuke Takeshita is heading back to Japan after spending four months in the United States.
The performer issued the following statement on Friday as he heads back to his home country:
Today I am leaving America. I have so many great memories of the last 4 months. Thank you all for being so nice to me. @AEW pic.twitter.com/XQwkNlI6oo
— Konosuke Takeshita 竹下幸之介 (@Takesoup) August 12, 2022
The 27-year-old star from DDT came over to the U.S this April for an extended stay wrestling for AEW along with several independent shows.
Takeshita became a breakout performer on AEW broadcasts including matches with Hangman Page, Eddie Kingston, Jon Moxley, and Claudio Castagnoli.
He also worked shows for PWG, JCW, DEFY, Progress Wrestling, Black Label Pro, and Ric Flair’s Last Match during his stay in the U.S.
Takeshita is set to team with Mao and Yasu Urano against Dick Togo, Daisuke Sasaki & Kanon at DDT’s Peter Pan event next weekend at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo.