Jeff Cobb Leaves New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Jeff Cob has left New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
In a statement, NJPW announced it had come to terms with Cobb's request for his departure. Cobb's departure prompted the company to vacate the IWGP Tag Team Championship.
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For those unaware, Cobb shared the tag team titles with Callum Newman prior to his departure from the promotion. He previously held the titles on two separate occasions with Great-O-Khan.
'Cobb's final match in NJPW will take place in Korakuen Hall on April 19 against Hiroshi Tanahashi. New Japan Pro-Wrestling profoundly apologizes for the sudden nature of this news and joins fans in wishing Cobb the best in all his future endeavors,' the statement concluded.
Jeff Cobb first popped up in NJPW back in 2017. He's a former one-time NEVER Openweight Champion and an NJPW World Television Champion. The 42-year-old star has also made sporadic appearances for AEW.
His exit from Japan's top puroresu promotion has reignited rumors about a potential move to WWE. Fightful previously reported that the company had been eyeing the United Empire star for some time, with one source going so far as to mention him being listed on WWE's internal roster.
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