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Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
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. Advertisement 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. Advertisement RELATED: Jeff Cobb Addresses Rumors About WWE's Interest In Him What would you make of Jeff Cobb's departure from NJPW? Sound off in the comments! The post Jeff Cobb Leaves New Japan Pro-Wrestling appeared first on Wrestlezone.
Metro
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
'Biggest free agent on the planet' makes shock WWE debut at Backlash
Jeff Cobb has arrived in WWE after a shock debut at Backlash in St Louis. The 43-year-old wrestler, who sensationally quit rivals New Japan Pro Wrestling last month, was heavily rumoured to be making the jump and he made his presence felt on Saturday night. Cobb appeared at the end of the United States Title match between defending champ Jacob Fatu and challengers Drew McIntyre, LA Knight and Damian Priest. Hailed by commentator Michael Cole as the 'biggest free agent on the planet', he appeared at ringside and attacked Knight, helping Fatu to a tainted victory and seemingly aligning himself with Solo Sikoa. In a statement on their official website days before WrestleMania, NJPW – who have a working agreement with WWE rivals All Elite Wrestling – confirmed Cobb's exit. 'New Japan Pro-Wrestling has come to terms with the departure of Jeff Cobb at his request,' the promotion said at the time. They added: 'New Japan Pro-Wrestling profoundly apologises for the sudden nature of this news and joins fans in wishing Cobb the best in all his future endeavours.' More Trending Cobb was stripped of his IWGP Tag Team Championship, which he held with Callum Newman, and he had his farewell in Korakuen Hall on April 19. He later teased 'retirement' in a series of X post trying to throw fans off the scent. '16 years is a long time to work, Happy Retirement to me…. I'll let the waves take me to my next destination,' he wrote alongside a beach photo. '🎶 Can I wade in your water, until I catch your wave 🎶' View More » And hours before Backlash, he tweeted: 'Just finished a sweet workout and I can't believe after so many years of going to LA, this was my first time going here! If you are in the area I suggest checking it out! Gym, free tanning and when you're done, a beach to jump into!' This is a breaking news story, more to follow soon… Check back shortly for further updates. If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. For more stories like this, check our entertainment page. Follow Entertainment on Twitter and Facebook for the latest celeb and entertainment updates. You can now also get articles sent straight to your device. Sign up for our daily push alerts here. MORE: This controversial TV episode 'almost killed the world's biggest show' 15 years ago MORE: 'Disastrous' Suits LA spin-off is cancelled after just one season MORE: Viewers in tears after watching 'the best episode of comedy TV ever'
