Kushida Reportedly Leaves WWE.

Published: April 19, 2022, 1 p.m.

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(STINGER: WWE)

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Kushida is apparently gone from WWE. He\\u2019s been moved to the alumni section on the WWE website. Fightful reported Kushida\\u2019s contract with the company expired.

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Kushida joined WWE from New Japan in 2019. He won the company\\u2019s Cruiserweight Championship. His last match in WWE was late last month.

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Natalya is set for in-ring action on tonight\\u2019s NXT. She\\u2019ll face Tatum Paxley.

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Also announced for tonight\\u2019s show: Carmelo Hayes vs. Santos Escobar\\u2026and Tiffany Stratton vs. Sarray.

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Another WrestleMania rematch is set for WrestleMania Backlash. Edge and AJ Styles will clash once again.

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Bianca Belair is set to defend the RAW Women\\u2019s Championship against Sonya Deville\\u2026next Monday in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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There\\u2019s a new United States Champion. Theory took the title from Finn Balor on last night\\u2019s RAW, pinning Balor with A-Town Down for the pin.

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Naomi & Sasha Banks are still the WWE Women\\u2019s Tag Champs. They beat Liv Morgan & Rhea Ripley to retain the titles last night. Ripley took the pin, and after the match, she turned on Morgan.

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The Street Profits beat the RAW Tag Champs RK-Bro in a non-title match. The Profits orchestrated a mid-match distraction - with The Usos music playing - and that gave them the opening to get the pin on Riddle.

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Seth Rollins chose Cody Rhodes\\u2019 opponent for last night\\u2019s main event. It was Kevin Owens, but he wasn\\u2019t very interested in beating Rhodes. So, he ended up taking a walk and eating the count-out loss.

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Ezekiel passed his lie detector test. So, he\\u2019s totally Elias\\u2019 brother. Then, he beat Chad Gable via disqualification.

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Veer Mahaan beat a local competitor, Jeff Brooks.

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The Double Commitment Ceremony led to a rapid series of 24/7 Title wins for Reggie, Akira Tozawa, and Tamina before the title returned to Dana Brooke.

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(STINGER: AEW)

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Tonight\\u2019s Dark has Ricky Starks & Powerhouse Hobbs taking on Dark Order\\u2019s Evil Uno & Stu Grayson.

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Plus, Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland vs. The Factory\\u2019s Aaron Solo & Nick Comoroto\\u2026and Toni Storm is in action.

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Solo & Comoroto were on the losing end of a match on last night\\u2019s Dark: Elevation. They were beaten by Roppongi Vice.

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The Hardys & Top Flight beat Private Party, The Blade & Angelico, who was making his return from injury.

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Also on last night\\u2019s episode: Andrade El Idolo beat Alan \\u201c5\\u201d Angels\\u2026and Anna Jay, Hikaru Shida & Ruby Soho beat Emi Sakura, Raychell Rose & The Bunny. Shida forced Rose to submit to a stretch muffler.

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This week\\u2019s episode of NWA PowerrrSurge is a special \\u201cVelvet After Dark\\u201d episode, with Tootie Lynn vs. Paola Blaze and more.

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(STINGER: NJPW)

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A Young Lion notched the first singles win of his New Japan career. Ryohei Oiwa forced Kosei Fujita to tap out to the Boston Crab on Monday\\u2019s show.

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That\\u2019s JUST Pro Wrestling News for Tuesday, April 19th. Our next update comes your way tomorrow morning, so be sure to subscribe to this feed. We also thank you in advance for leaving a glowing rating or review..

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