According to a report by NJPW1972.com, Lio Rush is slated to make his NJPW Strong debut on January 29 where he will be in the main event with TJP and Fred Rosser to face Bullet Club members El Phantasmo, Hikuleo and KENTA.
Former WWE Star Lio Rush was recently in NJPW's Super J-Cup Tournament, where he lost to El Phantasmo in the first round. Lio recently defeated Myron Reed to win the MLW World Middleweight Title at Kings of the Colosseum.
NJPW Strong takes place Fridays at 10PM ET on NJPW World.
You can check out the announcement below:
Starting January 29, the Man of the Hour becomes the Man on Friday nights!
Lio Rush hits Lion's break Contender next week! But how will he cope with the striking power of El Phantasmo?https://t.co/63LgmFxLy7#njpwSTRONG #njcontender pic.twitter.com/KWMu3Et9Q2— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) January 19, 2021
