Cody Rhodes recalls his match against a 10-time champion during his days as a Bullet Club member
Cody Rhodes recalled his match against Kota Ibushi from their days together in New Japan Pro Wrestling. The two men crossed paths back at Wrestle Kingdom 12.
Ibushi, a 10-time champion in NJPW, played a vital role in Rhodes' iconic Bullet Club Civil War storyline against former leader Kenny Omega during their time together in NJPW and Ring of Honor.
Taking to Twitter, The American Nightmare claimed that his showdown against Ibushi was quite short but still remains one of his favorite encounters of all time.
"Short match but one of my favorite encounters/opponents" wrote Rhodes
Check out Cody Rhodes' tweet below:
Short match but one of my favorite encounters/opponents twitter.com/twxlightdream/…
A few years ago, the Bullet Club's Civil War storyline was one of the hottest in professional wrestling. Rhodes, along with Hangman Adam Page and a few other members of the group, betrayed Omega, who eventually reunited with Kota Ibushi to reform The Golden Lovers.
The Civil War storyline finally saw The Elite break away from the Bullet Club to become a faction of its own.
How did fans react to Cody Rhodes' tweet after he recalled his match against Kota Ibushi?
In reaction to Cody Rhodes' tweet, fans recalled watching his encounter with Kota Ibushi a few years ago.
Some fans even suggested that WWE could do a potential crossover show, whereas one fan asked Rhodes to try his best and bring Ibushi over to the company.
A fan even questioned Rhodes for inserting himself into Ibushi and Omega's singles match and making it a Triple Threat Match at King of Pro Wrestling 2018.
Here are the reactions below:
@CodyRhodes why did you take away our Kenny/Ibushi IWGP Heavyweight title match Cody??? WHY?!
@CodyRhodes Try to bring him in to WWE!!!!
@CodyRhodes I really hope you get to do some crossover show with New Japan somewhere down the line. Would be huge.
@CodyRhodes Easily One of my favorite matches ever! You and Kota killed it. The triple threat with Kenny was 🔥🔥 too
@CodyRhodes @ProWrestled @KEKtuar remember watching this at your place and going nuts for this match, and this spot in particular
Coincidentally, all three men that were involved in the Triple Threat Match at KOPW 2018 are currently injured. Rhodes was sidelined due to a torn pectoral muscle and last competed in a WWE ring at Hell in a Cell 2022.
Meanwhile, Ibushi's last match in NJPW was in October 2021, when he lost to Kazuchika Okada in the G1 Climax after the referee was forced to throw up the 'X' sign.
Over in AEW, Omega is currently recovering from multiple injury issues after losing to Hangman Adam Page at Full Gear 2021.