SANADA Quits LIJ, Joins Just Five Guys Following New Japan Cup Win Over Tetsuya Naito
SANADA Has left Los Ingobernables de Japon!
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Mar 17, 2023
SANADA's time in Los Ingobernables de Japon is over after seven years in the stable.
SANADA faced his faction-mate Tetsuya Naito in the quarter-finals of the New Japan Cup today and after scoring a victory over the former IWGP Heavyweight Champion, SANADA embraced Taichi, TAKA Michinoku, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, and DOUKI of Just Four Guys.
SANADA - while Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi, and BUSHI ensured Tetsuya Naito was okay - then announced that he was leaving LIJ to become a guy, making the stable Just Five Guys.
The faction move from the 35-year-old comes after SANADA displayed a more aggressive side during the New Japan Cup. The seeds were planted for SANADA to leave after his New Japan Cup first-round win over Taichi, with the Holy Emperor encouraging SANADA to quit LIJ following the match.
Just Five Guys is a new NJPW faction, having formed in January 2023 after the dissolution of Suzuki-gun.
During his time in LIJ, SANADA became a three-time IWGP Tag Team Champion, twice with EVIL and once with Tetsuya Naito. He is also a former IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion and three-time NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champion.
