The word going around at Smackdown today is that Hideo Itami will become a member of the 205 Live roster. Mike Johnson broke last week that WWE was planning on making that very move. The word in Manchester is that it will be happening very soon.
Itami, formerly KENTA in Pro Wrestling NOAH, had a lot of injury and acclimation issues in NXT but his last run was a strong one, including some strong work with Kassius Ohno.
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