During a post-Wrestle Kingdom 15 press conference, IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental Champion Kota Ibushi announced he wants to see the championships unified:
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— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) January 5, 2021
Kota Ibushi requests to unify Intercontinental and Heavyweight Championships after Wrestle Kingdom main event.
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The storyline is that Ibushi, after defeating Jay White, said the IWGP Heavyweight Championship the strongest belt and the iWGP Intercontinental Championship the greatest belt,so unifying them will make the title the strongest and greatest.
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