Hideo Itami has reportedly finished up with WWE.
Itami reportedly requested his release this week and finished up with the loss to Akira Tozawa on this week's WWE 205 Live episode, according to Fightful. Word backstage is that Itami will be granted the release pending a 90-day non compete clause.
Itami changed his twitter handle back to KENTA in recent days and sent out the following tweet late Tuesday night:
THANK YOU.— KENTA (@HideoItami) January 30, 2019
Itami, who was one of Pro Wrestling Noah's biggest stars, signed with WWE in 2014 and was a part of NXT for several years. Most of that time was spent dealing with injuries: a shoulder injury that kept him out for over a year, then a neck injury that kept him out for another six months.
He was called up to 205 Live in December of 2017, where he feuded with various members of the roster. He was a part of the cruiserweight title match at the Royal Rumble this past weekend where he took the pinfall for Buddy Murphy, who retained the title.
As of this writing, WWE has not released a statement on the matter.
