Kushida Explains Why His Match Against Kyle O'Reilly Was Special

By Jitu Jangir
June 23, 2021 at 9:21 PM IST
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Kushida Explains Why His Match Against Kyle O'Reilly Was Special

On the morning of June 23, 2021, Kushida took to Twitter and explains why his match against Kyle O'Reilly was special.





The dream match lived up to the hype with both competitors treating the audience to a skillful exhibition of counters, reversals, and hard-hitting strikes. The match would see Kyle O'Reilly walk away with the victory.



Kushida issued the following statement



"In 2017, around this time, I was considering retirement after every match. I was concerned about my mental and physical health after every match. I wrestled back and forth between Japan and the United States twice a month.





During that time, I sometimes suffered from severe abdominal pain after matches. I crouched on the floor with a cold sweat and had no choice but to wait for the pain to pass. I had to insert a gastro camera down my throat at the hospital to examine my stomach. But the doctors couldn't find anything wrong.





The doctor's diagnosis was that my autonomic nerves must have been disturbed. My level of this abdominal pain wasn't normal. And, if it continued, I couldn't wrestle anymore. I knew it wasn't an exaggeration. And I knew that my wrestling career could be over at any time.





I had a match with Kyle O'Reilly at that time. It was four years ago in London. At that point, it was rumored that Kyle O'Reilly would soon sign a contract with WWE. After our match, I talked to him directly. He told me his honest intentions. At that time, I thought it would be great to have a match against him in the WWE some day. I knew my professional wrestling life wouldn't last forever.




So Yesterday was special. WWE/NXT universe! Thank you for watching.




•ta-$IVA li--.




Our fight will go on forever."





Stay Tuned To Sacnilk.



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