Jay White challenges Hikuelo to loser leaves Japan match at NJPW New Year Dash

Jay White has challenged Hikuleo to a loser leaves Japan match.

At Thursday’s NJPW New Year Dash event, Jay White, El Phantasmo, Taiji Ishimori, and KENTA lost to Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hikuleo, Tama Tonga, and Master Wato by DQ when ELP used a belt to attack Tama Tonga. Bullet Club then laid out their opponents, with Jay White pummeling Hikuleo repeatedly with steel chair shots.

White then cut a promo, blaming Hikuelo for his loss against Okada at Wrestle Kingdom 17, saying that he and Tama Tonga’s defection from the Bullet Club in the last year has caused him to reach this point. He then issued the challenge for a match where the loser must leave Japan. It wasn’t made clear when this match would take place.

Hikuelo left the Bullet Club late last year, turning against Jay White and Bullet Club and joined forces with his brother Tama Tonga, who defeated Karl Anderson at Wrestle Kingdom to win the NEVER Openweight title for a second time.