Konosuke Takeshita says he is now affiliated with NJPW along with AEW & DDT

Konosuke Takeshita is now affiliated with three different promotions.

After retaining the NEVER Openweight title and AEW International titles at Wrestle Dynasty, Takeshita announced in a backstage interview that in addition to being affiliated with DDT and AEW, he is now affiliated with NJPW, who posted the comments on social media.

KONOSUKE TAKESHITAが驚きの発言！
「日本のプロレスファンに朗報がある。俺は今、DDT、AEW、2団体所属しているが、これからはそれに加えて新日本プロレス、“3団体所属”になった」

全文https://t.co/xoA0yjb6Sh#njWD pic.twitter.com/zlgLeBoi8B

— 新日本プロレスリング株式会社 (@njpw1972) January 5, 2025

Takeshita has had a successful weekend. He won the NEVER title at Wrestle Kingdom 19, defeating Shingo Takagi. The following day, he defeated Tomohiro Ishii in a strong back-and-forth contest to retain both of his titles.

Since breaking into pro wrestling in 2012, Takeshita has been affiliated with DDT, where he has held the KO-D Openweight title on five different occasions. In 2021, he began making appearances for AEW, eventually signing with them in November of 2022 while remaining with DDT. The last year has seen him win gold as a member of the Don Callis family, defeating Will Ospreay and Ricochet in a three-way at WrestleDream last October to win the International title.