Kota Ibushi Tweets About NJPW [Megathread]
Kota Ibushi has been posting a series of tweets showing a back-and-forth conversation with an NJPW official.
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This all started with [Kota's first published this tweet.]() (Further translations from @golden_kuma)
**Ibushi**: "I'll expose all about the former cheaters-gun (already returned) and the sexually harrasing bosses, from the company president's lies to his unreasonable power harrasments this time
Get prepared for this
ToSpo and TV Asahi too. I don't care~"
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[Kota's Second Tweet translated.]()
*Context*: Ibushi's LINE chat with Kikuchi-san (presumably a member of NJPW officials)
**Kikuchi**: "Maybe we should end your contract with NJPW."
**Ibushi**: "If I'm told so from the NJPW side, I can't complain. I'll get things settled. It's fine if you just fire me."
**Kikuchi**: "I don't want to do that. What happened to you?"
**Ibushi**: "There's no reason whatsoever. I have no excuse either and don't know why but I can't align with the company's rules. If this atmosphere is too weird, then it can be quick, so you can cut me with no remorse."
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[Kota's third tweet translated.]()
**Ibushi**: "As we discussed, it turned out that what's black is still black. I'm not a robot. Kikuchi stinked since he wanted me to return before Wrestle Kingdom if I was healed up. I endured it tho."
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NOTE: A "black" company (ブラック企業, burakku kigyō) is a Japanese term for an exploitative sweatshop-type employment system. (Thanks /u/dcosborne)
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[Kota's fourth tweet translated.]()
**Ibushi**: "You know what is going on behind the scenes if you've been in the business for no less than 18 years. I don't think it is a negative thing, I take it rather positively. I'm very very calm. Thanks for your concern."
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[Kota's fifth tweet translated.]()
**Kikuchi**: "Don't you think it's wrong to make an appearance (without permission)? Maybe we should talk in the office."
**Ibushi**: "You came at me to end the contract so I thought that was it. I'd accept it. I don't think it changes if we talked."
**Kikuchi**: "It looks like you can't open a conversation by yourself so that you caused problems and make it other guys' fault to leave the company. I mean, you have extra reasons or issues other than that, don't you?"
**Ibushi**: "Nothing at all!"
**Kikuchi**: "Because if you think you've done nothing wrong, and if suddenly a LINE message about ending your contract comes, wouldn't you ask "did I do anything wrong?"
**Ibushi**: "I didn't. I didn't think it was a problem so sorry about that. I'll talk to the higher-ups." (fin.)
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Kota Ibushi has been posting a series of tweets showing a back-and-forth conversation with an NJPW official.
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This all started with [Kota's first published this tweet.]() (Further translations from @golden_kuma)
**Ibushi**: "I'll expose all about the former cheaters-gun (already returned) and the sexually harrasing bosses, from the company president's lies to his unreasonable power harrasments this time
Get prepared for this
ToSpo and TV Asahi too. I don't care~"
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[Kota's Second Tweet translated.]()
*Context*: Ibushi's LINE chat with Kikuchi-san (presumably a member of NJPW officials)
**Kikuchi**: "Maybe we should end your contract with NJPW."
**Ibushi**: "If I'm told so from the NJPW side, I can't complain. I'll get things settled. It's fine if you just fire me."
**Kikuchi**: "I don't want to do that. What happened to you?"
**Ibushi**: "There's no reason whatsoever. I have no excuse either and don't know why but I can't align with the company's rules. If this atmosphere is too weird, then it can be quick, so you can cut me with no remorse."
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[Kota's third tweet translated.]()
**Ibushi**: "As we discussed, it turned out that what's black is still black. I'm not a robot. Kikuchi stinked since he wanted me to return before Wrestle Kingdom if I was healed up. I endured it tho."
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NOTE: A "black" company (ブラック企業, burakku kigyō) is a Japanese term for an exploitative sweatshop-type employment system. (Thanks /u/dcosborne)
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[Kota's fourth tweet translated.]()
**Ibushi**: "You know what is going on behind the scenes if you've been in the business for no less than 18 years. I don't think it is a negative thing, I take it rather positively. I'm very very calm. Thanks for your concern."
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[Kota's fifth tweet translated.]()
**Kikuchi**: "Don't you think it's wrong to make an appearance (without permission)? Maybe we should talk in the office."
**Ibushi**: "You came at me to end the contract so I thought that was it. I'd accept it. I don't think it changes if we talked."
**Kikuchi**: "It looks like you can't open a conversation by yourself so that you caused problems and make it other guys' fault to leave the company. I mean, you have extra reasons or issues other than that, don't you?"
**Ibushi**: "Nothing at all!"
**Kikuchi**: "Because if you think you've done nothing wrong, and if suddenly a LINE message about ending your contract comes, wouldn't you ask "did I do anything wrong?"
**Ibushi**: "I didn't. I didn't think it was a problem so sorry about that. I'll talk to the higher-ups." (fin.)
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to the point of him just saying fukk it and making it public.
I don't even know where he goes from here - and I don't mean in professional terms either. The way he's talking shyt could get for real dicey for him.