Tonight was a big night for Cody Rhodes.

The NWA World Heavyweight Champion started off by defeating Juice Robinson tonight at NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed, winning the IWGP United States Championship in the process. After using almost everything in his arsenal to beat Juice, it took his rare finisher, Din’s Fire, to put him away once and for all:

https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/1046595876528050181

https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/1046596483817058304

Cody Rhodes also appeared after the main event to confront The Golden Lovers, Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi. As Omega considered facing Ibushi at Sumo Hall next week, Rhodes interjected and thought it would be better if all three competitors face each other at King of Pro Wrestling. Omega agrees and the IWGP Heavyweight Championship will be on the line:

Cody vs Omega vs Ibushi in a three way for the IWGP title in Ryogoku. #njfsu

— chris charlton (@reasonjp) October 1, 2018

https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/1046606624423661569

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