Last night after 205 Live, it was revealed that Hideo Itami would be leaving the WWE. His final match in the promotion had him face off against Akira Tozawa, losing to his former tag team partner. After the match, he was taken out by a clothesline from his associate Ariya Daivari.
THANK YOU.
— KENTA aka Lil’K (@KENTAG2S) January 30, 2019
Immediately after the show, Itami went to Twitter to say thank you to the WWE Universe and changed his name back to KENTA. His peers took time to thank the Don from Nihon, and show their respect to him.
Thank you, Kenta! @HideoItami.
I will always #Respect you! pic.twitter.com/84Lk4ypQAf— Levis (@LevyValenz) January 30, 2019
https://twitter.com/ScottDawsonWWE/status/1090652733747720194
https://twitter.com/ScottDawsonWWE/status/1090622939580514305
The #IIconics respect you @HideoItami 😆😆 pic.twitter.com/FdzrRHWMBO
— Jessica McKay (@JessicaMcKay) January 30, 2019
You are great!! Kenta San #cementostyle pic.twitter.com/5Qs2SUVRCL
— “EL IDOLO” ANDRADE (@AndradeElIdolo) January 30, 2019
Thank you @HideoItami for the wars we fought. Much respect to you 🙏 pic.twitter.com/vjduyowrIH
— Vik_The_Spacelord (@VikTheSpacelord) January 30, 2019
Thank you pic.twitter.com/qyNdhtsS67
— ASUKA / 明日華 (@WWEAsuka) January 30, 2019
Thank you pic.twitter.com/x4PASEbYTU
— PRIME Alexander (@CedricAlexander) January 30, 2019
Thank you.
— Mustafa Ali / Adeel Alam (@AliWWE) January 30, 2019
While injuries hindered what was assumedly supposed to be a huge run for Itami, he managed to put on some great matches later on in his run, including his wars with Cedric Alexander and Mustafa Ali, whose tweets are shown above.
