With a new name and new look, the team of Oskar Leube and Yuto Nakashima have returned to NJPW.
Now going by the names OSKAR and Yuto-Ice, the duo made their official return from excursion on Sunday night during the NJPW G1 Climax 35 final in Tokyo, Japan.
After spending over a year in Europe, the former NJPW Young Lions re-debuted this weekend as part of the Bullet Club War Dogs faction, headed by David Finlay.
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Now known as K.O.B., the Knock Out Brothers, OSKAR and Yuto sent a message upon return, taking out Taichi, one half of the current IWGP Tag Team Champions.
OSKAR joined NJPW’s Young Lion system in late 2022 after wrestling in Germany’s wXw promotion and briefly training inside the New Zealand-based Fale Dojo. Yuto similarly made his in-ring debut as an NJPW Young Lion in 2021.
The duo were sent off to Europe in early 2024, beginning an excursion as part of their final stage as Young Lions. Their time in the region included tag title runs in wXw and Holland-based PWH, as well as a stint in RevPro.
It now looks as though the duo are officially back onto the main NJPW roster and already has its eyes set on gold in the promotion.
