[Source.](https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1640896560027377664) KUSHIDA was originally set to face Josh Alexander for the IMPACT World Championship, however Alexander was recently injured and had to vacate the title.
KUSHIDA will also be facing Steve Maclin at IMPACT’s upcoming Rebellion PPV for the vacated title.
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Cool. I was wondering if KUSHIDA would get a new match. Should be fun.
Should be great match, maybe a bosj preview
I thought the Kushida vs Impact dude for the vacant belt was gonna be on this show so I was very confused for a sec lol
Was looking forward to seeing Alexander/KUSHIDA but I’ll gladly take CHAOS bad child Vs Time Splitter.
Lio is on a roll lately. I’m glad he didn’t truly retire, he should reconsider those thoughts coz right now I say he’s in his prime.
Was really stoked to see both Ospreay + Alexander for the first time live and still pretty bummed. But Tanhashi & Lio filling in is definitely not a bad consolation prize.
The curse continues.
Lio vs Hiromu was amazing. He lost to the Jr. Heavyweight ace. And now has something to prove against the previous Jr. Heavyweight ace. I don’t really follow Impact but I love KUSHIDA. I love Lio. Definitely going to find a way to watch this match.
I know a lot of people like him, but Lio Rush will never qualify as a dream match for me. I liked him with Lashley, but his social media outbursts and general flakiness have soured him for me.
Not very multiversal when they both work for the same company, but still excited for the matchup