One of the World's Biggest Wrestling Stars Has a New Video Game Colaboration

New Japan Pro Wrestling’s market is exploding right now, and what better way to keep expanding than to do a cross-promotion with one of the hottest fighting games on the planet now, set to be released on June 2nd? Matter of fact, what could be better than advertising it through the hottest import talent in the company, who is also passionate about the genre in question?

Kenny Omega–a gaming enthusiast who notably faced off against WWE’s Xavier Woods in Street Fighter V at the Orlando pro wrestling themed fighting game tournament CEO last year–is now part of the promotional campaign for Bandai Namco’s Tekken 7, slated for a June release. As part of their collaboration with NJPW, a new T-shirt is being promoted for sale on April 6th which is titled Bullet Club X Tekken, in the style of the game’s character Bryan Fury. In the promotional photos for the shirt, Omega is seen wearing as well as a bandana worn by Bryan in the game itself.

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The New Japan Pro Wrestling X TEKKEN collab is TOO SWEET! The Bullet Club shirt and bandana modeled by Kenny Omega will be available starting April 9th in Japan ONLY (for now)! #TEKKEN

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While the Instagram post states that it will be available only in Japan for now, given the popularity of Omega elsewhere in the world, it’s likely we’ll see a release elsewhere soon.

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