New Japan Pro Wrestling held a press conference earlier today in where Shinsuke Nakamura was formally stripped of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship and where Nakamura announced that he will be leaving the promotion in a couple of days time, with his final shows for New Japan to take place on January 29th and January 30th.

While Nakamura did not mention the WWE by name in the press conference, he did note that he has been in a rut for a few years and wants to further his career. As we mentioned previously on the site, Nakamura will be travelling to the United States next month for several weeks and will visit the WWE Performance Center, possibly for medical testing.