Tajiri's SMASH promotion in Japan has announced that they will be shutting down in March. Tajiri confirmed that all shows scheduled throughin March would still take place as scheduled and that the promotion was closing due to "issues within management."

WWE are reaching out to cruiserweight talent for a show they were planning for the WWE Network.

Nothing is confirmed but there are rumours that Tajiri may have been invited to return to the US to star in the show.