Jushin Thunder Liger made a surprise appearance to come out of retirement at the annual WrestleCade Supershow in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The event, which took place on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at the Benton Convention Center, saw the New Japan Pro-Wrestling legend answer an open challenge issued by Joey Janela.

If fans had Liger vs. Janela on their bingo card for 2025, Saturday was their night. According to reports, the match lasted just four minutes, with Liger picking up the victory over ‘The Bad Boy’.

This return comes nearly three weeks after Liger celebrated his 61st birthday. He returned to the ring nearly five years after his official retirement, which occurred following his tag team match at 2020’s Wrestle Kingdom 14 . In that bout, Liger and Naoki Sano fell in defea

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