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WWE and Hulk Hogan kick off big Japan tour tomorrow (July 10, 2014)

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WWE takes a quick three day trip to a huge pro wrestling market this week, with two shows in Tokyo, Japan before a Saturday stop in Osaka on the way back to the States.  And they've pulled out one of their biggest promotional guns, the Immortal Hulk Hogan, just for the occasion.

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Anyone looking for more signs of an attempted changing of the guard atop WWE should look no further than that promotional poster from the company selling tickets for these shows in Japan.  John Cena is making one appearance in each city, but it's not his face next to the Hulksters on the poster for the tour.

Here's a look at the dates, venues and billed Superstars:

July 10, 7PM - Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo
John Cena, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, The Wyatt Family, Kane, Rob Van Dam, Cesaro, Dolph Ziggler, Big E, The Miz, Kofi Kingston, Paige and Alicia Fox

July 11, 7PM - Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo
Hulk Hogan, John Cena, The Wyatt Family, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Kane, Rob Van Dam, Cesaro, Dolph Ziggler, Big E, The Miz, Kofi Kingston, Paige and Alicia Fox

July 12, 5PM - Maishima Arena, Osaka
Hulk Hogan, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Kane, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, Rob Van Dam, Cesaro, Dolph Ziggler, Big E, The Miz, Kofi Kingston, Paige and Alicia Fox

In addition to the shows, word has been going around that the company will finally announce the signing of Pro Wrestling NOAH's KENTA to a contract at a press conference on Saturday.

If you're really excited for this weekend, you can go ahead and order an event t-shirt from shop.wwe.com:

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Whatcha gonna do, Nippon-koku, when Hulkamania runs wild on you?

What are you going to do, Cagesiders, when KENTA comes to WWE?  What about when he tags with or gets beat by Roman Reigns?

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