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Brock Lesnar added to WWE tour of Japan (video)

Not sure which is stacking up faster the last couple of days, Kevin Owens' promotions or Brock Lesnar's WWE dates.

In addition to several Raws and July's Battleground pay-per-view (PPV) being a part of The Beast Incarnate's march toSummerSlam, WWE's Japanese website today announced that he'll be wrestling Kofi Kingston as part of the WWE Live event in Tokyo's Ryōgoku Kokugikan.

The promo video claims it will be his first appearance in Japan in twelve years, showing that WWE is still choosing to ignore his time wrestling there for New Japan (which they sued over) since he worked in the country as IWGP Heavyweight Champion as late as 2007.

It will also be Lesnar's first house show since re-signing with WWE in 2011.

Hideo Itami, currently sidelined with a shoulder injury, is still listed as appearing, and fellow NXT star Finn Bálor will be wrestling Chris Jericho at the July 4th show. New call-up Kevin Owens was also already announced for the tour.

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