NJPW Young Lion Katsuya Murashima Returns to the UK for ICHIBAN december✰CRUSH

By: Noah Leatherland

NJPW Young Lion Katsuya Murashima has been making the rounds across Europe on his excursion, making a home in Germany’s Westside Xtreme Wrestling. Murashima will make a second appearance in the UK for the puroresu-inspired promotion ICHIBAN Wrestling on December 4th.

ICHIBAN is an emerging independent promotion in the UK that draws heavy inspiration from puroresu and Japanese pop culture. They hosted Meiko Satomura’s final match in the UK back in 2025, and have also hosted Japanese stars including Seiki Yoshioka and Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Kouga.

Murashima main evented ICHIBAN’s first CRUSADE event back in May, where he defeated British standout Kanji. At present, his opponent for the upcoming december✰CRUSH event has yet to be confirmed.

ICHIBAN december✰CRUSH takes place on December 4th at Play Fight in London.