WWE Famous person Shinsuke Nakamura had the wrestling world speaking following the latest WWE tour of Japan that noticed Nakamura make quite a few references to the President of New Japan Professional Wrestling, his long-time pal Hiroshi Tanahashi. Nakamura even shouted Tanahashi out in a post-match promo, main many to surprise if it is doable that Nakamura can be Tanahashi’s ultimate opponent when “The Ace” retires from wrestling at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 on January 4. Numerous issues must fall into place to ensure that it to occur, however Dave Meltzer said on “Wrestling Observer Radio” that it is not out of the realm of risk.
“I might simply say, it isn’t a executed deal proper now. May it occur? I imply Nakamura has in his contract he can do stuff in Japan, that was a part of the deal he signed. So it is a bizarre political factor, as a result of clearly New Japan and AEW work very intently collectively.” Meltzer famous {that a} WWE Famous person has appeared on a New Japan present for the reason that firm established a partnership with AEW, that being Karl Anderson at Wrestle Kingdom 17, who was below contract with WWE when he dropped the NEVER Openweight Championship to Tama Tonga. Nevertheless, Meltzer claimed that was a really tough match to drag off as a result of negotiations backstage.
With that stated, Meltzer believes that the entire discuss of AEW President Tony Khan being indignant with New Japan probably bringing Nakamura in probably will not occur as a result of, on the finish of the day, it is Tanahashi’s determination. “My intestine is that, and I may very well be useless unsuitable, however regardless that WWE and AEW are feuding and all of the stuff WWE does to AEW consistently. I do suppose that Tony Khan, I do not know. Persons are going ‘oh he will get actually mad’ I do not know. Possibly he’ll however I do not suppose so. I simply suppose it is Tanahashi’s retirement and if Tanahashi desires to retire in opposition to Nakamura they usually can pull that off, I believe it ought to be okay.”
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