"Following the announcement that Jon Moxley, a talent signed with AEW, will make his New Japan debut on June 5, Craven provided this statement to Sports Illustrated on May 27: “New Japan and Jon Moxley came to terms on an agreement some time ago, completely independently of All Elite. Our understanding is that he is free to wrestle in Japan. We wish AEW well, but have no working relationship as of now."
Chris Jericho, another top AEW star, also returns to New Japan on June 9 to challenge Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in the main event of the Dominion show in Osaka.
“We wish everybody at All Elite Wrestling nothing but the best in their ongoing endeavors, though we must stress we have no working arrangement at this time,” said Craven."
>as of now >at this time
Looks like it's happening, boys. Instead of outright refusing or declining or saying no, he continued to say "As of now". In other words, they're waiting for the ROH deal to end before MAKING THE CALL. Ready for some Kino later on this year and early next year?
It’s fucking hilarious to me that weebs think NJPW have nothing to gain from AEW.
NJPW is a business, and the main goal of a business is to make money. ROH is fucking worthless in that aspect. Of course they were going to try to work something out with AEW.
Colton Price
Imagine both of them winning and getting an All Elite Invasion Angle. Punished Kenny at WK.
Ayden Mitchell
He was just polite. Fuck off cultist
Michael Parker
I LOVE CMLL
Nathan Phillips
AEW and NJPW obviously already have a plan and it is long term. Just like with announcing talent, there is no point doing it all at once, they are making announcements one at a time to keep hype going, and give something to talk about. They will announce their partnership later.
Sebastian Smith
Harold made the call last year. This is just them trying to look nice in front of ROH
Ryan Wilson
NJPW contacted Ambrose like 6 months ago.
No idea why people believes otherwise
Joshua Young
ya ding-dong diddly seethe because it's happening? ya ding-dong diddly worked?
This. Okada on prime time in front of millions is something that ROH simply cannot give to them. I honestly feel that a New Japan Pro Wrestling vs All Elite Wrestling show could draw 50,000+ in the United States depending on the market. 50,000+ easy in New York City if it's Okada vs Omega at Yankee Stadium or something. Harold's goal is to make money and he wants to generate 100,000,000 in revenue in 5 years. He's not going to do it with ROH.
That, or we can continue this fucking meme where NJPW sends Nagata, Kojima and G.O.D to ROH, in front of 250 people, some of which are taken backstage and threatened.
Fuck Velvet,Bully Ray and that fan. All of them are shit
Imagine this shit happening everywhere else worldwide
Christian Foster
Okay, but why is Jericho, an AEW guy, main eventing the 2nd biggest show of NJPW's year? Why didn't they put Naito or Ibushi in that spot? What about Ishii or Goto? Sanada?
You are going kek when he's announced for Dallas as a big selling point because current New Japan can't draw foreigners to their product.
Connor Martinez
Based
Wyatt Long
>he thinks Jericho, a literal 50 year old boomer is sticking around for weekly TV Oh honey...
Colton Phillips
Okada/Naito gonna be WK main event Okada/Ibushi too soon
>Ishii/Goto CHAOS >Sanada They did twice this year.
Jericho fits perfectly. not big enough WK main but big enough to be in Osaka Jo main.
Nicholas Myers
The writing is on the wall, New Japan aint going nowhere in the west with ROH as a partner, it's a fucking dead end. ROH is a fucking mess right now with Bubba Lard not wanting people to boo heels and shit.
Asher Reyes
Nobody watches GayJapan
Nicholas Gomez
I do
Sebastian Sanders
>moxetty >a draw
>Jericho >an AEW guy He draws in Japan because he used to work in Japan. He's about as much of an "AEW guy" as Okada in that regard.
Jonathan Harris
more viewers than AEWho lmao
Samuel Watson
So new japan is fine with all their stars losing clean to the elite?
Connor Nguyen
Friendly reminder that NJPW staff and management were paying very close attention to Double or Nothing. You'd be naive if you think Okada, who is a dojo boy, is the IWGP heavyweight champion and has many close friends in AEW (Young Bucks & Kenny), doesn't have any sort of pull backstage.
It's over for ROH. NJPW and AEW are going to make some serious fucking dimes together.
I can tell you one thing, you can draw a better crowd with Omega and Jericho than you could ever do with **checks notes** Matt Taven?
David Lopez
He doesn't. Japanese companies don't work like that. Look at what happened with Misawa and AJPW. Also, Gedo doesn't have any pull either. He's just the booker. Harold and Kidani have the reins.
Can't Okada tell those stubborn fucks something? He's the guy there, they don't wanna lose their top guy over something stupid. I know some guys there don't give a shit but Okada knows those dudes and likes them. What does RoH have to offer these days?
Colton Harris
Okada has told them something He said >yangu backsu, good friends, need to get crue, kenny-kun rost his crue, jericho at dominion, aew but like aepoo wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Brandon Sanchez
jericho is in no form to step into the same ring as okada, it will be embarassing. he looked like shit in DoN
I meant physically. What's he gonna do, train with him? it's too late for that to have any effect
Luis Torres
Luckily, Okada is literally the best in the world at making his opponents look like a million dollars. Just watch his match with Marty Scurll at ALL IN. People legitimately thought Marty was going to beat him. He could probably make CM Punk look amazing.
Aiden Peterson
Come on, there are a lot guys in njpw who are in worse shape than Jericho.
Thomas Scott
Cool!
Isaac Adams
ding-dong diddly name em
Ian Baker
STOP TRYING TO LATCH ONTO US YOU DESPERATE FUCKS LEAVE JAPAN ALONE
Joshua Bell
Damn, even 200 year old Tiger Hattori in better shape than Jeriboomer
Evan Cruz
False. Tiger, Liger and all the geezers there have more cardio that most guys in their 20's and 30's in WWE. Get a clue.
