Shinsuke Nakamura Starting At WWE Performance Center In February

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Shinsuke Nakamura, who is leaving New Japan Pro Wrestling this month for WWE, will be traveling to the U.S. in February to begin work at the WWE Performance Center. PWInsider.com reported on Wednesday that a source from Japan has confirmed Nakamura will be working out at the performance center in Winter Parks, FL for “several weeks.”

Related: Shinsuke Nakamura Comments On Leaving NJPW For WWE

Nakamura will also need to undergo medical testing before officially signing on with WWE. The company usually has their testing done in Pittsburgh, PA.

As previously noted, Nakamura and WWE had been in talks prior to him signing his current NJPW contract, which expires later this month. Nakamura was stripped of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship when news broke of him leaving for WWE. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, it appears that Nakamura will be bypassing NXT and starting on the main WWE roster.

Related: NJPW Exodus: Latest On AJ Styles, Nakamura & Bullet Club Members To WWE

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