WWE has changed a lot under the new Endeavor management. The latest proof of it is the apparent agreement between the US based promotion and All Japan Pro Wrestling, which will see a current NXT talent traveling to Japan for a huge match in 2024.
The Japanese promotion has been teasing a new challenger for the AJPW Triple Crown Championship in recent times. The challenger dubbed as ‘Assassin’ has been promoted to face the winner of the upcoming match between Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kento Miyahara on January 3rd.
The company posted a video on social media this Saturday morning, confirming that the mysterious challenger is an outsider.
In the video as seen below, AJPW President Tsuyoki Fukuda is talking to an unidentified caller. During the conversation, the AJPW official can be heard thanking his conversation partner at NXT for sending a ‘strong superstar’:
[Via Google translate] “The assassin that President Fukuda is trying to make into a Triple Crown Champion for 1.3 is an NXT player! ? Is it true, President Fukuda? Are you okay, President Fukuda? ! Agony??
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This is not the first time WWE under the new leadership has extended a hand of friendship toward a Japanese promotion. Earlier this year, we saw Shinsuke Nakamura returning to Japan to face The Great Muta in one of his final matches at NOAH The New Year 2023.
The name of the NXT star who will be traveling to Japan has not yet been revealed. If the announcement video is any indication, the match will be a big focus of AJPW programming heading into 2024.
