Posted on 10/20/125 by Colin Vassallo
There are big rumors within the Japanese circles that
Shinsuke Nakamura might have a legit shot of becoming
Hiroshi Tanahashi’s final opponent come Wrestle Kingdom next
year.
Nakamura did pay homage to Tanahashi during the non-
televised live events in Tokyo last week, with Tanahashi
even responding on X, writing, “Huh? I thought I heard
something…”
The NJPW President is having his retirement match on January
4 at Wrestle Kingdom 20 and it’s a highly coveted spot to be
standing across from the Japanese legend on this show.
NJPW enjoys a fantastic working relationship with AEW and
having a WWE star being Tanahashi’s final opponent would of
course not look great for AEW considering they’ve been
working together since 2019. But Wrestle Kingdom is purely
an NJPW production and no one is going to tell Tanahashi who
he should have his final match with.