Here are some of the latest WWE rumors that are floating around.
5) Concern In Japan About WWE Buying AJPW
As noted prior, there are discussions going on for WWE to potentially acquire All Japan Pro Wrestling. According to Dave Meltzer in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, this has led to some concern among the other promotions in Japan.
Here is what Meltzer wrote:
Negotiations are taking place between WWE and All Japan Pro Wrestling which would be part of Paul Levesque’s plan to start an NXT Japan group. This is a huge story within the Japanese promotions because of the feeling that WWE running the country could greatly change the landscape, even for New Japan. Within New Japan that was always the feeling that they would be dominant promotion in Japan no matter how involved CyberAgent got with DDT and Pro Wrestling NOAH, unless WWE came in. There are some in the U.K. scene who directly blame the WWE U.K. for ending what was called a boom period for Japanese indies. Others say it was going to happen either way and WWE isn’t really to blame…
Right now in Japan there is a lot of concern across the board about WWE entering the marketplace, particularly now when all but the top companies are vulnerable because of being unable to run shows due to the coronavirus. The idea is that if WWE makes the move soon, most companies will be in a weakened state financially and will have more trouble competing and surviving
My Take:
- I am definitely not surprised that WWE is trying to break into the Japanese market. It will be interesting to follow this story and see what happens over the next few months.
4) Update On Asuka’s Injury
Asuka was pulled from her match against Shayna Baszler on RAW this week due to a wrist injury. She was replaced in the match by Kairi Sane, who went on to lose to Baszler.
According to Alex McCarthy of talkSPORT, Asuka’s injury is only storyline:
My Take:
- I think that WWE realized that they should save Asuka vs Shayna for a PPV, instead of doing it on a random episode of RAW.
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