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Spoiler on wrestler debuting for NJPW this year:

 

 

Meltzer reported on WON that Sami Callihan is joining New Japan by the end of the year. I guess the vignette at Dominion really was for him. I saw this all over reddit not spoiler tagged, kinda wish I hadn't cause I wanted it to be a surprise. Maybe the vignette wasn't for him but he did tweet switchblade a while back which correlates to that video.

 

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Marty Scurll spoke with Channel Guide Magazine on a number of wrestling topics. Here are some of the highlights:

 

When he found out he'd be joining the Bullet Club:

 

"I only knew a few weeks out. It was a natural fit with myself just about to debut for New Japan, and I had been spending a lot of time with the Young Bucks, who are two of my best friends in the business. I was nervous, but I also love new challenges. My mindset was how can I add to this group? How can I make it better? Rather than what can it do for me. I loved the angle we did for it. That was all down to myself, the Bucks and Kenny. We came up with it all. I wish every PPV we do could end on an amazing cliffhanger. We made Bullet Club the number one trend in the world for a short period. That's bad ass. That's what every PPV should aim to do."

 

If he went to WWE and if WWE would do his persona justice:

 

"Right now, I love what I'm doing. I want to conquer ROH and New Japan. I want to continue to push the boundaries and break the mold of what a wrestler without the machine behind them can do. There's a group of us like minded in that sense, the Bucks, Kenny, Cody, Page etc. In terms of 'The Villain' and WWE, I'm pretty sure if they saw opportunity in me to make money, I'm sure they'd let me have a lot of creative freedom. But who knows if they do. I do see a lot of Villain shirts on their programming though. I would love to pick the brain of Vince McMahon. 'The Villain' and the 'Evil Genius' discussing the business over a steak dinner sounds divine."

 

His pro wrestling influences:

 

"I love Roddy Piper. Terry Funk, Brian Pillman. Those guys made you believe. They were dangerous. Unpredictable. Some of my biggest influences."

 

You can read the full interview by clicking here: https://www.channelguidemag.com/tv-news/2017/09/15/marty-scurll-talks-bringing-the-villain-to-life-in-ring-of-honor/.

http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2017/0916/632252/marty-scurll-on-picking-vince-mcmahon-brain/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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Well...maybe. Again, I didn't know there was one. Why was there one for that? The belt itself was the prize...just makes no sense to me. Seems like a pointless secondary prize for no reason.

Every tournament in NJPW comes with a winning trophy. You can lose the title, but the trophy will always be there with the wrestler.

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According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Matt Riddle & Jeff Cobb will debut as a tag team for NJPW during this years World Tag League tournament. This has been rumored for the last few months.

https://411mania.com/wrestling/matt-riddle-jeff-cobb-working-njpws-world-tag-league/

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