– New Japan’s Takaaki Kidani recently spoke with Weekly Pro Wrestling magazine (via
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter), and said that while they are happy with their partnership with ROH, that they still want to do standalone shows in the US. They would like to set up shows in 3,000 to 4,000 seat venues, and have made some “specific plans” to do so.
Kidani also spoke about bringing Shinya Aoki to the Dominion event. He said that he would love to book Aoki, noting matches like Aoki vs. Kyle O’Reilly or Aoki & Kazushi Sakuraba vs. O’Reilly & Bobby Fish as things he wants to see. Kidani wants to make sure that NJPW has a variety of styles, including an MMA/grappling style.
411MANIA | NJPW Hopes to Run Standalone US Shows