While other Japanese stars have been fan favorites in the United States, like Tajiri and Taka Michinoku in WWE, or The Great Muta, Jushin “Thunder” Liger, and Ultimo Dragon in WCW, they were rarely main eventers, much less “the guy.” In the early 1. Hell, they even “singalong” to his instrumental entrance music. If not necessarily obvious, this certainly seems like the right move: Nakamura is the most innately charismatic wrestler in the world, with a completely unique persona to which fans gravitate. Kyoto, has the daunting task of stepping in for far and away the biggest attraction in the business, John Cena, now a part- time wrestler between shooting movies and TV shows. This Sunday night’s Backlash show marks the beginning of a new era in WWE, one that would have been shocking even two years ago.įor the first time in its history, the world’s largest professional wrestling promotion is attempting to turn a Japanese wrestler into one of its top stars-the top star, in fact, of one of its TV shows. WWE Wants to Replace John Cena With Japan's Shinsuke Nakamura, And It Might Actually Work.
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