Shane Haste was a recent guest on the “WrestleMobs” podcast to discuss his decision to sign a new contract with New Japan Pro Wrestling, the biggest difference between NJPW and WWE, and more.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On confirming that he signed a new NJPW contract: “Yeah, with other options out there and whatnot, I don’t know. I love Japan. New Japan treats me so well. Seeing how other friends were getting treated at other companies, it just didn’t make things seem very appealing to me, compared to just how well New Japan look after me, how accommodating they are, and just the trajectory that TMDK is going at the moment there, it’s like why would I want to leave?”
On the biggest difference between NJPW and WWE: “It’s just so chill… we do our wrestling thing, and then we can just hang out. Everyone’s normal. No one’s trying to steal anyone’s job. The freedom and the fun of it all… It’s just easier when you have your mates to bounce off of.”
In other news, Kyle Fletcher, Rocky Romero and others have been announced for the CMLL Gran Prix. The event will take place in August and features the following talent and teams so far:
Team Mexico:
* Templario
* Ultimo Guerrero
* Atlantis Jr.
* Titan
* Mistico
Team World:
* Ikuro Kuan (MLW/South Korea)
* Flip Gordon (CMLL/US)
* Rocky Romero (NJPW US/US)
* Robbie X (RevPro/UK)
* Kyle Fletcher (ROH/Australia)
Five more names from each team will be announced soon, with the additional Team World names being announced “next week.”
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