The Great Sasuke will wrestle his first matches in the United States in over four years as part of the GCW/JCW Jersey J-Cup.
Gamechanger Wrestling (GCW) has announced that Sasuke, who won the first inaugural J-Cup back in 1999, will be among the competitors in this year’s tournament alongside Jordan Oliver, Nick Wayne, Masha Slamovich, Alec Price, Man Like Dereiss, Jonathan Gresham, Mike Bailey, Billie Starkz, Rina Yamashita, Jack Cartwheel, Myron Reed, Kerry Morton, and Cole Radrick.
Sasuke last competed in the United States in December 2019 at CCW’s ‘Seasons Beatings’ event.
*J-Cup Update*
Just Signed:
Entrant #14
THE GREAT SASUKEPlus:
Jordan Oliver
Wayne
Masha
Price
Dereiss
Gresham
Bailey
Starkz
Yamashita
Cartwheel
Myron
Morton
ColeTix:
Pt 1 (2/9):https://t.co/WMrrCjrlIh
Pt 2 (2/10):https://t.co/XfVSjfecSo
Watch LIVE on @FiteTV+
Feb 9/10 pic.twitter.com/sUUS3bDEe8— GameChangerWrestling (@GCWrestling_) January 24, 2024
In a recent interview with TJ Sports, AEW wrestler Dralistico discussed the length of his contract, leaving Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, and more.
Dralistico left AAA for AEW in November 2023.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On the length of his AEW contract: “Yes, I signed a deal for 4 years with AEW and I am very happy to belong in the company. I have years to learn a lot, to face a lot of great wrestlers, and the English language may have been a difficulty, but it will not stop me. Rome was not built in one day after all, so we will go step by step to keep in favor with the people.”
On his AAA exit: “AEW is my priority. Since I left the company (AAA), my goal was going to AEW and did not think of going anywhere else. My goal after my exit was to arrive to AEW, but I did see it as a distant hope at one point because I started with a new character & a new name that is not recognized in the United States, but now people from Japan and across the world recognize the name (Dralistico) thanks to my work, and I hold that with pride. Thankful for the opportunities being given by AEW, but I am also thankful for the opportunity I got with NOAH, the independent promotions like The Crash & more. My exits from both AAA & CMLL were on good terms, though everyone takes the words as they wish.
“Many have asked me if I would return, and as you become older you learn that you are a pawn. At the time, one can take it personal because one has a little less experience at the age of 22 or 23. Now that I have grown as a person & wrestler, I have learned a lot of stuff. AAA is a company that gave me a lot of opportunities and I ended in good terms with Dorian (Roldan). I spoke to him and told him that I wanted to be in the independent circuit like The Crash and they told that the doors are open. Don’t be surprised if you see me facing wrestlers from CMLL to give great bouts where the only ones that win is the public.”
