Former WWE Superstar JONAH (Bronson Reed) was recently interviewed by NJPW1972.com to discuss his involvement in the upcoming G1 Climax tournament and wanting to prove himself.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On Jay White: “He’s the top guy in NJPW now, and if you’re not striving to be at the top you shouldn’t be in the business. So he’s the other guy I want to face.”
On returning to Japan for the first time since 2017: “I want them to know that I live up to my nickname. I am the Top Dog, the best big man in this business by none. I’ve grown so much as a competitor since being in NOAH, and through my time in WWE as well. This is a new chapter in the book of JONAH, and I want to show something new, a new side of myself not just to the Japanese fans but to the whole world.”
On how special it is for him to return to Japan: “It’s special for me. I always felt like the Japanese style suited me; I was broken into the business by Hartley Jackson, who had trained in the original LA Dojo with guys like Bryan Danielson and Shinsuke Nakamura. He picked up that training style and brought it back with him to Australia.”
On facing Kazuchika Okada in Osaka this August: “There was a time when we nearly wrestled in Australia and for various reasons it didn’t happen. So do finally do it in New Japan, and in Osaka, which is a great town for wrestling, I’m really excited to prove that I’m worthy of being in there against the best.”
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