WWE World Heavyweight Champion GUNTHER recently revealed on “The Ariel Helwani Show” that despite appearing to be a great fit for NJPW (New Japan Pro Wrestling), there were no discussions between him and the company before he joined WWE. He said,
“No, not really. I guess, in general, the Japanese style of business, they move way slower, especially in the States. ‘I want things, and I want it now.’ They move a bit slower.”
He continued, “It would have happened sooner or later, but it was at the point where I maxed out what I could do before and financially maxed out. ‘I gotta make a move now.’ With NXT, I had a really good feeling. It’s a different environment, and I could be there and exist there and keep growing there without necessarily having to make a step and go on the main roster.”
During a recent appearance on the “Ring the Belle” podcast, WWE Superstar Katana Chance commented on wanting a match with her tag team partner, Kayden Carter, against The Hardys (Matt and Jeff Hardy).
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On wanting a match against The Hardys: “If possible, I would say me and Kayden vs. The Hardy Boyz. Way back, watching wrestling, me and my sister. Who did we love? The Hardy Boyz. They were always doing the crazy stuff. Like, I feel like what we’re trying to do.”
On how The Hardys are a huge inspiration for Chance and Carter: “We’re definitely a little bit toned down, but we tried to get people to watch and be like, ‘Oh my gosh. I never thought somebody would do that,’ right? So, I feel like they were a huge inspiration to that. So I feel like me and Kayden vs. The Hardy Boyz would be really cool.”
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