Backstage Talks Surrounding NJPW Stars for AEW WrestleDream PPV – AEW is gearing up for its inaugural WrestleDream pay-per-view event, scheduled to take place on Sunday, October 1, in Seattle, WA. As noted by Tony Khan, this event is dedicated to honoring the legacy of the legendary Antonio Inoki, the founder of NJPW (New Japan Pro Wrestling).
However, it’s worth noting that despite the tribute nature of the event, top stars from New Japan Pro Wrestling are not expected to be part of the WrestleDream show. According to information provided by Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, NJPW has a separate show planned at Korakuen Hall on the same date. Several names have been advertised for the Korakuen Hall event, implying that these NJPW stars will not be available to appear at WrestleDream.
While many NJPW talents won’t be part of the AEW WrestleDream event due to scheduling conflicts, it’s noted that Will Ospreay is not currently booked for the NJPW event on that date. This leaves open the possibility that Ospreay, a prominent NJPW wrestler, could potentially make an appearance at the AEW WrestleDream pay-per-view.
“Yeah. It’s a tribute to Antonio Inoki…..You’re going to think there’s going to be a bunch of New Japan guys, but New Japan has a show at Korakuen Hall that same day. Tanahashi, Okada, and Naito are all in the show, so none of them can be on this show. The only people who are not, you know, as far as the big names who I guess would be a possibility would be Hiroki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi, who, you know, they’re good, and actually they’re a really good tag team, but they don’t they wouldn’t mean anything. And then Will Ospreay is not on that show. Jeff Cobb is on the show. They could bring in Will Ospreay. It’s interesting that they did a pay-per-view. You know, two things are interesting. They’re doing a pay-per-view honoring the founder of New Japan Pro Wrestling, and none of the top New Japan guys are going to be able to be on the show. And far more important, this pay-per-view is on a Sunday. We were wondering, and I still don’t know what they’re doing on that November 18th deal [Full Gear]. What do they do about that? November 18th is a Saturday, I believe. And you know, they have Collision. So I don’t know how they’re going to handle it. This one, they’re going to do a Collision in Seattle on Saturday, and then the pay-per-view is on a Sunday.”
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Backstage Talks Surrounding NJPW Stars for AEW WrestleDream PPV
