This is just a RUMOR right now so apply the proverbial salt and don’t take it as official yet…but there is word going around the US wrestling net/dirt sheets that New Japan wrestler EVIL could be done with the promotion soon. While also not official, the House Of Torture leader supposedly has given notice to the promotion and could be headed to WWE. While big by Japan standards as a Heavyweight, he’d be a small one in WWE at 5″10, 235 pounds. He’s also 38 so this may be his last best chance for an international run like this. Given New Japan has typically renewed/redone contracts in January after Tokyo Dome and the year-opening events-or not-we may know more by the end of the month, or perhaps after THE NEW BEGINNING-the first blowout event of the year-on 2/11, but dropping the NEVER Openweight Championship to Aaron Wolf on 1/4 may or may not be a clue.
More as it becomes available.