Shinsuke Nakamura contract up soon (after WM41), potentially will not be renewed

Sky · Sunday at 7:45 PM

Here's a slam dunk for you on this year's Future Endeavours Pool :francis

Also says LA/Nak was meant for WM but was moved due to "lack of interest"

For what it's worth SRS says he hasn't heard anything about this

The Gipper · Sunday at 7:52 PM

Lack of interest? Why could that be? Surely it's not because they've barely booked Nakamura AT ALL since he won the belt? nooooooooooo.

Cwalker · Sunday at 7:56 PM

If 2024 was any indicator, they definitely have 0 interest in him. I think he’s lost some motivation being in the WWE system so maybe him leaving would be best for him.

Shane · Sunday at 9:42 PM

Yeah I myself have given up on Nak
He was legit my favorite superstar in the company during his NXT run and at the beginning of his main roster run but WWE refuses to book him strong for any long period of time so fuck it.

I thought this heel turn and US title run was gonna turn things around but he literally did fuck all after winning the title then dropped it back randomly so yeah.

OsBlaze · Sunday at 9:56 PM

Oh this is what @Comrade Khan was talking about lol

Grim · Sunday at 9:58 PM

Nakamura deserved better booking throughout his entire run. They had an absolute slam dunk world champion Contender and ran him into the ground

Comrade Khan · Sunday at 10:24 PM

The Gipper said:
Lack of interest? Why could that be? Surely it's not because they've barely booked Nakamura AT ALL since he won the belt? nooooooooooo.

Or before

Jimmy King · Monday at 12:54 AM

Yeah I wouldn’t be mad if he left he deserves better than what he’s been getting.

OMB · Monday at 6:05 AM

Ik recently he's had a death in family so maybe why he hasn't been booked as much

Comrade Khan · Monday at 7:37 AM

Jimmy King said:
Yeah I wouldn’t be mad if he left he deserves better than what he’s been getting.

We need an Okada nak match in njpw or aew. Esp that there is a story to tell that Okada is at fault for leaving njpw n killing ChAoS by doing so which was Naks faction Okada took over

Dale · Monday at 7:45 AM

This was floating around on reddit yesterday with additional details that they'd given up on him etc, however a few people commented that nothing of the like was said during that podcast and then said thread was deleted. Definitely needs additional verification since it's hidden away in a podcast.

Comrade Khan · Monday at 7:50 AM

originally by Wade Keller so we will have to wait for better sources to confirm or deny.

Idk about the cut part etc , but it was reported last year his contract was coming up in 2025 so I don't think THAT part is incorrect. I just dunno if the more reputable guys have b een able to confirm the wwe wants to cut him or wont push him part

Cwalker · Monday at 7:58 AM

Let him go. For his sake.

I think he’s lost could still have a role as a midcarder but at best it’s probably a Baron Corbin-esque role. And I’m sure he wants more than that.

A good run in Japan would do wonders for him imo. Cause after 2019 on, feels like he’s been phoning it in.

And I get that. It happens. You’re seeing the same thing with Okada, where you may get a really good performance every 2/3 months but other than that, it’s just going through the motions.

Comrade Khan · Monday at 8:11 AM

Cwalker said:
Let him go. For his sake.

I think he’s lost could still have a role as a midcarder but at best it’s probably a Baron Corbin-esque role. And I’m sure he wants more than that.

A good run in Japan would do wonders for him imo. Cause after 2019 on, feels like he’s been phoning it in.

And I get that. It happens. You’re seeing the same thing with Okada, where you may get a really good performance every 2/3 months but other than that, it’s just going through the motions.

absolute bananas take - according to cagematch and my own eyes, here are just SOME of the matches hes had since October

What a dishonest and quite frankly dumbass take. Comparing Naks work to Okada is insane

1	05.03.2025	Brody King & Swerve Strickland vs. Kazuchika Okada & Ricochet	****	Tag Team	7.24	172
2	15.02.2025	Buddy Matthews vs. Kazuchika Okada	****	Singles	6.87	426
3	25.01.2025	Kazuchika Okada vs. Komander	***1/2	Singles	6.20	176
4	16.01.2025	Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii		Singles	6.03	173
5	28.12.2024	Kazuchika Okada vs. Ricochet	****	Singles	7.06	490
6	28.12.2024	Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay	*****1/4	Singles	9.35	606
7	22.12.2024	Kazuchika Okada vs. Shelton Benjamin	***3/4	Singles	6.70	198
8	12.12.2024	Kazuchika Okada vs. The Beast Mortos	****	Singles	7.19	244
9	07.12.2024	Kazuchika Okada vs. Kyle Fletcher	***3/4	Singles	7.74	268
10	04.12.2024	Kazuchika Okada vs. Mark Briscoe	****1/2	Singles	7.41	216
11	27.11.2024	Daniel Garcia vs. Kazuchika Okada	***3/4	Singles	7.36	194
12	17.10.2024	Kazuchika Okada vs. Kyle O'Reilly	****	Singles	7.40	138

Comrade Khan · Monday at 8:12 AM

I also bet you've never watched a japanese Okada match to even know what prime Okada looks like

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