Romero is one of the most well-known figures in NJPW, both in the ring and behind the scenes. He’s an eight-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion. He also has a lot of influence backstage with New Japan. Jon Moxley is a top star with AEW, and he is the reignng IWGP United States Champion, but the COVID-19 pandemic has prevented him from defending it.
As the relationship between AEW and New Japan begins, Rocky Romero sat down with the Wrestling Perspective Podcast to talk about how this teamwork happened. Romero stated that Jon Moxley is the main reason for the crossover.
“The relationship with New Japan and AEW hasn’t been a good one” - Rocky Romero describes the previous relationship between the two companies
While it seems like AEW and NJPW are finally on the same page, Romero reminded everyone that the relationship between these two companies hasn’t been great in the past. To be fair, AEW stars have still worked NJPW shows, but the partnership had been limited otherwise.
Romero also seemingly confirms reports from last week that the pandemic led to NJPW changing the way it does business. This progression paved the way for a relationship between the two companies.
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