Surely he could have told WWE he was taking personal time to attend Tana's retirement backstage, with absolutely no on-camera appearances. WWE couldn't refuse and if they put him in the dog house for being with one of his closest friends, fuck 'em.
I'm not getting gaslit into giving a shit about a Nakamura final appearance when he was literally gonna be Tanahashi's final match until Tiny Con blocked it, as confirmed by multiple dirtsheets including Meltzer.Quit deflecting the blame.
>>19625863Do you think Tony told NJPW they couldn't even allow Nakamura backstage at the show?
>>19625877No. He told his lackeys to tell NJPW that there would be "serious repercussions" to the NJPW-AEW relationship if Nakamura was Tanahashi's final opponent. And that he had said lackeys push for Okada instead.Which is what I care about.
>”Tony, is there any truth that you wouldn’t allow Nakamura to be Okada’s final match?”>Tony: “Great question. I think Tanahashi has had a great career and Wrestle Kingdom was a great show. Almost as great as the string of great shows we’ve had on TBS and TNT which are great partners to us just as NJPW and AEW are great partners as well.”
At the time of Saki Akai's retirement show he sent a VTR that couldn't be shown during Wrestle Universe stream, doesn't seem weird that it ended like that even for Tanahashi especially if the whole thing was going to be broadcasted on national tv>https://x.com/Himanshu_Doi/status/1723612480599932956
He could have worked Tanahashi all he wanted if he had stayed with NJPW.
Tanayashi could've retired @ WrestleMania if he signed with WWE
