Rocky Romero wants WWE talent to know that a door is always open in WWE.
Romero spoke on this topic during a recent interview with Comedy Store Wrestling, where he reflected on NJPW’s battle through the COVID-19 pandemic and how the promotion is finally finding its footing again with touring. He reminds fans that NJPW never laid anyone off during the COVID era.
New Japan is in a weird spot because the pandemic hurt them. They’re a live event business more than anything. The pandemic happened, touring went out the window. It was important for the company to take care of their own, so nobody got fired or released. Everyone was taken care of and survived. Now, they’re just starting to get back on their feet.
The conversation then shifted to NJPW bringing on Mercedes Moné, formerly known as Sasha Banks in WWE. Romero states that Mercedes was a big investment for NJPW, but was a nice way to test the waters for big names. He adds that if there are unhappy talents in WWE they could always come to NJPW.
Mercedes was a big investment, obviously, going forward and testing the waters of where they were in the States and worldwide when you take a big talent on like that. Now, we’re starting to feel comfortable again. Long story is, basically, if because Vince is back and there are people who are unhappy in WWE, there very well could be a possibility of somebody coming over, being fed up with it and just walking away. New Japan’s door will be open if that happens, for sure.
Aside from his duties as a wrestler Romero serves as a mediator between NJPW and other companies like AEW. Back in February he discussed NJPW building a women’s division for their STRONG brand. You can read about that here.
(H/T and transcribed by Fightful)