Nakamura talks dream WrestleMania opponent, RAW or SD?

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Sun-19-Mar-2017 21:01:48 · 5,103 comments
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WWE NXT star Shinsuke Nakamura recently spoke with Sportskeeda and below are some interview highlights:

His WrestleMania dream opponent:

“I want to face AJ Styles again.”

If he would prefer to go to Raw or SmackDown once he’s on the main roster:

“Either brand is okay. Raw has Joe, Finn. So much NXT talent that it’s comfortable for me. SmackDown has AJ Styles, Randy Orton, John Cena. I want to wrestle all of them. So either!”

How NXT has improved him as a wrestler:

“Lot of people ask me this question. So, NXT is not just developmental; it is the third brand. Raw, SmackDown, then NXT. NXT does not only have young talent, but it also has me, Bobby Roode. Before this, there were experienced wrestlers like Finn Balor and Samoa Joe. It’s a mix. We’re trying to change WWE’s wrestling style.”

It seems like his call up is coming soon, maybe right after WrestleMania. Personally, I'd like to see him go to SD! It could use his star power and RAW got Joe so it seems only fair.

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Sun-19-Mar-2017 21:07:49 · 3,230 comments
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I've seen a few people saying that he'll be called up on the Raw after Mania.

Smackdown would make sense since Joe got called up to Raw. Kind of balances them out.
But if Styles is going to be moved to Raw, I want to see them have a feud so I want Nakamura on Raw. Smackdown needs him more though. Urgh, it's so tough to know where he should go. Go where ever he can feud with Styles for a few months 😄

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Mon-20-Mar-2017 09:27:31 · 731 comments
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benjawi wrote

Go where ever he can feud with Styles for a few months 😄

But let's keep that feud until later this year/early next year so it can culminate at WrestleMania! (hopefully with the championship belt on the line!) ;-D

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Mon-20-Mar-2017 16:25:37 · 977 comments
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I reckon he'll be part of the new draft. They're bound to do a draft a year like last time, just hopefully not as much of a farce as the last brand split drafts. They're really not as exciting as WWE like to think. I'm thinking though that they'll leave Nakamura until they do the draft though and he'll be called up that way, like how they used it to call up NXT talent when the brand split 2.0 came into effect.

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Mon-20-Mar-2017 16:44:48 · 5,103 comments
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I reckon he'll be part of the new draft. They're bound to do a draft a year like last time, just hopefully not as much of a farce as the last brand split drafts. They're really not as exciting as WWE like to think. I'm thinking though that they'll leave Nakamura until they do the draft though and he'll be called up that way, like how they used it to call up NXT talent when the brand split 2.0 came into effect.

While nothing is confirmed, there is (as of right now) no July PPV, which makes it seem like the draft will be in July - I don't see them waiting til July to bring him up, but who knows.

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