Shinsuke Nakamura On Facing Rey Mysterio At SmackDown 1000
Shinsuke Nakamura has reacted to facing Rey Mysterio in a world cup qualifying match on next week’s episode of SmackDown Live on the USA Network, which will serve as the 1000th episode of the show. Nakamura commented on the match by writing the following on his official Twitter account:
This is what I wanted. #??? !!! #makenakamericastrongstyleagain https://t.co/nUZAWVrBcz
— Shinsuke Nakamura (@ShinsukeN) October 10, 2018
Chris Jericho On His Status For WWE Crown Jewel
IWGP Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho was asked on Twitter by a fan about potentially being part of the World Cup Tournament at WWE Crown Jewel on November 2nd, 2018 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the King Saud University Stadium. It should be noted that Jericho’s first IWGP Intercontinental Championship defense will be against EVIL at the NJPW Power Struggle event on November 3. Here is his response:
No thanks. https://t.co/oNeioYiRps
— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) October 10, 2018
Jericho has made a few appearances for WWE this year, including a backstage segment at the RAW 25th Anniversary special in January. He last wrestled in a WWE ring at the Greatest Royal Rumble back in April.
Outside of WWE, Jericho made several appearances for New Japan Pro Wrestling, including a 5-star classic against Kenny Omega at Wrestle Kingdom from the Tokyo Dome. At Dominion, he captured the IWGP Intercontinental Championship from Tetsuya Naito.
