When Shinsuke Nakamura signed with WWE, it was seen as a big deal for Shinsuke and the company. Nakamura made his debut in NXT, and he went on to become a two time NXT Champion before he was called up to the main roster earlier this year.
There was a lot of hype behind Nakamura when he was called up to SmackDown Live, but so far he hasn’t done much on the main roster.
The stars of New Japan Pro Wrestling are behind Nakamura, and Kenny Omega recently spoke to Sports Illustrated about Shinsuke’s main roster run, and he noted that he feels it’s been uneventful so far.
“I’m happy for the response that he’s getting, of course, and all of us in New Japan knew when he left that he was going to get over with his charisma,” said Omega. “But when I see Nakamura in WWE, it’s hard for me to say he’s done anything compelling in-ring since he’s been there, which is a shame. It will just take the one right story and the one right moment and then people will be captivated by everything that he does. Right now, he hasn’t had that.”
Omega also went on to criticize some of the booking in WWE, saying that after a while some things start to seem “soulless” because they’re overbooked.
“Even to another degree, everything in WWE is super over-booked,” explained Omega. “Some people in WWE even need the steps and their footing in the ring choreographed. They have to pace their breathing before they even go through with a match in the ring. When you’re used to dealing with people who need that match management, who need to have that much choreography in their matches before they go out there and perform, then when a guy like Nakamura–who is this new age ‘strong style,’ and a lot of that is based off emotion and feeling and fighting spirit–wrestles someone who needs marks on the ring so that he can get his footing right with a set of instructions, that’s where Nakamura’s style gets lost in translation. Everything starts to come across as soulless, if that makes any sense.”
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YES I agree, I’m hoping now that Jinder Mahal isn’t champion hopefully we can get into some really good Story lines.. I reeaallly get the Feeling that The storylines are too straight forward and predictable… and they are NOT COMPLICATED enough… to Show off real unpredictability…. and Nakamura’s time will come I hope after WrestleMania!!! And we can get some Good storylines from him….. HONESTLY I THINK THE BEST MATCHES FOR SHINSUKE NAKAMURA WOULD BE : AJ STYLES, DOLPH ZIGGLER, SAMI ZAYN, KEVIN OWENS, AS FAR AS JUST HAVING AN AWESOME ENGAGING MATCH.. ABOVE…
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