WWE Reportedly Makes Alliance With All Japan Pro Wrestling

[IronFist]

According to Pwinsider.com, Tokyo Sport is reporting that WWE and All Japan Pro Wrestling have forged an alliance and will be working together. John Laurinaitis reportedly helped put the deal together.

Laurinaitis worked for AJPW from 1988 through 2000, teaming with Kenta Kobashi, "Dr. Death" Steve Williams and Bart Gunn during his tenure with the promotion. Laurinaitis was a two-time AJPW All Asia Tag Team Champion, a four-time AJPW Unified World Tag Team Champion, and the winner of the New Year's Heavyweight Battle Royal on January 2, 1991 at Korakuen Hall.

More details as they come…

 

[Alexander The Great]

always thought TNA should have done a partnership with Japan and Mexico. and do annual Global Impact Shows

 

[Jmare007]

Source: F4WOnline

We noted yesterday how word came from Japan that WWE is partnering up with All Japan Pro Wrestling. This comes after WWE's recent tour of Japan where several promotion heads pitched ideas to WWE officials about establishing developmental territories there.

In an update, word is that All Japan's Kaz Hayashi and another official had dinner with WWE's John Laurinaitis while WWE was in Japan earlier this year. AJPW talked with Laurinaitis about them being a developmental territory for WWE. Apparently that's what the new partnership is. For what it's worth, the impression was given to Wrestling Observer editor Dave Meltzer that there's "nothing major" to the deal.

 

[TrueEpic08]

Could be financial support. I know that All Japan was looking to Bushiroad as a potential buyer earlier in the year.

But really, this is nothing really that major until proven otherwise. WWE doesn't really play well with others even when its to their advantage.

 

[Nintendough]

I hope they do talent sharing like WCW did, this has potential.

 

[CJ]

This could be good...

 

[trick]

So they're gonna send the FCW guys there?

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Send Yoshi Tatsu back home. This is by far the longest learning excursion ive ever seen. Lets see how he does

 

[avon barksdale]

they going to kidnap Albert

 

[Smokebreak]

they going to kidnap Albert

 

[Jmare007]

So they're gonna send the FCW guys there?

That seems like the only thing they could do.

Send Yoshi Tatsu back home. This is by far the longest learning excursion ive ever seen. Lets see how he does

Not that it really matters, but he's from New Japan.

 

[HYDRO]

Kaz hayahi wouldve been a hell of a signing 10 years ago

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

That seems like the only thing they could do.



Not that it really matters, but he's from New Japan.

I know but its all relative now

 

[TRIPLE M]

it would be good for the rookies...they can go to japan to get refine and learn to work stiff so they wont be bytchmade like a lot have been

 

[krackdagawd]

I don't really know much about Japanese wrestling but this seems like a good thing, send the rookies over there or bring some of the dudes who are nice over here.