Rocky Romero thinks the partnership between AEW and NJPW has been a profitable one.
The 2 corporations formally started their partnership in February 2021, after NJPW refused to work collectively since AEW started. Their concern stemmed from AEW signing stars like Kenny Omega and The Younger Bucks in 2019, though issues have been squashed after Harold Meij was changed as firm president.
Since then, the promotions have labored collectively on quite a few reveals, together with the annual Forbidden Door occasions. Rocky Romero has labored intently with either side as a liaison and sees the connection as a profitable one.
Rocky Romero spoke with Fightful concerning the AEW & NJPW relationship and his position in it. He revealed that he labored intently with each AEW and NJPW, calling it a “huge puzzle”.
He added that protecting either side joyful is like taking part in Monopoly.
“I labored very intently with Tony on this finish and I labored very shut with the reserving committee in Japan and Tanahashi and all people concerned with that and clearly they all people is aware of who’s vital on their facet and it type of at all times begins there after which we will type of trickle right down to see like the place all people suits. It’s like a giant puzzle. Placing all of it collectively and making an attempt to make all people joyful and there’s facet offers that go alongside. It’s rather a lot like taking part in Monopoly. It’s like facet offers occurring, like, ‘Okay, nicely, if we offer you this right here, can we get this there.’”
Rocky Romero: It’s Been A Very Profitable Compromise On Each Sides
Rocky Romero continued, sharing that either side have compromised as a part of the connection, and that the AEW/NJPW partnership is one which might be round for a protracted, very long time.
“I feel it’s been a really profitable compromise on either side for the reason that relationship began. I do know like there’s individuals who most likely don’t absolutely perceive the scope of it, however have are fast to you understand make their opinion identified of who’s getting extra and who’s not and I at all times say like this can be a relationship that’s not right here for six months, we’re doing one present and that’s it. That is going to be a relationship that’s going to be constructed for and labored on for a really very long time. So I at all times inform folks have persistence and I feel that that’s the one factor in skilled wrestling that the majority followers and most of the people don’t have is persistence to see the way it’s all gonna play out.”
