Shinsuke Nakamura was interviewed by Lillian Garcia at the Ace Comic Con and the former WWE ring announcer asked Nakamura if coming to WWE was always a goal of his. Nakamura said it wasn't, and then revealed why he decided to leave New Japan Pro Wrestling to sign with WWE in the first place.
"In Japan, I thought I accomplished everything," said Nakamura
. "So, I tried other things. So, then in 2015, [I thought], what should I do next? At the time, my friend, who works in WWE, called me. Probably it's time to challenge next. Then I [decided to join WWE]. So, I didn't follow the WWE history, but I knew big names like Andre the Giant [and] Hulk Hogan, because they wrestled in Japan. When I was a kid, [it was] hard to watch WWE, because I needed to go to [the] video shop, [but] I didn't have any money."
Nakamura noted that he did not do any research about WWE before he signed as he wanted to feel the element of surprise regarding how the company is.
Since joining WWE, "The King of Strong Style" has been surprised at what he has witnessed, as he is used to the way he worked in New Japan and the indies, which is very stiff and landing dangerous moves. Instead, WWE "tries to keep simple," and is much different than other companies.
Regarding his series with AJ Styles, Nakamura admitted that both he and Styles were nervous at WrestleMania 34 since it was such a big stage. However, he went on to say that as they started to compete in more matches against each other, the matches started to improve. He also showed his interest in competing against Styles again, because he knows that their matches will get better and better.