Will Shinsuke Nakamura Return To NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING When His Contract Expires In February?

Will Shinsuke Nakamura Return To NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING When His Contract Expires In February?

The King of Strong Style's current WWE contract expires in February and speculation is running rampant that he will return to New Japan Pro Wrestling shortly after. Here's the latest on what's happening.

By JoshWilding - Dec 20, 2018 03:12 AM EST
Filed Under: WWE
It's been an interesting year for Shinsuke Nakamura. He kicked things off by winning the Royal Rumble but failed to win the WWE Championship at WrestleMania before turning heel. He was then unsuccessful in capturing the title on a number of occasions and was later crowned United States Champion. Unfortunately, the King of Strong Style has since been wasted on SmackDown Live.

With his contract set to expire in February, there's been an awful lot of speculation that the King of Strong Style will end up returning to New Japan Pro Wrestling, his home before he came to NXT.

Well, Dave Meltzer has now said that Nakamura currently has no plans to head back to Japan and as he moved his family to Orlando after signing with WWE, something drastic would have to happen for that to change. As always, we'll be sure to keep you updated when we get more details on this.


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