On December 31, Fightful Select reported that Gabe Kidd's contract with NJPW was set to expire soon.
The report noted, "Kidd is expected to be a talent that NJPW hopes to retain, but we haven’t heard if the process of negotiations are ongoing or not."
Speaking to Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp, Kidd commented on his contract status.
"I don't know what rat was talking to you and told you that. They're going to pay me very handsomely after I beat this top star in professional wrestling, I do know that. What little rat was telling you about my contract? That's what I want to know. Fuck whoever it was," he stated.
Kidd is set to face Kenny Omega at NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynasty on January 5th.
"People try to talk to me about my contract. I say you talk to me after January 5th when I pin what many regard is the best wrestler to ever do it. You talk to me then. First of all, I'm going to put this company on the map when I beat him. Second of all, I'm going to put myself on the map. Everyone will know my name after this. Every single person in the wrestling world. I'm not on TV. I don't have a global reach like that. My global reach is beating people up like this. This is where I shine. I don't get a weekly spot on TBS or Netflix. I don't need that shit. I turn up, I beat people up in a very fashionable way. Slaps, chops, punches. I don't need no fancy moves. I don't need any of that shit. I turn up and I'm going to systematically pick that man apart. Anything he tries to do, you think I sweat it? I watched 40-plus hours of Kenny Omega matches. I know everything he goes for. I know what comes after the snap dragon. I know when he's going to go for the One-Winged Angel, choreographed, all of that shit. You think he's going to beat me. It's done. He can watch all of my matches. Every single one of my matches is different. You can't study for me. It's a different game plan every day. I turn up and I decide what I'm going to do. You can't prepare for the beating that I'm going to put on this man. This broken, fragile piece of shit. He's not even Kenny to me. Tyson is going to know that I'm going to be fucking his life up. He's going to be thinking about the hospital when he had that wristband that said 'Tyson.' He's going to be remembering that when I'm beating the shit out of him in the Tokyo Dome. He's not going to get a chance to feel that Japanese energy because he's going to get his head caved in by me. I will happily put him out," he said.
The bout against Kidd will be Omega's first match in over a year. He was sidelined all over 2024 after battling diverticulitis and undergoing surgery.
Elsewhere during the interview, Kidd gave his thoughts on Tony Khan and more. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
Watch the full interview with Kidd in the video above.
