Jeff Jarrett wishes Hiroshi Tanahashi well in his new role.
On December 22, NJPW announced that Hiroshi Tanahashi had been appointed the new President and Representative Director.
Speaking on My World with Jeff Jarrett, AEW Director of Business Jeff Jarrett shared his thoughts on Hiroshi Tanahashi's new role. He first recalled hitting Tanahashi with a guitar. Jarrett then noted that time will tell, but he wished Tanahashi nothing but success.
“Tanahashi, when I get down and talk about favorite guitar shots, you always kind of go with the low-hanging fruit, but I guess as far as careless to, the one I got to crack on Tanahashi is definitely a favorite because hearing a Japan audience react to a surprise one was a lot of fun. Tanahashi is one of those, when you witnessed Tanahashi in his prime in Japan, it was, without a doubt, you knew you were just kind of watching a talent that was larger than life. His work is fantastic. But his charisma always set him apart. Just fantastic. But for him to be stepping into this role, only time will tell. I mean obviously, he’s been groomed on so many different levels, but it’s a whole different story when you’re put in the driver’s seat, so to speak. I wish him but nothing but success, everything that goes with it. Those folks were really affected hard by the pandemic in so many ways, much more so than here, and we were obviously super affected, but a lot long-term, and their business model is different. It’s so live-event-based, revenue driven, and all that. So I wish him nothing but luck," Jarrett said.
Click here to see what Hiroshi Tanahashi had to say about his new role.
Tanahashi has said he plans to be on the road with NJPW, despite his new role as NJPW President. Check out his comments here.
Click here to see what Jeff Jarrett had to say about Sting's upcoming retirement.
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