Shingo Takagi wants it all.
At NJPW Soul On June 16, Shingo Takagi lost the NEVER Openweight Championship to HENARE. This came after Takagi declared for AEW's Owen Hart Cup Foundation Tournament, as seen on the June 12 episode of AEW Dynamite.
In his backstage comments, Shingo Takagi shared his thoughts after his loss and looked forward to the Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament.
"Last week, in AEW’s promo video, I was promoted as the NEVER Openweight Champion. Can I still wrestle at AEW? What do you think? I can still do [the tournament] without the title? It is what it is. My final destination isn’t the Tokyo Dome for now. Most important isn’t Forbidden Door nor the G1. Not even Destruction in Kobe, sorry. It’s my 20th anniversary show Yamagata in September. I won’t make a good showing without a title. Unfortunately, the NEVER Title has been taken. What should I do now? Okamoto made a good point. I’m in the Owen Hart Tournament. If I can win it, I can challenge for the AEW World Championship in Wembley [Stadium]. That’s what it is, huh? The timing is perfect. I should get it done. Good. Just because I lost today, I won’t stay down. On to the next one. There’s G1, but I have to advance in the Owen Hart Tournament. Then I will capture the AEW World Championship in Wembley. I will even win the G1 trophy while holding the AEW Title and make my return to Yamanashi on September 7. Hey, it’s the year of the Dragon and my 20th anniversary. Don’t underestimate me," Takagi said through a translator.
Fightful will have coverage of the Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament once it begins.
Takagi is set to compete in the NJPW G1 Climax 34. More information is available here.
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