Shingo Takagi wants to even the score.
NJPW star Shingo Takagi will compete in the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, as he will face Bryan Danielson at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door. In addition to being a dream match, the bout will have high stakes, as the winner of the tournament will earn a world title shot.
Speaking with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated, Shingo Takagi recalled how seeing Will Ospreay wrestle Chris Jericho at AEW All In ultimately drove him to enter the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament.
“I was in London while All In was happening. When Will Ospreay wrestled Chris Jericho in front of 80,000 people, that got to me–the idea that it could have been me in that spot. That’s what drove me to enter this Owen Hart Cup," Takagi said, speaking through a translator.
Now, Takagi is aiming to compete at AEW All In, and he has his sights set on winning the world title. He noted that, given how Jon Moxley won the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship and defended it in AEW, it would only be right for him to win the AEW World Championship and defend it in NJPW.
“Jon Moxley took our IWGP title and defended it in AEW. So it would only be right for me to take the AEW belt and defend it in NJPW," Takagi said.
Tetsuya Naito has vowed to bring the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship back to Japan. Check out his comments here.
Fightful will have coverage of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door as it airs on June 30.
