AEW and NJPW have been partners dating back to the inception of AEW with the company providing NJPW with top stars such as Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley for major events in Japan.
As the partnership has strengthened over the years, including the two companies holding its joint Forbidden Door show in June, many fans expect AEW wrestlers to be featured at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 on January 4, 2023.
Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio ahead of AEW All Out, Tony Khan explained the challenges of AEW talent traveling to Japan for the event.
"One challenge this year that we'll have to keep an eye on is the Tokyo Dome is on a Wednesday. That hurts you on Friday because you can keep Wednesday strong but you lose four big stars and that can hurt you on Friday. I really want to rebuild Friday. I'm not thrilled about it, but I'm gonna do my best to support them because they are our partner, but I also can't send everyone over there. If it was the weekend, I'd send the house because that's the kind of partners we are. It's a really great relationship because we already have gotten to talk about that, but we have to do Dynamite and a good chance that maybe Rampage will be taped that day," he said.
AEW airs its weekly AEW Dynamite program live on Wednesday nights and typically tapes Rampage after Dynamite.
Wrestle Kingdom 17 is back to being a one-night event after being held across two nights for the past three years.
No matches have been made official for Wrestle Kingdom 17.
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