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Various News: Dave Meltzer Says Chris Jericho Enjoys His Freedom With Work in NJPW, Adam Cole Says The Undisputed Era Runs NXT, and WWE Announces Lineups for June Smackdown Live Shows in Tokyo

May 26, 2018 | Posted by Jeffrey Harris
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– Dave Meltzer responded to a fan question on Twitter regarding Chris Jericho. According to Meltzer, Jericho still considers WWE his home, but he enjoyed the freedom he had in getting to work with NJPW. comments on Chris Jericho in NJPW. You can check out his tweet on the subject below.

Jericho is currently set to face Tetsuya Naito at the NJPW Dominion event. The card will be held on June 9 in Osaka, Japan.

– Adam Cole posted on Twitter this week that The Undisputed Era runs NXT. You can check out his tweet below.

– WWE has announced the lineups for the Smackdown Live events set in Tokyo, Japan on June 29 and June 30. The cards will be held at the Kokugikan in the country. You can check out the lineups announced by WWE below.

Night 1 (6/29):

– AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Championship
– Bludgeon Brothers vs The Usos vs Gallows and Anderson vs Rusev Day for the WWE Smackdown Tag Team Titles
– Carmella vs Charlotte Flair for the Smackdown Women’s Championship
– Daniel Bryan vs Big Cass
– New Day vs The Bar
– Asuka, Becky Lynch, and Naomi vs The IIconics and Lana
– Sin Cara vs Andrade “Cien” Almas (w/ Zelina Vega)

Night 2 (6/30):

– AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura vs Daniel Bryan vs Samoa Joe for the WWE Championship
– Carmella vs Asuka vs Charlotte Flair for the Smackdown Women’s Championship
– Bludgeon Brothers vs The New Day vs Gallows and Anderson vs The Bar
– The Usos vs Rusev Day
– Sin Cara vs The Miz
– Becky Lynch and Naomi vs The IIconics and Lana in a 2 on 3 handicap match.