Note On Restrictions On Pro Wrestling NOAH Airing Shinsuke Nakamura vs. The Great Muta

As previously reported, Shinsuke Nakamura is set to wrestle The Great Muta for Pro Wrestling NOAH in January, on loan from WWE. The event happens on January 1 at Budokan Hall. They are not only allowing Nakamura to wrestle for another company, but the WON reports that the show will be allowed to stream live on Abema. Typically, when WWE talents appear outside the company, the matches or segments are untelevised.

However, WWE has let wresters compete in NOAH before, as KENTA did on September 1, 2018 when he worked for them. Negotiations went on for months and stalled while Vince McMahon was in charge. Nakamura wanted the match, as he would be Muta’s final singles match opponent. When McMahon retired, talks started up again and a deal was made on October 26.

There are some restrictions for NOAH when it comes to promoting the event outside of Japan and in English. They were allowed to do the promo video and match graphic that was released. They are also allowed to do press releases with Nakamura’s name on it. However, they are not allowed to mention WWE anywhere else.