Christopher Daniels and Kazarian participated in New Japan’s Fighting Spirit Unleased event on Sunday, where they faced off against Hangman Page and Chase Owens, coming out on top. Afterwards, they were interviewed by Wrestling Inc, where they talked among other things, the current state of pro wrestling.
This is what they said:
“Wrestling is enjoying a renaissance in popularity,” said Kazarian. “Companies like ROH and New Japan having more and more success in the last couple of years. It’s a great feeling to know that we’re in a position to enjoy great success because there are so many companies that want the opportunity to build up their reputation in the States.
“New Japan is probably the most famous foreign promotion to come to the States and have success and we’re just proud to be a part of that.”
“We were both fortunate to be around when independent wrestling was very popular,” Daniels stated. “When mainstream wrestling was very popular, in 97-98 when wrestling was white-hot. High tide raises all ships so independent wrestling followed suit and was very hot before falling off a bit. So now 14, 15 years later it’s experiencing not only a renaissance but a reinvention. It’s really cool for me and my best friend to be part of that first boom and now an integral part of this boom. I don’t know if I’ve even been more optimistic about my future and the future of the wrestling business in my career.”
It’s great seeing the immense rate at which the indies and NJPW have been growing and will only continue to grow.
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h/t to Wrestling Inc for the transcription.
