WWE wanted Rocky Romero.
Speaking on the Under The Ring Podcast, Romero revealed WWE wanted him to be a part of the Cruiserweight Classic Tournament with the company also offering Romero a coaching position.
“So they really wanted me for the Cruiserweight Classic, and I was in between, or about to be, in between contracts. I think I was in between contracts [with New Japan], and we were renegotiating mine, and WWE was very interested,” said Rocky. “They wanted to offer me the Cruiserweight Classic, and then they wanted to offer me a coaching position, so I think if they didn’t offer me the coaching position and they just offered me the Cruiserweight Classic, then I probably, maybe would have waited a little bit longer to re-sign with New Japan, and I would have done that but them offering me the coaching position made me feel like they didn’t want me to wrestle so that it wasn’t maybe gonna go very far in the Cruiserweight so I decided to not take it and re-sign with New Japan.”
“I feel like the last two years have been some of my best years in the business, so I’m glad I did not take the coaching deal,”
Rocky Romero
Romero is currently signed to New Japan Pro Wrestling, competing and working in a backstage role within the company. Would you have liked to see Romero compete in the Cruiserweight Classic? Let us know in the comments and on our social media pages.
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