NJPW star El Desperado is a fan of the East West Express Jordan Oliver and Nick Wayne and wants to see them both in NJPW Best of Super Juniors Tournament.
El Desperado and DDT Pro-Wrestling star MAO faced and defeated Jordan Oliver and Nick Wayne at the NJPW All Star Junior Festival USA on August 19th.
During a recent interview which is on NJPW’s website, El Desperado was asked his opinion of Oliver and Wayne:
Nick Wayne really is a prodigy. His personal story is incredible, and has so much upside as a wrestler. His partner Jordan Oliver might not have the story that Wayne does, but physically, skill and size wise, he’s awesome. They really stood out when GCW came to Shin Kiba recently. I want them in Best of the Super Junior. He (Wayne) had an awesome debut match with Swerve Strickland. Well, I guess if Wheeler Yuta can do BOSJ, Nick Wayne isn’t out of the question.
Desperado was also asked about his recent Deathmatch experience and if it has improved him as a wrestler:
It was part of GCW’s deathmatch tournament. The first round was in a three way and then the next night I had Joey Janela. That was a wild weekend. I didn’t know the Janela match was going to be a deathmatch. I was having lunch with (Toru) Sugiura and (Tomoya) Hirata from FREEDOMS, and happened to see it on Twitter. This torn up mask I have, that came from the first round, that three way. Matt Tremont and Wayne Murdoch just ripped it apart. It was the first time I’d used light tubes. Light tubes, glass boards… those really are things not to be taken lightly. I mean, I can use them if I have to, I think, but I definitely don’t want the mindset of using them all casual like. They’re super dangerous and hurt like hell. The first time I ate them, I had them in my hands and they were for Tremont- they kind of backfired on me. It broke through my adrenaline. You know, I think the adrenaline was buzzing on my entrance, but that shot was a step above. I’m not one to brag about what I’ve done, and in a lot of ways I’m the easily embarrassed type, but if my body being scarred up now has fans saying ‘ah, that’s from this match in so and so,’ there’s something to that. I still have people coming up to me and saying nice things about my match last year with Kasai, and that always makes me happy to hear.
Fans can read about how El Desperado wants a match with DDT Pro’s Takeshi Masada by clicking here.
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