Rocky Romero, who has been an important part in agenting matches and appearances relating to New Japan Pro Wrestling, has stated his wish to see a rematch between Kazuchika Okada and Bryan Danielson. He feels as though the potential between both veterans is not complete yet. When speaking to Keepin’ It Strong Style, he was asked about this topic and how he felt watching the match between the two at Forbidden Door:
“It’s unfortunate that Bryan broke his arm halfway through because obviously, it was still a great match, and what I do love though is the fact that with that ending, there’s more that you can do with that story, whether it be at Forbidden Door next year or wherever it goes. I feel like they haven’t hit their pinnacle yet. It was like the perfect first-time meeting. That’s exactly what a first-time meeting should be between two major wrestlers, and leave a little on the table, a little meat on the bone, so that you can really go in on the next one. I don’t know when that will be, but I hope that happens in the next year or so. Obviously, Bryan had a hard style, and I feel like it’s starting to catch up a little bit, so sooner is better than later.”
– Rocky Romero
Romero would later state:
“I would love to see that happen in Japan because they’ll just have so much more space to do what they want to do and how they’ll do it and how the fans will react. Forbidden Door is pretty special when it comes to fan reactions because it’s the most hardcore fans watching the product, who love both products or really love wrestling. Not to take away from that, but I feel like there’s something special about the aura of Japan and them meeting in Japan and how they would probably structure their match and do their match compared to how they would do it for an American crowd. So yeah, that would be nuts to have Bryan on a big show or Tokyo Dome or whatever, if it does happen.“
-Rocky Romero
Bryan Danielson has been out of action during an injury sustained during the match that fractured his forearm before prematurely ending the match ten minutes after. Despite winning the match, Danielson has had to miss time on the road and in the ring.
