KENTA
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Oct 10, 2026
JokerHOST
like in the 50s?
MoonHOST
Keys, Kenta, King... 42.
MoonHOST
He's 42nd.
MoonHOST
LA Knight is 42nd.
John PollockHOST
Um, Brandon, I want to ask you, this year, um, there's several candidates that have been added to the ballot, as I'm just, uh, looking up here who has, uh, all been added here.
John PollockHOST
We have, uh, among, um, uh, the most well-known here would be Kenta, Dave Bautista, Great Sasuke.
John PollockHOST
For whatever reason, Kane is, uh, i- is back here.
John PollockHOST
I don't, I don't know what support Kane is gonna get, but we'll see.
John PollockHOST
Tomokazu, Ti- Tibor Zakic, Colosso Callosetti, Andreas Lambrakis, Booker T, Dick Murdoch, Kyoko Inoue, Gunther, Los Espantos, and Le Petit Prince, um, among those.
John PollockHOST
Who would be the strongest of the candidates that are being added onto th- th- this year's ballot? I'm interested most in, uh, in, in the Kenta discussion too.
Brandon ThurstonHOST
I think I'm partly responsible for getting Bautista back on here, who's been eligible for probably a long time.
Brandon ThurstonHOST
But I think we should look at the, the increase in business, uh, attendance and TV ratings around the time of his rise and, and John Cena.
John PollockHOST
Um, Brandon, I want to ask you, this year, um, there's several candidates that have been added to the ballot, as I'm just, uh, looking up here who has, uh, all been added here.
John PollockHOST
We have, uh, among, um, uh, the most well-known here would be Kenta, Dave Bautista, Great Sasuke.
John PollockHOST
For whatever reason, Kane is, uh, i- is back here.
John PollockHOST
I don't, I don't know what support Kane is gonna get, but we'll see.
John PollockHOST
Tom Nakano, Ti- Tibor Zakic, Colossal Colosetti, Andreas Lambrakis, Booker T, Dick Murdoch, Kyoko Inoue, Gunther, Los Espantos, and Le Petit Prince.
John PollockHOST
Um, among those, who would be the strongest of the candidates that are being added onto th- th- this year's ballot? I'm interested most in, uh, in, in the Kenta discussion too.
Brandon ThurstonHOST
I think I'm partly responsible for getting Bautista back on here, who's been eligible for probably a long time.
Brandon ThurstonHOST
But I think we should look at the, the increase in business, uh, in attendance and TV ratings around the time of his rise and, and John Cena.
Rich LattaHOST
Or whatever, 'cause I'm like if you're looking for outsiders, like call a fucking, uh, Pro Wrestling Noah a- and, like, ask for Naito or fucking ask for- Or wherever the fuck.
Rich LattaHOST
Kenta, like, what, what, what's Kenta doing now?
James BoydHOST
I don't even know if Kenta's in, uh, nowhere anymore.
Rich LattaHOST
Yeah.
James BoydHOST
Uh, but here, here's, here's, here's the thing, right? For years, they g- I'm sure they got accustomed to a certain, whatever the number was, people flying over.
BonesawHOST
You've been champ for a year, blah, blah, blah." So that was his catchphrase for the longest time.
BonesawHOST
Um, and then at one point, I guess when CM Punk made it to the big stage, he adapted that catchphrase as well as Kenta's finishing move, the Go To Sleep, and, uh, made a little career for himself.
BonesawHOST
In- in, you know, including his, his other gift.
BonesawHOST
But yeah.
Rich LattaHOST
And I don't think the fans are necessarily going to I don't know.
Rich LattaHOST
I don't know how much that stuff will necessarily help even draw, depending on who's going over there or whatever, because I'm like, if you're looking for outsiders, like, call a fucking Protestant Noah and, like, ask for Naito or fucking ask for whoever the fuck, Kenta.
Rich LattaHOST
Like, what's Kenta doing now? I
James BoydHOST
don't even know if Kenta's in Noah anymore.
James BoydHOST
But here's the thing, right? For years, I'm sure they got accustomed to a certain, whatever the number was, people flying over.
James BoydHOST
If they don't have the AEW stars, what happens to that source?
Davie PortmanHOST
fight.
Davie PortmanHOST
Pre-Sammy Zane, pre-Kevin Owens, pre-Finn Balor, Kenta, Joe, all of them before Adam Cole and the Undisputed Era, before it became the super indies.
Davie PortmanHOST
And we're watching this now.
Davie PortmanHOST
developmental company you know and some some great people have come out of that as well through their developmental but he was the first guy that it was like whoa this guy is doing wwe developmental and really probably open that door for all the aforementioned names to come in and and help really kickstart nxt being the hottest thing i i would say it picked up kind of after he left is when it got to its like peak of you know takeovers and arenas but it was the groundwork he laid out and him and sammy especially what what they did in that company that really helped everyone coming in after there to make it this big big thing and really the most exciting product in wrestling for a
SP3HOST
I mean, it, it, it, it was kinda obvious when it happened, but I think that it needed some reminder that he was the IWGP United States champion when, uh, in, in the, in early 2021.
SP3HOST
And because they wanted to promote his match-up on New Japan Strong with Kenta, that's why Kenta made the appearance in New Japan, thus created the whole partnership between NJPW and AEW.
SP3HOST
So I wouldn't be surprised if they just announce Shingo and Moxley.
SP3HOST
If we get a Moxley video on either Tuesday or Wednesday to set up that for King of Pro Wrestling.
Trevor DameHOST
And we all like, because they're such big wrestlers and they became, took them as their definitive finishers.
Trevor DameHOST
And well, in some ways, Danielson with the, you know, took Kenda's Busaiku knee and Danielson, CM Punk took Kenta's go to sleep.
Trevor DameHOST
It's interesting that Jericho lifted a fairly significant move for him from Marafuji, and it's not remembered nearly as much.
Trevor DameHOST
You don't get as many, oh, he just ripped that comments.
Nick MarsicoHOST
just for some reason i just
Kaz WheelerHOST
blame him yeah that's fine uh last last news story we have uh new japan and street fighter have announced a uh partnership uh for sponsoring it uh from street fighter it started with the uh yeah the new movie with uh Hiroki Goto is...
Kaz WheelerHOST
Cody Rhodes.
Kaz WheelerHOST
Sure, but I don't...
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