Mook (Futabasha Super Mook) Futabasha / This issue features the 'shock resignation' of New Japan Pro Wrestling, where top wrestlers have been leaving in recent years. Why did the fighters decide to 'quit' from the beloved New Japan Pro Wrestling? The conflicts, anger, and new goals behind admiration and attachment. We asked them to share the feelings behind that decision.
It also includes a scoop interview between Magnum TOKYO, whose conflict and sudden reconciliation became a hot topic, and Toru Kido, president of his former club DRAGONGATE. The truth behind Magnum's sudden disappearance from the spotlight in the 'mysterious departure drama' is revealed for the first time in 19 years.
[Recorded Interview]
Shinsuke Nakamura: "When I told Mr. Sugabayashi about quitting New Japan Pro Wrestling, it really hurt my heart."
Tetsuya Naito: "The more fighters have been 'fixated' on New Japan Pro Wrestling, the more they quit."
BUSHI: "I said, 'If Naito is leaving, I'll quit too,' and terminated his contract with New Japan Pro Wrestling."
Kota Ibushi: "After I fully joined the club, the higher I went, the more I felt the pressure on me."
Keiji Muto: "'High fees' and 'development systems' are creating a gap between the Japanese and American Pro Wrestling scenes."
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