>>19386574why did you remove this part though?
• Tony was said to be unhappy about Shinsuke being considered once it became clear WWE weren't releasing him (would've been fine if he was a free agent) and that allowing him could've hurt the AEW-NJPW relationship
From the article itself
We have been wary of some of the descriptions we have received from New Japan sources when it comes to Tony Khan this year, being that we had a first hand denial of a non-reported story concerning him during the “Wrestle Dynasty” event. However, whilst we did receive some more ‘colourful’ descriptions of his reaction to the Nakamura news, it is fair to say that all agree that he was not happy about the prospect and that there were communications with New Japan around it at this point.