>>6029573I honestly wonder how pissed off Tony is at NJPW for making this title change so close to Forbidden Door.
You really only get one chance to make a first impression, and the fact is, unless anything has escaped my mind, out of the “big 4” NJPW stars: Okada, Naito, Ibushi and Tanahashi, only Tana has actually appeared on AEW television.
Okada debuting on AEW television as the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion would have likely been a big deal to Tony to build to the event, now the belt is with a guy, who while still being a big deal, has already been on AEW television at least twice, the appearance of the title holder undeniably loses some of the luster, even if Cole did mention this probably on Dynamite.
Good for Jay to try to build this up, and if there is a way to salvage this to make it mean more I’m sure the guy will find it, but I have to think unless Tony was told about this beforehand, he must not be happy about this.
