Why KENTA’s Move Set is Likely to Change When He Makes WWE Debut,

Why KENTA’s Move Set is Likely to Change When He Makes WWE Debut

According to The Wrestling Observer, speculation is that KENTA’s move set will have to change when he eventually makes his debut with WWE.

Several of KENTA’s signature moves are used by current and past WWE stars, namely Daniel Bryan and CM Punk.

KENTA uses the Go To Sleep finishing maneuver, which will likely have to change as WWE will not want it reminding fans of Punk. He also uses the Busaiku knee finisher, which Daniel Bryan began using prior to his injury. KENTA’s Game Over finisher, which is a submission maneuver, is The Yes Lock, which is another of Daniel Bryan’s signature moves.

CM Punk to Appear on Nerdist Podcast, WWE Scraps Diva’s Brief Run with New Gimmick, Zayn Talks KENTA in WWE

CM Punk to Appear on Nerdist Podcast

Chris Harwick of Nerdist.com has noted on Twitter that CM Punk will be one of his guests on the Nerdist Podcast Live! show taking place in San Diego on July 26th at 10:30pm. Tickets for the event are already sold out.

WWE Scraps Diva’s Brief Run with New Gimmick

According to The Wrestling Observer, WWE has dropped Alicia Fox’s tantrum gimmick, which saw her “lose it” after match defeats and react oddly in front of the live crowd. The gimmick had people buzzing for awhile, but for whatever reason WWE has decided to drop it.

Zayn Talks KENTA in WWE

WWE NXT standout Sami Zayn was interviewed by Brian Fritz of BetweentheRopes.com at an Anti-Bullying rally in Orlando this week, and the following is what Zayn had to say regarding KENTA’s in WWE:

“I’m very excited. There’s a lot of good talent coming in, a lot of my kind of guys, world traveled, workrate, nose to the grindstone, gritty sort of passionate guys, which is what I personally believe in. Its great to see these guys get an opportunity. KENTA’s just been busting his butt for so long and killing it for so long. Its great to see him get an opportunity like this. I am really looking forward to hopefully wrestling him because I actually never have. I was supposed to wrestle him once, but he went down with a knee injury. I teamed with him a couple of times, but I’ve never actually had a one on one match with him. I look forward to that opportunity.”

Sami Zayn On Feedback He Received From Triple H, Talks KENTA Signing, Cesaro

The following are highlights of a new interview with NXT star Sami Zayn:

On feedback from Triple H after his match with Cesaro at "Arrival": "It was awesome. If I'm being honest again, actually the first time that I got that kind of feedback from HHH was actually the two out of three falls match (with Cesaro), which had been about a year, nine months prior to the Arrival match. So we had this match, now has gotten a lot of talk, buzz or whatever it is. As I was in the ring and the crowd was like just going nuts, giving us this standing ovation, which was so cool. And as I was on my back, out of the corner of my eye, I kinda saw the replaying some of the highlights of the match and the crowd with each replay started getting louder and louder to the point by the time they were replaying the finish, it was another standing ovation. So it was actually one of the most incredible moments of my career. Just to lay flat on my back and just hear them continually getting louder way after the match.

And they (crowd) start chanting match of the year, match of the year and I haven't told anybody this on camera or anything like this. I really didn't know how that reaction was going to go over. At this point, I was fairly new to the WWE system. I didn't know if I overextended myself, if we had done more than they wanted, I don't know. I really didn't know. And then we came back and I had no idea what to expect, I really didn't. I thought I'd get chewed out over like what the hell are you doing out there? I really didn't know. And I got back there and HHH was the first one to pull us aside. He said that was awesome. He gave us a very candid speech. That was the first time I got insight into his mind and the way his mind works. I was so happy because yes, its not gunna be this like, I have my vision. the office has their vision. It was this guy who likes good stuff and he appreciates good stuff. And it was an amazing experience and amazing thing validated by a guy who is not only your boss, but as one of the most accomplished and greatest professional wrestlers/WWE superstars of all time. It was really cool to have him on your good side for sure."

On KENTA signing with the company and training soon at the Performance Center: "I'm very excited. There's a lot of good talent coming in, a lot of my kind of guys, world traveled, workrate, nose to the grindstone, gritty sort of passionate guys, which is what I personally believe in. Its great to see these guys get an opportunity. KENTA's just been busting his butt for so long and killing it for so long. Its great to see him get an opportunity like this. I am really looking forward to hopefully wrestling him because I actually never have. I was supposed to wrestle him once, but he went down with a knee injury. I teamed with him a couple of times, but I've never actually had a one on one match with him. I look forward to that opportunity."

Triple H, Daniel Bryan & Seth Rollins Talk About KENTA Signing With WWEke

HHH, Daniel Bryan and Seth Rollins all recently took part in a new WWE.com article that looks at the company's signing of Japanese star KENTA.

Triple H offered the following comment

s:"He just signed with us. I was there when he had his tryout at the Performance Center and I met with him there. We’ve been working on this for a while. His training will start when he gets here. The thing is, you can be a big star anyplace else in the world. That gets you in the door. What you do once you get here is a whole different ballgame. He’s no different than anybody else once he walks through the door of the Performance Center."

Daniel Bryan said: "Kenta has wrestled in the United States, Europe and Mexico. He knows how to switch his styles up with what WWE is doing, so the sky is the limit for him. He has worked hard at speaking English. I don’t necessarily think he should be doing long interviews, but if you told him to, he would be able to do it within a year or two because he’s so smart. And the big thing is, he’s cool. It’s like when you meet The Rock, he’s cool. Kenta’s just cool, and somehow it translates in the United States. When people see him and meet him, they’re just like, 'Man, this guy’s cool.'"

Seth Rollins said: "The sky’s the limit for him. He’s got unlimited potential based on his skill set. He’s not the prototypical WWE Superstar. He’s not Hulk Hogan and he’s not John Cena, but he has a certain charisma about him that’s completely different than what anybody else has in the company right now. He’s got an opportunity to bring a different style to the game in an era when MMA is very prominent. Guys his size who hit as hard as he does are very popular and can connect with an audience."

Several Top WWE Superstars Comment On KENTA Signing With WWE

Triple H, Daniel Bryan and Seth Rollins spoke to WWE.com where they talked about the signing of KENTA: 

Triple H: "He just signed with us. I was there when he had his tryout at the Performance Center and I met with him there. We've been working on this for a while. His training will start when he gets here. The thing is, you can be a big star anyplace else in the world. That gets you in the door. What you do once you get here is a whole different ballgame. He's no different than anybody else once he walks through the door of the Performance Center."

Daniel Bryan: "Kenta has wrestled in the United States, Europe and Mexico. He knows how to switch his styles up with what WWE is doing, so the sky is the limit for him. He has worked hard at speaking English. I don't necessarily think he should be doing long interviews, but if you told him to, he would be able to do it within a year or two because he's so smart. And the big thing is, he's cool. It's like when you meet The Rock, he's cool. Kenta's just cool, and somehow it translates in the United States. When people see him and meet him, they're just like, "Man, this guy's cool.""

Seth Rollins: "The sky's the limit for him. He's got unlimited potential based on his skill set. He's not the prototypical WWE Superstar. He's not Hulk Hogan and he's not John Cena, but he has a certain charisma about him that's completely different than what anybody else has in the company right now. He's got an opportunity to bring a different style to the game in an era when MMA is very prominent. Guys his size who hit as hard as he does are very popular and can connect with an audience."

Backstage Reason WWE Signed KENTA, What Their Plans Are For Him & More

One of the key reasons that WWE signed KENTA was because the WWE Network will be expanding into Japan next year and because of that reason, they have wanted a big Japanese star.

Additionally, KENTA will play a big role in WWE's attempt to expand their reach in the Japanese market, as NXT, where he will report to initially, just secured a deal to air on J-Sports, a Japanese satelitte channel.

KENTA is scheduled to arrive in Orlando, Florida this week. WWE has another press conference scheduled with him then.