WWE Places Restrictions On Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Great Muta Pro Wrestling Noah Match

There are catches. WWE is the biggest wrestling company in the world but they are not the only option out there. In addition to WWE, there are all kinds of wrestling promotions around the world that have quite the followings of their own. Those companies are able to offer major matches, but in this case WWE is working with one of the other promotions. There just happen to be some special rules to follow.

It was recently announced that WWE’s Shinsuke Nakamura would be facing Great Muta at the January 1, 2023 Pro Wrestling Noah event as part of Nakamura’s retirement tour. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the match is being allowed to take place, but with certain restrictions. While Pro Wrestling Noah is allowed to create the hype video and match graphics, but they are not allowed to mention WWE anywhere outside of Japan or in anything written in English. There is no word on if WWE will promote the match.

Opinion: This is one of those things that probably has some business reason for WWE but it doesn’t matter that much for anyone else. What matters is that we are getting a special match like this, as it feels like the kind of thing that you would never see happen. The match should be a very cool thing to see and it is great that WWE is letting one of its more notable stars appear in the match.