18 Things We Learned From Shinsuke Nakamura On Talk Is Jericho

14. Being The Biggest Japanese Star To Wrestle In America

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Chris again reiterates that Nakamura is the most high profile Japanese star currently wrestling in the United States, saying there hasn't been a true star to make the transition in many years.

He gives credit to men like Tajiri and Funaki, but says that we haven't seen a true star of the same caliber as Shinsuke since the days of The Great Muta, who won over the American audience immediately.

Nakamura mentions how much the internet has changed the landscape of professional wrestling and attributes much of his notoriety to fans from across the world being able to see his matches, which would have been impossible in another era.

Now fans can go online through YouTube or streaming services like the WWE Network and New Japan World and check out his bouts with men like AJ Styles and Kota Ibushi.

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