7 Reasons WWE NXT Takeover II: Fatal 4-Way Was Worth $9.99

3. KENTA Debuts

KENTA wrestled his last match in Japan in May and officially signed with WWE to much fanfare €“ Hulk Hogan made the trek to Japan for the signing ceremony €“ in July. Give WWE credit: they took the signing seriously and treated it as the big deal it is. They then introduced KENTA to an American audience on NXT by having William Regal sing his praises and show video of Hogan giving his seal of approval. Just when fans thought KENTA€™s debut was going to be a simple in-ring introduction, out struts The Ascension, still smarting from their loss earlier in the night. Unfortunately, they picked the wrong wrestler to pick on, and KENTA showed them why he was one of the top stars in Japan. The simple gesture of KENTA grabbing a chair, sitting in it center ring and motioning for Konnor and Viktor to re-enter sent a stronger message than any promo could: KENTA is a badass who will not back down from a fight, even if he€™s outnumbered. The only downside to his introduction was his renaming to Hideo Itami (Itami means €œpain€ in Japanese, which is a pretty cool ring name). It seemed odd €“ and a little foolish €“ to introduce KENTA by his current ring name, talk about how well he€™s known the world over €“ and then have him change his name on the spot. If New Japan scored a coup and signed John Cena, would they make him change his name to Tom Winston? Or would they capitalize on his name recognition? In the end, whether it€™s KENTA or Hideo Itami, his talent is what matters, and that will outshine everything else. Now it€™s just a question of whether he gets to use the Go To Sleep.