Konnan Blasts AEW's Konosuke Takeshita For Doing Eddie Guerrero Tribute
Former WCW star says Japanese wrestler has heat with him for tribute during Dynamite.
Japanese sensation and AEW wrestler Konosuke Takeshita apparently should "stick to his nationality" and not pay homage to superstars of other ethnicities, as he did on Dynamite last week.
On the latest episode of his Keepin' It 100 podcast, Konnan blasted Takeshita for paying tribute to Eddie Guerrero in his hometown of El Paso, Texas. During his AEW World Championship eliminator match against Maxwell Jacob Friedman, Konosuke gave an Eddie-like shimmy on the turnbuckle before attempting a frog splash, an homage that several non-Mexican wrestlers have paid to the late Guerrero throughout the years.
“Well Takeshita, whatever, he’s got heat with me, and he’s lucky I wasn’t in El Paso. Because when he went up, and he did the Eddie Guerrero thing for the frog splash, you’re not Mexican dude, I don’t care… Stick to your nationality.”
It was a passing reference in the midst of Disco Inferno and Konnan burying AEW and feigning that they don't understand why fans pop so hard for great in-ring action. More than likely, it was the kind of comment designed to get attention like this.
But it still was a borderline offensive comment, suggesting a Japanese wrestler can't idolize and pay tribute to a Mexican wrestler. It also probably didn't help that Disco also complained that Takeshita can't speak English well in the same podcast segment. Glad to see those guys giving good, insightful pro wrestling analysis.