Shinsuke Nakamura Aligns With Masahiro Chono

Shinsuke Nakamura has aligned with Masahiro Chono and they will form a team that will debut at Sumo Hall on 10/9 and will compete in the G1 Tag League. Nakamura said that he is a new man and he wants to prove himself by going in a different direction and wants to align with the original lone wolf of New Japan in Chono. Chono said that Nakamura is a tremendous wrestler and he has always known that he should be the man that New Japan should build around not the current IWGP Heavyweight Champ Hiroshi Tanahashi. Nakamura said that he learned so much in the United States for the past few months and trained in many styles of combat along with adding the much needed bulk to his frame as he weighs at 243 lbs. right now and he thinks that he has the perfect compliment of speed and power. Nakamura said that the IWGP Heavyweight Title is on his mind but he wants to prove himself right now and wants to be on the opposite side of Tanahashi regardless with hopes that he & Chono will meet Koji Kanemoto & Tanahashi in the finals of the G1 Tag League.