Shinsuke Nakamura was recently interviewed by Yahoo Japan (article is in Japanese) and mentioned that he’d like to face AJ Styles at WrestleMania if the opportunity presented itself.
If the (WrestleMania) opportunity presented itself, I want to do it. AJ doesn’t have an opponent yet, and I’d like to fill that spot. I’ve achieved a lot this year, but there’s much more to do. I want to make more strides over the next year and show my true ability.
(Translation via @reasonjp on Twitter)
AJ Styles responded:
@ShinsukeN how's this? Sorry, but I do have a match at Wrestlemania. N fact, I'll be headlining Wrestlemania after tonight.
— AJStyles.Org (@AJStylesOrg) February 21, 2017
Nakamura is not expected to be called up before WrestleMania as of now and AJ Styles is rumored to be facing Shane McMahon.
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