- The addition of Shinsuke Nakamura to WWE’s NXT European tour in June has cooled talks of his move to the main WWE roster but ultimately, it should not be taken as a sign one way or another. The reason for this is because WWE added Nakamura to the tour only because ticket sales were disappointing and not as any sort of long-term plan for him.
- The fact that he was not originally included on the tour does seem to imply that WWE had plans to have him on the main roster before June though it remains to be seen if these plans are still in place or if they have delayed his debut until the summer.
Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Subscription information & prices available at f4wonline.com
- There’s also been some internal debate on which brand Nakamura will debut on. Reportedly, Triple H would prefer to see him on Smackdown whereas Vince McMahon wants him to debut on Raw and generally when these sort of things come to a head, it’s Vince who gets his way.