Karl Anderson Says He Will Defend The NJPW NEVER Openweight Championship In The Future

The O.C. squared off against The Judgment Day at WWE Crown Jewel on November 5th. However, Anderson was previously booked for a title defense at NJPW Battle Autumn on the same day.

While speaking on After the Bell with Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson made it clear that he will defend his title in the future.

“I’m gonna go back [to New Japan] on my time. New Japan Pro-Wrestling usually strips their champions when they can’t make a show. And they threw a leniency in there, because they announced a match for me when we hadn’t totally agreed on what we were going to do … The dates are coming up.” Anderson assured fans that he will make a return to NJPW to defend the championship, but did not reveal any specific date or timetable for that occurring.”

“I’ve gotten some slanderous tweets. I’ve messaged Rocky Romero, who’s a great friend of ours [and is] one of the office brothers at New Japan Pro-Wrestling. I said ‘I can’t wait to announce this date, because these people are just really, really hating me right now.’”

Karl Anderson to After The Bell

By the looks of it, it seems Karl Anderson will defend his NJPW NEVER Openweight Title at Wrestle Kingdom 17 on January 4th, 2023. Time will tell if that will be the next time we see Anderson defend tyhe championship.

H/T to Ringside News for transcription

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