Shinsuke Nakamura On His Feud With AJ Styles, His Entrance, The Constant Low Blows & More

October 2, 2018

In a recent interview with TVInsider, Shinsuke Nakamura opened up about a series of different topics as he continues his run as the heel United States Champion over on SmackDown Live. Nakamura first came to WWE back in 2016, with his main roster debut taking place a year later.

On WWE 2K19 and his entrance:

“The motion character actor did a really good job. For the entrance, everything comes from the feeling from that day. Sometimes I dance for concentration. I dance to release my nervousness. Everything has meaning. Using the fingers before a match. Most fighters are nervous before they go out there. Nervousness makes the body tight. I don’t like that. I want to fight with a normal feeling. That’s why I move the fingers, shoulders, everything. I try to move like spaghetti.”

On his feud with AJ Styles:

“I wanted to do more for the first time on WWE. I think I could show myself more against AJ. But still, I liked getting the chance against AJ,” Nakamura said, looking back at their series of outings. “After WrestleMania I became the heel, but I didn’t show everything. Just a little bit.”

On the low blow obsession:

“It was awesome because when I hit the low blow at WrestleMania, all the Japanese fans were shocked. The people in the arena were loud. They were like, ‘Yeah!’”

On the rise of Asian wrestlers in WWE:

“This is big for Asians, not only for Japan. Everybody wants to get these opportunities,” he said. “Kairi Sane, Io Shirai achieved and accomplished a lot in Japan, but they wanted to wrestle in a bigger stage. Only place is WWE right now to do that, and their decision was correct. They made the right decision. Moving to the United States is a huge decision. There are wrestlers in Japan. I think they think they can move to WWE, but it’s not so easy. There is the language. I can speak English a bit, but I’m trying.”