The next major New Japan Pro Wrestling event is their annual “Invasion Attack” show on April 5th, from the Sumo Hall. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Jeff Jarrett is once again in talks with the promotion to bring the show to U.S. pay-per-view. Of course, this all depends on how the buyrates for Wrestle Kingdom 9 turned out, and as of right now there is no update on those numbers. Still, it’s enough that the two sides are talking.
If “Invasion Attack” is brought to the U.S., they want both Jim Ross and Matt Striker to return for commentary. However, to save on costs, it’s likely they would record this one in-studio rather than fly them both out to Japan again.
The pros are that domestic recording saves GFW money, and who knows at this point if JR would want to make the long journey to and from Tokyo again so soon. It was reported in late 2014 that one of Ross’ requests upon signing up is that he was at the Tokyo Dome to call Wrestle Kingdom live. The big con is that you definitely lose a lot of the atmosphere and excitement of a commentary team live in the arena, surrounded by thousands of fans.
