NJPW's Jay White Takes Shots At Eddie Kingston, But Where Does He Go Next?
All eyes of professional wrestling are on «Switchblade» Jay White. The former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion has actually won all the company's singles titles in just under five years, making him a New Japan Grand Slam Champion. White hasn't had the best 2023 so far, however.
After losing the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship to Kazuchika Okada at this year's Wrestle Kingdom and then just last week losing to former Bullet Club teammate Hikuleo in a «loser leaves Japan» match White now finds himself against AEW's Eddie Kingston this weekend at New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Battle in the Valley pay-per-view with a «loser leaves New Japan» stipulation.
As White preps for his match with Kingston, he looks back at 2022. The grappler sees it as the best year of his career having won the title from Okada at New Japan Dominion, drafting Ace Austin to Bullet Club, and having a near-flawless G1 Climax tournament.
«Not many people's years could compete with my last,» White tells Gamespot. «Look at what I accomplished, showing up in all these different companies, sending Bullet Club to new heights, and winning the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, I think it was my best year hands down and there's not anybody that could deny it.»
At Battle in the Valley, White and Kingston will have their first one-on-one match after the two have been calling each other out for months. They previously tangled up in a tag match at NJPW's Rumble on 44th Street event with Kingston tagging with White's Wrestle Kingdom opponent Kazuchika Okada, and White teaming with Bullet Club brother Juice Robinson.
Both White and Robinson were graduates of New Japan's Young Lion system, as White attests to the program as helping build up the right foundations for
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