Rocky Romero Thanks WWE For Allowing Karl Anderson To Work NJPW Dates

In a recent interview with Sean Ross Sapp, Rocky Romero explained the process of Karl Anderson continuing to be booked in New Japan despite returning to WWE. 

"The whole thing was shaky, in some kind of way. Not that WWE was going to go against what they had originally promised Karl, but it’s a big company, they’re super busy, and right off the bat, it got a little scary because he was announced for Osaka to defend the title against Hikuleo and it also happened to be the same day as the Saudi show. It was like, ‘Oh, they just invested a bunch of money back into these guys and they just brought them back on TV, are they going to let Karl go to Japan? Of course not.' 

"I understand, on the New Japan side, if it was flipped, it would have went that way as well. Kudos to WWE for letting him finish out the dates. He defended the title against Hikuleo in Japan in December and now it’s the road to the Tokyo Dome, it’s him and Tama Tonga, a year in the making almost, I’m pumped. Thank you, WWE, for letting it happen."

As mentioned by Romero in the interview, Anderson is set to defend the NEVER Openweight Championship at tomorrow's Wrestle Kingdom show, taking on Tama Tonga. The pair are both founding members of Bullet Club, although Tonga is no longer affiliated with the stable.

H/T to Fightful.