Will Shinsuke Nakamura Become WWE's 1st Recognized Japanese WWE Champion?

Remember when I stated I was iffy about acquiring a WWE Network membership? As of this moment, I have not purchased a WWE Network subscription. Thus, I didn't watch this year's Royal Rumble to see live, or recorded as the WWE Network allows, Shinsuke Nakamura win the Men's Royal Rumble.


Excellent call WWE! Shinsuke Nakamura is a good choice. He's never been a top guy before. So he's fresh. Plus, he can wrestle a decent work rate ensuring high quality matches.


Choosing A.J. Styles as his opponent? Another awesome call. The sole Nakamura match I watched online in anticipation of his WWE debut was a match against Styles. Think many wrestling fans were eager to see those two wrestle in the WWE. Both Styles and Nakamura are the type of wrestlers to steal the show. We're talking Match of the Year contender here. What better showcase than WrestleMania? If they're allotted enough time, Styles/Nakamura should be the Match of the Night.


There is another milestone Shinsuke Nakamura could achieve.


WWE's very first Japanese WWE Champion.


Sure, Antonio Inoki pinned then WWE Champion Bob Backlund in Japan. However, his title victory was never recognized by the company. Back in those days, it wasn't rare for a wrestler to become champion for a day only for it to go officially unrecognized. For those asking, Yokozuna was actually Japanese as he was really American Samoan whose gimmick was a Japanese Sumo wrestler.


For Shinuske Nakamura, there's an opportunity for him to not only become WWE Champion but become the first recognized Japanese champion.


Even better?


Becoming the very first recognized Japanese WWE Champion on the grandest stage of them all: WrestleMania!


Personally, I think there's a significant chance that'll happen. WWE loves big moments at WrestleMania. First Japanese WWE Champion certainly qualifies.


Next time.