After defeating Zack Sabre Jr. at NJPW Wrestling Dontaku, Jeff Cobb became the new NJPW World Television Champion.
Post-match, Cobb proceeded to extend an open invitation for NJPW Resurgence scheduled for May 11. Additionally, Cobb shared insights on his time in NJPW and the reasons behind his decision not to join AEW.
“So let me tell you this. May 11, you will get your ass handed to you because this is a Jeff Cobb open invitation to come get 15 minutes of fame. I dare you. I dare anybody to step up. The way things are going, our ‘sister’, our ‘partner’ company just gets handed championship opportunities, and they’re not even in Japan. Yeah, I hate Shota [Umino], but what he said was right. If you’re a champion for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, show your ass up to the tours. Don’t just come for the big shows. Be there for the little shows. Be there for the people at the small towns, who spend all their hard-earned money to come watch New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Why can’t you come, huh? Because you’re sitting on fat contracts in America. Well, f**k you. F**k all of you. I could have gone to AEW. I chose not to because I chose to represent this company. So at the end of the day, if you want to send one of your guys to get sacrificed to the New Japan monster, to the Kaiju monster, so be it. But until then, I am gonna celebrate,” Cobb said.
H/T to Fightful for the transcription
