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Originally Posted by Ultra Mantis
ROH has nobody left that New Japan really want, Cobb is likely going to sign with NJPW directly when his contract is up, Scurll is gone, Cabana is gone. Cant think of anyone else of note they've even brought over this year.
A partnership would be great for AEW, not sure it really does all that much for New Japan. Would be cool for Tana though, maybe they could make use of some other singles guys who are in a holding pattern and give them something to do - EVIL, Suzuki, Goto, Ishii etc. I guess it would New Japan a boost in their somewhat lacking tag divisions (if Gedo even cares about that), maybe provide them with more Jr Heavyweights for tournaments.
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At this point, AAA grabbing all the notable US indie companies for partnerships and CMLL still sticking with NJPW despite the Dragon Lee situation are likely the only reasons why the ROH-NJPW partnership still exists. MLW, AEW, and Impact are all with AAA while NWA has less to offer than ROH does.
NJPW would get a big boost in terms of US star power by getting access to the Elite crew again. They took a noticeable hit in both star power and merch sales in the US when the Elite left. Unlike ROH, they did start improving their situation towards the latter half of the year but having those guys around would still be a big boost for the company.