Royce Isaacs Comments On His Status With NJPW, Discusses His Goals For The Future

Royce Isaacs discusses his contract status.

Royce Isaacs discusses his contract status.

Isaacs, half of West Coast Wrecking Crew with Jorel Nelson, has competed for NJPW, West Coast Pro, and Prestige Wrestling, in recent months. In the past, he has also wrestled for TV and appeared on AEW Dark.

Speaking with PWMania.com’s Lewis Carlan, Isaacs was asked about his status with NJPW and whether he’s under contract. In response, he stated that he’s a free agent, but getting a contract with NJPW remains the goal, though he’s taking things one day at a time.

“No, I’m still technically a free agent. Obviously, Team Filthy all day. And I mean, New Japan is really where I lay my head. They have been great for me in my career ever since I got into them during the pandemic. And I’m very grateful and New Japan has always kind of been the end goal. So right now I’m taking things one day at a time. Obviously, the goal is a contract. But enjoying the journey for now. And we’ll see what the future holds,” Isaacs said.

Speaking of the future, Isaacs shared his belief that West Coast Wrecking Crew will show everyone that they’re one of the best tag teams in the world. He predicted that 2023 will be a big year for the duo, and in the meantime, he’s enjoying the journey.

“I think we’re somehow still kind of like a best-kept secret where like, people kind of know us. But I think they’re gonna really realize what some people know but more people are going to know, I think that’s all coming. 2023 I think it’s gonna be a big, big year for us. I’m enjoying the journey. I’m really happy with all the stuff we’re doing. I have no doubt that we’re gonna prove that people that believe in us right very soon.”

When asked whether he thinks there will come a time when he fully shifts his focus to singles wrestling, Isaacs stated that he loves being in a tag team. He made it clear that he enjoys having singles matches while primarily competing in a tag team, and he’s happy with the way things are going. 

“I don’t know if I’ll ever say I’m done as a tag wrestler. But I still love that I get to do singles matches, like during the match with Suzuki. If I could have my druthers, I wouldn’t wrestle any less with Jorel as a team. I would just probably do a couple more singles bookings as well here and there. But that said, like I’m very blessed with my career that I get to do both tag and single stuff. Maybe one day I’ll make the singles more of a focus but for now I’m really happy with how things are going and so if I pick up a few more singles bookings then great. If not, there will be a time where I guess I’ll focus a little more on that but I don’t I think I would ever fully just stop doing tag wrestling. I love tag wrestling and I love to tag with Jorel,” he said.

Isaacs will be in action on the November 5 episode of NJPW STRONG. More information is available here.

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