Rocky Romero: One Of NJPW’s Goals Is To Bring Back STRONG In Some Kind Of Taping/TV Format

Rocky Romero comments on NJPW STRONG returning to a weekly format.

In early 2023, New Japan Pro Wrestling pulled the plug on weekly episodes of NJPW STRONG, as they moved the brand to a pay-per-view only format. Many fans were disappointed by this development, as NJPW STRONG had cemented itself as one of the best weekly wrestling television shows in the market.

Many of those same fans are hoping that the brand returns to a weekly format in the future, and as it turns out, the company seems to be exploring that possibility.

In a new interview with Fightful, Romero said that bringing back that format is a goal for New Japan Pro Wrestling.

“It’s definitely something we’re exploring and we’re going to be working with a few people to see if we can actually make that a possibility for next year. It’s definitely one of the goals, to bring back Strong in some kind of taping and TV format, just because I love what we did with Strong when it was weekly and I thought it was super beneficial in getting younger talent to come over during their excursion. Like when Ren Narita came over, that was a big deal. It’s cool to have that format because it’s so different from the regular New Japan product. It’s good to build storylines and as we progress, we’ve been doing the pay-per-view style shows, but it’s hard to do storytelling with that, really difficult. Just depending also on just Japan to do storylines is super hard because they have their stuff going on. It’s definitely something we’re going to keep on exploring and hopefully, I’ll have some good news because the end of the third quarter, or the second or third quarter.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Romero commented on the idea of Ronda Rousey joining NJPW STRONG/STARDOM. Fans can learn more by clicking here.

Furthermore, fans can see Fightful’s full interview with Rocky Romero in the video linked above.