Zack Sabre Jr: This Is My Year, I’m Going To Win The IWGP World Title And Lead NJPW Into A New Era

Zack Sabre Jr. targets the gold and vows to lead NJPW into the future.

Zack Sabre Jr. targets the gold and vows to lead NJPW into the future.

At NJPW New Beginning in Sapporo, Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Yuji Nagata.  In his post-match comments, Sabre Jr. looked forward to the road ahead, as he noted that things will be changing, and he’s ready to lead the company.

“Moving on, New Beginning. There’s not really that many new beginnings in this series, is there? Same old bollocks. But one thing that’s gonna be very new from next month, we’re gonna have ourselves a new challenger because I’m gonna win the New Japan Cup for the third time, for the third bloody time. Third time’s a charm. Who am I gonna be facing? Will it be SANADA, the most handsome man in New Japan Pro-Wrestling? A much more interesting, technically proficient and skilled wrestler? That will be much more exciting for me. But I’ll take immense satisfaction from taking the championship from Naito. I’ve beaten Naito more than he’s had dodgy haircuts. But I’ve never beaten him for an IWGP Championship, let alone the top championship in all of, not only Japanese professional wrestling, but all of professional wrestling. I don’t really care if it’s SANADA or Naito. The most important thing is, things are gonna bloody change. Ospreay, he’s out of here. Bye-bye, Okada. You’re gone this weekend. We’ve got a lot of young talented wrestlers, but they’re babies. They’re little puppies. They’re not fucking ready yet. Who’s ready? Zack Sabre Jr. This is my year. This is everything my career’s been building up to. I’m gonna become IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, and I’ll lead New Japan, not only into a new era, but new Strong Style,” Sabre Jr. said.

Sabre Jr. previously vowed to win the IWGP World Championship and change the landscape of wrestling. Check out his comments here.

Click here to catch up on our coverage of NJPW New Beginning in Sapporo.

Catch up on past NJPW shows and other events from around the wrestling world with Fightful’s results section.

If you use these quotes, please credit the original source and link back to Fightful with an h/t for the transcription.