Yota Tsuji has a goal in mind.
Yota Tsuji is set to challenge Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at NJPW Sakura Genesis. Should he win, Tsuji says he's going to separate the IWGP World Heavyweight Title, retire the IWGP Intercontinental Title, and bring back the IWGP Heavyweight Title.
"I want to make it exactly clear just how much IWGP means. That means I should take the IWGP World Heavyweight title, separate it again, officially retire the Intercontinental belt, and carry the IWGP Heavyweight. Lead us into a new era while properly respecting the lineage that came before. But that’s all after I beat Naito. First I have to beat him, and it would mean a lot to defeat Tetsuya Naito in order to achieve my goals," Tsuji said at his press conference.
Tsuji clarified, "I want to restore the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and properly retire the IWGP Intercontinental. I would want the fourth generation IWGP Heavyweight Championship. And I do want to make this very clear. The World title came about because Tetsuya Naito at first wanted to be double champion, and he achieved that. After he did, there was talk of the unification, and Naito was against that. He fought against it, and he lost. In all honesty, Naito wants that World title he has now to be separated. But his story, the route he took to get here means that he feels he can’t. I plan on doing what he’s unable to."
The IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships were unified at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15 when Kota Ibushi defeated Tetsuya Naito.
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