Kenta vs. CM Punk

[CeilingFan]

Will it ever happen?

I was hoping for the match at Full Gear, but that doesn't seem to be the plan.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Don't see it happening for a bit... but I do eventually see it happening

Punk's probably exclusively working AEW until he shakes all his rust off.

[Fade is a CodyCryBaby]

I really hope so.

[Cyno]

Did KENTA and Punk ever wrestle each other in ROH? Or did they just miss each other before Punk went to WWE?

[Wieners=$$$]

Oct 17, 2021 14:03:29 GMT -5 Cyno said:

Did KENTA and Punk ever wrestle each other in ROH? Or did they just miss each other before Punk went to WWE?

Never happened. KENTA didn't wrestle for ROH until December of '05. Punk was out of there that summer.

Personally speaking, I would much rather see Danielson face KENTA again... and again... and again.

[Allie Kitsune]

I want to see KENTA (current bitter jerk KENTA) vs. Danielson more, but I'm not going to say this shouldn't happen.

[Macho Pichu]

Triple threat with Danhausen

[dgenerationmc]

I'd love to see it on a NJPW USA show or even a AEW v NJPW crossover. There's a very interesting story to tell.

KENTA feels disrespected after 15 years of Punk popularizing the GTS while KENTA doesn't get the credit he deserves for innovating it. Punk is his usual devil may care self and tells KENTA to get over it because nothing in wrestling is original, giving us a real clash of ideologies with honor and personal pride at stake. Would also be a very cool commentary on how Japanese wrestling has inspired so many things in American wrestling but is overlooked historically when it comes to that stuff. KENTA's the heel but he has a very valid reason to be pissed. Punk is the face but is kind of a dick about the whole thing. I'd throw in an unofficial stip made between both men that whoever loses can never do the GTS again and when Punk loses, he graciously shakes KENTA's hand out of respect.

This and Danielson v ZSJ are very cool pairings to think about on paper but also have many potential layers of storytelling to play with outside of simply being "good" matches.

[Mozenrath]

I feel like Danielson vs KENTA is inevitable to happen again, given Danielson very much wants to work NJPW, with the Suzuki match probably something of a prelude.

Punk is interesting in that, I would assume he'd be interested but I have no idea if he is or not. Like it'd be weirder if he doesn't work some NJPW guys eventually.