Karl Anderson has offered his perspective on what it means to be a “chosen one” in WWE.
During a recent edition of the Talk’n Shop podcast, Anderson expressed his frustration with the missed creative opportunities during his final NJPW NEVER Openweight Championship reign, which was complicated by his simultaneous return to WWE.
“It was a very different time, and we tried, we definitely tried,” Anderson said. “Trust me, guys, we tried. When I was the NEVER Openweight Champion, there could have been so much stuff we could’ve done. Sometimes, when you’re just not a chosen one, and I don’t mean that in a way….you can fight through walls, I’m just saying. When you’re just not one of their guys, you’re just not one of their guys. No matter what.” [H/T Fightful]
For those unaware, Anderson returned to WWE as the reigning NJPW NEVER Openweight Champion in October 2022. He went on to have a successful title defense while signed with the company before dropping the belt to Tama Tonga at Wrestle Kingdom 17 at the Tokyo Dome.
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