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#1 AEW's Malakai Black wants to fight in NJPW

Malakai Black's AEW debut

Despite joining AEW less than a month back, Malakai Black has revealed that he wants to work in New Japan Pro Wrestling sometime in the future.

Could you imagine Aleister Black in NJPW ermergerd...the matches! T H E M A T C H E S! pic.twitter.com/H4xeYjqghu

— The Dudechess❤4½❤ - 💖💛💙 (@TheDudechess) June 2, 2021

Black made a thunderous debut on the Road Rager edition of AEW Dynamite. After attacking Cody Rhodes and Arn Anderson, his feud with The American Nightmare became more intense as time progressed. They're set to face off at the Homecoming edition of AEW Dynamite in August.

This one is personal. @CodyRhodes vs #MalakaiBlack (@TommyEnd) in two weeks (8/4) at #AEWDynamite Homecoming in Jacksonville! - https://t.co/UN1cNj1kQq pic.twitter.com/SssVrwsRW7

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) July 22, 2021

Appearing on the Wrestling Perspective Podcast, Malakai Black said:

"One of the companies that I still want to do some stuff for, hopefully in the future, is New Japan. That would make my circle complete. That’s what I was raised on. I always wanted to go to Japan. I always wanted to go to New Japan. It has always been one of my ultimate goals, one of the last few things on my checklist is New Japan. Let’s hope in due time, someway, somehow, we can make that happen in the future."

With the forbidden door now open, Malakai Black's wish could be fulfilled while he's contracted with AEW itself. The prospect of him facing some of Japan's top stars like Okada, Tanahashi, and Takagi is incredible. Hopefully, we don't have to wait long to witness it.