REPORTS: Shinsuke Nakamura May Not Wrestle Beloved Star in Last-Ever Match Before Retirement

Shinsuke Nakamura only recently returned to WWE programming. There has now been talk of his wrestling a star in a last-ever match before a major retirement.

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Hiroshi Tanahashi may not end up facing Shinsuke Nakamura in his last-ever match

As per a report by Fightful, even though Shinsuke Nakamura has returned to action, it has nothing to do with him being the final star to face Hiroshi Tanahashi.

The report said that though there were a number of people in NJPW who wanted Nakamura to be the one to face Tanahashi in his last match at Wrestle Kingdom 20, that was not something that was confirmed. There has been no conversation where that has been seen as the reality, and what it would mean for Nakamura to have that match, given their relationship with CMLL and AEW.

Fans will have to keep waiting to see who faces Tanahashi in his retirement bout. Meanwhile, Nakamura may have a new ally.

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Hiroshi Tanahashi and Shinsuke Nakamura share more than history - they share a legacy

To say that Hiroshi Tanahashi and Shinsuke Nakamura share history in their celebrated wrestling careers would be understating it. Both stars have been on opposite sides of the ring for their matches more times than can possibly be imagined.

They have wrestled each other, tagged with each other, or been in the same match on the card for at least 366 times on record. The two stars are very familiar with one another, and as such, when it comes to the end of the career of Tanahashi once and for all, Nakamura has been seen as the opponent that makes the most sense. However, with Nakamura in WWE, this has not seemed likely.

The Japanese star has also not wrestled much in recent months, but now with him back in action, the question of him being Tanahashi's final opponent has been raised once again.

It remains to be seen what happens.