FEEDBACK: WWF Royal Rumble 1994

1994 was an incredible year for Genichiro Tenryu.
On January 4th he defeated Antontio Inoki in the main event of New Japan’s Tokyo Dome show and became the first native Japanese wrestlers to hold direct pinfall victories over Inoki and Giant Baba.

On May 5th, he defeated Atsushi Onita in the main event of FMW’s Kawasaki Stadium show.

He also won the 1994 Tokyo Sports Puroresu Award for best bout for the March 2nd match where he teamed with Ashura Hara vs. Onita and Tarzan Goto.

But most importantly that year, he helped to put the Undertaker in the casket at the Royal Rumble.

But seriously, was just wondering if you knew why this was basically Tenryu’s last appearance in WWF? I know there was the relationship with SWS that carried over to the early days of WAR. Did WAR increasingly working with New Japan in starting from 1993 onwards have anything to do with the relationship ending because of the New Japan-WCW connection?

Thanks!

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