NJPW star Henare recently spoke with Monthly Puroresu on a number of topics including his current status with the company.
Henare said, โWell, to be honest, the whole pandemic era sort of put a cap on the amount of money that the people could make here. Itโs the credit to New Japan, the Japanese company and Japanese style. If people are giving you their lives, you donโt fire them. Itโs not like other companies where if the profit margins are down, you just release some of the guys at the bottom. Japanโs not about that. Theyโre all about servitude. So thatโs one thing that Iโm grateful for them. But in saying that, Iโve been outworking everybody, every single person, Japanese, all gaijin, Iโve been there, Iโve been hustling. I moved my whole life to Japan. [New Japan] is struggling with money, Iโll help you guys out. You donโt have to fly me every few weeks back to New Zealand. So I did that for them. Now itโs just like, โAm I being appreciated? Am I being given the opportunities that I deserve or that Iโve fought for?โ Iโm not one to say like, โPlease, sir, can I have another?โ Sort of thing. Iโm a go-getter. But when you see guys like Tsuji coming in, he was technically below me, but then it gets thrown right into the match with SANADA. He lost, but he still got given that opportunity and not many people get that opportunity. I get it, heโs a Japanese guy. Heโs the guy you wanna push, you need a evil gaijin and Iโm happy to be that guy for you.โ
Henare also talked about how he has been having interest from other wrestling companies.
Henare said, โBut contract-wise, I have had interest from quite a few other companies. At the same time yesterday, I got a call for a movie, a Hollywood movie thatโs being shot in New Zealand. I had a call from the producers yesterday. So Iโm like, โWow, thereโs so many different options.โ But Iโve done so much work here, Iโve hustled for so long, Iโve grinded for so long that I just want to see the end of that, the end of that path before exploring other options. But at the same time, if I go to other places with more global outreach, that Maori kid in Northland thatโs struggling, that has nothing, they might just turn on his Netflix and see another Maori kid, you know? Like, โHey, that guy looks like me.โ
You can check out Henare’s comments in the video below.
