Karl Anderson Still Expected To Appear At NJPW Battle Autumn

Karl Anderson made his return to WWE, but he didn’t tie up all of his loose ends outside of the company beforehand. He is still the NEVER Openweight Champion in NJPW, but a scheduled title defense ran into one of WWE’s biggest shows.

The OC is set to wrestle at November 5th’s Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia against The Judgement Day, but Anderson was already booked. He was slated to defend the NEVER Openweight Title against Hikuleo at NJPW Battle Autumn on the same day.

Anderson previously stated that he will not be working the event. However, NJPW President Takami took to Twitter and stated that Karl Anderson is still expected to appear during the event.

We are doing all we can to ensure every signed match in Osaka on November 5 happens as promised. We expect all wrestlers, especially champions, to honor their advertised commitments. #njautumn

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We’ll have to see how this plays out, as here is still a high chance WWE won’t allow Kal Anderson to compete in NJPW.