NJPW talent has had talks with American companies (Patreon)

An interesting free agent has had conversations in America.

In early January, Fightful Select reported that New Japan Pro Wrestling's Kevin Knight was effectively a free agent as his contract with the company had expired. That week, he and KUSHIDA dropped the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles.

We've since learned more about his deal, or lack thereof. Since that expiration, Knight has worked both MLW and ROH/AEW tapings, which are not out of the ordinary for him, having worked both last year. He did, however return to GCW/JCW for the first time since 2023.

Fightful has confirmed with AEW sources that Knight spoke with Tony Khan and Rocky Romero during his ROH appearance, and that he's been discussing the potential of a new deal with NJPW. In addition, he'd expressed interest in weighing his potential WWE options with WWE to make a better decision on his future. We've not learned if WWE and Knight have had talks.