Zack Sabre Jr. is no stranger to Ricochet and is prepared to defeat him this weekend at Wrestle Dynasty.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling‘s Zack Sabre Jr. recently sat down with Philip Lindsey of Bleacher Report. When asked about his match against Ricochet this weekend at Wrestle Dynasty, Zack reflected on their history and how it’s ironic that their first match against each other in Japan will take place inside the Tokyo Dome.
“Well, I mean, me and Ricochet have wrestled all over the world,” ZSJ said. “It’s somewhat ironic that our first singles match in Japan is going to be at the Tokyo Dome. We had travelled and wrestled extensively. When I was living in the States in 2016, 2017, I saw him almost every week, and then even when we were abroad, whether it was Germany across Europe or the first time I went to Australia, I wrestled him twice. So he was somewhat of a constant in my life.
“I think the one takeaway that I always felt wrestling Ricochet was how he’s deceptively strong. He’s an incredibly strong wrestler. Will Ospreay, obviously, says how much of an influence he had on him. I think obviously people think about him being broadly a high-flyer, but I think he’s much more versatile than people give him credit for.
“I’m interested to see how he’s going to approach not only the scale of the match at the Tokyo Dome, but also entering the heavyweight division, having been a very accomplished junior heavyweight in New Japan. And obviously, I’m a ginormous behemoth of a heavyweight, so he’s going to have to adapt to that aspect of me.
“There aren’t any tricks that he can have up his sleeve. I presume he’s not wearing the suit for the match. I wrestle very well with high-flyers because it leaves a lot open for opportunity. But likewise, I’m not going to be expecting the junior heavyweight of New Japan past with Ricochet.”
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