Report: Jay White expected to leave NJPW when contract expires

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Both WWE and AEW are reported to be interested in White.

Joseph Currier
7 hours ago

One of NJPW's top wrestlers could be bound for either WWE or AEW.

Fightful Select reported on Tuesday that Jay White is expected to leave NJPW when his contract expires, which is "relatively soon."

Fightful's report states that those they've spoken to believe that both WWE and AEW are interested in signing White. WWE sources that Fightful spoke to "seemed confident that they would land him," but that's not official and no company can officially reach out to White until his NJPW contract is up.

The report also says that members of the NJPW roster are of the belief that White wants to be in the United States for the time being.

White lost the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship to Kazuchika Okada in the main event of NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 earlier this month. NJPW has announced that White will face Hikuleo in a "Loser Leaves Japan" match at the New Beginning in Osaka on Saturday, February 11.

White is a two-time World Champion for NJPW. He's also held the IWGP Intercontinental title, IWGP United States Heavyweight title, and the NEVER Openweight title.

White wrestled for AEW on an episode of Rampage last February. He also defended the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at AEW & NJPW's Forbidden Door pay-per-view. White appeared for Impact Wrestling for a period of time in 2022 as well.