Ricochet: There’s still a lot I want to accomplish in NJPW

Ricochet still has a lot of goals that he wants to accomplish in New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

Now that he’s signed to AEW, Ricochet has the chance to also return to Japan, where he’s previously competed for NJPW and Dragon Gate. It’s been announced that Ricochet will wrestle for Japanese promotion GLEAT next month in a tag team match alongside his Dragon Gate mentor CIMA.

Ricochet told the Battleground Podcast that he’s excited to reunite with CIMA for GLEAT. He also has goals in NJPW that he still wants to achieve. When asked about potentially returning to NJPW for a G1 tournament, Ricochet said it’s “absolutely” something he’s interested in.

“Yeah, absolutely,” Ricochet responded. “I already won the Best of the Super Junior [in 2014], so I feel like now I should upgrade my goals to the G1, for sure. And actually, obviously, there’s still a lot of things in New Japan that I didn’t get to accomplish that I still plan on accomplishing.”

It’s been seven years since Ricochet last wrestled for NJPW. He joined WWE in 2018 but departed the company this summer.

Ricochet debuted for AEW at All In last month. On Dynamite tonight (September 11), a Ricochet vs. Sammy Guevara match will take place.