Naomi will not be going to NJPW with Sasha Banks. Instead, she is staying with WWE.
Naomi and Banks have been absent from the wrestling world since they walked out of WWE Raw in May. That will change as Banks is expected to make her NJPW debut on Wednesday at Wrestle Kingdom 17. Naomi and Bayley are in Japan to support their good friend.
There had been speculation about Naomi’s future in the wrestling business as there hasn’t been much of an update on her status since last month when it was reported that her future is up in the air as “nothing has been said about her.” However, Dave Meltzer was told she had to make a decision.
On today’s Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez reported that Naomi is returning to WWE.
“They’re not going to New Japan, Naomi, and Bayley. Of course, there is no official information on Naomi, but my impression is she will be returning to WWE. Actually, you can report that my belief is that she will be returning to WWE because she will certainly be returning to WWE. I will just say that. Other than that, I don’t know what is going on.”
Bryan Alvarez on WOL on Naomi: “My belief is she will be returning to WWE. She will almost certainly be returning to WWE. I will just say that.”
— Wrestling News (@WrestlingNewsCo) January 3, 2023
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