Takeshita was asked if the arm band he was wearing belonged to Shinsuke Nakamura, Takeshita confirms that it does and says that he was told by Nak that since he is not allowed to go to Tanahashi’s retirement, Takeshita needs to represent him as well: “This Tokyo Dome on January 4, 2026—there are wrestlers who want to stand on this ring where Hiroshi Tanahashi will retire, but can’t. ‘Stand on the ring for me too,’ he said, and entrusted it to me.” (NJPW post match comments/Translated by DeepL) #KenosukeTakeshita #ShinsukeNakamura #HiroshiTanahashi #NJPW #Wrestlekingdom