“I'd love to wrestle for New Japan. I've never wrestled for New Japan. I've wrestled for a lot of companies in, in my career, but, I've never had the opportunity to even go to Japan and wrestle in Japan. So, what better way to step in day one to show everybody, hey, I've already beat the top guy here and, and I'm ready to continue to do it again.”

Trevor Lee · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-05

When asked about the possibility of becoming a contender for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship by pinning Tsuji, Lee expressed eagerness to one day wrestle for New Japan.