As recently as July of 2016, Vince McMahon had n🅠o idea that Shinsuke Nakamura could speak English.
Nakamura is in a unique position as a Japanese wrestler coming to WWE. While , podcast host Jericho and Samoa Joe talked about the impact of Nakamura. Samoa Joe compared him to The G🌳reat Muta in terms of charisma without having to speak a lot. Jericho said it surprised Vince McMahon when he told him Nakamura appeare♌d on the podcast.
"When I had him on my show, I told Vince I had him on my show and he said 'He speaks English?' I was like 'Yea, he speaks really good English,'" said Jericho.
The episode of Talk is Jericho with Nakamura was in July of 2016, months after Nakamura's debut at . Nakamura is now a part of Smackdown's roster due to the . He has spoken in English on the microphone in both NXT and WWE. He is currently involved in a feud with Dolph Ziggler. On April 25t🅘h's episode of Smackdown, Nakamura's in-ring interview was interrupted by Dolph Ziggler. Nakamura did not speak during the segment until he snatched the microphone away and ask💯ed Dolph Ziggler . He also spoke in Japanese during the segment.
On the podcast, Jericho and Samoa Joe also talked about Nakamura's "rocker" personality and his affinity for surfing. Jer♓icho said Nakamura only wanted to🌠 talk about surfing on the podcast.
The Talk is Jericho episodes 🌄with both Samoa Joe and Nakamura can be found at .
