From our Q&A with Kevin Kelly, NJPW commentator: “So before Don Callis came on board, and because it was going to be Omega vs. Jericho, they had floated the idea of Bret Hart. They were thinking “Oh Canadian!” Okay. Could be anybody. Right?

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1. Not to doubt Kevin Kelly as a source at all, but that doesn’t really add up does it? Don started during the 2017 New Beginning tour while Jericho was still finishing up that last full-time WWE run. Might be kayfabe but isn’t the story that Don was the one who brought Kenny and Jericho together in the first place?

2. Kevin’s account is a bit muddy, but Bret was once pitched to commentate in New Japan. According to Don and Kenny, the company suggested Bret call Okada-Omega 1, which Kenny wasn’t a fan of.

3. Wasn’t it Lance Storm, not Bret? Pretty sure Don told this story on Jericho’s podcast when him and Kenny first appeared on it.