Ticking Time Bomb: Shinsuke Nakamura Seemingly Confirms Major Name As Mystery Partner

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Before going on a hiatus, Shinsuke Nakamura was trying to turn Tama Tonga against Solo Sikoa. A lot has changed since then, and while Sikoa is no longer in the picture, Nakamura has now turned all his focus on The MFTs, while teasing a return with a mystery partner in recent weeks. Interestingly, that was reported to be a fellow Japanese star, Hiromu Takahashi.

On this week’s show, with reports swirling that the King of Strong-Style could be returning alongside Takahashi, Shinsuke Nakamura might have given it away himself during his segment. He called his mystery partner a “Ticking Time Bomb,” which just happens to be the Japanese star’s nickname.

“MFTs, congratulations! You are now the champions. Are you savoring the feeling, knowing it will be gone soon? Was the victory as sweet, knowing what’s coming next? Me, my partner – your destruction. My partner is what you all pretend to be. Experienced, vicious, deadly. He is chaos. He’s a ticking time bomb. Take cover,” Nakamura said.

Check out the segment in the video below:

Meanwhile, Hiromu Takahashi is also a Japanese legend who made his name in NJPW and had been with the promotion since 2010. In 2013, he was sent on a foreign excursion, which gave him the opportunity to wrestle in the UK, CMLL in Mexico and ROH in the States.

Upon his return to NJPW in 2016, he earned the nickname “Ticking Time Bomb.”

Shinsuke Nakamura’s mystery partner could have history with The MFTs

Interestingly, despite no major feud ever happening, both Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga’s paths have crossed with Hiromu Takahashi in NJPW.

So he certainly could be the past enemy Shinsuke Nakamura was referring to in his earlier vignette when he said:

“Tongans. MFTs. You think you’ve evolved. You have a new leader now. But you also have past enemies. you say you need to remember who you are. You are wrong. You need to remember, who I am. The King of Strong Style. The Artist known as Shinsuke Nakamura. I’m back and this time, I will not be alone. I’m starting a war and I’m no longer a one-man army. He and I make it clear who are warriors, and who are just pawns. Here is your warning. You are running out of time.”

After all the breadcrumbs and reports, should Nakamura’s mystery partner indeed turn out to be Hiromu Takahashi, then it will make for a very exciting feud with The MFTs, who are now being led by the legendary Haku. They also won the WWE Tag Team Championship on this week’s edition of SmackDown.