UPDATE – For details on what happened in the Jeff Cobb vs Tetsuya Naito New Japan Cup match amid Jeff Cobb WWE speculation, click here.
Following recent reports of WWE being interested in signing him, Jeff Cobb has addressed the rumors of interest.
On March 13, 2025, a report emerged that WWE had an interest in signing Cobb, a familiar face to fans of NJPW.
It would also noted that there was an unconfirmed report that Cobb was listed on the internal WWE roster, according to an unnamed source.
Cobb has addressed the reports on Twitter, asking fans to “relax” as he clearly has one thing on his mind.
That one thing would be beating Tetsuya Naito and eliminating him from the New Japan Cup that is currently taking place, tweeting:
“Geez guys relax! I just woke up and holy hell! Look at all these notifications!
“I guess I have some explaining to do. Well let me calm everyone’s nerves….. the rumors are in fact 100% TRUE.
“I will be eliminating Naito from the New Japan cup LIVE TODAY! So tune in to njpwworld!”
Clearly knowing that there are other rumors floating around, he returned to Twitter to note:
Ok ok ok, I made a vague post about rumors….. here’s the real scoop…..
I found a bad ass sandwich shop next to the goods gym in Osaka! Very tasty!
The March 14, 2025, NJPW show will see the last of the round two matches in the New Japan Cup tournament.
Alongside Cobb vs Naito, Boltin Oleg faces Shingo Takagi and TJP takes on Drilla Maloney.
The tournament runs from March 8 to the final on March 20 at City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka in Japan.
The winner of Cobb vs. Naito will go on to face Shota Umino in the March 15 quarterfinals.
Per the previous report, AEW sources have stated that they didn’t expect Cobb to sign with their company.
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