After heading back to Japan and working in All Japan Pro Wrestling, Khan returned to the WWE in 1987 for a short but remarkable run that saw him grapple with Hulk Hogan on several occasions, according to Bleacher Report.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/31/wwe-star-killer-khan-dies-76-masashi-ozawa/

Banks rebranded herself as Mercedes Moné and signed with New Japan Pro Wrestling and Naomi took her talents to Impact Wrestling, wrestling as Trinity.

Source: https://comicbook.com/wwe/news/bayley-sasha-banks-back-in-wwe/

Certainly, the shadow of Mercedes is looming large in New Japan Pro Wrestling right now," Khan continued.

Source: https://comicbook.com/wwe/news/aew-tony-khan-mercedes-mone-forbidden-door/

For those of you who don’t recall, in 2005 ROH collaborated with New Japan Pro Wrestling to host an American version of NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament.

Source: https://411mania.com/wrestling/ask-411-wrestling-who-wwe-champion-if-bret-hart-werent-screwed-montreal/

That was some standalone NXT Black and Gold, New Japan Pro Wrestling, AEW PPV type of stuff.

Source: https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/11/28/nxt-tv-results-11-28-moores-review-of-tony-dangelo-and-channing-lorenzo-vs-angel-garza-and-humberto-carrillo-for-the-nxt-tag-team-titles-iron-survivor-challenge-qualifiers/