WWE recently attempted to purchase the Pro Wrestling NOAH promotion out of Japan, however the deal did not go through, according to a report from Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer.

The report notes that the WWE are attempting to start up the NXT Japan promotion and that as part of the process, they have talked to several companies, attempting to buy them and merge them into what would become NXT Japan.

The report adds that the WWE are looking to hire big names for the company, as well as big names as trainers to get the brand off the ground.