Although Sasuke was heavily pushed to be the winner of the tournament , he would later brag to the Japanese media how he would only defend the title in Japan had he won the title and would refuse to drop the title on WWF television .
Sasuke was being pushed to win the title but word got out to the WWF that Sasuke was bragging to Japanese media about how he would only defend the title in Japan if he won it and would refuse to lose the title on WWF television .