New Japan Pro Wrestling has been catching a lot of heat for hitting fans with copyright strikes for posting clips and GIFs on social media.

NJPW announcer Kevin Kelly took to Twitter to address these fans.

I just messaged the World team. I agree this policy is short-sighted and I'm sorry to anyone who had been hassled by it. You all aren't profiting from this. Push and pull from content creators and fans has been going on too long.

, Kevin Kelly (@realkevinkelly) October 15, 2021

It is unknown if NJPW's stance will change, but there's at least an opportunity for it to if this is the case.