Shane Helms: Akira Tozawa Is Maybe The Most Underrated Talent On TV Currently

Shane Helms has praise for Akira Tozawa.

After Tozawa stated that he wasn’t sure how many more matches his body could take, Helms offered praise for Tozawa saying, “Maybe the most underrated Talent on TV currently. Or at least in the convo.”

Maybe the most underrated Talent on TV currently. Or at least in the convo. https://t.co/ISbHB6W1dS

— Hurricane Helms (@ShaneHelmsCom) September 26, 2025

Helms works as a backstage producer in WWE.

Akira Tozawa, 40, has been wrestling for two decades. He teams with Otis as Alpha Academy. He’s been regularly competing on WWE Main Event throughout 2025. He’s been with WWE since 2016.

His last televised match was on the May 26th episode of WWE Raw where he was defeated by Rusev.