I remember hearing of Jumbo Tsuruta appearing in the Omni cards in the Atlanta, Georgia Territory but he never appeared on TV . A young Tenryu did appear on TV a few years later . I was impressed with Tenryu's tenacity and strength but he was just an undercard talent then .
It all depends on if they like you or not or how much money you can attract. Abdullah I was informed by the great kamala somehow prevented a lot of black wrestlers from coming to Japan as he wanted to be the only black attraction.