-

Chris Jericho appears at NJPW Dontaku show via video, challenges Okada for IWGP title

In a pro wrestling world where keeping a surprise is extremely difficult Chris Jericho has done it again.

Jericho showed up via video during the NJPW Dontaku event today and challenged Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight title at the June 9 Dominion event in Osaka. Jericho told Okada that he’s known as the Painmaker, a dig at Okada’s nickname of Rainmaker. Okada had just successfully defended the title against SANADA.

The first-ever Undisputed champion is now part of All Elite Wrestling but his deal with the new promotion allows him to still wrestle for New Japan Pro Wrestling. He will be wrestling Kenny Omega in a rematch from Wrestle Kingdom at the upcoming AEW Double or Nothing show later this month.

Jericho last wrestled for NJPW in January of this year where he lost the IWGP Intercontinental title to Tetsuya Naito.


Discover more from Wrestling-Online.com

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Colin Vassallo
Colin Vassallohttps://www.wrestling-online.com
Colin Vassallo has been editor of Wrestling-Online since 1996. He is born and raised in Malta, follows professional wrestling and MMA, loves to travel, and is a big Apple fan!

Stories you might also likeRELATED
Recommended to you

LATEST NEWS

Booker T talks doing NXT announcing, feud with Steve Austin, Trick Williams, and more

WWE Hall of Famer Booker T sat down with Chris Van Vliet in Houston, Texas to discuss being an...

Corey Graves pays tribute his friend Ben Satterley during Worlds Collide broadcast

Corey Graves paid tribute to Pac last night during the taped Worlds Collide broadcast on YouTube. Just before the Dragon...

WWE officially moves to Netflix in Japan starting today

WWE has officially moved to Netflix in Japan starting today, with Raw, Smackdown, NXT, all premium live events, and...