Tag:Kazuchika Okada

Okada signed three-year deal with AEW worth over $13 million

Tokyo Sports is reporting that Kazuchika Okada has signed a three-year deal with AEW worth a total of $13.5 million. That means that the former...

Kazuchika Okada signs with AEW, appears on Dynamite

The Rainmaker is All Elite! AEW announced yesterday that former IWGP Heavyweight champion Kazuchika Okada has signed a deal with the company after his...

How AEW should debut Kazuchika Okada

Kazuchika Okada is a star, a legend in Japan and one of the greatest wrestlers of all time.  AEW’s audience needs to know this. ...

A highly-emotional Kazuchika Okada wrestles his final singles match in NJPW

Kazuchika Okada wrestled his final singles match for New Japan Pro-Wresling and could not contain his emotions at The New Beginning in Osaka. Okada took...

Kazuchika Okada officially a free agent as NJPW deal expires

Kazuchika Okada is officially a free agent after his New Japan Pro-Wrestling contract expired today. In a message on X, Okada thanked NJPW for 17...

Okada cites “last chance” for leaving New Japan Pro-Wrestling

Speaking to Tokyo Sports, Kazuchika Okada said this was probably his "last chance" of trying something different other than New Japan Pro-Wrestling and that...

Emotional Okada bows to fans in his last match in Nagoya, Japan

An emotional Kazuchika Okada bowed in the middle of the ring after he wrestled at NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya today. With tears in...

Will Okada make it rain in AEW or WWE?

Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated is reporting that while AEW is favorite to secure the services of Kazuchika Okada, WWE is definitely not out...

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