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In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, All Elite Wrestling star Bryan Danielson discussed several topics, including how Kazuchika Okada has been a great fit for the AEW roster since officially signing with the company. “Okada is a great fit for AEW, we’ve seen that right since his debut with The Young Bucks. That’s the  Continue Reading »

All Elite Wrestling crowned a new AEW Continental Champion during tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite as Kazuchika Okada defeated Eddie Kingston to become the new Champion. Okada’s victory brings an end to Kingston’s 81-day reign as the Champion. RAINMAKER! Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS!#EddieKingston | @rainmakerXokada pic.twitter.com/2pXdkxyR6I — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 21, 2024  Continue Reading »

Former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada made an appearance during tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite on TBS, officially signing with All Elite Wrestling. During an in-character segment where The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson) announced that “Hangman” Adam Page had been ‘suspended from The Elite without pay indefinitely’, while Kenny Omega had  Continue Reading »

New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced the final two matches for Kazuchika Okada’s career with the promotion prior to his next career move. On February 23rd, Okada will team up with Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI, Hirooki Goto and YOH to take on The United Empire (The Great-O-Khan, Jeff Cobb, Francesco Akira, Callum Newman & HENARE), while  Continue Reading »

Former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada applied to trademark his name on January 24th with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The filing for the trademark notes that it is for the following, “G & S: Hats; Shirts; Socks; Shirts and short-sleeved shirts; Sweatshirts; Hooded sweatshirts”, as well as “G & S:  Continue Reading »

Kazuchika Okada, whose contract with New Japan Pro Wrestling will expire at the end of this month, vacated his NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Championship, with no word as to what it will mean for Tomohiro Ishii and NJPW President Hiroshi Tanahashi going forward, as the duo were Champions along with Okada prior to  Continue Reading »

In a recent interview with Tokyo Sports, New Japan Pro Wrestling President Hiroshi Tanahashi discussed several topics, including Kazuchika Okada making the decision to depart New Japan Pro Wrestling when his contract expires on January 31st. “I can only thank him for his continued contribution to New Japan over the past 12 years. Personally, I  Continue Reading »

New Japan Pro Wrestling sent out the following: Kazuchika Okada to leave New Japan Pro-Wrestling Kazuchika Okada will be leaving New Japan Pro-Wrestling after the conclusion of his contract on January 31 2024. We apologise to fans for the abrupt nature of this announcement, but join them in wishing Okada the very best in his  Continue Reading »

New Japan Pro Wrestling star Kazuchika Okada applied to trademark “Rainmaker” on January 12th with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The filing for the trademark notes that it is for the following, “G & S: Entertainment in the nature of wrestling contests; Entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibits and performances by a professional  Continue Reading »

New Japan Pro Wrestling sent out the following: Will Ospreay vs Kazuchika Okada official for Battle in the Valley! Massive main event set for San Jose Civic As made official at New Year Dash, a massive main event is set for Battle in the Valley January 13! Will Ospreay first issued a challenge to Kazuchika  Continue Reading »

New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced that Will Ospreay has issued a challenge to Kazuchika Okada for their NJPW Battle in the Valley event on January 13th at the San Jose Civic in San Jose, California. Previously advertised for the event are Eddie Kingston, El Phantasmo, Giulia, Hikuleo, Shingo Takagi, Zack Sabre Jr. and more.  Continue Reading »

TNA Wrestling sent out the following: Kazuchika Okada Joins Forces With the Motor City Machine Guns January 14th in Las Vegas Earlier this week, we learned that one of the biggest stars in all of professional wrestling, Kazuchika Okada, would be making his TNA return for the first time since 2011. It goes down at  Continue Reading »

TNA Wrestling sent out the following: Kazuchika Okada Makes His Long-Awaited Return to TNA Wrestling at Snake Eyes “The Rainmaker” is back. On January 14th, Kazuchika Okada will step into a TNA ring for the first time since 2011 when the television trucks of iMPACT! on AXS TV roll into Las Vegas for Snake Eyes.  Continue Reading »

New Japan Pro Wrestling star Kazuchika Okada, who is scheduled to face off against Bryan Danielson as part of Wrestle Kingdom 18 on January 4th, will become a free agent at the end of January 2024, according to a report from Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated, however Okada will not be departing NJPW and will  Continue Reading »

New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced several names for their NJPW Battle in the Valley 2024 event on January 13th, 2024 at the San Jose Civic in San Jose, California. Announced to appear at the event are as follows: — Kazuchika Okada — Will Ospreay — Eddie Kingston — Giulia — Shingo Takagi — Zack  Continue Reading »

New Japan Pro Wrestling released the following footage featuring Bryan Danielson making an appearance via video and issuing a challenge to Kazuchika Okada for a match between the two as part of the NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18 event on January 4th, 2024, which will be a rematch from their Forbidden Door match back in June  Continue Reading »

The following results are from a recent New Japan Pro Wrestling event. The event took place on November 2nd, 2023 at the EDION Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. Tag Team Match Los Ingobernables de Japon (Yota Tsuji & Hiromu Takahashi) defeated BULLET CLUB (Taiji Ishimori & Gedo). 6 Man Tag Team Match Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi  Continue Reading »

All Elite Wrestling have announced that Swerve Strickland will address “Hangman” Adam Page as part of tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite on TBS from the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The updated lineup for tonight’s episode is below: — MJF vs. Juice Robinson for the Dynamite Diamond Ring. — “Hangman” Adam Page, Matt Jackson &  Continue Reading »

All Elite Wrestling have announced that Kazuchika Okada will appear on this Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite on TBS, teaming with Orange Cassidy to face off against Blackpool Combat Club’s Bryan Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli. The updated lineup for the show is below: — Kazuchika Okada & Orange Cassidy vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Bryan Danielson  Continue Reading »

New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced that the following matches will take place as part of their NJPW Power Struggle 2023 event on November 4th at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan. — Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. — Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii (c)  Continue Reading »