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 been ‘fired for not appearing in recent times’ (due to a real off-screen injury), the duo were interrupted by Eddie Kingston.
The Young Bucks beat down Eddie Kingston, with Okada’s music hitting, teasing that he was coming out to make the save, however Okada instead hit a Rainmaker on Kingston and aligned with The Young Bucks as part of a new version of The Elite moving forward.
Time for Matthew & Nicholas Jackson to make TWO HUGE announcements!
Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS!@YoungBucks pic.twitter.com/dvfLJAvsGx
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 7, 2024
YOU SHOW EM, EDDIE!
Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS!@YoungBucks | #EddieKingston pic.twitter.com/c2fFkCviXI
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 7, 2024
SUSPENDED?! FIRED?!
Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS!@YoungBucks pic.twitter.com/eb592wIs03
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 7, 2024
THE RAINMAKER, KAZUCHIKA OKADA IS HERE!
Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS!@rainmakerXokada pic.twitter.com/lvVpjkW5mD
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 7, 2024
Kazuchika Okada is the newest member of the Elite!
Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS!@rainmakerXokada | @YoungBucks pic.twitter.com/p5aDipuA1x
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 7, 2024
He is now business partners with @youngbucks in The Elite, and tonight it's official: @rainmakerXokada is ALL ELITE!
Welcome to @AEW, Kazuchika Okada!#AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/LfPVLoWH1r— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) March 7, 2024