posted on: October 19, 2020
Kazuchika Okada has been a mainstay of NJPW’s for over a decade now. He returned as The Rainmaker with a finisher of the same name. 1:26. Former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada has revealed the origins of his signature move. Okada ended his year by winning Tokyo Sports' MVP award for the second year in a row, the first time a wrestler had won the accolade twice in a row in 25 years.
Check out his Binge News site for all of your streaming, binge-watching news. WWE 2K17 - Finisher to Finisher Reversal Concept (Part 10) Also Read: Kazuchika Okada Discusses Missing Wrestling Due to Coronavirus. His proper television debut was during the April 6, 2010 taping of TNA Xplosion. Omega accepted, and offered up the challenge of a best of 3 falls match with no time limit. During this time, Okada (now going only by his surname) began competing more regularly during TNA's live event tours, as well as on television as Homicide's partner. These questions and answers provided fans of his an interesting opportunity.
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Ospreay appeared shocked and stunned, unsure of what to do. In March, sensing that he was entering a slump, Okada told the press that he had lost both of his major matches of 2013 because, "I had become conceited." From February 2010 until October 2011, he was on a developmental tour, working for American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring names Okada and Okato. Topics include how he named his devastating finisher (The Rainmaker), what he thinks about the NJPW tag division, and whether he would team with superstar Will Ospreay. In-ring experience: 16 years. Former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada has revealed the origins of his signature move. Kazuchika Okada debuted in August 2004 as a member of the Toryumon Mexico roster, part of the class of aspiring wrestlers taught by Ultimo Dragon. On April 6, after a tag team match victory over Bullet Club's Bad Luck Fale and Tama Tonga, Okada was confronted by a debuting AJ Styles, who dismissed Okada as the same "young boy" he knew from TNA. Okada would lose the title in a rematch with Hiroshi Tanahashi at Dominion on June 16, 2012. Unleashing everything through a lariat like that is more powerful, I thought. At the end of the year, Tokyo Sports named Okada wrestling's MVP for the third time, and also awarded Match of the Year to his bout with Tenryu. “You can beat him! MATCH 5- KAZUCHIKA OKADA (1-1) VS JAY WHITE (2-0) Jay White holds a 2-1 record over Okada including a win in their only previous G1 block match.
Dec 20: WWE TLC, Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, Latest edition of WWE Encyclopedia is a great read for fans of any era. Afterwards, he returned to working on Xplosion exclusively, forming a tag team with Japanese wrestler Akira Raijin, known in TNA as Kiyoshi. If he would want to team with Will Ospreay: No. Following his New Japan appearance, Okada would be repackaged by TNA as the partner of Samoa Joe during the January 20, 2011, episode of Impact. He competed in a tag match with Homicide, in which the pair were defeated by Generation Me (Jeremy and Max Buck). From the other side of the ring the returning Great O-Kharn arrived. The pair were unsuccessful in their title challenge. He writes about it on a regular basis, and his work has been published on such sites as WhatCulture, TheRichest, Daily DDT, SportsKeeda, SLAM! Okada would successfully defend his title against Tetsuya Naitō at New Japan's 40th Anniversary Special on March 4, and again on May 3 against New Japan Cup winner Hirooki Goto at Wrestling Dontaku. After the match, Ospreay seemed confused by what had just transpired. A rematch with Styles took place in Yokohama on May 25, where Styles defended his title despite interference from both Yujiro and CHAOS teammate Tomohiro Ishii. So it became my nickname. Tanahashi accepted the challenge, and during the following New Japan tour, Okada officially became a member of the heel unit CHAOS, scoring a main event win streak throughout January; including a pinfall victory over Tanahashi in a tag team match. On July 22, 2007, Okada participated in Ultimo Dragon's 20th Anniversary show, teaming up with New Japan Pro Wrestling representatives Jushin "Thunder" Liger and Milano Collection A.T. in a six-man tag match. Pinning Tanahashi with his Rainmaker lariat, Okada went on to become the second youngest IWGP champion in history, behind only his fellow CHAOS stablemate, Shinsuke Nakamura.
Behind the Gimmick Table: Rob Rage finds muscles still sell, NJPW G1 Climax: Kota Ibushi wins A Block, Ospreay betrays Okada. By. On October 28, 2006, Okada received his first title shot, teaming with his teacher against the team of Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin, for the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship. Okada's reign continued with a victory over Karl Anderson on November 23. On why his finisher is called ‘The Rainmaker’: “To make a long story short, it’s this American phrase connected to people that can come into a company and instantly make a ton of money for them, and I thought it would be a cool fit for me in NJPW. It wasn’t until he left TNA under acrimonious circumstances that he really came into his own as NJPW’s newest star. This has been a long time coming! He went on to beat Hirooki Goto the following month on February 11. His name was removed from the TNA roster page on the promotion's official website in October.
Cobb picks up Yujiro, runs out of a corner slamming Yujiro hard on the canvass in another great feat of strength from this future main eventer. Jeff Cobb versus Yujiro Takahashi – G1 CLIMAX 30 – A BLOCK TOURNAMENT MATCH. After the match, Okada personally challenged Kenny Omega, expressing frustration with the lack of a decisive winner in their rivalry.
Finishing with 3 wins and 3 losses, the pair were eliminated from the round robin phase by the team of Hirooki Goto and Karl Anderson. Okada would return to Japan for one night on January 4, 2011, as part of Wrestle Kingdom V. Teaming up with Hirooki Goto, the pair faced the team of Takashi Sugiura and Yoshihiro Takayama, in which Okada was pinned after being hit with Takayama's Everest German Suplex. Wrestling style: Techniker.
As a member of Toryumon Mexico, Okada toured the United States, working dates with independent promotions such as UWA Hardcore Wrestling and CHIKARA. So it became my nickname. He is also a reporter for Entertainment Tonight Canada. Prior to that, he was a generic young boy that lacked any uniqueness and had limited success at best as a wrestler. He was eliminated from contention on the final day of the league phase by his stablemate Shinsuke Nakamura, who forced him to submit. Kazuchika Okada Okada a.k.a. The winner of the G1 Climax tournament is rewarded with a contact for an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match at the Wrestle Kingdom Tokyo Dome show on January 4th. The other big news from the finals of A Block was that Will Ospreay turned on Chaos and Kazuchika Okada. As IWGP champion, Okada entered the 2013 G1 Climax in August, where he was eliminated from contention after a loss to Satoshi Kojima. Former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada has revealed the origins of his signature move. Since 2012, Okada has transformed from generic NJPW Young Lion #42 to arguably the best wrestler alive. And then to make sure it was used and that brand of mine got strengthened, I made it the name of my finish, too," Okada said. Often the winner has been forced to, made to or opts to put that contact on the line before Wrestle Kingdom. Following the match, Okada announced that he had signed with New Japan and was officially graduating from the Toryumon system. In December 2011, New Japan announced that Okada would be returning to Japan in 2012, and that he had officially graduated to the heavyweight division after gaining 11 kg of muscle mass overseas. Kazuchika Okada was recently interviewed by the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) website to talk about several professional wrestling topics. Okada's fourth reign with the championship is the longest in history at 720 days; he also holds the record for most successful title defenses with twelve. New Japan Pro-Wrestling Best Bout (2017) vs.
Ibushi’s victory over Taichi pushed him past second-place finishers Will Ospreay, Jay White and Kazuchika Okada. And then to make sure it was used and that brand of mine got strengthened, I made it the name of my finish, too. Kazuchika Okada Explains Why His Finisher Is Called the Rainmaker.
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After talking to Priestley, Ospreay returned to the ring and laid out Okada with the hidden blade, turning on him.
", Former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada Explains The Origins Of His Rainmaker Finisher. Later that month, on October 22, Okada broke the record for longest IWGP title reign, previously held by Shinya Hashimoto.
The former IWGP Heavyweight Champion explains where "The Rainmaker" name came from and why he chose a lariat clothesline as his signature move.
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