Affect is lining up the massive names for his or her shift again to TNA. The official change comes on the Arduous to Kill PPV on January 13 in Las Vegas. TNA will maintain a tv taping the next night time on January 14, and so they already introduced Will Ospreay as a visitor attraction. Now, TNA is making it rain with Kazuchika Okada coming to that very same taping.
Affect introduced the information with a video bundle.
Okada is likely one of the largest stars in NJPW as a two-time IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, a five-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, and a four-time G1 Climax winner. Okada has additionally crossed by means of the Forbidden Door to AEW for a rivalry with Bryan Danielson.
Okada can be returning to TNA for the primary time since 2011. His authentic run lives in infamy as a cause that NJPW ceased their relationship with TNA. NJPW was not comfortable over what they seen as poor reserving. Okada arrived on tour for a handful of matches in 2010, then he debuted a brand new character impressed by Bruce Lee’s Kato from The Inexperienced Hornet.
Okada truly referenced his time in TNA as helpful to his profession. In a 2016 interview with Justin Barrasso of Sports activities Illustrated, Okada defined how the emphasis on characters triggered him to develop The Rainmaker persona.
Okada: I discovered in TNA that I wanted greater than only a good match–I wanted a personality. That’s how I turned the “Rainmaker.” It was good for me. TNA didn’t use me, however I received hungrier to wrestle. The wrestle made me higher. I used to be all the time an excellent wrestler. I really feel like I can wrestle anyone. After all, I needed to principal occasion wrestling matches in TNA, however of their eyes, no, that will not occur. So I went again to New Japan. I took the timing and approach I discovered within the U.S. again with me to Japan.
After I was in TNA, someone advised me in regards to the “Rainmaker.” I assumed it was a pleasant character. In Japan, there is no such thing as a character–it’s battle, battle, battle. So I wanted a personality. After I was only a robust wrestler, TNA didn’t use me. I didn’t have a personality, so I knew I wanted one. That’s what the brokers in TNA saved telling me, so I made this character and I took it to New Japan.
Who would you prefer to see Okada wrestle in TNA?
