Okada WWE & AEW Rumors Swirl as NJPW Star Becomes Free Agent in 2024
One of the biggest names in professional wrestling, NJPW star Kazuchika Okada, aka the Rainmaker, is reportedly set to become a free agent next year. However, the development can ignite a bidding war between WWE and AEW.
The Rainmaker has been the face of NJPW for the past decade, and he’s not showing any signs of slowing down. He is a multi-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, and his matches are consistently been called instant classics. WWE and AEW are both said to be interested in signing Okada. This, this proves that he would be a major coup for either promotions.
According to a new report from Sports Illustrated, Okada’s NJPW contract will expire at the end of January 2024. Following this, he is considering the possibility of wrestling full-time for another promotion.
However it is important to note that Okada has already wrestled for AEW a few times, most recently on the October 25 episode of Dynamite. Here, he teamed with Orange Cassidy to take on Bryan Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli. He is also set for a match at Wrestle Kingdom 18 on January 4, 2024, where he faces Danielson in a rematch. They both squared off at AEW:NJPW Forbidden Door 2023, where the Rainmaker suffered a loss.
The destination of Okada’s next signing is still uncertain. This gives rise to questions related to pending conclusion of his NJPW contract or his decision to come to America.
WWE star teases potential match with NJPW star Kazuchika Okada
WWE star Bronson Reed has teased a potential match with the former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada. Following the news of Okada’s free agency, Reed recently took to X (formerly Twitter) to post a photo. The picture was from his previous meeting with the Rainmaker in NJPW last year.
Check out Bronson Reed’s tweet below:
— BIG BRONSON REED (@BRONSONISHERE) December 4, 2023
As it is now, the former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, Kazuchika Okada, could consider coming to WWE, especially with the recent push for Shinsuke Nakamura on RAW.
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