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Kazuchika Okada (岡田 和睦, Okada Kazuchika, ring name: オカダ・カズチカ) (born November 8, 1987) is a Japanese professional wrestler.As of March 2024, he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Elite stable and is the current AEW Continental Champion in his first reign.
The 2024 Continental Classic (C2) was a professional wrestling round-robin tournament hosted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The second annual edition of the AEW Continental Classic began on the Thanksgiving Eve episode of Wednesday Night Dynamite on November 27, 2024, and culminated at the Worlds End pay-per-view (PPV) event on December 28, 2024.
As of January 25, 2025, there have been two reigns. Eddie Kingston was the inaugural champion, which was the shortest reign at 81 days, while Kazuchika Okada's ongoing reign is the longest at 311+ days. Kingston is also the oldest champion at 42 years old, while Okada is the youngest at 36. Kazuchika Okada is the current champion in his first ...
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada: Invasion Attack: 5 [33] 101 5 August 4, 2013 Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomohiro Ishii: G1 Climax 23 Night 4: 5 102 6 October 14, 2013 Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi: King of Pro Wrestling: 5 103 7 September 21, 2014 Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata: Destruction in Kobe: 5 104 8 January 4, 2015
The 'Rainmaker' Kazuchika Okada gets a big swing and miss in an ace-making first pitch.
In the main event, Kazuchika Okada defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. In other prominent matches, Eddie Kingston defeated Jay White in a Loser Leaves NJPW match , Mercedes Moné defeated Kairi to win the IWGP Women's Championship , and in the opening bout, Kushida , Volador Jr. , Kevin Knight and The ...
Okada himself caused some controversy among fans by stating on Twitter that his match with Omega was better than the match between AJ Styles and John Cena at WWE's Royal Rumble. [85] Tokyo Sports, Wrestling Observer Newsletter, and Pro Wrestling Illustrated named the Wrestle Kingdom 11 main event the 2017 Match of the Year. Also, The Wrestling ...
During the G1 Climax, Okada was defeated by Pro Wrestling Noah representative Naomichi Marufuji, starting a feud between NJPW and Pro Wrestling Noah, while Ishii finished with a record of four wins and five losses. [251] One of Ishii's wins was over Chaos stablemate and reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada. [251]