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- Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada established a feud that not only captured the attention of fans, it became one of the best rivalries in wrestling.
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May 2, 2024 · The feud between Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada dates back to 2017 at NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom 11. Omega had just won the G1 Climax 26 tournament and earned himself an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match against the reigning champion, Kazuchika Okada.
- The Kenny Omega/Kazuchika Okada Rivalry, Explained - TheSportster
Their feud would be based on a philosophical battle of...
- How The Kenny Omega Vs. Kazuchika Okada Feud ... - TheSportster
Despite his best efforts, Omega could not hit Okada with the...
- The Kenny Omega/Kazuchika Okada Rivalry, Explained - TheSportster
- 10 Kenny Omega
- 9 Kazuchika Okada
- 8 The Rainmaker
- 7 The Cleaner
- 6 Wrestle Kingdom 11: The Six-Star Defense
- 5 Dominion: The Six and A Quarter Draw
- 4 The G1 Climax
- 3 Dominion: The Seven-Star Classic
- 2 The Aftermath: Omega
- 1 The Aftermath: Okada
Winnipeg-born Kenny Omega got his startin early 2000, working the indie scene and having a brief year-long run with WWE’s developmental territory, Deep South Wrestling. However, Omega wouldn’t achieve notoriety until hooking up with Japan’s DDT Pro-Wrestling, forming a tag team with Kota Ibushi and establishing himself with a whole new set of fans....
Before he ever trained at the New Japan Dojo, Kazuchika Okada traveled to Mexico and enrolled in Ultimo Dragon’s Toryumon wrestling school as a teenager, wrestling across Mexico, Canada, and the United States as he honed his craft. Eventually NJPW would sign him and send him on excursion to TNA, where he’d have an infamously disastrous run where he...
Okada’s time with TNA wasn’t all for naught, as he learned the value of developing a gimmick for oneself, rather than “just” being a pro wrestler. As a result, he engineered a wrestling persona for himself, combining everything he learned in Japan, Mexico, and the US to become the swaggering Rainmaker. RELATED: NJPW: The 10 Best Matches of Kazuchik...
Omega had been a known commodity in NJPW’s Junior Heavyweight Division when he officially signed with New Japan in 2014, but took a step further by joining the villainous gaijin faction Bullet Club. Dubbing himself “The Cleaner,” Omega adopted a hitman persona and ousted previous BC leader AJ Styles to become the boss of the stable. From there, he ...
Kenny Omega’s G1 Climax win earned him a title match against IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada at January 4, 2017’s Wrestle Kingdom 11. That match, lasting over 45 minutes, was highly praised not only by fans, but also by other pro wrestlers. Notably, the match broke wrestling journalism luminary Dave Meltzer’s five-star rating system, forc...
Nearly half a year later, Okada would choose Omega as his next challenger for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, for a title match to happen in June at Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall. What followed was yet another epic, lasting a full hour to reach a time limit draw, yet somehow exceeding their Wrestle Kingdom 11 bout, forcing Dave Meltzer once aga...
In 2017, Okada and Omega would find themselves in the same block of NJPW’s annual round robin tournament, the G1 Climax. The match, which would determine who was the winner of Block B and advance to the finals, went nearly 25 minutes and resulted in a surprising win for Kenny Omega. RELATED: NJPW: Every G1 Climax Winner From The 2010s, Ranked Omega...
Kenny Omega was chosen as Kazuchika Okada’s challenger for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall, the site of their draw match. However, to make this final the huge conclusion it needed to be, it was contested as a 2/3 Falls Match, with no time limit. There was going to be a winner, no matter what. And the match was sui...
Kenny Omega would hold the title for 209 days, defending the title against Cody, Tomohiro Ishii, and even his own partner/boyfriend, Kota Ibushi. Eventually Hiroshi Tanahashi would earn a Wrestle Kingdom 13 title match by winning the 2018 G1 Climax, prompting Omega to adopt a foreign heel persona in the process. Their feud would be based on a philo...
When Okada lost the title, he was the longest reigning IWGP Heavyweight Championat 720 days, exceeding that of Shinya Hashimoto by nearly 230 days. His title loss, combined with a disappointing showing at the 2018 G1 Climax, resulted in an onscreen nervous breakdown where he dyed his hair red, started carrying around a balloon, and fired his manage...
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Sep 1, 2022 · Despite his best efforts, Omega could not hit Okada with the One Winged Angel, and despite taking and kicking out of multiple Rainmakers, Okada finally put Omega down in front of nearly 30,000 exasperated fans. This match most certainly caught the eyes of wrestling fans around the world.
On the 3rd anniversary of Kenny Omega's momentous 2/3 falls victory over Kazuchika Okada, a look back at the feud and match that left a lasting impact on wrestling history, and, in retrospect, marked the end of an era.
Would anyone mind sharing the definitive chronology for the Omega-Okada feud? I subscribed to New Japan World for the G1 (I'm a relative newbie) and thought I should check out some more of the major feuds and matches while I'm still subscribed -- and obviously, this seems like the right one to start on.
Jun 11, 2018 · Omega was the one draw in Okada’s otherwise spotless record as champion, and while Okada had defeated him cleanly in a title defense, too, Omega also owned a non-title victory over Okada from...
Jun 19, 2021 · Omega moves from villainous Bullet Club boss to Golden Lover throughout this feud, whereas Okada actually starts to stray further away from the rule book as his opponent surpasses him in the ring. Taunting does seem to be notable.
