Kazuchika Okada

Real name: Kazuchika Okada
Height: 6’3
Weight: 236 lbs.
Date of birth: November 8, 1987
From: Anjo, Aichi, Japan
Pro debut: August 29, 2004
Trained by: Ultimo Dragon & Yuji Nagata
Finishing move: Rainmaker

Biography

– Okada initially trained under Ultimo Dragon at his Toryumon school, before debuting in the affiliated Mexican promotion
– In December 2004, Okada reached the semi-final of the Toryumon Young Dragons Cup, losing to Rocky Romero
– In December 2005, Okada won the Toryumon Young Dragons Cup, defeating Hajime Ohara in the final
– In April 2006, Okada competed in his first professional match in his homeland, teaming with Amigo Suzuki & The Great Sasuke to defeat Pineapple Hanai, Mango Fukuda & Takeshi Minamino
– In October 2006, Okada made his first appearance in North America, competing at a UWA Canada event
– In July 2007, it was announced that Okada had ‘graduated’ from Toryumon and would be competing for New Japan going forward
– On August 26, 2007, Okada made his NJPW debut, losing to Tetsuya Naito. He would suffer an injury soon after the match, sidelining him for nearly 8 months
– Upon his return to action in April 2008, Okada became a member of the heavyweight division
– At Wrestling Dontaku ’09, Okada, AKIRA & Wataru Inoue fought CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii, Jado & Black Tiger) to a double countout
– At Masa Chono’s 25th Anniversary Show, Okada won a 13-Man Battle Royal
– In January 2010, it was announced that Okada would be leaving New Japan to begin a developmental tour with TNA in the US
– On March 9, Okada wrestled his first TNA match, losing to Jay Lethal on Xplosion
– Between March 2010 and May 2011, Okada would compete in only 6 televised matches in TNA. Their mishandling of Okada is said to be the main reason that New Japan severed their working relationship with the American promotion
– Okada made his full NJPW return at Wrestle Kingdom VI, defeating YOSHI-HASHI
– The next day, Okada joined the CHAOS stable and debuted the Rainmaker persona
– At The New Beginning ’12, Okada defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– On March 4, Okada defeated Tetsuya Naito to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At Wrestling Dontaku ’12, Okada defeated Hirooki Goto to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At King of Pro Wrestling ’12, Okada defeated Karl Anderson
– At Power Struggle ’12, Okada defeated Hirooki Goto
– Okada won the 2013 New Japan Cup, defeating Goto in the final
– At Invasion Attack ’13, Okada defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to win his second IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At Wrestling Dontaku ’13, Okada defeated Minoru Suzuki to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At Dominion ’13, Okada defeated Togi Makabe to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– On July 20, Okada defeated Prince Devitt to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At Destruction ’13, Okada defeated Satoshi Kojima to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At King of Pro Wrestling ’13, Okada defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At Power Struggle ’13, Okada defeated Karl Anderson to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At Wrestle Kingdom 8, Okada defeated Tetsuya Naito to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At The New Beginning ’14, Okada defeated Hirooki Goto to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At Invasion Attack ’14, CHAOS (Okada & YOSHI-HASHI) defeated The Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga)
– Okada won the 2014 G1 Climax Tournament, defeating Shinsuke Nakamura in the final
– At King of Pro Wrestling ’14, Okada defeated Tetsuya Naito
– At Invasion Attack ’15, Okada defeated Bad Luck Fale
– At Global Wars ’15, Okada defeated Cedric Alexander
– At Dominion ’15, Okada defeated AJ Styles to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At King of Pro Wrestling ’15, Okada defeated Styles to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– Okada defeated Genichiro Tenryu in the latter’s final match before retirement
– At Wrestle Kingdom 10, Okada defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– On February 11, 2016, Okada defeated Hirooki Goto to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At ROH’s 14th Anniversary Show, Okada defeated Moose
– At Wrestling Dontaku ’16, Okada defeated SANADA
– At Global Wars ’16, Okada & Moose defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi & Michael Elgin
– At Dominion ’16, Okada defeated Tetsuya Naito to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At Death Before Dishonor XIV, Okada defeated Dalton Castle
– At King of Pro Wrestling ’16, Okada defeated Naomichi Marufuji to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At Wrestle Kingdom 11, Okada defeated Kenny Omega to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At The New Beginning in Sapporo ’17, Okada defeated Minoru Suzuki to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At NJPW’s 45th Anniversary Show, Okada defeated Tiger Mask W to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At Sakura Genesis ’17, Okada defeated Katsuyori Shibata to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At Wrestling Dontaku ’17, Okada defeated Bad Luck Fale to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At Dominion ’17, Okada fought Kenny Omega to a one-hour time-limit draw to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At the USA G1 Special, Okada defeated Cody to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At King of Pro Wrestling ’17, Okada defeated EVIL to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At Power Struggle ’17, CHAOS (Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI, Gedo & Hirooki Goto) defeated LIJ (Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI, EVIL & SANADA)
– At Wrestle Kingdom 12, Okada defeated Tetsuya Naito to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At The New Beginning in Osaka ’18, Okada defeated SANADA to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At NJPW’s 46th Anniversary Show, Okada defeated Will Ospreay
– At Sakura Genesis ’18, Okada defeated Zack Sabre Jr to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At Wrestling Dontaku ’18, Okada defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At NJPW’s G1 Special in San Francisco, Okada & Will Ospreay defeated LIJ (Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI)
– At the ALL IN event, Okada defeated Marty Scurll
– At Power Struggle ’18, CHAOS (Okada & Beretta) defeated The Bullet Club (Jay White & Bad Luck Fale)
– At The New Beginning In Osaka ’19, Okada defeated Bad Luck Fale
– At NJPW’s 47th Anniversary Show, Okada, Hirooki Goto & Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated LIJ (Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & EVIL)
– Okada won the 2019 New Japan Cup, defeating SANADA in the final
– At the ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard, Okada defeated Jay White to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At Wrestling Dontaku ’19, Okada defeated SANADA to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At Dominion ’19, Okada defeated Chris Jericho to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At Southern Showdown, Okada & Tanahashi defeated Jay White & Bad Luck Fale
– At Royal Quest 2019, Okada defeated Minoru Suzuki to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At Destruction in Kagoshima 2019, CHAOS (Okada, Hirooki Goto & Rocky Romero) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi, BUSHI & SANADA)
– At King Of Pro Wrestling 2019, Okada defeated SANADA to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At Wrestle Kingdom 14, Okada defeated Kota Ibushi to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title on night one, before losing it to Tetsuya Naito on night two
– At New Year Dash 2020, CHAOS (Okada, Will Ospreay, Robbie Eagles & YOSHI-HASHI) defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr, Lance Archer & Taichi)
– At The New Beginning in Osaka 2020, Okada & Will Ospreay defeated Zack Sabre Jr & Taichi
– At Manabu Nakanishi’s Retirement show, Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi & Hirooki Goto defeated Manabu Nakanishi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata
– At Power Struggle 2020, Okada defeated Great O-Khan
– At Wrestle Kingdom 15, Okada defeated Will Ospreay
– At New Year Dash 2021, CHAOS (Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto, Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI) defeated Bullet Club (Jay White, Yujiro Takahashi, Chase Owens, Bad Luck Fale & EVIL)
– At The New Beginning in Nagoya 2021, Okada & Toru Yano defeated Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL
– At The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021, Okada teamed with his CHAOS stablemates to defeat Bullet Club, before Okada defeated EVIL in a singles match
– At Castle Attack 2021, Okada defeated EVIL, before teaming with Tomihiro Ishii & Toru Yano to defeat EVIL, Chase Owens & Jay White
– At Sakura Genesis 2021, CHAOS (Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo) defeated Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi, Dick Togo, Taiji Ishimori, EVIL & KENTA)
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2021, CHAOS defeated Suzuki-gun on night one and Los Ingobernables de Japon on night two
– At Wrestle Grand Slam Tokyo 2021, Okada defeated Jeff Cobb
– Okada won the 2021 G1 Climax Tournament, defeating Kota Ibushi in the final
– At Power Struggle 2021, Okada defeated Tama Tonga
– At Battle In The Valley, Okada defeated Buddy Matthews
– At Wrestle Kingdom 16, Okada defeated Shingo Takagi to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title on night one, before defending it against Will Ospreay on night two
– At the NJPW/NOAH Wrestle Kingdom 16 special, Okada & Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Keiji Muto & Kaito Kiyomiya
– On February 20, 2022, Okada defeated Tetsuya Naito to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– On April 9, Okada defeated Zack Sabre Jr to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2022, Okada defeated Tetsuya Naito to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– Okada won the 2022 G1 Climax Tournament, defeating Will Ospreay in the final
– At Royal Quest II, Okada teamed with Tomohiro Ishii to defeat Zak Knight & Bad Dude Tito on night one, before defeating Tito in singles action on night two
– At Declaration Of Power 2022, Okada defeated JONAH
– At the 2022 NJPW Halloween Special, Okada, Jon Moxley, Amazing Red, Eddie Kingston, Homicide & YOH defeated Jay White, Juice Robinson, El Phantasmo, Tom Lawlor, Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs in an Elimination Match
– At the NJPW/Stardom X-Over event, Okada, Toru Yano & The Great Muta defeated United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Great O-Khan & Aaron Henare)
– At Wrestle Kingdom 17, Okada defeated Jay White to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At New Year Dash 2023, Okada & Kenny Omega defeated Jeff Cobb & Aaron Henare
– At the NJPW/NOAH Wrestle Kingdom 17 special, Okada & Togi Makabe fought Kaito Kiyomiya & Yoshiki Inamura to a no-contest
– At The New Beginning in Nagoya 2023, Okada, Ryusuke Taguchi, Shota Unimo & YOH defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI & SANADA)
– At The New Beginning in Osaka 2023, Okada defeated Shingo Takagi to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At Battle In The Valley 2023, Okada defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– At Keiji Muto’s Retirement Show, Okada defeated Kaito Kiyomiya
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2023, Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Strong Style (Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado & Ren Narita) to win the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– At Dominion 2023, Okada, Ishii & Tanahashi defeated The Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & Shota Umino) to retain the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– At the 2023 All Together Again event, Okada, Yuma Aoyagi & Kenoh defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kento Miyahara & Kaito Kiyomiya
– Okada reached the final of the 2023 G1 Climax, but fell to Tetsuya Naito in the final
– On September 9, Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Togi Makabe & Tiger Mask to retain the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Titles
– At Destruction in Ryogoku 2023, Okada, Ishii & Tanahashi defeated Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin & Josh Alexander to retain the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Titles
– At Power Struggle 2023, Okada, Ishii & Tanahashi defeated TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr, Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste) to retain the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Titles
– On November 11, Okada, Ishii & Tanahashi defeated Just 5 Guys (SANADA, Yuya Uemura & Taichi) to retain the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Titles
– On November 17, Okada, Ishii & Tanahashi defeated Ryusuke Taguchi, Ren Narita & Tomoaki Honma to retain the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Titles
– On December 21, Okada, Ishii & Tanahashi defeated United Empire (Great O-Khan, Jeff Cobb & HENARE) to retain the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Titles
– At Wrestle Kingdom 18, Okada defeated Bryan Danielson
– At Battle In The Valley 2024, Okada defeated Will Ospreay
– On January 19, it was announced that Okada’s contract with New Japan was expiring at the end of the month and that he would be leaving the promotion
– Okada wrestled his final New Japan match on February 24, working a 10-man Tag Match at the New Beginning in Sapporo event
– Okada signed with AEW in March 2024 and would align himself with The Young Bucks
– At the Dynamite Big Business special, The Elite (Okada, Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson) defeated Eddie Kingston, Pentagon Jr & PAC
– A week later, Okada defeated Eddie Kingston to win the AEW Continental Title
– At Dynasty 2024, Okada defeated PAC to retain the AEW Continental Title
– On the May 15 Dynamite, Okada defeated Dax Harwood to retain the AEW Continental Title
– At Double Or Nothing 2024, The Elite (Okada, The Young Bucks & Jack Perry) defeated Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler, Darby Allin & Bryan Danielson in Anarchy In The Arena
– At Forbidden Door 2024, The Elite (Okada & The Young Bucks) defeated The Acclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens) & Hiroshi Tanahashi
– At All Out 2024, Okada defeated Mark Briscoe, Orange Cassidy & Konosuke Takeshita to retain the AEW Continental Title