2023-24 Contract Season

[MenacingMonk]

If I'm WWE I'd want no parts of a beat up ass okada who can't work his physical style and won't have 60 minute slug fests like he used to.

Aew would worship his dream matches vs Wheeler Yuta and Luchasaurus on Rampage, but his luster would fade quickly in WWE imo

Okada wouldn’t even have a 30 minute match in WWE. 60 in the E?

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Guys also wrestle for forever in NJPW though

Yeah but many are broken down compared to what they were. Look at Tanahashi. He can still give you a good match here and there but he's not close to the same Tana

 

[Reality Check]

Why would New Japan, in 2023, care about Okada’s run in TNA from over a decade ago if he is leaving?

Think he's referring to Okada, not NJPW. That's been water under the bridge for a couple years now.

If I'm WWE I'd want no parts of a beat up ass okada who can't work his physical style and won't have 60 minute slug fests like he used to.

Safe to say he wouldn't have to worry about 60 minute slugfests in WWE lol. Could probably sleepwalk through a 20 minute WWE match.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

Okada wouldn’t even have a 30 minute match in WWE. 60 in the E?

That's my point...His njpw slugfests and broadways are how he got famous. Without those he had CHAOS mixed tags and G1 grueling matches. Without that who is he? And I'm a fan of prime okada, for sure.

 

[MenacingMonk]

That's my point...His njpw slugfests and broadways are how he got famous. Without those he had CHAOS mixed tags and G1 grueling matches. Without that who is he? And I'm a fan of prime okada, for sure.

He’s the Rainmaker.

If Naka made it, why can’t he? The thing is, I don’t see Okada in NXT, and I don’t think he’s well known enough with a lot of E fans to show up on Raw to a big pop.

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Why would New Japan, in 2023, care about Okada’s run in TNA from over a decade ago if he is leaving?

No they were pissed off at the time (as was Okada himself) as it came off disrespectful and an overall waste of his time. He will probably want to go somewhere that would portray him closer to what he has been in New Japan for the past decade.

 

[Flex Luger]

Had no clue Okada wife is a famous actress over there. Now I really don’t see him leaving Japan to move over here.

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

Think he's referring to Okada, not NJPW. That's been water under the bridge for a couple years now.



Safe to say he wouldn't have to worry about 60 minute slugfests in WWE lol. Could probably sleepwalk through a 20 minute WWE match.

At the pace many WWE matches move, he could do five minutes of actual work and get a 20+ minute match out of it.

 

[Da_Eggman]

cant wait to see Okada show up on raw as an evil sushi chef

 

[Reality Check]

Had no clue Okada wife is a famous actress over there. Now I really don’t see him leaving Japan to move over here.

Also has a young kid who was born around the time of the first Forbidden Door PPV. Honestly WWE would probably be the best option to be able to extend his career given the bumps he's taken but it doesn't sound like he's looking to move to the US.

 

[Straw Hat Luffy]

That's my point...His njpw slugfests and broadways are how he got famous. Without those he had CHAOS mixed tags and G1 grueling matches. Without that who is he? And I'm a fan of prime okada, for sure.

this some reverse psychology to make this a challenge for him

I see you breh this smart

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

He’s the Rainmaker.

If Naka made it, why can’t he? The thing is, I don’t see Okada in NXT, and I don’t think he’s well known enough with a lot of E fans to show up on Raw to a big pop.

Because Nakamura is significantly more charismatic and always has been.

And now...this:

I'm good.

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

 

[AStrangeName]

Didn't realize how much of a journeywomen Deonna is. TNA did a good job repackaging her and utilizing her to her best potential, so it seems like AEW/ROH and WWE are probably be main ones wanting her at this point.