Every fan has to start somewhere. Whether this is the first event for some fans or they are already established. Every single show doesn't have a video package of each wrestler with their bio and history. They gonna be wrestling, not cutting a promo or storytelling. Some of the wrestlers have already been exposed to US audiences in the past. Just so happens that some are focused on watching one company only that they don't know or care much about the other companies. You can't just go on hearsay and things like that. People can say Okada is one of the best in the world, but you gotta watch the show tonight to see it for yourself. Hearing someone speak about it or watching intro videos isn't the same as an actual match. Plus not like Okada name hasn't been ringing bells for years. Those that been with AEW since the beginning know he was even at All In a few years back. It's all about catching fans interest somewhere. I remember my boy telling me some years back that he had downloaded Wrestle Kingdom. It was the last one with AJ vs Nakamaru right before they left to WWE. Okada and Tanahashi fought on that card I believe. I didn't know anything about any wrestler, but still enjoyed the event. Then I started watching WK more frequently as well as other NJPW shows like Dominion, the new years event after WK, G1, NJ cup and other random big ppvs. I didn't have any clue on who the wrestlers were or the history of the promotion but I started somewhere and just started randomly learning about it. Shoot, even now somethings happen and I may not know about it like some title changes, since I don't watch every single program, but just have an idea of who some of the wrestlers are and their style. Gotta keep an open mind with these things. Nobody tuned into WWF for the very first time as a child and immediately knew who everyone was. You might like some of the unfamiliar wrestlers, all, or none. Everyone has their preferences. And everyone has to form their own opinion. I can't tell everyone that ZSJ is one of if not the best technical wrestler in the world, cuz not everyone may agree. Some may enjoy the show, some may not. But until you see the wrestlers compete, you'll never know. Everyone welcome to do research on any wrestler that they're interested on as well.
