A top NJPW star doesn’t think he has much time left in his career.
Kazuchika Okada is one of the most decorated and iconic stars to ever grace a New Japan Pro Wrestling ring.
With seven reigns holding the IWGP World and Heavyweight Championships and the longest reign with the top prize, Okada has accomplished everything to be considered a legend in the business.
While still in his prime, it looks like “The Rainmaker” has already started looking towards the future because he doesn’t think he has much time left in the ring.
In a new interview with Number, Okada revealed that one of his goals is to try and exceed Antonio Inoki’s efforts to bring NJPW to the rest of the world. He said:
“People might say, ‘It’s impossible to surpass Mr. Inoki,’ but I think we have no choice but to make pro wrestling more exciting.”
“First of all, when Mr. Inoki was competing, we were able to fill Tokyo Dome to capacity.”
“After getting the number of spectators back, and now that we have video distribution on the internet, we would like to spread the word about professional wrestling in a different way,”
“Mr. Inoki used to be focusing on overseas strategy and trying to bring New Japan’s professional wrestling to the world, but now times have changed and there are many New Japan fans overseas through the Internet.”
“I would like to go beyond what Inoki-san has done in that way. I don’t think I have that much time left as an active [wrestler] either, so I want to do my best.”
The former Edge in WWE and newly signed AEW star, Adam Copeland has pitched a potential dream match with Kazuchika Okada, which you can read at this link.
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