Kazuchika Okada vs Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship - Wrestle Kingdom 10 (2016)

From PKP:

Context (quite long): - For me, Tanahashi is NJPW’s Cena. He is the top babyface, or “the Ace of NJPW.” At one point, he held the record for the most successful defenses of the IWGP Heavyweight title, with 11. - As Tanahashi became the face of NJPW, Okada was still in a developmental program “Young Lion”, where newcomers train in the NJPW Dojo for a few years, work as staff at ringside, and wrestle as jobbers. When they’re ready, they will be sent to partner companies, and Okada was sent to TNA to learn American wrestling for 2 years. - In 2012, Okada returned at WK6 with a new gimmick, “Rainmaker,” on the same night that Tanahashi broke the record of most title defences. He challenged Tanahashi for the title at the next PLE, saying “Thank you for everything you’ve done for this company, but from now on, I will take your role and be the face of NJPW.” While Tanahashi was like “Nah, you’re not.” - Okada shocked the world, ending Tanahashi's 404-day reign on his first try. After that, they faced each other multiple times as Tanahashi started to learn Okada’s style and got his title back. The title changed hands between only these two a few times from 2012-2014 until AJ Styles beat Okada to become the champ. Then AJ lost it to Tanahashi, Tanahashi lost it back to AJ, and AJ lost it to Okada. - This is why you saw that Okada got a huge pop at All In Casino Gauntlet match. He is a big deal in Japan. If Tanahashi is Cena, Okada is Roman Reigns. - In 2015, Tanahashi won the G1 Climax tournament to gain the right (briefcase) to challenge Okada at Wk10. This will be a rematch from last year‘s main event where Tanahashi beat Okada to defend his title and made Okada cry, the 3rd time these two face each other in the main event of WK, and Tanahashi’s 6th WK main event in a row. - Now, I want to ask you guys a question: Is it important to know the finishers of the wrestlers you are watching for the first time? Personally, I think we will understand the match better if we know what their finishers are. When you recognize a finisher, you understand the significance of the moment. However, I understand that for some people, not knowing the finisher can make it exciting because you don’t know when the match might end. So, if you want to know these guys’ finishers before watching, scroll down. Have fun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

- Tanahashi’s finisher is High Fly Flow (Frog Splash)

- Okada’s finisher is Rainmaker (Ripcord Short-arm Clothesline/Lariat)