Kazuchika Okada Talks Jay White, Omega, STRONG
Added 2023-01-02 17:00:05 +0000 UTCFightful spoke briefly with Kazuchika Okada for an interview focused solely on Wrestle Kingdom. We had submitted some other questions that weren't answered.
Okada said that Jay White's unserious nature in preparing for him (building chicken coops) doesn't bother him at all, but he hopes that it isn't used as an excuse when he wins. He can't afford to take it easy and he believes having anxiety is a good thing.
He hasn't had a singles match since October and isn't preparing any special way. He believes that wrestling in tag matches has him appropriately ready. He says Wrestle Kingdom will be the best Okada we see.
Okada says that he hasn't watched NJPW Strong yet, but there are a lot of great wrestlers there, specifically mentioned Tom Lawlor. He said that he's hoping to see more Japanese talent come to America and promote STRONG. Okada said he's happy to do it too.
He thinks Ospreay and Omega will be a great match, but feels he and Switchblade represent NJPW better than anyone and thinks some NJPW fans won't know Omega now.
