I wouldn't say I really admired anyone. When I was a kid, there were definitely a lot of tough guys, but they weren't really cool. If anything, that was an influence on me: to take that toughness and combine it… — Kazuchika Okada Copy Share Image
I was a young age, 16 years old, in Mexico. I traveled to these different countries, and I have the new style from Mexico… — Kazuchika Okada Copy Share Image
Dropkicks are old moves, but I wanted to make a new version of an old move. — Kazuchika Okada Copy Share Image
I heard of the word 'rainmaker.' It means one particular star who could make a company or project rich and successful. Someone that makes… — Kazuchika Okada Copy Share Image
I think it's cool to be able to show people who don't know anything about NJPW what we do. — Kazuchika Okada Copy Share Image
To have a Japanese wrestler standing as the face of professional wrestling, there's only one person for that spot, and it's me. — Kazuchika Okada Copy Share Image
Of course I wanted to main-event wrestling matches in TNA, but in their eyes, no, that would not happen. So I went back to… — Kazuchika Okada Copy Share Image
I want to keep going to new audiences and showing people firsthand how great NJPW is. — Kazuchika Okada Copy Share Image
I learned in TNA that I needed more than just a good match - I needed a character. That's how I became the 'Rainmaker.'… — Kazuchika Okada Copy Share Image
