Kazuchika Okada goes out a winner.
Kazuchika Okada competed in his final NJPW match at NJPW New Beginning in Sapporo, pinning Callum Newman with a Rain Maker in a multi-man bout.
Okada teamed with Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI, Hirooki Goto & Tomohiro Ishii to defeat Callum Newman, Jeff Cobb, Matt Riddle, Great-O-Khan & Francesco Akira.
The crowd chanted "Okada" before and after the bout.
After the match, Okada addressed the audience, thanked them, and said he would see them again.
レインメーカー オカダ・カズチカ ラストマッチ
— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) February 24, 2024
大オカダコールを受けて、最後の入場--
CHAOS × UNITED EMPIRE & マット・リドル--#njpwworld で配信中--
視聴＆登録https://t.co/9iZJzPgCfN#NJPW #njnbg pic.twitter.com/yLYx6diqjS
Kazuchika Okada's last "Rainmaker" in #njpw (for now) before he embarks into his AEW adventure #njnbg pic.twitter.com/RQKxn1zhec
— ERD Wrestling (@ERD_Wrestling) February 24, 2024
It was announced on January 18 that Okada would be leaving NJPW when his contract expired at the end of January. He wrestled a handful of match in February that he was previously announced for.
Okada has been with NJPW since 2007 and is one of the most decorated wrestlers in NJPW history as a multi-time IWGP World Heavyweight (two times) and IWGP Heavyweight Champion (five times). He is the longest reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion of all time. He has made a handful of appearances for AEW, notably wrestling at both AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door events.
Fans can find results from NJPW New Beginning in Sapporo in our results section.
