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- Okada and Omega's second meeting with the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on the line once again was at 2017's Dominion 6.11, it was the ultimate dream re-match after their Wrestle Kingdom classic and the expectations were insurmountably high.
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May 17, 2022 · 1 Kazuchika Okada Vs. Kenny Omega, Two Out Of Three Falls, IWGP Heavyweight Championship, Dominion 6.9. The fourth and greatest legendary meeting between Kazuchika Okada and Kenny Omega took place in 2018 at Dominion 6.9, with Okada still reigning as the IWGP Heavyweight Champion in a record 720-day run.
May 16, 2023 · At Wrestle Kingdom 11, Okada retained the IWGP World title against Omega. Their rematch that June ended in a 60-minute draw, but then a year later in their last singles match to date, Omega...
- 10 Kenny Omega
- 9 Kazuchika Okada
- 8 The Rainmaker
- 7 The Cleaner
- 6 Wrestle Kingdom 11: The Six-Star Defense
- 5 Dominion: The Six and A Quarter Draw
- 4 The G1 Climax
- 3 Dominion: The Seven-Star Classic
- 2 The Aftermath: Omega
- 1 The Aftermath: Okada
Winnipeg-born Kenny Omega got his startin early 2000, working the indie scene and having a brief year-long run with WWE’s developmental territory, Deep South Wrestling. However, Omega wouldn’t achieve notoriety until hooking up with Japan’s DDT Pro-Wrestling, forming a tag team with Kota Ibushi and establishing himself with a whole new set of fans....
Before he ever trained at the New Japan Dojo, Kazuchika Okada traveled to Mexico and enrolled in Ultimo Dragon’s Toryumon wrestling school as a teenager, wrestling across Mexico, Canada, and the United States as he honed his craft. Eventually NJPW would sign him and send him on excursion to TNA, where he’d have an infamously disastrous run where he...
Okada’s time with TNA wasn’t all for naught, as he learned the value of developing a gimmick for oneself, rather than “just” being a pro wrestler. As a result, he engineered a wrestling persona for himself, combining everything he learned in Japan, Mexico, and the US to become the swaggering Rainmaker. RELATED: NJPW: The 10 Best Matches of Kazuchik...
Omega had been a known commodity in NJPW’s Junior Heavyweight Division when he officially signed with New Japan in 2014, but took a step further by joining the villainous gaijin faction Bullet Club. Dubbing himself “The Cleaner,” Omega adopted a hitman persona and ousted previous BC leader AJ Styles to become the boss of the stable. From there, he ...
Kenny Omega’s G1 Climax win earned him a title match against IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada at January 4, 2017’s Wrestle Kingdom 11. That match, lasting over 45 minutes, was highly praised not only by fans, but also by other pro wrestlers. Notably, the match broke wrestling journalism luminary Dave Meltzer’s five-star rating system, forc...
Nearly half a year later, Okada would choose Omega as his next challenger for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, for a title match to happen in June at Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall. What followed was yet another epic, lasting a full hour to reach a time limit draw, yet somehow exceeding their Wrestle Kingdom 11 bout, forcing Dave Meltzer once aga...
In 2017, Okada and Omega would find themselves in the same block of NJPW’s annual round robin tournament, the G1 Climax. The match, which would determine who was the winner of Block B and advance to the finals, went nearly 25 minutes and resulted in a surprising win for Kenny Omega. RELATED: NJPW: Every G1 Climax Winner From The 2010s, Ranked Omega...
Kenny Omega was chosen as Kazuchika Okada’s challenger for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall, the site of their draw match. However, to make this final the huge conclusion it needed to be, it was contested as a 2/3 Falls Match, with no time limit. There was going to be a winner, no matter what. And the match was sui...
Kenny Omega would hold the title for 209 days, defending the title against Cody, Tomohiro Ishii, and even his own partner/boyfriend, Kota Ibushi. Eventually Hiroshi Tanahashi would earn a Wrestle Kingdom 13 title match by winning the 2018 G1 Climax, prompting Omega to adopt a foreign heel persona in the process. Their feud would be based on a philo...
When Okada lost the title, he was the longest reigning IWGP Heavyweight Championat 720 days, exceeding that of Shinya Hashimoto by nearly 230 days. His title loss, combined with a disappointing showing at the 2018 G1 Climax, resulted in an onscreen nervous breakdown where he dyed his hair red, started carrying around a balloon, and fired his manage...
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Jun 30, 2017 · In this Sports Illustrated exclusive, Kenny Omega—in his own words—details his preparation and reveals his feelings before his New Japan Pro Wrestling world title match against IWGP heavyweight...
- NJPW Had Plans For More. After dethroning Okada, Omega did not remain champion for long as he lost the title to Hiroshi Tanahashi at Wrestle Kingdom 13.
- Okada's Rope-Break Spot At Dominion 2017. At Dominion 2017, Omega and Okada went on to a 60-minute time limit draw. The biggest moment for the night was when Kenny finally connected the One Winged Angel on Okada.
- Kenny Omega's Favorite Match. Even though all four matches between Omega and Okada are a class apart, fans cannot help but argue over which match they believe is the finest one among all.
- A Domino Effect Of AJ Style's NJPW Departure. Just a year before main eventing Tokyo Dome with Okada, Kenny Omega was a part of NJPW's junior division alongside Nick and Matt Jackson.
Jun 9, 2021 · By Juan Carlos Reneo Last updated Jun 9, 2021. On June 9th of 2018 in Osaka, we witness the culmination of the rivalry between Kazuchika Okada and Kenny Omega in what was the greatest pro-wrestling match ever seen and broke the Meltzer star rating scale by being awarded 7 stars.
Dec 8, 2020 · There were two stories going on here. The first and most obvious one was the rivalry between Okada and Omega that had begun in January of that year. Omega put Okada away in a 48-minute epic at Wrestle Kingdom 11. Six months later, they had a rematch at Dominion that went to a 60-minute draw.
