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Kazuchika Okada Talks How He Was Used in TNA, If WWE Has Made Him an Offer, Would He Ever Leave New Japan Pro Wrestling for WWE?, More

New Japan Pro Wrestling star Kazuchika Okada recently spoke with Sports Illustrated, and below are some interview highlights:

On his overall experience in TNA:

“I learned in TNA that I needed more than just a good match–I needed a character. That’s how I became the “Rainmaker.” It was good for me. TNA didn’t use me, but I got hungrier to wrestle. The struggle made me better. I was always a good wrestler. I feel like I can wrestle anybody. 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 New Japan. I took the timing and technique I learned in the U.S. back with me to Japan.

“When I was in TNA, somebody told me about the ‘Rainmaker.’ I thought it was a nice character. In Japan, there is no character–it’s fight, fight, fight. So I needed a character. When I was just a strong wrestler, TNA didn’t use me. I didn’t have a character, so I knew I needed one. That’s what the agents in TNA kept telling me, so I made this character and I took it to New Japan.”

Would he ever leave NJPW for WWE?:

“Never. Many guys told me I should go, but there has been no offer.”

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