5 dream matches for Kazuchika Okada in AEW
Kazuchika Okada has become a name synonymous with the very best of professional wrestling. His back catalog of matches reads like a who's who of New Japan's best of the best, and he has collected match-of-the-decade candidates with relative ease.
While Okada has earned such a reputation throughout his career, he has seldom been found outside of Japan and as a consequence feels like he's only just scratched the surface in terms of what he can truly achieve by the end of his career.
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Wrestling is an art-form celebrated by the world. But when it comes to mainstream attention, the perceived premier league can be found within North America. AEW, in its short life span, has established itself as the top competitive alternative to WWE and has cemented itself as the go-to for hardcore fans of the sport.
Therefore, of the two companies, should Kazuchika Okada find himself crossing the ocean for new opportunities,? AEW is both the most likely and most tantalizing destination. There are a wide variety of names in AEW that have their own history with the Rainmaker. Much of it stems from the Elite faction which dominated New Japan.
But AEW also represents a land of opportunity, with a plethora of names who have yet to stand opposite the former IWGP Heavyweight Champion. Let's take a trip down the rabbit hole and look at five dream opponents for Kazuchika Okada should we ever see the Forbidden Door swing open once again.
#5 Kazuchika Okada vs Adam Cole
Much like Okada, Adam Cole is a talent that comes with expectation whenever he steps within the squared circle. His dominance during his time with WWE's NXT brand cemented Cole as a certified main event attraction in wrestling, subverting the draconian WWE mentality of favoring those of a larger physical stature.
Having made the jump to AEW, the former NXT triple crown champion has become a quintessential element in the Elite's storylines and appears to be beginning a slow-burn feud with faction leader Kenny Omega.
Cole and Kazuchika Okada have yet to stand opposite one another in singles action, despite coming to blows in multi-man contests with the rest of his Elite peers. And it has to be on the bucket list of any wrestling fan for the eventual collision to one day find itself on stage.