By: J. Curbelo
IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada is getting ready to put his belt at stake against New Japan Cup winner SANADA for his third championship title defense at Sakura Genesis this Saturday. Unfortunately, his recent matches haven’t shown much promise in his favor.
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CHAOS and SANADA’s new team Just 5 Guys faced each other throughout the Road to Sakura Genesis tour in four different matches, with CHAOS always on the losing end. The only exception being a tag team match involving Hiroshi Tanahashi joining Okada against SANADA and Taichi. Regardless, Okada doesn’t think much of these outcomes, or SANADA’s reinvention for that matter.
After getting laid out by SANADA last night in Korakuen, Okada was told by Just Five Guys that he had less than Just Five Days left as IWGP World Heavyweight Champion!
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— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) April 4, 2023
“There is no one on Earth that looks better with this title belt than me,” gloated the Rainmaker. He expressed calmness about SANADA and J5G leading in momentum on the road to Sakura Genesis, claiming that when it’s a one-on-one situation, he has all control over it. The champion has made it his personal mission to not lose at this time for the sake of New Japan Pro Wrestling and the excitement it evokes on fans right now.
Kazuchika Okada has been considered the man who has led professional wrestling in the last ten years, and he is not willing to give up that spot by losing to SANADA.
Date:
April 6, 2023
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