Kazuchika Okada - Pro Wrestler Profile

On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Kazuchika Okada, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.

Kazuchika Okada (岡田 和睦) was born in Anjō, Aichi, Japan on November 8, 1987, and he is currently 35 years old.

He is currently a Wrestler, working for NJPW on the Heavyweight division, under the ring name of Kazuchika Okada.

Currently, he is is a member of the teams of CHAOS and CHAOS Ride the Lightning.

Profile Info

Gender Male
Real Name Kazuchika Okada (岡田 和睦)
Ring Names
  • Kazuchika Okada ( August 29, 2004 - Present)
  • Okada ( March 25, 2011 - October 13, 2011)
  • Okato ( January 20, 2011 - March 24, 2011)
  • Okada ( February 16, 2010 - January 19, 2011)
Born November 8, 1987 (age 35)
Nationality Nationality: JapanJapan
Birth Place Anjō, Aichi, Japan
Billed From
  • Tokyo, Japan
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight
  • 236 lbs (107 kg)
Nicknames The Rainmaker

Career History

Roles
  • Wrestler ( August 29, 2004 - Present)
Companies / Promotions
Promotionfromto
Promotion New Japan Pro WrestlingNJPWBrand Heavyweight January 4, 2012 Present
Promotion Impact WrestlingTNA February 16, 2010 October 13, 2011
Promotion New Japan Pro WrestlingNJPWBrand Heavyweight April 1, 2008 January 31, 2010
Promotion New Japan Pro WrestlingNJPWBrand Junior Heavyweight August 26, 2007 March 31, 2008
Face / Heel Turns
Alignmentfromto
Face May 4, 2014 Present
Heel January 5, 2012 May 3, 2014
Face January 20, 2011 January 4, 2012
Heel February 16, 2010 January 19, 2011
Face August 26, 2007 February 15, 2010
Images
Jan 2022
Jan 2022
Jan 2012
Jan 2012
Jan 2011
Jan 2011
Aug 2007
Aug 2007

Finishers
  • Rainmaker - Wrist-lock into a Short-arm Lariat ( January 4, 2012 - Present)
  • Money Clip - Cobra Clutch ( June 17, 2020 - Present)
  • Red Ink - Kneeling Cross-Legged STF ( March 11, 2013 - Present)
  • Bridging German Suplex ( August 29, 2004 - December 31, 2011)
Theme Songs
  • Theme Song "RAINMAKER -2020DomeVer.-" by Yonosuke Kitamura Feat. Eiki - Single ( January 4, 2020 - Present)
  • Theme Song "RAINMAKER -NEXTLEVEL-" by Yonosuke Kitamura - Single ( January 4, 2019 - January 3, 2020)
  • Theme Song "RAINMAKER -laevatein-" by Yonosuke Kitamura - Single ( June 30, 2018 - December 15, 2018)
  • Theme Song "RAIN MAKER -WK12 ver.-" by Yonosuke Kitamura - Single ( January 4, 2018 - June 24, 2018)
  • Theme Song "RAIN MAKER -DOMINION 6.11 ver.-" by Yonosuke Kitamura - Single ( June 11, 2017 - January 3, 2018)
  • Theme Song "RAIN MAKER -Tokyo Dome 2017 ver.-" by Yonosuke Kitamura - Single ( January 4, 2017 - June 11, 2017)
  • Theme Song "RAIN MAKER (2014 Edit)" by May's - Single ( January 4, 2014 - January 3, 2017)
  • Theme Song "RAIN MAKER" by Yonosuke Kitamura - Single ( January 4, 2012 - January 3, 2014)
  • Theme Song "Kick It, That Makes Me Funk" by Yonosuke Kitamura - Single ( April 12, 2008 - December 31, 2011)
  • Theme Song "Omori" by Dale Oliver - Single ( February 16, 2010 - October 13, 2011)
  • Theme Song "Cefiro & Radio Comeback (Seishun Saikai)" by Maximum the Hormone - Single ( August 26, 2007 - April 11, 2008)

Titles & Accomplishments

Titles Won

New Japan Pro Wrestling

  • 2 IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
  • 5 IWGP Heavyweight Championship
  • 1 NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (with Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii)
Other Accomplishments
  • NJPW G1 Climax Winner (2012, 2014, 2021, 2022)
  • NJPW New Japan Cup Winner (2013, 2019)
  • NJPW Best Bout (2017 - vs. Kenny Omega at Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall)
  • Toryumon Mexico Young Dragons Cup Winner (2005)
  • 1° in the PWI 500 (2017)
  • PWI Feud of the Decade (2010s - vs. Kenny Omega)
  • PWI Match of the Year (2017 - vs. Kenny Omega, Wrestle Kingdom 11; 2018 - vs. Kenny Omega, Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall)
  • PWI Feud of the Year (2017 - vs. Kenny Omega)
  • Tokyo Sports MVP Award (2012, 2013, 2015, 2019)
  • Tokyo Sports Best Bout Award (2012 - vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, 16/06; 2014 - vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, 10/08; 2015 - vs. Genichiro Tenryu, 15/11; 2016 - vs. Naomichi Marufuji, 18/07; 2017 - vs. Kenny Omega, 04/01; 2018 - vs. Kenny Omega, 09/06; 2019 - vs. SANADA, 10/14; 2020 - vs. Tetsuya Naito, 01/05)
  • Nikan Sports MVP Award (2012, 2013, 2015, 2017)
  • Nikan Sports Outstanding Performance Award (2012)
  • Nikan Sports Match of the Year (2012 - vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, 02/12; 2014 - vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, 08/10; 2017 - vs. Kenny Omega, 01/04; 2018 - vs. Kenny Omega, 06/09)
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame induction (class of 2021)
  • WON Wrestler of the Year (2017)
  • WON Best Matches of the Decade (2010s)
  • WON Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Decade (2010s)
  • WON Best Wrestling Maneuver (2012, 2013 - Rainmaker)
  • WON Feud of the Year (2012, 2013 - vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi; 2017 - vs. Kenny Omega)
  • WON Most Improved (2012)
  • WON Most Outstanding Wrestler (2017)
  • WON Pro Wrestling Match of the Year (2013 - vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, 04/07; 2016 - vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, 01/04; 2017 - vs. Kenny Omega, 01/04; 2018 - vs. Kenny Omega, 06/09; 2022 - vs. Will Ospreay at G1 Climax Finals)
  • WON Japan MVP (2019, 2022)

Relations

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