Kazuchika Okada has taken the big screen of wrestling in his hometown Japan and across the globe by storm. If known for anything, it is definitely his ability to show charisma, strength, and skills in the ring as a wrestler, and his knack to make series of histories including the longest-serving IWGP Heavyweight Champion, G1 Climax, Nikkan Sports Outstanding Award, and Pro Wrestling Illustrated number 1 of 500 singles wrestlers (2007) to mention a few.
Okada is also known with different names of Okato and Dragon George and has been able to show his expertise and become even more celebrated in the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling amid other promotions.
Who is Kazuchika Okada? – Biography
Born on November 8, 1987, Kazuchika Okada hails from Anjó, Aichi, Japan. At a young age, Okada was interested in sports and participated in track and field events before he got introduced to wrestling through a video game.
Following his new-found sport, Okada was bent on making progress in wrestling and was schooled at the Toryumon Professional Wrestling School where he was trained by Último Dargón. In the school in 2004, he launched as a wrestler and earned the Young Dragons Cup in 2005 before he appeared in promotions like UWA Hardcore Wrestling and Chikara of USA and Canada.
In 2007, Okada made his first appearance in the New Japan Pro-Wrestling where he trained and competed against Shinsuke Nakamura, Hirooki Goto, and Tajiri. Later, he was sent to the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2010 and lost to Alex Shelley and Jay Lethal in different matches and subsequently triumphed over Kid Kash. His name began to be heard in different places, especially because he started appearing in live matches and further became more comfortable defeating his opponents and took the name of Okato in his career before switching back to his birth name Okada.
Okada made his return to the NJPW in 2010 with random appearances. He teamed up with Hirooki Goto at the Wrestle Kingdom V in Tokyo Dome, later went back to the United States and TNA before he found his way back to the NJPW. Okada from his sporadic entrances teamed up with several wrestlers including Ryusuke Taguchi, Togi Makabe, Charlie Haas, Josh Daniels, Tiger, and Mask.
Following his several appearances in Mexico, US and Japan wrestle contests, Okada seemed ready to start a fight and come out victorious in many beginning from 2012 with his battle with Yoshi-Hashi. He further won the matches against Tanahashi, to become the IWGP Heavyweight Champion for the first time; defeated Tetsuya Naito, Hirooki Goto, KARL Anderson among others. In his series of wins, he was able to defend his IWGP championship, became the youngest G1 Climax winner in history among others.
Throughout his career as a wrestler, he has wrestled with numerous wrestlers including Chris Jericho, Minoru Suzuki, Michael Elgin, Jay White, Bad Luck Fale, Zack Sabre Jr., Katsuyori Shibata among others.
What Is The Net Worth Of Kazuchika Okada?
Although it is not certain what Okada earns as salary, it is known that the wrestler bags fortune amount from his wrestling career and his net worth has been recorded differently by many sources. His worth is estimated at around $1 million to $3.1 million in 2019.
Height
Kazuchika has a well-built body and stands an interesting height of 6 feet 4 inches with an even weight of 107kg.
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Other Facts
- Formerly, he was engaged to TV Asahi presenter Yoko Mori and in 2019, he became married to Japanese singer, actress and voice actress Suzuko Mimori who is best known for her acting roles in Love Live (2013) Love Live! The School Idol Movie (2015), Tiger Mask W (2016), Revue Starlight (2018), and Hulaing Babies (2019) and a host of others.
- After his uncle and cousin were diagnosed with cancer, Okada began a Rainmaker Fund with the sole aim of helping people who battle with the disease by often donating $378 dollars from all won matches.
- He was featured in the Japanese music video for Pharell Williams’ Happy song.
- He featured in World Trigger, and Future Card Buddy Fight 100 anime series as a voice character.
- He was featured in a video games Tekken Fated Retribution.
- Among his numerous accomplishments are the 2018 CBS Sports’ match of the year vs. Kenny Omega, New Japan Pro-Wrestling IWGP Heavyweight Championship (5 times), G1 Climax (2012 and 2014), Wrestling Observer Newsletter for Best Wrestling Manoeuvre (2012 and 2013 – Rainmaker) among others.
Complete profile of Kazuchika Okada
| Kazuchika Okada | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Kazuchika Okada |
| Date of Birth | 8 November 1987 |
| Age | 33 years |
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
| Birth place | Anjo, Aichi, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Ethnicity | Asian |
| Profession | Professional Wrestler |
| Education | NA |
| Father | NA |
| Mother | NA |
| Siblings | NA |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Spouse | Suzuko Mimori ( m. 2019) |
| Girlfriend | NA |
| Kids | NA |
| Religion | NA |
| Estimated Net Worth: | $3.1 million |
| Source of net worth | Wrestling career |
| Height | Feet- 6ft 4in Meters- (1.93m) |
| Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) |
| Eye color | Dark Brown |
| Hair color | Light Brown |
| Social media | Instagram |
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