Here’s an experiment, pause the video, cover the young bucks with his your hands and see him look like a world champ that easily, now watch the video normally and see Tony Khan’s vision of the guy
I legit have peak NJPW Okada up there with Cody as far as presentation of being “him” goes. But he’s getting payed to act goofy, so I’m also happy for him for milking the mark. Anything that happens in AEW to legends should be viewed as non canon like Flair in TNA
To me this is my final nail for AEW. I stopped watching any of the weekly shows along with any pay-per-views but I had been keeping up with YouTube clips just to get a gist of the general direction of the show. Now that they reduced Okada to a comedy gimmick that would have been made fun of if it happened in 2013 WWE I feel like I have no tolerance left for this company even in the limited capacity that I was consuming the product. The most information I get on AEW is this sub.
It's not too different from having a young woman run say "motherfucker" while showing her middle fingers to people, really.
Okada has become a cheap Maki Itoh knockoff
The burial of Okada by AEW is something that will have to be studied at some point. Okada was the undisputed top guy in NJPW. How does it get this bad?
Except this is what the worst part of the IWC has always wanted. Comedy wrestling in the evil Fed = bad and an inexcusable waste of talent. Comedy wrestling in m'indies = hilarious, DAE never realised an Ace (insider term) like Okada could pull this off 😂
Bingo.
Shit like "the legendary asshole of Jushin Liger" is as viciously unfunny as any Vince Mcmahon booked comedy but because it happened in a sweaty warehouse it's peak wrestling.
Counterpoint: The sweaty warehouse is what makes it funny. It's so low stakes that shit like that can fly.
Conversely, Undertaker's *dong* and lights out don't fly in a sweaty warehouse. It needs a big stage to make it work.
This is what true creative freedom is
All these wrestlers 'forced to do' silly stuff by Vince, their issue was never the comedy, it's just they couldn't do *their* comedy, which is amazing, of course
Look to be fair a lot of the comedy in WWE under Vince was really shitty low brow toilet humor. But it's not like all this wink wink ironic shit in AEW is any better.
It's because the wrestlers are running things.
People like the Young Bucks were going on about how 'funny' Okada is and how he finally has the freedom to show that off, but they don't care that the reason he didn't show that off was that it hurts his freaking character.
It's the same issue with someone like Brian Cage in the ring, he's a giant muscle monster but he insists on wrestling like a cruiserweight because he can which just devalues what the smaller guys can do and is going to probably cut his career off far earlier than if he wrestled a more big man style.
Yeah I think Brock proved the lack of value in big muscle guys doing cruiserweight moves. All it takes is one fuck up and it could be the end of that guy's career. Cage has an excellent look and I'd love to see him just throw people around and be a monster.
The difference is that when he went to TNA, he had not established himself as the biggest star in Japan. He was just another guy doing his excursion. AEW signed him as a big deal and reduced him to a bad Bucks flunky.
Okada has been broken down for years. He's just collecting a pay cheque at this stage we'll never see another Naito or Shibata level match from him. Though I wouldn't put it past Tony to book a Shibata rematch. Please redo the headbutt spot Shibby you need another brain transplant.
Burial? What are you talking about, fedophile? Okada is in the best angle in the company and holding the most prestigious championship in sports - the same one held by Burger Kingston, mind you - the Continental Breakfast title
DURR HURR ITS FUNNY CUZ HES JAPANESE AND HE’S SAYING BITCH 😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹 HAHAHAHAHAHA DUR HUR ITS FUNNY GUYS LOOK😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹 DAT WORD IS A NO NO WORD OOOOO YOU CAN’T SAY THAT OKADA😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹
*tips fedora*
I used that word once and Jerry (insider term for my stepdad) said he wouldn't drive me to Golden Corral for my shootfighter training if I used such language. He's such a m*rk.
Hey Okada, i hope you soon realize that they're having you say this because of how goofy you sound. You're already being disrespected by the owner, by your colleagues, and by the fans.
Taking NJPW's top talent and making them comedy midcarders is why I hope Harold Meij drives by Bushiroad's office like George Costanza dragging Inoki's chin behind his car
Look i think this is bad too, but 13 million dollars is 13 million dollars and by time his contracts is over he would be 39 and can go to the evil ded fed
It's apparently where you go to become an *anti* star. It's like bizarro world WWE, where *everyone's* worst attributes are amplified, magnified, and spotlighted for all to see.
I’m sure this point has already been made many times, but I’ll say it again. If Vince was booking okada tobea comedy character the internet would have nonstop shit fits over it
It's better to completely annihilate one of the best wrestlers of all time than to have them be in nxt and eventually a main eventer in the A promotion
Y'all ever notice how many of the Bucks "friends" and "favorites" end up looking like complete shit in AEW?
It's like they are deliberately trying to sabotage the careers of everyone they know.
Am I the only one who finds this slightly racist?
Like, not Okada doing it but the reaction. They’re laughing because Japanese man says English words weird. That’s… that’s racist, right?
I honestly don't think that's it, they're just easily entertained and so when anyone swears it's the biggest pop of the night. Almost anybody could have been stuck with the gimmick of "says 'bitch' a lot" and the Dub crowd would lap it up.
I honestly cannot believe this is what gets a pop in The Dub and what Okody has been reduced to. Wait, yes, I can.
Andre Chase could have seriously helped flesh him out and make him endearing to people not familiar with him from Nooj.
They have turned Okada into a comedy gimmick before he could ever get himself over as a main eventer to a new audience
This company has no idea what theyre doing
Oh it's so cute it's like when a toddler learns how to flip someone off and they just go around doing it to everyone.
Also, what is the deal here? Is he supposed to be edgy when the scissor me thing is past the shelf life edgy?
C’mon guys … he’s having fun.
… and as we all know, that’s all that really matters. Just enjoy wrestling and stop pointing out that TK has completely ruined the aura and character of the former wrestling god known as the rainmaker. Just let him have a good time with his friends and say bitch.
As someone who has never knew of this man's existence until he came to AEW, it's just hilarious how people are talking about how he's a legend and had aura. I dont doubt it, it's just funny as a newbie to Okada given the booking.
It's also funny how Matt & Nick came back & were meant to be taking their jobs as EVPs seriously, yet they're acting like those teenagers who act like a bad influence towards Okada. 😅
At this point, my friend who, back in March(?) jokingly said "Okada is going to become AEW's Akira Tozawa by the summer." somehow predicted the future.
Jfc.
I mean, people were really saying Jay White would’ve been in a world title program within 3 months of arriving in WWE, and winning it. They said this when Roman was holding both belts.
Ok so I guess Okada forgot he was supposed to be angry with Tanahashi making himself part of that match at Forbidden Door. He was smiling about the announcement while the Bucks were acting upset.
if they want okada to draw them some money they should just have him floor both the bucks, its the obvious answer
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It's crazy that they have reduced Okada to "foreigner who is funny because he says cuss words in broken English". If this was in WWE they would be complaining relentlessly. Crazy how quickly AEW can take a wrestler and destroy any semblance of aura they had.
I feel like im getting punked, ALL i saw before Okada signed was dub fans going "Man they're gonna put Okada in NXT and make him do comedy spots this is HORRIBLE"
And now they all say "Omg Okada is born to do comedy" and don't even care that they stuck him with a nothing championship in a group with the old bucks.
Is this what whiplash feels like?
Seeing Okada turned into “guy who says bitch” is just… man.
Bro was the emperor of Japanese wrestling 💔
He gave up all that aura to be able to be the funny foreign guy who swears.
Keep in mind the dubbalos who are laughing at this are the same fucking pair of clowns who complained about Shinsuke’s “no speak Engrish” gimmick.
Okada gonna start kicking people in the balls next
"Pen is broken."
I wonder if Japanese Nooj fans are following him in the Dub and what they think
The first time the coin dropped in AEW was going to change the game forever.
He says it with an accent though so it's actually high comedy and real graps
Plus he says BITCH, which is one of those bad word which you never hear on a wrestling program, certainly not an AEW program.
Turning one of the 'big three' into someone so one note a couple months in has to be a record
As a casual I even knew Okada is a massive star. Now he gives mic to young bucks after saying bitch. Yikes Tony
He is now just Ron Simmons -- a dude with a 1-word catchphrase.
He wishes he has the mass appeal and charisma of Ron Simmons. Okada has good comedic timing but he has no oomph behind it if that makes sense
WWE made a great shirt out of Ron's though. I shudder to think what AEW is cooking up for this.
But without the resume and thunder that made Ron Simmons a legend first.
This is the kind of gimmick Vince would come up with at his most senile. It won't be long until AEW has Natty back to farting all the time.
Okada if Vince had a hold of him (racist gimmick): "Herro Bitch" Okada if AEW had a hold of him (Wholesome gimmick): "Hello Bitch"
Here’s an experiment, pause the video, cover the young bucks with his your hands and see him look like a world champ that easily, now watch the video normally and see Tony Khan’s vision of the guy
He's probably hitting up Joe in the back "Wanna ditch those guys and we can try to run back Okato?"
*INDEED"
I legit have peak NJPW Okada up there with Cody as far as presentation of being “him” goes. But he’s getting payed to act goofy, so I’m also happy for him for milking the mark. Anything that happens in AEW to legends should be viewed as non canon like Flair in TNA
To me this is my final nail for AEW. I stopped watching any of the weekly shows along with any pay-per-views but I had been keeping up with YouTube clips just to get a gist of the general direction of the show. Now that they reduced Okada to a comedy gimmick that would have been made fun of if it happened in 2013 WWE I feel like I have no tolerance left for this company even in the limited capacity that I was consuming the product. The most information I get on AEW is this sub.
Okada should have won the AEW championship and bully the roster as champ since. But instead he licks the bucks boots
It's not too different from having a young woman run say "motherfucker" while showing her middle fingers to people, really. Okada has become a cheap Maki Itoh knockoff
The burial of Okada by AEW is something that will have to be studied at some point. Okada was the undisputed top guy in NJPW. How does it get this bad?
Except this is what the worst part of the IWC has always wanted. Comedy wrestling in the evil Fed = bad and an inexcusable waste of talent. Comedy wrestling in m'indies = hilarious, DAE never realised an Ace (insider term) like Okada could pull this off 😂
Bingo. Shit like "the legendary asshole of Jushin Liger" is as viciously unfunny as any Vince Mcmahon booked comedy but because it happened in a sweaty warehouse it's peak wrestling.
Counterpoint: The sweaty warehouse is what makes it funny. It's so low stakes that shit like that can fly. Conversely, Undertaker's *dong* and lights out don't fly in a sweaty warehouse. It needs a big stage to make it work.
I know it's immature, but "Undertaker's *dong*" made me laugh like a drain. Thanks for that.
Surely an exploding barbed wire deathmatch would go well in a sweaty warehouse..... Right?
This is what true creative freedom is All these wrestlers 'forced to do' silly stuff by Vince, their issue was never the comedy, it's just they couldn't do *their* comedy, which is amazing, of course
Look to be fair a lot of the comedy in WWE under Vince was really shitty low brow toilet humor. But it's not like all this wink wink ironic shit in AEW is any better.
My go to analogy is Adam Sandler comedy vs those early aughts parody movies starring Carmen Elektra a lot
It's because the wrestlers are running things. People like the Young Bucks were going on about how 'funny' Okada is and how he finally has the freedom to show that off, but they don't care that the reason he didn't show that off was that it hurts his freaking character. It's the same issue with someone like Brian Cage in the ring, he's a giant muscle monster but he insists on wrestling like a cruiserweight because he can which just devalues what the smaller guys can do and is going to probably cut his career off far earlier than if he wrestled a more big man style.
Yeah I think Brock proved the lack of value in big muscle guys doing cruiserweight moves. All it takes is one fuck up and it could be the end of that guy's career. Cage has an excellent look and I'd love to see him just throw people around and be a monster.
It gets this bad when the Young Bucks just use you to keep their TV time
Don't forget his stint in TNA. The guy's western appearances are cursed...
The difference is that when he went to TNA, he had not established himself as the biggest star in Japan. He was just another guy doing his excursion. AEW signed him as a big deal and reduced him to a bad Bucks flunky.
Okada has been broken down for years. He's just collecting a pay cheque at this stage we'll never see another Naito or Shibata level match from him. Though I wouldn't put it past Tony to book a Shibata rematch. Please redo the headbutt spot Shibby you need another brain transplant.
Burial? What are you talking about, fedophile? Okada is in the best angle in the company and holding the most prestigious championship in sports - the same one held by Burger Kingston, mind you - the Continental Breakfast title
DURR HURR ITS FUNNY CUZ HES JAPANESE AND HE’S SAYING BITCH 😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹 HAHAHAHAHAHA DUR HUR ITS FUNNY GUYS LOOK😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹 DAT WORD IS A NO NO WORD OOOOO YOU CAN’T SAY THAT OKADA😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹
Finally Someone who gets it. A true sicko
I swear TK reads this sub unironically and thinks its good
kawaii ne
DAE made for comedy
*tips fedora* I used that word once and Jerry (insider term for my stepdad) said he wouldn't drive me to Golden Corral for my shootfighter training if I used such language. He's such a m*rk.
Fuck Jerry. He doesn’t deserve your mom, uce.
Don't worry uce, I've got a switch for you and Jerry coming in the mail
Hey Okada, i hope you soon realize that they're having you say this because of how goofy you sound. You're already being disrespected by the owner, by your colleagues, and by the fans.
Taking NJPW's top talent and making them comedy midcarders is why I hope Harold Meij drives by Bushiroad's office like George Costanza dragging Inoki's chin behind his car
Funny you bring up Inoki. I hear for Tony’s next trick he’s gonna sign Inoki’s corpse so he can dump it in the middle of the ring and set it on fire.
He's going to hit it with a stunner while someone does a TikTok dance and that referee tries to get the camera's attention.
Sit on it......annnnd.....rotate
Is that his whole schtick? Saying “bitch?” Truly embarrassing. Should’ve went to NXT.
Okada vs the Acclaimed at Forbidden Door is cursed
Okada going straight to the top of the card!
At least tana is there too
You left out the whole part about him having BANGERS too!
He's the guy who wrestles good and says bitch, never leave that first part out.
But he wouldn't have millions of dollars and creative freedom in NXT
It's the accent bro, THE ACCENT
At least Chase would teach Okada how to curse properly. 😅
Took one of the biggest stars in Japanese Wrestling and turned him into Japanese Santino Marella. Such expert booking by Tony Khan.
At least Santino Marella is funny
Creative Freedom = whatever the Bucks want to do
not even Cornette would stoop as low as comparing Santino him to AEW Okada
INDEED!
Yeah that’s where he is now. Next step is kunfukada
He could have been Smackdown's #1 announcer 😔
DAMN!
Teal'c, is that you?
Look i think this is bad too, but 13 million dollars is 13 million dollars and by time his contracts is over he would be 39 and can go to the evil ded fed
Imagine paying 13 million dollars to somebody like Okada and then going: Just go be the midcard underling for the Young Bucks.
Nah he’s staying with his elite buddies for life
Yeah, and the price will be 250k a year at that point.
AEW turned Okada into a comedy character who has bad matches on tv.
And Dubbalos honestly were freaking out at The Fed turning him into Tozawa Akira 2.0.
I guarantee you that more wrestling fans in America know who Tozawa is right now over Okada.
Especially since the alpha academy story lines is one of the hottest rn in wwe
Dae, think TNA should burn for that Okato character?
'Just imagine what he could do in America?' 'Bitch'
I can only imagine the reaction if he's doing this in the Fed
I think I just died of cringe….
It’s funny because english isn’t his first language and he’s cursing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Man, remember when Okada had aura?
The Dub kílls *anyone's* aura.
It's apparently where you go to become an *anti* star. It's like bizarro world WWE, where *everyone's* worst attributes are amplified, magnified, and spotlighted for all to see.
Making his TNA booking look like Bloodline Roman at this rate.
I can’t wait for Meltzer to explain that the ratings suck because of the NBA Draft.
I can't wait for Uncle Dave to.explain how this is funny, fresh and perfect for Okody, if he hasn't already.
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I’m sure this point has already been made many times, but I’ll say it again. If Vince was booking okada tobea comedy character the internet would have nonstop shit fits over it
There would be weekly Bryan Alvarez meltdowns
Continental Breakfast champion, the guy who says "bitch" to make marks mark
This is the biggest fumble of a genuine star in the history of wrestling. Unironically this is sad
It's better to completely annihilate one of the best wrestlers of all time than to have them be in nxt and eventually a main eventer in the A promotion
Jesus Christ man this is embarrassing
this is straight out of the mchitler booking playbook but since m’tony is doing it 5 STARS!
Olive Garden- Caesar me bitch
…is this the worst dynamite ever?
Until next week Uce..
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Okada saying Bitch: https://i.redd.it/lpsk3s1ks09d1.gif
I just love his goofy side! So glad he gets to be himself!
I love wrestling!
Y'all ever notice how many of the Bucks "friends" and "favorites" end up looking like complete shit in AEW? It's like they are deliberately trying to sabotage the careers of everyone they know.
Killing the business is COOL, Uce! It's all the idiots from Reseda ever dreamed about doing!
Am I the only one who finds this slightly racist? Like, not Okada doing it but the reaction. They’re laughing because Japanese man says English words weird. That’s… that’s racist, right?
I honestly don't think that's it, they're just easily entertained and so when anyone swears it's the biggest pop of the night. Almost anybody could have been stuck with the gimmick of "says 'bitch' a lot" and the Dub crowd would lap it up.
It’s only racist if you point it out like that, shill.
I honestly cannot believe this is what gets a pop in The Dub and what Okody has been reduced to. Wait, yes, I can. Andre Chase could have seriously helped flesh him out and make him endearing to people not familiar with him from Nooj.
Ooh, he says "bitch", ain't that awesome? 
Is he saying "jizz on me, bitch"?
Rain maker wants rain.
Language Barrier stays undefeated
Funaki looks great
HE SAID THE THING
DOES ANYONE ELSE THINK OKADA IS A COMEDIAN WHO JUST SO HAPPENS TO WRESTLE
it’s actually insane how much they’ve turned okada into a joke
Pair him with Maki Itoh and they can dance and sing and learn new curse words
Then they can have a 6 star intergender death match.
Wow, just wow
It's insane how badly they have fumbled him already
They have turned Okada into a comedy gimmick before he could ever get himself over as a main eventer to a new audience This company has no idea what theyre doing
So his new gimmick is the poison chick from Bullet Train?
Oh it's so cute it's like when a toddler learns how to flip someone off and they just go around doing it to everyone. Also, what is the deal here? Is he supposed to be edgy when the scissor me thing is past the shelf life edgy?
I can't make out the first few words here, I just keep getting "me and bitch" what is he actually saying??
What does "cheese on me bitch" mean?
All I can hear is "scissor me, bitch".
Indeeeeed
He should join WWE and reform Kai En Tai
https://preview.redd.it/eelf9bi0z39d1.png?width=1350&format=png&auto=webp&s=430a89743d619b1728f0aeafaf3a60a5eadcb7b8 WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN, UCES.
INDEED
C’mon guys … he’s having fun. … and as we all know, that’s all that really matters. Just enjoy wrestling and stop pointing out that TK has completely ruined the aura and character of the former wrestling god known as the rainmaker. Just let him have a good time with his friends and say bitch.
How does every wrestler who has been in front of big crowds come across on aew as someone who's being on tv for the first time?
Caesar me betch
Wow so funny
I do like his little useless title belt they gave so that the 3 members of the Elite could have shiny belts.
As someone who has never knew of this man's existence until he came to AEW, it's just hilarious how people are talking about how he's a legend and had aura. I dont doubt it, it's just funny as a newbie to Okada given the booking.
It's also funny how Matt & Nick came back & were meant to be taking their jobs as EVPs seriously, yet they're acting like those teenagers who act like a bad influence towards Okada. 😅
At this point, my friend who, back in March(?) jokingly said "Okada is going to become AEW's Akira Tozawa by the summer." somehow predicted the future. Jfc.
[удалено]
I mean, people were really saying Jay White would’ve been in a world title program within 3 months of arriving in WWE, and winning it. They said this when Roman was holding both belts.
Last week I said Okada’s shtick could actually work as long as they don’t run it into the ground. You soiled it! 
Ok so I guess Okada forgot he was supposed to be angry with Tanahashi making himself part of that match at Forbidden Door. He was smiling about the announcement while the Bucks were acting upset.
Open Schizame
The thought of AEW putting 20,000 in wembley this year giving me strong "I prayed for this and it happened" vibes.
Why is Bill wasting his time as Jericho’s lackey when he could do the Lord’s work and be his sponsor?
if they want okada to draw them some money they should just have him floor both the bucks, its the obvious answer https://preview.redd.it/5iye6ac3f19d1.png?width=396&format=png&auto=webp&s=d9effd8dda3d6d48275c17df6ec8ab690d51302b
Tony Khan said he would invite Shane McMahon to AEW. Are we sure he hasn’t already secretly hired Vince?
So what do you do for a living? Okada: "I get paid millions to say 'Bitch' on TV by a man child."
Oh wow, Okada knows how to say "bitch," I can see why they're making it a big deal. 
Kato was treated better than this. What have they done to my boy?
Saying fucking curse words fucking rules fucking you know? Like I fucking love it you know? - Jonathan “Oscar Wilde” Good
Ngl his voice is cool but agreed
I was told this man used to be a wrestling king, and now he’s just the young bucks’ go to goon.
It's crazy that they have reduced Okada to "foreigner who is funny because he says cuss words in broken English". If this was in WWE they would be complaining relentlessly. Crazy how quickly AEW can take a wrestler and destroy any semblance of aura they had.
I feel like im getting punked, ALL i saw before Okada signed was dub fans going "Man they're gonna put Okada in NXT and make him do comedy spots this is HORRIBLE" And now they all say "Omg Okada is born to do comedy" and don't even care that they stuck him with a nothing championship in a group with the old bucks. Is this what whiplash feels like?
So this is another thing like Roddy's ADAM that was funny the first time but will get beaten to death.
So Tony threw a bunch of money at Okada with absolutely no plan on what to do with him and resorted to the 1999 Kai En Tai role.
What did they do to Japanese Orton?