In January, at Wrestle Kingdom 11, Kazuchika Okada successfully defended his IWGP heavyweight championship against Kenny Omega. At the time, this match was getting praise as the greatest pro wrestling match in decades. Dave Meltzer, one of the most well-respected writers in professional wrestling, if not all of sports journalism, gave the match six stars on a five star system. Okada and Omega clearly tore down the Tokyo Dome.
Fast forward five months and travel about 500KM to Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan. Kenny Omega left Tokyo a broken man, but has been called out by Okada, who arrogantly wants to prove that his victory at Wrestle Kingdom wasn't a fluke. With his second chance before him, Omega accepted this challenge, claiming that Okada needed the victory to justify his reign. What happened from there was what the world has almost unanimously called an even better match. The reaction to this match is an absolute justification for giving NJPW your $10 a month, even just to check out Dominion. I know it worked for me.
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