Kazuchika Okada: Profile, Career Stats, Face/Heel Turns, Titles Won & Gimmicks

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 37 years old.

He is currently working for All Elite Wrestling under the ring name of Kazuchika Okada, and he is the reigning AEW Unified Champion, holding the title for 21 days, the reigning AEW International Champion, holding the title for 21 days and the reigning AEW Continental Champion, holding the title for 500 days.

Currently, he is a member of the team of The Don Callis Family.

Kazuchika Okada Profile Index

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 37)
Nationality Japan
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)

Promotions History

Promotion	from	to
Promotion AEW	March 6, 2024	Present
Promotion NJPWBrand Heavyweight	January 4, 2012	February 24, 2024
Promotion TNA	January 25, 2024	January 25, 2024
Promotion TNA	February 16, 2010	October 13, 2011
Promotion NJPWBrand Heavyweight	April 1, 2008	January 31, 2010
Promotion NJPWBrand Junior Heavyweight	August 26, 2007	March 31, 2008

Images History

Jan 2022
Jan 2012
Jan 2011
Aug 2007

Face / Heel Turns

Alignment	from	to
Heel	March 6, 2024	Present
Face	May 4, 2014	March 5, 2024
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

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

All Elite Wrestling
New Japan Pro Wrestling
- 2 IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
- 5 IWGP Heavyweight Championship
- 1 NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (with Tomohiro Ishii & Hiroshi Tanahashi)
- 2 NJPW New Japan Cup (2013, 2019)
- 4 NJPW G1 Climax (2012, 2014, 2021, 2022)
Other Accomplishments
- 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 Japan MVP (2019, 2022)