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Justin Barrasso

Kazuchika Okada Has a New Focus After Dropping the IWGP Title

Kazuchika Okada IWGP Hiroshi Tanahashi New Japan New Japan ProWrestling Strong

There is a new IWGP world heavyweight champion in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, as Sanada defeated Kazuchika Okada to start his first reign with the belt.

In a match clocking in at just over 26 minutes, Sanada completed a seven-year journey to the top of New Japan last Saturday. In the finishing sequence at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Sanada countered Okada’s Rainmaker with his Deadfall to crown himself the new champion.

Wearing new trunks and a new robe, and arriving to a new entrance song, Sanada cemented his place in New Japan history with the victory.

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