Late last month in Japan, Kazuchika Okada issued his own version of the words, “Goodbye and good night!” That, of course, is a signature phrase spoken by longtime rival Kenny Omega.
Naturally, when Okada used his rival’s catchphrase, it caught Omega’s ear.
“Absolutely it did,” says Omega. “I checked my text messages right away to see if there was something I wasn’t privy to.”