Why does Impact get shit on for not pushing a nameless, green young lion that couldn't speak English? How were they supposed to know that "journalists" would call him the best in the world once he's in the little pond?
They gave him a high profile angle with Samoa Joe, and gave him priceless experience in working the American style and having a character. What else were they supposed to do?
I was watching TNA at this time and I didn't even recall seeing or hearing about an okato character one time until I knew who Okada turned out to be years later. Of course they had every right to job this simp out
Gets shit on by who? Some greasy neckbeards on internet shitposting all day about fake fights? Who cares bro.
New Japan refuses to do business with Impact to this day because they're butthurt about what Impact did
There's more to the story. TNA wanted Okada to blade and he wasn't sure about it. Took the YB to steep in and talk to management for them to drop the idea
also jeff hardy being high at wrestle kingdom and switching the iwgp tag belts without permission.
Young Lions go to excursions to learn,he wrestled 18 matches in two years.
Yeah, the little pond of NJPW is nothing compared to the giant ocean that is TNA
>New Japan refuses to do business with Impact to this day because they're butthurt about what Impact did
okada learning and stealing someones gimmick to use in japan to get over there?
then naito did the same thing years later, okada would be a some random geek if he didnt steal the pope gimmick from dangelo dinero
>he thinks in Japan gimmick work is as valued as in the west