Matthew Jackson: Kazuchika Okada Has Been A More Natural Fit For The Elite Than Kenny Omega Ever Was
The Elite are happy without The Best Bout Machine.
Since his official debut, Kazuchika Okada has aligned himself with the Elite’s Matthew and Nicholas Jackson. The trio would recently be joined by the ‘Scapegoat’ Jack Perry who was suspended at All In following his altercation with CM Punk after his match against HOOK for the FTW Championship.
During a conversation with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated, the Young Bucks had this to say about the addition of Okada to the Elite.
“Okada is world-class,” said Matthew. “He is, pound-for-pound, the greatest big match wrestler to ever live. And the best thing about Okada is, he’ll be in the back moments before a huge high stakes match, absolutely confident and cool as a cucumber. That’s the energy he puts off–he doesn’t even have to say it. He shows it simply by just standing there and existing. He doesn’t know what anxiety is. Zero trepidation. Zero negative thoughts.
“I am so happy and fortunate that an animal like him is on our side and not the opposing team. He’s also so unselfish and giving. He knows that he’s in a team and we can all benefit and enjoy the success together as one. It’s super early, but I would say he’s so much of a better, more natural fit in The Elite than Kenny Omega ever was.”
Okada won the AEW Continental Championship from Eddie Kingston in his first official singles match on AEW Dynamite while the Bucks defeated FTR at AEW Dynasty to win the vacant AEW World Tag Team Championships with help from Perry.
h/t from Fightful.
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