New Japan Star Kazuchika Okada Says He’s “Not Interested in WWE At All”

Current IGWP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada is considered one of professional wrestling’s biggest stars not currently competing for World Wrestling Entertainment.

In a recent interview with RollingStone.com’s Aaron Oster, Okada discussed the possibility of making his way to North America in the future to join WWE, while also answering several other wrestling-related questions.

Here are some of the highlights:

Since you like working in front of American crowds, could you see yourself leaving Japan and working in America, whether it’s for ROH, WWE, or someone else?

“I like doing the shows with Ring of Honor, but I don’t want to leave Japan. I’m not interested in WWE at all. Many people ask me about WWE, and if I’d go to WWE in the future. They ask me if I’m going now. I will not go. I want to make New Japan Pro-Wrestling bigger. That’s my future.”

New Japan is getting more popular in the United States. Could you ever seeing it having a live weekly show here, like Raw?

“Yes, that’s why I’m in New Japan. I’m the one that can bring that.”

You beat A.J. Styles a few months ago to win back the IWGP Heavyweight Championship – how did it feel to win it again?

“It felt the same as any other day. I am always the champion no matter what, so winning the championship back was not special.”

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