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Wrestling veteran, Konnan reflected on the booking of a current AEW champion since his debut. The veteran feels that the top star doesn't care how he is being booked.
Konnan believes that top AEW star, Kazuchika Okada doesn't care about his booking. Okada made his All Elite debut in March 2024 after a highly successful run in NJPW. However, The Rainmaker's booking in Tony Khan's promotion has felt underwhelming despite him being the Continental Champion for several months.
Speaking on his K100 podcast, Konnan stated that both Tony Khan and Kazuchika Okada are to blame for the situation, revealing that he doesn't see the same Okada in All Elite Wrestling that he saw in Japan:
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"This lies on two people, Okada and Tony for not, 'Hey I'm paying you four million dollars, go out there and give me a great match,' and him [Okada] because he don't give a sh*t being overpaid, he's got the title and he's not going to risk injury and that's basically what's going on. That is not the same fighter I saw in Japan." [...]
Konnan further agreed that Okada hasn't been given good creative in AEW and claimed he doesn't complain as he doesn't care at all:
"He should be in there complaining bro, 'You make me look like a comedy figure,' you know and it doesn't seem like he gives a f**k either. Because I know I would be complaining whether you paid me $500,000 or $4 million dollars. I'd be like, 'How's this helping me? How's this helping the company?"' [2:16-3:28]
The AEW champion retained his title at Grand Slam Australia
At the recent Grand Slam Australia 2025 event, AEW Continental Champion, Kazuchika Okada defended his title against Australia's own Buddy Matthews. It was a hard-hitting encounter as expected and it ended with Okada successfully retaining the Continental title with the help of a low blow.
The Rainmaker is expected to carry on with his Continental title reign and it remains to be seen who his next challenger would be.
If you use quotes from the first half, please credit 'K100' and give an h/t to 'Sportskeeda Wrestling' for transcription.
