Kazuchika Okada

“I learned in TNA that I needed more than just a good match - I needed a character. That's how I became the 'Rainmaker.' It was good for me.”

“I love working in front of American crowds.”

“I think it's cool to be able to show people who don't know anything about NJPW what we do.”

“I want to keep going to new audiences and showing people firsthand how great NJPW is.”

“When I was just a strong wrestler, TNA didn't use me. I didn't have a character, so I knew I needed one.”

“To have a Japanese wrestler standing as the face of professional wrestling, there's only one person for that spot, and it's me.”

“Being the longest-reigning champion isn't that big a deal to me because records are made to be broken.”

“I should hold the IWGP title always.”

“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.”

“So, wrestling, being strong, having good matches? I learned that in New Japan. But as a TV character? TNA was good.”

“In all honesty, I'm not interested in records.”

“From what I can see, gone are the days where you can just be the strongest, and that will put you at the top. It takes a little bit more... something else to grab the attention of not just pro wrestling fans but fans in general - to catch their eye.”

“I didn't get to wrestle at all in TNA. I wanted to wrestle, and they wouldn't let me.”

“Jay White has a great chance to make his name off of me. But I'm not going to make that easy.”

“I am new school, but Ultimo Dragon taught me that wrestling is a fight. He taught me the importance of the fighting spirit in the ring.”

“I'm going to show you how we do it in New Japan Pro Wrestling. That's what you get whenever I wrestle, whoever's in the ring with me.”

“My dropkick is from Mexico, but my fighting spirit is from Japan.”

“New Japan is far superior to WWE when it comes to the quality of the roster and the quality of the matches.”

“TNA didn't use me, but I got hungrier to wrestle. The struggle made me better.”

“I like doing the shows with Ring of Honor, but I don't want to leave Japan.”