Kazuchika Okada Vacates NEVER Six-Man Tag Title
Kazuchika Okada vacates his third of the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Titles.
Kazuchika Okada teamed with Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii at the January 24 NJPW Road to New Beginning event, successfully defending their NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Championships against TMDK (Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls & Kosei Fujita).
After the bout, a tearful Okada shook hands with everyone, including members of TMDK, thanked the Korakuen crowd, and announced that he would be vacating his NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Title.
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— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) January 24, 2024
Okada is set to depart NJPW when his contract expires at the end of January.
He will have a handful of matches in February, including one final bout against Hiroshi Tanahashi on February 11.
Fans can learn more about Okada’s departure by clicking here.