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WWE WWE’s offer to persuade a major free agent to sign with them as opposed to AEW has potentially been revealed.
It was recently announced by NJPW that seven-time former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada would be departing the company upon the expiration of his current deal on January 31.
With both WWE and AEW reportedly ‘fighting hard’ in their efforts to sign The Rainmaker, we may now have further details on what exactly both companies may be looking to offer Okada in their attempt to persuade him to join.
According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, the 36-year-old has yet to decide on his future; and while AEW are believed to be the favorites to secure Okada’s signature, WWE may have an ace up their sleeve.
That being the ability to offer Okada a “WrestleMania moment”.
Meltzer explained:
“I’ve heard from people and talked to people who know him very well, who have talked to him in the last day or two, and he has not decided. It’s not like a secret – he just hasn’t decided yet.
“I know people in AEW who think they’ve got him. I know people in AEW who hope they’ve got him but don’t think they’ve got him. I know people in WWE who hope they’re gonna get him.
“One person who knows him mentioned that he’s… I don’t know if this is wishful thinking because of the feeling that probably Tony will offer more money, and the original offers from what I gather, he did – but he wants the legacy and it’s kind of like, (WWE’s offer could be), ‘Maybe we can pay him less but you can have your WrestleMania moment’.
“And again, what his goal is in his life, for some people that means more.
“AEW is probably the favorite, but anybody who says it’s a done deal – it ain’t a done deal. But I do know that there’s people in AEW who are thinking they’ve got him.”
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Despite officially finishing up his contract on January 31, Okada is still locked in for numerous dates with NJPW in February so we may not get an immediate answer to the burning question of where he may end up just yet.
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