>>11474321It's a little misleading in that NJPW didn't miss on Okada. He didn't tryout and get rejected or anything.
He spent the full amount of time in the NJPW dojo that he was legally allowed to spend. He also had some fun experiences, like webm related (I legitimately think this caused a lot of heat between NJPW and NOAH, Sugiura in particular, for years to come)