>>10393684When Okada came back from his excursion, he was a prodigious rookie that forcibly took the Ace spot from "The Ace" himself. It took him a few years to fully do it, but literally his first match was him having the biggest upset in modern New Japan history by taking the title off him on the first try.
We're now over a decade later and there's a lot of bright talent coming back from excursions looking to replicate just that achievement. As a result, his arrogant gimmick has been tripled down on and wants to kill all rookies who are trying to come for his spot
