>>14129034Salary, sure. Money, I wouldn't be so sure at all. Not every Japanese company will be able to afford Shohei Ohtani, plenty would have approached Okada if he went to WWE and became a superstar.
Like imagine Toyota or Subaru or Honda become a WWE sponsor. Who are they going to want to be in their commercials, Logan Paul? Bayley? Or would they want Okada? Of course they'd want Okada, including wanting Okada over Iyo or Nakamura.
Same deal with TV/Movie opportunities, cross promotion, etc. AEW will get you that guaranteed money, but as far as other side gigs, it's been slim pickings for 5+ years now.
