>>6154712He was massively unpopular until the edrones (who would later become aewtists) found out new japan existed and le made the switch.
He's never been particularly popular, Americans just saw he was the top guy and heard Dave say he's good (Dave calls anyone booked on top the beat wrestler because he's a massive mark) so they jumped onto this idea of akada being incredible.
Show anyone who has no exposure to IWC retardation an Okada match and they always hate him, at least in my experience. Should have been based Shingo