Chris Charlton on commentary threw out the number $2 Mil a year for Okada. How accurate do you guys think this could this be?
I know wrestling is niche but aint no way AEW snagged him for $2 Mill a year. That is pretty low. WWE could've surely outbid AEW for Kazuchika Okada if they really wanted him. He was surely clearing low 7 figures in NJPW by the time he left, being the promotion's top star.
Tony Khan is known for overpaying for his talent so if there was one talent he'd break the bank for, it be him. If 2 Mill is accurate that would put him in the range of Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair in the WWE. Okada is worth way more than those 2 combined.
Chris Jericho would also be earning more money than he is. Which is depressing.
Maybe Chris was misinformed in this statement. Which I doubt cause he's one of the more plugged in foreigners in NJPW.
by Nauicoatl