Young Bucks ‘couldn’t be prouder’ of versatility Okada has shown in AEW

The Young Bucks couldn’t be prouder of the work that Kazuchika Okada is doing in AEW.

After signing with the promotion, Okada arrived in AEW this March and was introduced as the newest member of The Elite. He was the top star in NJPW before making the decision to take on a new journey and come to the United States. Since then, Okada has shown his versatility in a new environment.

That includes Okada taking part in Blood & Guts on AEW Dynamite this past Wednesday. In an interview with Sports Illustrated after the match, The Young Bucks expressed how proud they are of Okada for stepping out of his comfort zone.

“Okada has come to AEW and completely stepped out of his comfort zone,” Matt Jackson said. “I couldn’t be prouder to see him trying new things and learning a new style. He’s a movie star with perfect timing, an unbelievable sense of humor, and he just so happens to be the greatest wrestler alive. I can tell you while he doesn’t exactly prefer being in these types of matches, he’s certainly having a damn good time. It would’ve been so easy to just come here and rely on the things he’s already known for. I’m so proud of him and his versatility.”

“Okada is the best,” Nick Jackson added. “He is performing so great and adapting to new matches he’s never been in as well as I’ve seen anyone be able to do it on the fly. It’s been so much fun working with him these last several months. There’s no one better.”

Team AEW (Swerve Strickland, Mark Briscoe, The Acclaimed & Darby Allin) defeated Team Elite (The Young Bucks, Okada, Jack Perry & Hangman Page) in Blood & Guts. The match is AEW’s version of WarGames.

Okada is the current AEW Continental Champion.