10 WWE Vs NJPW Dream Matches

6. Roman Reigns Vs. Kazuchika Okada

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Reigns and Okada have been spoken about in the same vein for the past few years because their respective promotions seemed to christen them 'the future' at an especially early stage in their development. Reigns went from being the muscle behind The Shield to claiming the spotlight, while Okada returned from an American expedition to put himself right in the face of Tanahashi.

The difference between the two? Okada has won over the New Japan fans while Reigns is still extremely divisive. Their feud could centre around the fact that New Japan can claim they know how to create stars better than the WWE. Their match would almost definitely include a Rainmaker countered into a Superman Punch.

A lot of people point to Naito's development as a blueprint for Reigns, but Okada provides the better adversary because he never needed a huge character shift. He came in as a brash heel and slowly but surely the crowd got on his side. If only it were so simple for Roman.

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