Kazuchika Okada's 10 Best Wrestling Matches

5. Vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi - King Of Pro-Wrestling 2013

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The rise of Kazuchika Okada forced Hiroshi Tanahashi to embrace his vicious side, and fans were treated to more and more examples of Tanahashi working a more heel style. The Match of the Year main event between the two great rivals at Kings of Pro Wrestling in 2013 was arguably the best example of this.

This match was confirmation that Kazuchika Okada had arrived as a major Japanese superstar. Tanahashi worked fast and aggressive, but the young man stood up to everything Big Match Tana had to offer. Those who complain about Okada's selling need to go back and watch this match; Okada makes Tanahashi's offence look out of this world brutal. Okada's selling of the arm in this match is masterful.

The closing stretch saw counter after counter follow counter after counter, as both men desperately tried to play their trump cards in the shape of the Rainmaker and the High Fly Flow. It was Okada who managed to hit his, planting Tanahashi with a Rainmaker to pick up the win and move ahead in their rivalry.

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