{"id":171639,"date":"2024-01-04T17:07:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T23:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=171639"},"modified":"2024-01-04T17:07:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T23:07:13","slug":"njpw-wrestle-kingdom-18-result-kazuchika-okada-vs-bryan-danielson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/01\/04\/njpw-wrestle-kingdom-18-result-kazuchika-okada-vs-bryan-danielson\/","title":{"rendered":"NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18 result: Kazuchika Okada vs. Bryan Danielson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4186438102\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Kazuchika Okada beat Bryan Danielson in the semi-final match at Wrestle Kingdom 18 today.<\/p>\n<p>Okada, who lost to Danielson at AEWxNJPWForbidden Door in the U.S. last year got revenge on his home turf by wearing down Danielson with a heavy of Heavy Rain and Rainmaker attacks down the stretch.<\/p>\n<p>Although Danielson beat Okada via submission at Forbidden Door, he was the one with revenge on his mind in this match, as he suffered a broken arm during their match at Forbidden Door. Most recently, Danielson suffered a broken orbital bone during a tag match against Okada on AEW Dynamite.<\/p>\n<p>Danielson targeted Okada&#8217;s arm and head throughout the match and built up to a dramatic moment where he put Okada in the very same submission that Okada tapped out to eat Forbidden Door, but after screaming in pain for a long period of time and struggling to escape, Okada managed to get his foot on the ropes.<\/p>\n<p>Down the stretch, the fighting spirit of Okada was too much for Danielson as Okada shook off a flurry of Danielson&#8217;s signature elbow strikes and went on the attack. Late in the match Okada hit Heavy Rain twice before eventually connected with the Rainmaker for the win.<\/p>\n<p>The English announce team did not mention anything about Okada&#8217;s pending free agency at the end of January, but instead they hammered home that this was the start of Okada&#8217;s 2024 in NJPW with a big win over Danielson on NJPW&#8217;s biggest stage.<\/p>\n<p>Okada showed respect to Danielson after the match and bowed to Danielson, who returned the favor and bowed back to Okada. 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