{"id":214838,"date":"2026-04-12T13:34:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T18:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=214838"},"modified":"2026-04-12T13:40:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T18:40:40","slug":"don-callis-says-takeshita-okada-relationship-is-similar-to-when-athletes-on-the-same-team-dont-get-along-mjf-vs-omega-at-dynasty-will-be-a-sellout-at-the-curtain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/04\/12\/don-callis-says-takeshita-okada-relationship-is-similar-to-when-athletes-on-the-same-team-dont-get-along-mjf-vs-omega-at-dynasty-will-be-a-sellout-at-the-curtain\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Don Callis says Takeshita &#038; Okada relationship is similar to when athletes on the same team don&#8217;t get along, MJF vs. Omega at Dynasty will be a &#8220;sellout at the curtain&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1377099277\" 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>Don Callis stated on Dynamite this week that Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita had to agree to get along when they wrestle the Young Bucks at AEW\u2019s Dynasty PPV similar to how Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan did when they led the Bulls Dynasty in the NBA. He promised them that if they got along they could wrestle each other for Okada\u2019s AEW International Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Callis said the strategy to how The Don Callis Family is presented isn\u2019t far off from how real athletes act in the locker room environment. There might be personalities that don\u2019t get along, but they coexist for the good of the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProfessional wrestling is a very cute little business that\u2019s loaded with silly colloquialisms like guys have to get along to be on the same team,\u201d said Callis during an <a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/2026\/04\/10\/vip-podcast-4-10-radican-worldwide-interview-with-aew-manager-don-callis-including-thoughts-on-working-with-tony-khan-managing-several-big-personalities-at-same-time-growth-of-fletcher-an\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview on Radican Worldwide<\/a> available now for PWTorch VIP members. \u201cPeople that say that have never played high level sports like I have. They haven\u2019t owned pro sports teams like Tony Khan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, Tony\u2019s family, they own the Jacksonville Jaguars and I would ask Tony Khan, \u201cHey if the quarterback and the star defensive end don\u2019t get along, are you letting one of them leave the team?\u2019 No, this is about talent. Figure it out. At the end of the day, there can be all the chatter in the world, but I\u2019m the coach and what that means is when I say run the play, you run the play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScottie Pippen and Michael Jordan didn\u2019t always get along, but Phil Jackson didn\u2019t say, \u2018Well, I guess we\u2019ll just get rid of one of them.\u2019 No it\u2019s\u2026 this is a talent based business and my expectation is Takeshita and Okada are gonna work together like a well-oiled machine against The Young Bucks. And they\u2019re gonna have their problems and they will wrestle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Callis believes that it works to have members of his faction wrestle each other because they will stay in The Don Callis family after they wrestle.. \u201cI don\u2019t have a problem with the two of them wrestling each other,\u201d said Callis. \u201cBut make no mistake about it, and I\u2019ve told everybody this, I said it on the interview, The Don Callis Family is like Hotel California, if you remember the song by The Eagles, You can check out, but you can never leave.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI decide who leaves. You don\u2019t get to leave \u2018cause you don\u2019t get along with someone. I don\u2019t care about that. I haven\u2019t gotten along with people in any work space that I\u2019ve ever worked in my entire life, but you get on with it. You crack on, as they say over in the UK, and that\u2019s what we\u2019re gonna do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Callis believes people that AEW PPVs are a no-brainer when it comes to whether or not people should purchase them. \u201cAEW has proven time and time again that our PPVs are a no-brainer,\u201d said Calliss. \u201cThe last one in LA (Revolution) was maybe the best show I\u2019ve ever seen. So, I think people should be very excited. I think they should be excited not just about The Don Callis family matches. I think they should be very, very excited about Kenny Omega and MJF for the world title.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-268226142\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Callis said the main event featuring MJF defending the AEW World Championship against Kenny Omega will have everyone\u2019s attention backstage.\u201cThis is the best version of Kenny Omega I\u2019ve seen since he and I had three or four world titles together,&#8221; said Callis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I think Max has got his work cut out for him, but I also think Max has been proven to be a very durable and very admirable world champion. So, that\u2019s gonna be a main event that\u2019s gonna be what they call a sellout at the curtain, which means all the boys are gonna be wanting to watch it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong>\u00a0Sign up\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorchvipinfo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0and GO VIP to listen to Don Callis\u2019s exclusive interview on Radican Worldwide talking about all aspects of his career ahead of the AEW Dynasty PPV on April 12. 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