As seen on this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, Kazuchika Okada officially became All Elite by joining The Elite. According to a report from Fightful Select, Okada’s signing did not happen until “fairly recently.”
It is said that Okada will be working for AEW full-time going forward. He’s also planning to relocate to the United States and will be working a full schedule with AEW.
While Tokyo Sports is reporting that Okada signed a three-year contract with AEW said to be valued at two billion yen (roughly $13.519 million USD or $4.5 million a year), those numbers are not confirmed.
The report does confirm that Okada’s deal is a multi-year contract. While WWE claims there were no talks between the two sides, it has been confirmed that Okada reached out to WWE talent while weighing his options for his next move. At one point back in January, Okada had renewed interest in joining WWE.
