Konosuke Takeshita Apologizes to Kazuchika Okada, Not Accepted

The Japanese dream team of Kazuchika Okada & Konosuke Takeshita came up short on Sunday night at AEW Dynasty. Okada & Takeshita lost to the Young Bucks after a slight miscommunication led to Takeshita not intervening in Okada’s defeat via Meltzer Driver. There were several miscommunications between Okada & Takeshita during the match, so something like this was bound to happen:

THIS SPEAKS VOLUMES!

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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 13, 2026

Okada & manager Don Callis were not pleased with Takeshita afterwards, leading to a brief discussion that Renee Paquette was there for. Takeshita said it was an accident, and told Okada he was so, so sorry.

EXCLUSIVE: After @rainmakerxokada and Konosuke Takeshita fell short against the Young Bucks at #AEWDynasty, @TheDonCallis attempts to dissect the match with @ReneePaquette. pic.twitter.com/vTRLRyKDPJ

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 13, 2026

Okada didn’t take Takeshita’s completely serious apology well, winging an object in Takeshita’s general direction and screaming in Japanese prior to Callis calming him down. Kazuchika Okada & Konosuke Takeshita will be facing off at AEW Double or Nothing, which will take place at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, NY on May 24. If Okada is still International Champion, that title will be on the line.