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Tommaso Ciampa Explains His Intention Behind Going After Kazuchika Okada, Okada Responds

September 19, 2026 | Posted by Yash Mittal
Kazuchika Okada sends a message to Tommaso Ciampa on 9-19 AEW Collision. Image Credit: AEW

Tommaso Ciampa and Kazuchika Okada traded verbal jabs in separate backstage segments on tonight’s AEW Collision, elevating the tension between them ahead of their International Championship match at All Out: Chicago.

On this week’s Dynamite, The Psycho Killer attacked Okada during a backstage segment after issuing the latter a challenge for All Out earlier in the show. The match has been made official for the September 26 event in Chicago.

On tonight’s Collision, Ciampa addressed his actions and his motivation behind going after Okada’s title. Ciampa said battling Okada has been a dream for him since he landed in AEW. He further said that he wants the multi-time IWGP World Heavyweight Champion to unleash ‘The Rainmaker’ in Chicago next weekend.

“I said it’s time I collect a title. I said it’s time I go All Out, and ever since coming to AEW, one match that I wanted more than anything. I want the guy who has won the IWGP Title five times, I want the guy who has won the G1 Climax four times, I want the greatest tournament wrestler in the history of this business, and I want the current AEW International Champion. What I meant was I wanted the Psycho Killer; my heart has turned black, Chicago, vs. The Rainmaker,” Ciampa said.

Later in the show, Kazuchika Okada urged Tommaso Ciampa to be careful what he wished for.

“Tommaso, be careful what you wish for. Because you wanted The Rainmaker, now you got The Rainmaker.”

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