10 Important NJPW Booking Steps Following Dominion

Wow! What a show.

After much hype and speculation surrounding it, New Japan Pro Wrestling's Dominion card lived up to expectations and more. Not only did it deliver in ring (including a main event that may break Dave Meltzer's rating system in ways we can't imagine), but the angles and title changes coming out of this show make it feel like New Japan has changed forever. Almost all the major champions are non-Japanese, with the top two title-holders coming from Winnipeg (you idiot). Plus, the legendary 720-day championship reign of Kazuchika Okada has come to an end at the hands of longtime rival Kenny Omega.

Needless to say, Dominion was a watershed moment that has severely altered the status quo of the company, and it leaves all of us wondering: what's next? After all, this is pro wrestling, you don't just close the book and reflect on all that's happened, you keep moving forward. Now that New Japan has a swell of new fans, they're all wondering how the company builds to their marquee Wrestle Kingdom event.

Speaking only as a wrestling fan with way too much time on his hands, here's a handy list of suggestions for Gedo and company in terms of major booking decisions:

This match was officially announced just hours after this first draft was finished, so yours truly is a psychic supreme... that, or like most fans, I can spot things a mile away.

The infighting within Bullet Club has gone on for a year dating back to the previous Dominion. Since then, Kenny Omega and "The American Nightmare" Cody have been jockeying for leadership of the Bullet Club, with Cody feuding on-and-off with Omega's bosom body Kota Ibushi, as well as picking up a win over Omega at Ring of Honor's WrestleMania weekend show.

Now, with Omega as the IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Cody has been announced as the first challenger to the belt, with this match headlining New Japan's G1 Special in San Francisco taking place at the historic Cow Palace.

Surprisingly there's been some murmurs and speculation about what direction this match will go in. Obviously, it's been booked to appeal to a western audience as part of New Japan's international expansion, but some are bafflingly suggesting that Cody might actually pick up the title for the "nuclear heat."

Thankfully, Gedo doesn't operate like that, and we can safely count on Kenny getting his win back over Cody in a triumphant first title defense.