10 Incredible Dream Matches NJPW Will Give Away In The 2018 G1 Climax

10. Tetsuya Naito Vs. Zack Sabre Jr

There's probably no wrestler more in need of a strong G1 than Tetsuya Naito. Though still 'Tranquilo' in the face of the massive setbacks he's faced in 2018, the leader of Los Ingobernables de Japon will tacitly hope to stroll through his B Block battles en route to his second consecutive Climax win.

Losses to Kazuchika Okada at Wrestle Kingdom, Minoru Suzuki at Wrestling Dontaku and Chris Jericho at Dominion were all huge disappointments for the character in kayfabe, but the contests also failed to match the standards set by other opponents of those respective foes.

Zack Sabre Jr was just one of the wrestlers to push then-IWGP Champion Okada beyond the level Naito managed, and similarly had the measure of the former Intercontinental Champion when the pair battled in this year's New Japan Cup. Riding a wave of confidence from that assured run, he'll hope to maintain forward momentum against the fallen 'Stardust Genius'. Not least with potential trouble brewing in LIJ...