Every NJPW G1 Climax 28 Entrant Ranked From Least To Most Likely To Win

5. Zack Sabre Jr.

He might not be the favourite, but no wrestler's G1 Climax run looks as interesting as Zack Sabre Jr.'s at the moment.

The Englishman embarked on a solid run in last year's tournament, taking notable scalps in Hiroshi Tanahashi, Bad Luck Fale, and Tomohiro Ishii. He has since broken out as a genuine upper-tier star. March's New Japan Cup run saw him blitz through three big-timers in Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi, Tetsuya Naito, and former hot prospect SANADA, much to the world's surprise.

NJPW strapped the rocket to him, and were rewarded with an outstanding IWGP Heavyweight Title bout at Sakura Genesis 2018, which stands as one of the finest of Kazuchika Okada's epic two-year reign.

If recent crowd reactions are anything to go by, ZSJ has arrived. He's over as hell, bubbling just below the Naito/Ibushi level of stardom, and after going full-time with the company earlier this year, ready to boil over.