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

4. Kenny Omega

Though taking the G1 Climax grants the winner an IWGP Heavyweight Title match at the January 4th Tokyo Dome show, the Champion winning the tournament isn't outwith the realms of possibility. Keiji Mutoh and Kensuke Sasaki have both done it in the past, and if Kenny Omega is to triumph this summer, he'll earn the right to name his own opponent for Wrestle Kingdom 13.

'The Cleaner's' recent G1 record is tremendous, having defeated Hirooki Goto in the 2016 finals, but fallen to Tetsuya Naito in 2017. This makes it hard to rule him out, though New Japan are yet to have an IWGP Champion win the G1 since introducing the Money In The Bank-esque "challenge rights certificate" briefcase in 2012.

Omega doesn't need the victory. His June 9 win over Kazuchika Okada placed him atop the wrestling world, and Gedo will probably hand Kenny a few G1 losses, thus setting up a pre-Wrestle Kingdom title defence or two. Don't rule Omega out, though.