10 Best Matches From The NJPW G1 Climax 2018
7. Kenny Omega Vs Tetsuya Naito (15 July)
Rating: *****
The 'Best Bout Machine' took just one match to live up to his moniker in the 2018 G1 Climax, stealing an incredible opening salvo from B Block in another spellbinding clash with fellow 2017 finalist Tetsuya Naito - their third tournament classic in as many years.
As the last two winners of a competition that has only grown in prestige with the company itself, Naito and Omega perhaps best represented the cross-pacific appeal of the organisation at present, babyfacing each other by the end of an exhilarating final third. It foreshadowed incredible tournaments for both, with Naito in particular using his maiden outing as a reminder of exactly how he'd navigated his way back to the Wrestle Kingdom main event earlier this year in the first place.
Ultimatly, The LIJ leader was left looking at the lights via Omega's unbeatable One Winged Angel, but both men shone Sirius-bright like the international stars they are.