10 Incredible Dream Matches NJPW Will Give Away In The 2018 G1 Climax
4. Kenny Omega Vs. Tetsuya Naito
A return match from last year's jaw-dropping G1 Climax final, the B Block battle between the IWGP Heavyweight Champion and one of the leading pretenders to his throne promises to be a tournament scorcher.
The form book heavily favours Omega, but much could change depending on how both fare within the body of the Climax. Omega succeeded where Naito failed when he dethroned Kazuchika Okada at Dominion 6.9, but many others (including Omega himself) fell at the feet of the iconic former titleholder before that point. The pair are 1-1 in G1 battles too, with 'The Best Bout Machine' scoring a win in 2016 ahead of Naito's climactic 2017 victory.
Naito's perhaps never needed a big win more, to the point where success over Omega could now be considered an upset. The LIJ won't just be overcoming the best wrestler in the world - he'll have overcome his own 2018 setbacks to topple a Champion currently experiencing the best run of his entire career.