10 Things Kenny Omega Must Do In NJPW 2017

Speaking of other heel faction leaders, Naito was convincingly relegated to second in the company in 2016, despite being one of the most popular bad guys in Japanese wrestling. Many were surprised that NJPW got fully behind Kenny's G1 victory at the expense of the LIJ leader, who came out of the co-main event victorious at WK11. Despite being billed as two matches of equal magnitude, Kenny and Okada set the wrestling world ablaze leaving the terrific Intercontinental Championship match a bit of an afterthought.

You can rest assured that Naito will do anything he can to avoid being an afterthought. Though currently embroiled in a feud with Michael Elgin, Naito will almost certainly be looking up the ladder again in 2017, and the only people above him are Omega and Okada. Bullet Club and LIJ have had some fiery altercations in the past, especially towards the end of the G1 Climax, and if Naito and Kenny can build on their 5-star performance from earlier in the year expect both men to take NJPW to new heights in 2017.