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

2. Kenny Omega

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While Kenny Omega may have caught many of us off guard last year, all eyes will be fixed on the defending tournament champion going into G1 Climax 27.

This is partially down to his supreme in-ring skills, but also the unfinished business he has with the IWGP Heavyweight Champion. In order to continue said business, Kenny will need to do the impossible once more by repeating his feat from 2016.

A third dance with Okada must be in the cards, but with the one-year contract that Omega is currently sat on, time is running out. Could the 2017 G1 Climax finally bring Kenny the richest prize in Japanese wrestling?

Standing in his way is the man he turned in a five-star classic against in last year's G1...

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