NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13: Every Match Ranked From Worst To Best

by Jack Pooley

1. IWGP Intercontinental Championship - No DQ: Chris Jericho (c) Vs. Tetsuya Naito

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13 Chris Jericho Tetsuya Naito
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Result: Naito finally keeps Jericho down with Destino to win the belt (22:35).

Rating: As with Jericho's match against Omega, this brawl played to his strengths at this point in his career and again delivered one of Y2J's best bouts in years.

The ludicrously stiff selling - especially Naito taking that DDT on the outside table - was incredible, and Naito made Jericho look like a palpable threat far beyond what was required of him.

The near-falls were agonising in an extremely enjoyable demolition derby match, which proved beyond any doubt - if there was any - that Jericho still deserves marquee billing. 9/10

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