Predicting All 20 NJPW G1 Climax 2018 Entrants

1. Kota Ibushi

Kazuchika Okada Kenny Omega
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'The Golden Star' has promised to "change the world together" alongside Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks, but his eyes told a different story at the close of Dominion, locked as they were on the gold around 'The Best Bout Machine's waist.

Defeating Kazuchika Okada in the final with a confidence Kenny took four matches to muster, expect Ibushi to lock down the shot and begin a tense road to the 2019 Tokyo Dome supercard with his Golden Lovers partner.

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