Predicting Where EVERY NJPW Wrestler Will Be In 5 Years Time

7. Tetsuya Naito

Tetsuya Naito
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The coolest wrestler on Gedo's green Earth is still waiting for his second IWGP Heavyweight Champion. His 2018 has been middling at best, and his immediate future lies in the Intercontinental division, but none of this is a problem.

There's still so much NJPW can do with Tetsuya Naito, and it'll all come to fruition eventually.

Prediction: Multi-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion. Still the most popular wrestler in the country.

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