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Hiroshi Tanahashi has been a part of two thirds of the G1 Climax’s 33 year history, and won three of the prestigious prizes. He’s wrestled more G1 matches than anyone, and will forever be in the upper echelon of winningest G1 wrestlers to boot. Yet as he heads into his 22nd campaign, the strain of the most grueling of competitions has to catch up. With his best record since his 2018 overall victory being a 50-50 in 2022, the Ace’s odds look long, but the possibility always remains for Tanahashi to work the old magic, and make it to the forefront once more.
Ever since his Tokyo Dome main event victory at Wrestle Kingdom 14 back in 2020 was tainted by the sudden interference of KENTA, interrupting the biggest Los Ingobernables De Japon role call of all time, Tetsuya Naito has been adamant in stating his goal of making it back to the Wrestle Kingdom main event. Retiring Keiji Muto in Tokyo Dome this February wasn’t enough for Naito, who will only be satisfied with a triumphant call of ‘De Ja Pon!’ on January 4 2024, but after fate, injury or simple results didn’t go his way for the last several years, can he make the biggest possible step to the top of the wrestling world once more this summer? As if that wasn't enough, SANADA, the man that left him and formed his own faction so that he could "Leave his shadow", is the champion. What could be any sweeter than taking the title from that man to achieve your life long dream?
