Tetsuya Naito Proposes A Change To The G1 Tournament
NJPW held a press conference for the G1 Climax 27 winner Tetsuya Naito.
Naito said the following about a proposed change in the selection process for upcoming G1 tournaments:
“I said as much in the ring last night, but I’m honestly grateful for all the fans for the atmosphere they all created in Ryogoku. But that’s not limited to the last match yesterday. This G1 I was able to put on amazing matches in front of amazing audiences every night. I think this was the best G1 Climax of all time. But I have one…proposal? Or maybe a problem, as winner. Something I want to happen, if possible, as it relates to next year. I want there to be a more sound selection criteria for anyone who enters the G1. On August 11 and 12, the final group matches, there were five group matches on each night, but on the 11th, Tanahashi v Naito was the only match that decided the block. On the 12th, only Kenny and Okada. So out of 10 matches, 8 were meaningless. That’s an issue with league matches, it can’t be helped to an extent, but it’s on the company to ensure that the fans are excited, kept on the edge of their seats until the very end, is it not? You have to raise questions over whether the choices made were the right ones, or whether 20 wrestlers was really the right number.”
Preview For Tonight’s GFW Destination X Special
GFW will present a “live” Destination X special tonight on Pop TV.
Here is a preview of what to expect:
- The GFW championship situation will be explained
- GFW Knockouts champion Sienna vs. Gail Kim
- GFW X-Division champion Sonjay Dutt vs. Trevor Lee: Ladder Match
- Super X Cup Finals: Dezmond Xavier vs. Taiji Ishimori
- Matt Sydal vs. Bobby Lashley
- The debut of OVE aka Dave and Jake Crist
