Is there a kayfabe reason for the wrestlers who got byes? Finlay, Yoshi-Hashi, ZSJ, Taichi, Shota, Cobb, TJP, Shingo.
Zack makes sense, having just held the world title. Taichi & Yoshi-Hashi didn't even make it into the G1 last year. How do they get byes? Especially over guys like Gabe Kidd & SANADA in their respective chunks? And TJP gets a bye over a guy like Naito? TJP isn't even a true heavyweight as far as I understand it. And Umino has been, in storyline, a big ol loser but he gets a bye? None of this makes any sense? The guys you could make arguments for like Shingo/Cobb/Finlay I could use the same arguments for Naito/EVIL/and even Ishii.
I know it's a small thing to get hung up on but I'm bored at work.
by Funakifan88