For those who watched and/or have gone back and watched, which of Tenzan’s short IWGP reigns was the worst, in terms of “why are they having him drop it so soon and to THIS person”?

For added context:

– Tenzan wins his first IWGP Heavy in November of 2003, before dropping it only a month later to 23-year-old Shinsuke Nakamura (then-youngest IWGP Champ).

– Tenzan wins his second IWGP in February of 2004 (after Nakamura had to vacate due to injuries piling up from working pro wrestling *and* MMA), to then drop it a month later to Kensuke Sasaki.

– Tenzan wins his third IWGP from Sasaki in December of ‘04 (after Sasaki had dropped the Belt and regained it), before dropping it to Satoshi Kojima in their Double-Title match in February of 2005 (which some people say is due to Tenzan being legitimately knocked out/passing out).

– Tenzan wins his fourth (and final) IWGP in May of ‘05, beating Kojima to get the Belt back; he then drops it to Kazuyuki Fujita in July of ‘05.

by MrPuroresu42