With the G1 Blocks officially being announced and Goto set to be the IWGP Champion going into the tourney (provided he gets past ZSJ at Tanahashi JAM), what would ya'll think about Goto winning the G1 as IWGP Champ? Last person to do so was Kensuke Sasaki in 2000 (as before then, reigning IWGP Champs had won the G1 several times).
25 years since the last reigning IWGP Champ won the biggest tournament, is it time for another one to win it? Goto winning the G1 would also put a bit more mystery as to what the WK Main Event will be, as in this scenario the ones who manage to beat Goto in A Block would have title opportunities at the series of Events between the G1 Final and WK.
by MrPuroresu42
15 comments
Yes, because the G in G1 stands for Goto.
Personally, I think it’s do or die time for the new stars. Best bet is on Tsuji since he just dropped the Global title, but possibly Yuya or Gabe. If not them then Shingo is another good pick.
No because Yota Tsuji is in the field and should win it
The Musketeers gain more from the G1 rub than being chosen by the champion himself. One of them beating Goto during the tourney is not enough build for a Dome main event.
One could argue that maybe none of the Musketeers are worthy of the G1 trophy yet but it’s worth a shot – and it’s better to do it like this than repeating what they did with Shota earlier this year (which led to fan backlash instead, even though he’s still well-liked – just not as a headliner).
The champ should honestly never win it. Also I hope they learned their lesson from the Umino debacle last year and go back to having the winner challenge in the Dome main event again. I get ZSJ wanted to have his crowning moment in the UK but that totally fucked the WK main event.
Sure, juice Goto up. Not like they have Okada or Naito to pass the torch. You could even stretch this to Sakura Genesis. He probably won’t get another run.
While I don’t think Goto would be a bad pick by any means, I think Gabe, Shingo, Yuya, and especially Tsuji are better options now.
No, that accolade should go to someone who’s younger but also it shouldn’t be Tsuji winning the G1. Personally I’d say Uemura, TBH.
No because this is the start of the build to Wrestle Kingdom. I’m already picking Gabe to win.
Why not just have the dude who is fighting Goto for the belt win it?
I will answer this with who I want to dethrone Goto
From de old guys? Taichi. Or maybe Takagi It would be nice
From the current top guys? David Finlay because would put War Dogs in a nice position and we could take him mor seriously as a faction leader. Or Hiromu to stablish him in the heavyweight division
From the future guys? Tsuji. My favorite on the company and that’s weird because I hate big guys wrestling and only like highflyers. But this guy has moves, aura and charisma
Takeshita.
Goto v Takeshita at the dome would feed families for generations.
Tsuji vs Takeshita final
Nope. Tsuji wins G1 and takes the belt at WK. Time to hitch the wagon to a next generation guy and Tsuji is the best right now.
Only if he immediately chooses his WK opponent. I don’t think they did a great job of building last years main event and it showed with the attendance.