History Maker: Will Tetsuya Naito Be the One? (1/2)

Tetsuya Naito has won the G1 Climax twice, in 2013 and 2017, sending him into two unsuccessful chases for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at the Tokyo Dome. He has never, until now, walked into the tournament of tournaments as champion, and now will seek to repeat the feat of Kensuke Sasaki in 2000, and his idol Keiji Muto in 1997: to win the G1 as IWGP Champion. In fact, he stands to double down on the history making; Come mid October, he may be the first in history to ever win the G1 as IWGP Intercontinental and Heavyweight Champ. NJPW1972.com caught up with Naito to get his thoughts on the precipice of history…

You can check out the full interview @ https://www.njpw1972.com/81043

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