Most likely and/or who would you like to see dethrone Moxley?

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1. I don’t think they’re gonna let Naito win again

2. I just hope it’s not Naito. He had a beautiful moment in the Dome, let it end there instead of trying to make up for the mistakes of 2018 and 2020

   I’d prefer Sabre Jr but I don’t think they’ll put it on back to back foreigners. Shota if I had to pick one

3. Naito so they can realize after this moxley debacle that you still need the top guy to build the next gen.

4. Naito because their going to need a big name in the Tokyo Dome main event.

5. Does it matter?

6. To me, this run comes across like a promotional transitional title run to get eyes on the new star they want to build. Something typical when you want to save a key match-up, in this case, Naito Vs. Young Guy. Tsuji or Narita stealing a moment from Shota makes a lot of sense to me to have fall programs before WK, which will likely be won by an established guy.

7. Most likely = Naito
   Who I’d like = Taichi

8. Naito. Seems like they’re gonna rehash the 2020 thing with Naito. Lose it, then get it back shortly after.

   Booking between now and 1.5.2025, Naito is likely going to be in the WK main event again, whether that be as champ or G1 winner. There’s currently nobody else with Naito’s star power right now, and Dominion is likely the best chance to see a title change compared to something like Power Struggle after the G1. Forbidden Door is also a thing, but a title change on a non-NJPW show just sounds weird.

   For me, I’d like to see Tsuji challenge Moxley after Resurgence and eventually best him at Dominion. They’re no strangers to giving big things to Tsuji early in his career, Moxley giving him a big win would help elevate him into that top star NJPW needs. Moxley could end his Japan tour by making three of their up and coming talents look amazing. It would also create an interesting dynamic in LIJ that they could build up to 1.4.

9. Naito will do it either at Dominion or Forbidden Door

10. Honestly.. Finlay is a good shout. Wait wait wait wait hear me out before you try to lynch me. The R3M are not ready for the big title yet, Tsuji is the closest. A heel should be the one to take the title off Moxley. NJPW doesn’t really have many main event heels left right? There’s.. EVIL and… no that’s it. NJPW need to build people up, and finally building Finlay as a main event heel will benefit whoever dethrones him. Hell, have Naito dethrone Finlay (even though I don’t like Naito, I’m smart enough to see the benefits) and give Naito the long reign.

11. Goto

12. Dick Togo coming for that belt babyyyyy

13. Most likely is Naito. I would be very surprised if he doesn’t take the title off him at Dominion, which will beg the question of what was the point of Moxley’s reign in the first place.

    Still think we get Sanada and Naito at WK with Sanada winning.

14. I’m not sure they’d have Naito repeat as G1 winner, especially since they’ve done that so recently with Okada. Unless they’re looking to give Naito those huge accolades reserved for Okada, which I doubt.

    What I honestly think happens is Naito wins the Championship back, SANADA wins G1, and SANADA gets his Kingdom moment beating Naito in the main event and cements himself as the new #2 and one of the clear top guys.

15. ZSJ, because I trust him to have bangers with the new gen. I think Naito, though charismatic is on borrowed time. Not ready for the young guys to be fighting each other yet and Shooter just seems like he’d be transitional and that would be bad for me in all honesty. 

    I’d also like Taichi to at least get a shot. I’d love for him to win but I know why he wouldn’t.

16. Yota Tsuji

17. EVIL, for the insane discourse from both NJPW and AEW fans alike

18. Hirooki Goto.

    The only man on the NJPW roster to have pinned MOX in a New Japan ring.