Current IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada talked to Sports Illustrated for an interview revealing who his top three wrestlers in the world are, and more.
Okada says that the top three wrestlers in the world for him are Kenny Omega, Tetsuya Naito and Will Ospreay.
“Kenny, [Tetsuya] Naito, and [Will] Ospreay. Aside from myself, those three are what makes NJPW the best promotion in the world.”
According to Okada, Kenny is an awesome wrestler and he has a ‘X-factor.’
“Kenny is tough, he’s strong, he’s awesome; I think all those things are pretty obvious. The thing with him is that with the power of NJPW World, he’s been able to get such a following worldwide. The whole world has their hopes pinned on him and that’s a definite X-factor.”
Okada says that he had some difficult matches defending his IWGP Championship and that there is a very high competition for the title.
“It’s been a hell of a run so far. I’ve had some incredibly tough matches, but I think it’s all meant I could show the level of competition there is for the IWGP title, and why it’s the pinnacle of wrestling.”
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