5 things that need to happen at Wrestle Kingdom 12

2. Jericho vs. Omega needs to be a blood-fest

It's gonna be brutal.

Whether or not you agree with the notion that Wrestle Kingdom 12 is coming across, at least for a good portion of the audience, as a one-match show, you can't deny that the acquisition of Chris Jericho has increased the status of the event, particularly for the non-Japanese wrestling community.

In genuinely shocking scenes late last year, the likes of which we thought were no longer possible post Monday Night Wars, the self-proclaimed Alpha of the wrestling world made his intentions known that he wished to challenge the leader of Bullet Club, Kenny Omega for his United States Championship.

Just how many new viewers Y2J will tempt over is a question we will have to earmark for after the event on Friday morning. In the meantime, we still have the match itself to look forward to. How the two Canadians approach it will be potentially very important.

We know that WK12 has the potential to produce numerous match of the year contenders. Okada vs. Naito, for example, is quite possibility the most delicious sounding match up in the entire industry at present. Should New Japan by relying on the veteran Jericho to put on a similar display?

The signs so far certainly indicate that this is going to be a physical encounter, more akin to a street fight than a wrestling match. This is something New Japan typically shy away from, preferring instead to showcase their 'strong style', athletic performers going toe to toe for 20+ minutes.

If NJPW is serious about using the likes of Omega and Jericho to break into the Western scene, the two need to put on the kind of show we are more used to. Let these fellow countrymen beat each other to a pulp and allow the Western viewers to relive the days of Attitude Era WWF and ECW.