7 Possible Outside Entrants in G1 Climax 28, Ranked From Least Likely to Most

#2: Cody

Cody will challenge for both the ROH and IWGP heavyweight titles soon

Cody was meant to enter last years G1 Climax, but that plan was scuppered when he won the Ring of Honor World Championship. Fast forward to today, and the ROH title may again halt Cody from entering the G1.

At ROH’s Best in The World show on June 29th, Cody will challenge current ROH World Champion, Dalton Castle. If Cody is not announced for the G1 this Sunday, it’s likely that’s he’s regaining ROH’s main strap in two weeks.

ROH title or not, Cody is an integral part of NJPW’s storylines; he is new IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega’s chief rival and frequently featured on major shows. The G1 would be amiss without ‘The American Nightmare’.

Cody in the G1 opens up many tantalizing matches, including bouts against Tetsuya Naito or Hiroshi Tanahashi - two men he's never wrestled one-on-one. Cody could rematch Omega and Kazuchika Okada.

If ROH has no objections, Cody in this years G1 will make whatever group he's in worth watching.

Chance: 80% (50% if he wins the ROH title)